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FO. CHRISTMASr'.:

'Get it at. Gallo's'

Stunning simple Cle-

signs m ~ k e t h 9 51

sturdy ~ n d i r o n s dis

tinctive additions toany living room. Alldull black finished,

17% inches. highiust the right size forthe ~ v e r a g e f j r e p l a ~ .

Iron Andirons

DecorativeVery

Yegetable· Bins SaveSpace' and Spoilage

SUBURBAN SQUARE • AROMORE

ITOU HOURS-MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FR IDAY 12 NOON'TO 9 P. M.

tUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY 9:30 TO 6

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STRAWBRIDGE & < ; w n l I ~ ~ ~ H R I . S T M A . s TOY STORE-Maj" Floor

All-Wood Shoo-Fly, in horse orduckstyle, well' milde l ind strong. r911lis-

tiellily pllinted; hours of hellithy ex·srcise for very little tots- $4.91

Play Table Servi41, including 22.pc.

set plastic dishes fo! four, six eaed

knives, forks .lInd spoons, a table

cloth and six napkins to be embroidered; complet&-$l.15.

. ~ ~ . ~ .• k ..' . lTJ ft.·..' . .... " . . .. ' i t ' '_ ' . '-¥.

Hea-vy Cast'

Pract ica 'I,

THE Main line Store OF

'STRAWBRIDGE CLOTHIER

\• ,Open to

OUR' TOWN"

Suggest:

i Night Gowns with Jackets to amatch I

I Hand B ag s f rom $3.95 up =I Hosiery, Panties and Scarfs IJ H H a n d d · m a h ~ e f G i f t s S fokr BabieTs.W a n ere Ie s, oc S - les

if fo r Men. . II•••••••*• • • ...

243 HAVERFORD AVE.Next to Media Drug S tore Narberth

CHANCE TO GEl' AHEAD

Steady wo rk • 'C1ean, sale work • Idealsurround·

ings • Good wages with regular inereallell • Oppor

twtity' for advancement·, Congenial assoc'iates 0

No' e x p e r i e ~ c e necessary • ~ n s i d e r a t e , helpful

IUpervision while learning.

Call ENTERPRISE 10100 , o r come in and talk it'

overwith one of our friendlyinterviewers, ,Visit any

ef the five Bell Telephone Employment Ofticea:

. a And . . . .on Avenu., Ardmore

Room 318, McClatchy BuildIn••• th· a M a r k et S t a. , U p pe r Darby •

87.8 . Eo Penn St., Norristown

SU l Arch .t ....i, Philadelphia41 0 YorkRoad, J ~ n k l ! ' t o w n

Sri", mrtfa-artijk,,1e or other proof ofcititetUlrip.

GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN

We

H'ELENE P. WATWOOD

Th'ree .roomy c o m p ~ r t ·ments

inthese bins to ~ e e pfood s e p ~ r a t e , a t hand.

in good conditionwhen you WMt it.. All acompact 23% inches high,

THE IELl TELEPHONE COMPANYO. PENNSYLVANIA,' finished in ivory onl,., " .' • I

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in Vital War Work

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ELECTRICAL & RADIO

SALES AND SERVICE

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Weare cooperating with

UPPER DARBY SAFETYWEEK,December 11 •15. 1944whosesponsors suggest:

"When youwalk on trolley oc train tracks,youarewalkinginto trouble.You risk beinginiured,or ••• You aretrespassingon privateproperty and youare ,liable to arrest."

As parents, let' s cooperate to prevent accidents

'b y t e a ~ h i n g our children to heed thi s s imple sign.

. To loveand protect children'is in.

stinctive with all parents. One ofthe surest and easiest ways to pro

tect them is to take t im e o ut

occasionally . to teach t he m th e

rules of safety. There is real need

for stiftty in this mechanical age.

That's why ali schools, public and

private, have developed completeSafety Programs. '

BEAR'liD •

CIIIARINGAID

$40=, W it h Ne ot ra l- Co Io r

Earphone aftdCotod,....

Pharmacy

At Narbertb StationNarberth 2838-2839

.UJome"D'S' Club ..........6Uir··.. ~ · ~ · U S S G l a . i . ~ ..... e l S ~ Z £ ~ t ! : . e ~ ~ ' = : : - E $ ~ ~ : i ; ,"I MEN AND WOMEN U"JII " . ' . "PhUadelphla. Lawyer"-George a. .luncheon at' the T r a Y l o ~ Rote!!lN

'., " Co', " • ··'···d . ca tch the tobacco when. it drops Wharton PetJper A nostalgic plc-' Allentown, by.Mrs. George 6. , .••.

otes' .... IN' SEW.VICE "mm')'SS'lone (and it·does drotJ) peld' a. clgar- ture of old P.hUa·delphiawhen Mr. Baltimol'e, cousin of the b r 1 d e . · ~ h ! .. -ette paper open in one. hand I!Jld pepper'was a student at the Un! - · d ay o f t h e "edd ing . ' : ; ' , ~ , ~Mr. and Mrs. H. L. StrasbUrger, • • • • • • v ••••••••••••••••• tried to shake just enough ~ a c - verslty of Pennsylvania. rowing on ;

553 Putnam Rd.. M eri on P ar k, Narberth .C07ltf7luecl from Pagll .1 co into it with the o ther hand. the crew, and takinp; the lead inheld openhouse for 40 g ue st sS ' ln - J ul ia Leslie R. member ,o f the . Named,in- Honor of you get a., tittle annoyed.· Then Greek plays"given In the originalday afternoon, i n h on or of Mr. Nen • York Ins'titute' of Vocational 527 Kenilworth Rd. Merion writes . . , you try that good old "COitWbOlY language' '-and Mrs. Horace I. McConnell of " . k t th ' , . , . Arn'old's' B'l°rth'place,. r ol l" between two f inge rs ( 8 - ::-' - - _ ~ -GrOl:se Pointe, Michigan, 'who ar- Guidance. was the spea er a ,e home that sheis enjoying the per- ways looks easy) ,give . it a. quick, 0- - ••

rived Saturday to attend the wed- meeting of the Narberth wo:en5s so nn el w or k s he is doing at the Barker Attends lick-and maybeyou have an inch L't8ts Attendantsding o f the i r son. Captain Rlc.h- * ~ ~ \ ~ i j l ~ t ~ ; ~ d a ~ . y ~ c e g t a i l Ii Alam,eda, Cal., Naval Air ·Station. of cigarette to smoke. htmond McConnell, to Miss DOlO- Handfu l" and "WILS a. diVrtisement She arranges the progl'ams for the On November- 21 at 4.00 P. M., · . . .••• Mis:' Gloria M. Harp. daug er . , .

Presbyterian Church o f t h e g u t h Y e s t s S w t e e e r l e e ' M I S S T h N e a n C O y U v t - a O u f g ~ t o l lw.onf in hand' analysis. " , ' USO a.nd :fl. 'les with the shows to the' USB-Gladwyne.' PF-62 was The National Bank o f Narbe rth o f MI •. and Mrs. R.RAd· Har p, 9d6 I " -RDL'E''7'!!Splaced in commission by Captain paid out· over $50000 in Ch,r1st- W. Levering MI1I ., Cynwy, • .tJ l .. .

nant . In Bala-CynwYd was Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Don- The c lub a lso hea rd t he N ar - t he Western navaI'air bases t o en - R. F. McCall. USN. representing mast Funds this year. There were will be attended by MIss Suzanne • . . .-

scene of a lovely weddi ng a id McConne ll of Yor k. Pa. , berth P. T. A. chorus. u nd er t he t er ta in t he servicemen. Lt. Clea.v- Admiral Bennett. commandant of 550 membel·s. The ru sh for mem- Wlnga:te, Wynne:vood, as ~ a l d of I Hair TObiea ft ernoon when Miss Idaughter-in-law of the McCon- direct ion of Mrs. W. J . Drenneni raduated from LOwer Merion the 8th Naval Dlsertct. bershlp has,' already, begun for honor. ~ I s s MaIle Bittnel. AIIen-,I

thY' Steele. daughter of Mr. nells. . . . . . c ! e : ; t ~ S ~ ~ ~ ~ s e 6 j ~ h ' : ~ ~ s . p ~ ~ . p ~ r f e : and received her B.S . and n i i ~ e d G l ~ ~ ~ i : : f e ' ~ i g ; f e ~ s tw ~ a ~ next year. • • '. ' ' ~ 6 , ~ ' : r : s ' ~ ~ ; ~ d ~ i ~ h ~ r : e a ~ u ~ t 11 OuncesMrs. John L. S t e ~ l e . Jr .. o fl Miss Jane Donnelly. daughter .of fel and Mrs. James E. Tolan, Jr., M. A. at the Univers\ty of Pennsyl- named t o honor the birthplace of There wlll be few books r el ea se d Emmaus, a nd Mis s E li za be th SI.Woodbine Ave .. N a l b ~ r t h . be- Captain and Mrs. James DonneIIy were at the tea table. vania. General H. H. Arnold. Command- untU the :fl.rst of the. year. Books Brepnan, Bethlehem. as b r i d e ~ - ft dthe bride of CaPt. .R l c h m o ~ d of Avon Rd., Miss p(!ggy Thomp- Mrs. W. Boardman, Jr .. chair- • • • ing General, U. S. Army Air Fore- requested most are: "Young Mrs. ltul.!ds. at her wedding to HenlY.

nell. son of Ml. and. MIS. son of Wynnewood, Miss Jane Bos- man of the Conservation and Gar- Lt. and Mrs. George Barbo ur es. " Br'and"-Robert Hlchens: "For- August Kuehl, Jr .. Cadet Chap · ft Plus Excise TtU

e I . M c C o n n ~ I I . formelly of well of ·Cynwyd. and Miss Barbara den group. announced that on are r eceiving congra tul at ions on The newly commiss ioned vessel eve r Amber"-Kathleen Windsor; la in, USNR. son of the Rev, and \i .now IIvmg at Grosse Kneff of Narberth spentlast week- Monda,y. December 18, from 10 to the birth o f a son. Cha rl es Lin- was launched on January 7, at "Green Dolphin Street"- Eli za - Mrs . H. A. Kuehl. E ~ m a u s . 0!l GALL 0 !! S.

te. Mich. . end at AnnapoJls, attending the 3 P .M ., the group wl1l provide 100 wood, on SundaY, December at Globe.Shipbuilding Company, su - beth Gouge: "Night Unto Night" December 21 at,the First Morav-a.ltar. the c h ~ l c h was IArmy and Navy game and the pounds of evergreen sprays, b er - S t. Agnes Hospita l. Phfiadelphla. perior, Wisconsin and was given -Philip Wylie: "Immortal Wife" Ian Church. Emmaus. . OAKMONT PHARMACY

rll-ted With white IIlles. The dance at the Academy Saturday r les. cones, e tc.. for the makin g Mrs. Barbour' is the former the name USS Worcester, The -Irving Stone: "Footnote to Life" The best man wil l be John F. i"

Herbert W. Bieber. pastor of Inight. of Christmas wreaths and swags. Miss EleanQ.r Sharpe, daughter of Secretaryof the Navy, James For- _Eleanor Arnett · Nash. Morman, Philadelphia. T he ush- Darby & Eagle Road.

church. performed the cere-, .. .. • Club members are u rged t o come Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Sharpe, 107 restal , ordered the c ha nge o f Two new books. t hi s week a re : e rs wiII be Donald ·E. Wetherold, Oakmontb 'd h I n in Mrs. Ward Pierson of Stepney and make their own, and to help Merion Ave .. Narberth. name from Worcester to Glad- "It's always Tomorrow" by Rob- Emmaus: Richard F. Amos. North I,__, w,.

e 1 ' 1 ~ . W 0 was g ve Place entertained at luncheon at the Conservation group make .. • • wYne in tribute t o Gener al A r- ert St . John. A novel of a war Catollna: EnsignWilliam M. Bar- ... "."._.....- _by. her father. chose. a Ithe Bellevue on TueSday,' Her enough to sel l at the mee,ting to Scattered over the world are the nold.SUit ofpowder blueWith gue st s were Mrs. Horace I . Mc- be held Decembe r 19. Tea wiIl be three sons of Mrs ; J. C. Casey, of The commanding off ic er of the •hat and a cor sage of Conne ll of Grosse Point e. Mlchi - served.' 111 Essex Ave., Narberth. T/5 Gladwyne. Lt. Comdr. Raymond

J t M h 'd o f gan .. Mrs . H. L. S ~ r a s b u r g e r of The c lub wil l be decorat ed for Jerry Casey is in France. Sgt. C. Miller. USCG, upon assuming.a.ne oss. er mal iMenon Park and MlSS Edna Wet- th D be 19 ti b th Tom Casey is in E ng lan d. and command, cha rged his off ic er s

r. wore a gown of b r ~ w n Izel of Narberth. - e ecem r mee ng y e Capt. Dave Casey Is stationed at and crew with the "responslbUltyt rimmed In aquamarme ,I 0 .. • same group. h

a matching hat and a co r- M rs E C Griswold is r ecu per - T ues day . Decemb er 12, the Llt- Ogden. Utah. All tree were em-' of giving t o t he Gladwyne a car-'of yeIlow roses and garden-\ at lng from a tonslllectomy at the ertatthurehgroup w

f1MII t,neeAt awt2AP, M" ployed by the Narberth Postoffice eel' as illustrious as the General

Hahnemann Hos ital a e orne 0 IS. . . yars, before they entered the s er vi ce. f or whom s he was named ."s . Douglas Markel Kay was .. .. ' 224 Avon Rd. , Nar be rt h. The .. • • Dr. Frank P. K. Barke r. cha ir -

W'th h n MenarwYn Tri o Kat he ri ne R WlIllam Keith Oval le. s on o f man of the board of commission-of honor. I er g OW, Mr. and Mrs. SamuelVance, Jr .. Giles Marion Walker and Harinali Mr. and Mrs. N. K, OvaIIe, of the ers . Lower Merion township and a

~ l ~ ~ r ; r : p ~ o r ~ ~ ~ e ~ r t Y e \ ~ Iof N a r t ~ e r t h . thalve Bbeenb' spenpdllng :\ Wheeler, s inging Chris tmas lyrics Avon Apartmen ts Narbe r th . r e- resident of Gladwyne, journeyedroses and gardenias. some Ime a t 0.1' I zon- a za and l e ~ e n d s ' of many l ands and cently been appointed a major I n t o Houst on . Texas t o r ep re se nteodore Col li ns Yeoman 2/c Hotel i n New YOlk. Id rama ti ze d by Mrs. C. Arley the U, S. Army. 'Major AvaIJe has the town's people at the commls-Coast Guard' act ed a s bes t .. .. .. Farmer wil l be f ea tured at t he been s ta ti oned in the Panama sloning.for Capt. McConnel l . . Miss. Bet ty J . Luchtemeyer, ~ 2 2 1 open meeting to be held Decem- Canal zone for three Years . --- . - - - -

the ceremony. a wed-IWoodSide Ave., Narberth, a semor,bel ' 19. ' A I graduate, o f ValJey For ge PTCCarriedBillionthdinnerfor 50 ((uests WILS held Iof P e n n s Y l v a n j ~ State COllege,\ Overbrook Military Academy in 1937. Ma.jor

home o f the bride's par- ofg .Pennsylvanta State College. The regular meeting of the Ovalle entered Balboa Junior Col- PaSSenger on Mondax' has been named t o t he deans ' l ist Overbrook Woman's ClUb wil l be l ege. and after gl'aduating, enter- •. . - - lin recognition of academic excel- held Thursday, December 14. at ed the Armya s a 2nd Lt. On Monday of this week. some

o Ell· tt W lence.She had a schol6.stlc average the. club house. a rid will inclUde • • • man, woman 01' child was the bll-lO as of 2.84 out of a possible 3.0. sewmg. at 10.30 A. M.. a box' Lt. Frederick Y. Peters and Mrs . I ionth pas senger to r ide on PTC

lOde November 30 ------ luncheon at ~ . o o p, M.. a nd t he Peters. and the ir daugh te r. Ann. vehicles dUl'ing 1944, it was re-. D th W bUffiness meetmg at 2 P. M. are s pe nd ing L t. Pet er s' l ea ve veale<! by Charles E. Ebert . presi-

Lt G W Jarden oro y agller The Haines Mar ione tt es wil l wit h h is parents . Mr. and Mrs. dent of the Philadelphia Trans-· ... En g t LOt d present "The Chinese Nighting- Frederick C. Peters, of 48 So. Wy- portat ion Company.mar ri age o f Miss Dor is ga elnen lS e ale". at 2.45 P. M. oming Ave .. 'Ardmore, Last year 1,116,283,000 passen-EIliott. daughter of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Wagner. ..---- • • • gers were carried on PTC lines-

Mrs. Elnest A. Bailey, of 607 of ·'Hillbrook". Penn ValleY. an- DAR t M t Jane E. Co o k, USMCWR, equivalent to having every personAve.. Nar be rt h. t o L t. !nou ll ce d the engagement of their •• 0 0 ee daughterof Mr. and Mrs . G. Go1'- i n t he wor ld boa rd a PTC streetW. Jarden. 3rd.USNR. son I daughter. Dorothy Steel,Wa gn er . A b oa rd m ee ti ng of the Dr. d on Cook. of 114 Simpson Rd. . c ar . bus . t ra ckle ss t roII ey or sub-

. and Mrs . G. W. Jarden. of 'I' to Lt; Norman Sterns Bemis. AUS. BenjaminRush Chapter of the D. Ardmore. has recently been pro- way-elevated train once during theCol fa x Rd. , Oakmont . t ook s on o f Mrs. An thou .v J. Bemis. of A. R .. of Narberth, wil l be held moted to corporal. year,November 30. at the Coro- Kenilworth. Ill.. andFo r t Lauder- Friday, December 8. at 2 P. M.,Presbyterian Church, Coro- dale. Fla. at the home o f Mrs. Vema D.

. California. Miss Wagner is a p:raduate of Woodcock. of "Yorklynn Manor,"- , I the Baldwin ,School and Wheaton Overbrook.ColJege, A debutante of the 1940 - -_*-_

.• I~ ~ a ; i ~ ~ ' i ~ e g J : . a m embe r of the Robb, Conway WinLt. Bemis attended Phil l ip Aca- $25 W B d P .

Arr- 1 Idemy. and the Sheffield Scientific ar on rlzes

ew IVaS School of Yale University. Lieutenant of Police .c. E. Robb

II-------1- of ,Lower 'Merion Township and

and Mrs. Thomas Keyes n f ~ n t Strang es JosepJ:! c onwa y, . owner o fam, of 120 Elmwood Ave .. I On Food Particles Egyptian Th.eatle,. Bala-Cynwyd.

berth announce the birth of I Iwere the. big wmners of theDeborah Grey wick-: Christian Clinton Romig,' four I b o ~ s t e r pnze at the Bala-Cynwyd

on Wedne sday N' ovember Imonths son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred I Neighborhood Club banquet ,lastMrs. Wickham Is' t h e former J. Romig. 2444 Linden Drive. Mer- Iweek. - .Joanne Louise McNeal. dau- wood Pal:k. was pronounced dead: They each won a $25 WaI Bond.of Mrs. G. Just ice Mitchell. a. few mmutes after he \yas ad-; .>o<=::>o<=::>o<=::>oc:::;;:>oc:::;;:>o<.yn Mawr. and Mr. Joseph H., m l ~ t e d to Bryn Mawr HosPltallast I' ::" ::.

al, of Penn Valley. i Fnday afternoon. ij- SHEA'S BUFFET.. • .. ! . Death was caused .bY s tr ang.ula -, .

boy, born December 1. t o Mr. , t l on when food par ti cl es felJ mto _ 242 Haverford Ave., Narberth _Mrs Russe lJ Bishop. of 129 ' the Infant 's lungs a ft er h e had -ij .

Paul 's Rd.. Ardmore. ivomited while l Y i n ~ i n his c! 'i bon Try 0t,lr Giant SandWiches• .. • Ithe p orch , accordmg t o Wmslow L eadmg B ra nd s of Beer

girl, bom December 1, t o Mr. J. Rushong. coroner of Montgom_ X To Take Out jMrs. J os eph Conge r, o f 1521 ery County. . . o < : : : : : > o < : : : : : > o < : : : > ( ) < : : : : : > ( ) < : : : : : > o ~Ave., B!la. • ~ I I l I I I I J t l l l , I I I U l I I I I I I I I I I . l J J l I I I H l l i J l J l l I I I I I l U J ) I I I I I I I U l l l l l l l l t l ! 1 l l l J J 1 W l I J I I I I , t l l l l l . l I L I I I . l l I I I " I I I I I J l l l l l l l f l J l l l i l l J l l ! U l l I I I I I U I I I I U ! ! U J I / l I , I I I U 1 . l . 1 1 I 1 I U l l ! J I J l I U J ! I \ €

OPEN'lNG' Incott Ave., Ardmore. I• • • = =

boy, born November 29. toand Mrs. Will iam Tarpley, of . •St. MarY's Rd.. Ardmore. I ' I

NARBERTH'S NEWEST

.F R ~ : ~ ; ~ ; ; : O R I37 N. NARBERTH AVE. . IoJ NARBERTH, PA. I

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7, 1944.

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OAKS . P.A.

SYNTHANE CORPORATION

EDOCOMB STEEL CO.D STREET SOUTH OF ERIE A ~ E .

a ~ p i c 8 B ~ t I £ ~ ~ 1 ' 1 I ~ ~ ~ l n e t i t aM War A ~ ' l J e r t ~ ~ g ' Council , \~ " " ~ ~ ' ; : , ; ~ . , ' .4 .. ,". '." • i'.:.:, , . , . ' - .- ' ,, : ,: . :\'.' · . ~ I t \ ~ ". , , ~ " " ~ \ k ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : I ~ ~ . i . . ~ ~ ..~ : ; i . . 1 ~ J

the 11 1012, IIM1rIOli Meii and womeR ill - 8IrInY ana "IW'f'1!1Whether the men are &dUally, fighting 0[ they must he Jed,

from One training center or liattle area to

another, cared for in a hundred ana one 'different ways. That all

costs money and will continue to until Q e m g Q i 1 ~is back in civilian clothes.

In addition, millions of dollars will be required for mustering

out,pay, for various benefits and services ~ e c l by'Congress )0 l a e ~the boys get started in civilian life.

These ale reasons enough why paitriotic Americans will WiiIIftt() bey heavily during the Sixth :I 'ar Loa.. heJe Me

stiU •

W i n n ~ g the Peace-for , . . . Coantry

If we're to win the peace as wen as the war, the cost of liYmgmust be kept down and the purchasing power of money p r e s a ~A reckless inflation that would necessarily be fol1owed 1:".catastrophe of deflation-with its -.employment, b a n ~misery and heartache . . . . . be prevented at' al cost.

Let 's make no mistake--a dangerous period lies aliead. 1heJ\merican people ha¥e nodting 10 fear, however, if they show in

the future the samecommon sense have show. in the pest, andcontinue to put every penny over r o c k ~ b o t t o m es:penses iot.;) thepurchase of more and more Wa r Bonds.

w-..mg tile Peace-for YoarseltWant another important reason Yourself I There isn'f a l>eftet Itsakr i n ~ t • tile world today than Wa r Bonds. Itt helpingyour eotWry, Me also helping lourselff NeYer . . our entirehistory has it' been so necessary to save as right DOW. We'. meedmoney, i n d i v i d u a l l y ~ for e d u c a t i o n ~ p a i r s ,r e p l a c e m ~ J : e t u : ~ ~ n d we·n need a:

C tyou diri lee tliere 8fe many reasons, V:

important reasons, why c:MIl Government must \\

ha'¥e the financial support of _

it for IDaBYIDDIllhs 10 a .e .

Leta' ~ i c a o s do «heir par i - I . ..8wn sake, f« tAeir -

WINDSOR ESSEX INN GOWLAND BROS. NARBERTH PHARMACY .....Windlor .. Euex Avea. RE.lL ESTATE Z48 Haverford A"e.

I

at N. Narberth A"e.HOBSON i COMPANY

NELSON'S & • 1 0 CENTSUBURBAN BEAUTY SALON DECORATORS

STORES, INC. 105 N. Narberth Ave• "

103 N. Narberth A"e. n N. Narberth Ave. PAOLINI'S MODERN,

H. A• • D. M. FRAZERJ. PAUL SHEA FOOD MARKETPHARMACY IODa ", W o o d b ~ . Ave••

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS At Narberth StatiOD.NARBERTH PLUMBING114 Dudley' Ave.

NARBERTH ELECTRIC • HEATING CO.SHEA'S BUFFET. I-RADIO CO. MAURICE J. LACEY20 H.."erlord AYe. 104, Form Ave. 109 Rockland Bel.

OF PENNA .

NORR I STOWN , PA •.

THE BELL_ TELEPHONE CO.

PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN RAILWAY CO.

ONE maA tlOO IAR BOND•••mOAY!This Advertisement Spomored by the Following Business Organizations:

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"'1IeoM.ce fer ••••m , . ewI' ." '- __ b.iaw RM:lt IReIief l>e lft&intaiIi

AS WE MOVE closer to Wiory, it wouldn't 15e surprising ifyot'l were saying to yourself - "What's the big idea of

aslciog ' - . . . . additional IIlODeY. Isn't lhe :war,_er?"

No sir, it is noll Not I>y a long ShOt. Of course, "for many monthsnow yoo've heard mostly about the war with Germany, where <Kir

greatest effort is concentrated. That's why' many people haveidea that the wac's practically cweL ..

But make DO mi.ke about it-nothing could be_ farther from

the truth! The Japanese war is a t-remendous undertaking, and \ l i c ~kM'! _'1 c:ome .. We 11 ha¥e to fight e¥ery inch of the ~ : J .

Everyt1Iing Costs More-in tile PacifIC War

TIie European war is expensive, bat almost everything . . diePaa&e war will cost more. Take tt"anspott coos, for instance:

:Bea.e ()f iDe longer distances, the same amount ol freight eosts

25 per emf: more when shipped to the S<*th Pacific th';-;E.ope. And it takes twice as, many cargo ships in the P acinc toSIlIppO't a task '*:e of a gtWa size ~ l U e ~ ~ a r O J , i D d _ is

twice. asgreatf

More PIa..es •• • Tanks •• • Ships •.. .• t il

Itt add"ttion, we shall need mor.e of everything. More B ~ 2 9 Superforaesses that cost $600,000 each. More P ~ 4 7 ThunderboltscoM: $50,000 each. More Tanks, bul1dozer blades, tbateost $67,41 7 each. More amphibious tanks-more aircraft carriers

-more supply ship;:;ore gasoline and oil than it took for taeUwMiolt of Europel - .

c.e tel" ttIe Sick .. . Wounded

lest - ,we kJrget, we sOaI Deed more battalion aid statimseIearmg s t a t ~ e-mcuatiOR hospitals-more

~ e n t hospttals--more hospital slNps. -

FOr many, many years the sick, wounde<l, ana otlierwise ( f 1 S ~abled veterans will require medical attention and care. That's the

least Uncle Sam al l do iR a p p r ~ i a t i o a q£ :what ~ e x ' v e c:L.e

Thill is an officio1, U. S. Trea,sury advertisement, - 1 » ' ~ r e d u

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BURKE'SStation Cirche.

- ESSO SERVICE .. GARAGENASH REALTY CO.• MontlOmel'Y .. Hanrfor4 &'ell.

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ANTIQUES MAX'S FOOD MARKET1281 Montromery Ave.

258 Haverford Ave.

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-Educational Toys

For Chriltm&1 Parties-Apretty dress. Adorab le pa s·

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For S n o ~ Babies-A

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Ch?icest Donna Deane ingredients offrUits, n uts, cr eam s, a nd c hewie scoated wi th smooth, dark chocolateand a few w ith m il k chocolate.Packed in f lo ra l t in tel k-eep themf...esh and appetizing. .

~ a s k e ~ s ior boudoin, living rooms,

h b ~ a n e s . I ~ pastels.with floral prints,antique finish, or nch-Iooking simu

lated and na l l eather . Round, oval,tall and slender.

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Sets of Sterling Silver

$13.85Cream andsugar sets molded in thesmartly .unad?rned Colonial pat tern. LIned In contrasting gold.Basts are weighted. ins. high.

Men's Belts in Gift ArrayWhether you've chetked a small or largesum beside his name, you' resure to f indjust 'the belt he 'l l l ike f rom hundreds

here now in cowhide, pigskin and alligator, narrow and wide types.

Initialed Buckles in $terling ....10**l'i., 20% U. I. T""

Tin· of Fine Chocolates

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SUBURBAN 'SQUARE • ARDMORE

STORE HOURS: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY 12 NOON TO 9 P. M.

TUISDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY 9:30 TO 6

I < l . . . . c : ~ : i l o " C ~ : : : > o " ~ ~ ~ . . - . : : : : l . . . - : : : : ~ Y < ~ Ioffset by additional acreages be- tion figures will notshow .. shrink

KNOW_YOUR il)g CUltivated ~ e c a u s e of the in- age, because of .the redoubled ef·_ creased need for. farm p rodu ct s. f or ts o n the part of Pe1U18Ylvania'.

STATE Regardless of any loss of f arm f arme rs t o produce t he mos t i Jr l- .. . population or acreage it is sa fe to portant material necessary to wa le

~ « : : : > ~ ~ « : : : > ~ say that our State 's farm prOOuc- war-food.

shortiyafter January I, 1945, f ~ = = = = = ~ ~ = = ~ = = = ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = = : : ithe fa rms of Pennsylvania will be

visited by e nume ra to rs seekinginformation for the new Censusof Agriculture . More than onehundred years ago, in 1940, the

F ed er al Gov er nmen t f ir st pm

vided for an agriCUltural censusto be taken i n c onnec t ion withthe Sixth ·Decennial Census of

Popul a ti on .' T hi s a rr an gementcontinued every tf;!n years there

after. In later yea rs , a more frequent need was f e lt f o r a kn$>wledge of farm staitstics a.nd Cong re ss p ro vi de d f or a mid-decennial census in 1915, but OWing tothe ! i rs t World War, this census'Was no t taken . However, in 1925and 1935 a. census was takenwhich, in addition' t o t he Decen-Inial Census, h as mad e availableagricultural statistics every fiveyears since 1920. -The information collected dur-/

ing the coming cen su s wil l b e o fespecial in terest and importance.Taken a t the he igh t of the war, itwill •disclose the conflict's effecto n o ur f arms . UndOUbtedlY, itwill show that the number of persons living on .farms has declinedsince 1940. because o f t he a t tr ac tion of the war industries and ther e cru it i ng of mi li t ary personnel.This shifting of farm populationcan, be considered abnormal andit is altogether possible that whenthe census is again taken in 1950.t he f arm populat ion of Pennsyl vania will show an increase. I

There wer e f ou l' m il li on l es sacres of land utilized for farmingpurposes in th e Commonwealth in1940 than the re were in 1910. Afterthe r esu lt s of the comihg censushave been compiled. it wil l b eknown if the war's effect has cont in ue d t hi s t re nd . Many acres ofland formerly farmed have beenused as locations for war plantsIin various sections of the State,but it is possible that this may be

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, gamf'. Beginner's set with 100 ~ I , :play sheets or Advance Set with \ .. ;'

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To the ~ e o p ' .of this Community"Sad little personal belongings

are strewn all over these bittersands." Thus wrote Ernie Pylefrom a beachhead inNormandy.

More than 2,-000 bundle s of

fthese belongings,carefully collectedand packedby

I Ythearmedforces,are sent monthlyfrom a Kansas

. Ci ty depot tohomes througho ut Ame ri ca .Tha t' s the current price ofvict o ry ove r ene

mies who forced this war uponyou. These "souvenirs" are env eloped with hea rtache s apddrenched with tears.

How long thi s t ragic d epots tays in bus in es s i s up to you .Every second p rolongs theslaughter. E v e r ~ extra $100 WarBond in the S ixt h W ar L oanhelpsto shortenthefighting. Canyou do l es s t ha n t o l en d y ou rmoney for speedyvictory?

THE EDITOR.I

WYNNEWOOD HOUSE I1238 l\Iontlomery Annu .

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SunduFor Rese"atJons,Phone Narberth 9281

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YOUR CAR MUST BE INSPECTED BY JANU·ARY 31, 1945. There wi l lbe no extension of

this period. Get in early and have t he j ob

done. Waiting until the last days of this period

may mean tha t you wil l be unable ' to dr ive

your ca r because you lack the official inspec

tion sticker.

Car inspectors are the civilian top-sergeants

who bring time-worn cars up to par. The aver

ca r nowis over eightyears old. War-time

wear-plusage-m eans that youmust be more

a lert than ever to keep your car rolling. Car

inspection will help youto do this.

TRANSPORTATION MUST NOT FAIL. It willnot fa il if you cooperate by get ting your car

inspected-and inspected early. Pennsylvania

is counting on you.

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MAIN LINESATTERY AND ELECTRIC.STATION

304 W. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore 1825

IGNITION SPECIALISTSl\IOTOR REPAIRS

BATTERY CHARGING

When Your Car Fai ls to Start-Don't Fail to Call Us

CLARKE

Presser Bldl.1714 Chestnut St.

Conscrvator:r of PhiJadelnhla, 3

And Branches

MUS IC Phone RIT. 0810

Have your car l oo ke d a ft ernow. It's th e best insurance

you can buy. . Remember

it's the only c ar y ou 'l l h av e

for a long t ime .

There were no planes in the skywhen we arrived. but that morning the Germans had been overbadly. The command post hadcal led for a ll ' support. but somebody at t he o th er end said theplanes were busy on o th er mls-

OU R T OW N

proaching planes he ran to a nearby foxhole and s t a ~ e d there' tillthe p lanes had gone.The phone rang every few min

htes. Other command posts wouldbe call1nR' into repOrt or to askinstructions. Now a nd t he n t hechief pos t, some 15 miles back,wou ld cal l and ask how thingswere R'olnR'.

Officers and enlisted men keptappearing from down below orover the h11l askinl/: about things.One sergeant came to inquirewhe re a certain post was. sayinghe had two .1eep t i re s and a tirefor an anti-tank I/:Un that he wassupposed to deliver.Another sergeant. wearing an

overcoat. c ame up the hill. saluted formally . and repOrted that acertain battery s et up w as r ea dyt o f ir e. They told him to goahead.

A phone rang . The c ap ta inof an ack-ack battery said theenemy' had his ranKe and askedp er mi ssi on t o move. He w astold to go ahead. All the conversation was informal a nd u nexcited.A phone rang a ga in . A n offi

cer at another command post.wasaslclng for a decision on whetherto move forward, The youn!l' lieutenant. apparently not wishing togive direct orders to a h igher o f ficer. liolved the problem by pu ttinl/: his words in the form of advice. sprinklinR' two or three "sirs"in every I;entence, I thought hehandled it beautifully.

Now and then the lieutenantwould phone some other post. Allt he po st s have code terms suchas "hatrack" and "Monsoon" and"·Chical/:o." I've ju st made thoseUp as examples. since naturally Ic an 't p ri n t t he real code names.One t he l ie ut en an t p ho ne d t o

a rear command po st a nd t ol dthem' to s end some trucks to atown where two tanks had beendisabled that morn in!\'. Severaltimes he phoned other POlitS tocheck UP on It colonel who waswanderinR' a round the ba tt le a reain a jeep. You could tell they werevery fond of the colonel. and thathe apparently pa id l i tt l e attention to danR'er.

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slons and "You'll just have to grin! soon an officer came runn ing upand bear it." I the hill and said:The men around our post spoke "Do yoU see that? ' Those

cynically about that remark all damned Germans are mixed upafternoon. and strafing hell o ut o f t he Ital"Grin a nd b ea r it. e h? " t he y i an s! "

would say. "Well. we' ll bear it but When we t ol d h im the y werewe won't ,.uarantee to grin ." our planes he s ai d " Oh l" a ndBut in the late afternoon o ur w ent b ack down the hill.

planes did come. First we d id n' t T he af ter noon s un ' we nt overknow t hey were ours. so we all the hill a nd t he eveninl{ chill bet oo k t o the foxholes. Finally, g an t o come down. We were sltafter they had f lown ove rhead a t1ng on a b us hy hill,slde-just acouple of times without doing small bunch of AmerIcan officersanything. somebody yel l e d: formlnl/: what is cal led a forward"They are definitely ours!" comm,and post.So we came out. The planes OffIcers who h ad b ee n i n t he

c ir cled for a bo ut t en minutes ba tt le fo r O u ~ e l t i . a Pass alI dayhuntinl/: fo r t he correct spot in began wandermg m t h r ~ u g h thethe bUSh-covered mountainside. brush .on foot. to repOlt. TheyThey seemed to take thei r time at were· dIrty and t.lred. But the d8;YIt. to make sure. a nd t he n finallY had g o n ~ well. a nd t he y weletheY started peelinll: off one at a cheerful m a quiet and unexpect-

t1m'e and came diving down at a ed waHY:tRed C Tru k

hill side a mile away. " I , ross. cThe y' d d ive a ri d t hen 'wheel A JI?-edlcal COI:PS major came up

back high i nt o t he sky and dive the lull and saId: ,aRaln ' "Those blankety-blanks! They

APparently there was no enemy have knocked out two of my

attack for' there were no black: ambulances, that were t rying topuffs around t l1eplanes. We could get the wou nd ed b ac k. A h eI lh ea r t he ir mac hi ne I/:uns. and of a. , !? t a red cross means t o

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their cannon shells burstlnl/:. them.Theykep t on diving and shoot- Nobody s ai d a ny th in g. H e

..• ing for about 15 minutes. P re tt y w en t back down the hiIl, a smad

as a hornet.

IThe officers kept talking about

three fellow officers who hadbeenkilled durin I/: the daY. and a,fourth one who was missing. Oneof the lead men a\1l)arently hadbeen a special favorite. An Officerwho had beenbeside him when ithappened came UP with blood onhis clothes."We hit the ground together ,"

he said. "But when I got UP. hecouldn't. It took him right in thehead. He fel t no pain.""Rai s e up that t en t a nd pack

his lituff." an officer to ld an enlisted man.Another one said: "The hell of

i t' i s h is w ife' s due to ha.ve a babyany time nOw."Jus t then a sergeant walked up.

He h ad l ef t t he post that mornin!!: with the officer who wa.a nowmissing. '"Where's Captain So-and-so?"

they all asked.---.---P. & W. Allowed To" = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' I I n c r e a s e Coal Rate

The Philadelphia & Western

Railway Co.. Norristown, last weekhad Pub l ic Uti l ity Commiss ion

approval to increase i t s r a te forshipment of coal from MillbourneSidinlr. Philadelphia, to Ardmore'Junction from 20 to 50 cents II.

gross ton.

In ruling that ua reasonablerate- for the future is 50 cents II.gross ton," the PUC dismissed itsown complaint against the comp an y a nd one Hugh McGinn ,Ardmore re tail coal dealer.The new scale. which had been

suspended until Mar ch I , was approved after t.he company demonstrated that " co st s o f operationi have substantia lly increased sincethe rate of 20 cents was establ i sh ed in 1913."

STEAKSCHOPS

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Now open daily

including Monda.y

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SKIPPACK AND BUTLER PIKESF r ol L ea s ' Finest steer Sirloin orScallops Tenderloin Steaks

Ded I \ lalne Lobste r s Loin or Lamb Chop sDeviled Crabs Bome KlIJed Sprln« Chlcke...

Th e Covered Wagon Inn Is Under the Same

.Management Of Mrs. William J. Bachman.

INNE. SEERY, .RESTAURANT, BAR AND GRILLE

M I ~ ' n t CITY LINE AT BALA STATION

DINE O U T ! ~

D O N ~ . T 'COMEif, you expect stUffed pheasant or ruJfted &'rouse tor lunch.

yoU DO lik e melt-in-your-mouth home cooking and homed pies and cakes you should give this restaurant a try.

LUNCHEON 400 to 600 (noon 'til 2 P. M,lDINNERS are 750 up (5 P. M. to 8 P. M.l

SUNDAY DINNERS are served 2 P. M. to 8 P. M.

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, WAYNE 1169

Officers Calmly Carry On UnderHeavy Fire; Red Cross MeantLit tle to the Enemy

(Editor's Note) : Pyle rete l ls some of h.is experiences whilehe was with the GIs dur ing the Tunisian campaign.

Jiy .ERNIE. i>VL£ . 'At. the F ron t Line In Tunisla .

We drove our jeep under a tree, camouflaged it by cover

it with limbs, and then walked. up t he s ide of a h il l for

ut 500 yards.a mi le to the South o f USi t h ing . Both sides were well hid

b at t le for Ousse lt i a Pas s in den In the brush.Tunisia was goinl/: on. Every minute or two our nearbys topped in what i s known artillery would fire. and then half

a forward command pos t. f rom a minute 01' so later we could heal'i ch a battle Is directed. This faintly the explosion of the shells

consisted of a tent 20 feet far away.

well hidden uner a t re e. "NobOdY's d o i n ~ much d a m a ~ ethe whole t en t ha d r ig ht now." an officer said. "but

n dropped down and simply laY at least we're getting i n t e n shotsa. tarpaulin coverinJl; t he o f- to thei r one."

rs' bedrolls and b aR S. A ll the Now a nd t he n a l ou de r andrk was being done around two much nearer blast interrupted us.d telephone s lying i n t he ir When I a sk ed what size gun t hi s

cases on the ground ten was. an officer said it wasn't at from t he t en t . gun-it was enemy mortar shells

rockY hills ide was covered explodinl/: . I sUl?posed they wereh litt. le ·bushes and sma ll f ir t hr ee o r foul' mIles away. but he

The s un wa.s out and the s.ai? they were f a l 1 l n ~ only 800

was rather warm. There were : V a l o ~ ~ : r ~ a U ~ h i l e we could hearp ap er s o r desks or any thing- , . .t th ree 01' four officers s tand- machme gun fhe in the dIstance.anrl slttinl! on a hlIlside nea1' k young second lieutenant stoodtE'lephones on the ground. n e a ~ the phones and d id a ll theofficer had a larl/:e map case. talkmg over them. In fact he ap

all the paraphernalia there p ~ ~ r e d to be making all the defor dil'ectinl/: the bat tle. clslon,s. he !mpressed me asOur troops were on t op o f k,noWmg hIS busmess remarkablyrid l: 'e about a quarter of a \\ ell.e above us. The enemy was' Lieutenant Gives Ordersthe valley beyond. and on a The highest officer around was

iel ridge a mile farther on. a lieutenant colonel. but he seeme could wal k up and look ed to leave everything t o t he lieu

but we couldn't see any- tenan t . and at every sl,.nal of ap-

War-Is Like at Forward Command\

in the Batde for Ousseltia Pass

cember 7, 1944.



Young O I l ~ Y Lower Merion High Gridder

To Win Place 011 All-Suburban Big Six

1944 ALL-SUBURBAN BIG SIX

HE'S IN AGAINAndy's Off Again; IMaybe He Means It I

Big. Battle LoomsWith Brookline

Wednesday•• •actual lowdown: Both

f ig ur e t o be ve ry much Ji1.

thick of the fight for the title,the two games between l;he

probably deCIding the leaguer a s wa:;l the case last yeaL"

chances ale going tolargely on whether or notWhIskers allows bIg CharlIe

to finish the term.• • •r Merion has a break In

8chedule in t ha t i t doesn'tHaverford until the fourthe game, instead the first

was the case last year. Byf .()urth lcalnle game non

follo\\crs of both te amsCoach Anderson t o h ave

"Kreen" team rolllng in theL. M. manner. And In~ ' e a r s they've a lway s

"hot" against the Fords.• • •

Narberth FiVf! Reveals Class In 45-31 Victory Over CoatesvilleBy L. M. FORD

really funny. Both Billat Lower Merion and

Juenger at Haverford areto make each other 's team

favorite for the Suburban OneAndy, master sobber of

a ll , s ay s Haverford ought toclose to winning the Easter.}title thIs year, that L. M,

doe sn 't h av e a thing.in turn, says he doesn 't s e e

Andy gets that way. and givE'sa l l sort s of a rgum en ts a s t oL. M. ought to be 1'lght UP

agam .

school had better figureoing anywhere In the Dlstnct, P IAA pl ayoffs thIS ye ar .

H u ~ h IS supposed tothe No 1 team, accordmg to

r e p o l ' t . ~

Best Pay

PENNA.

The war flows

through her

switchboard

-anel itmoves fAST

She's right in the middle of the hurry calls of war and ahe·.

doing a great job illkeeping things moving.

When yourLong Distancecall isovera line to a war.busycenter,

she may say-"Please limit your callto 5 minutes."

That 's to help evetybodyduringthe rushperiods.

OAKMONT,

Apply Mornings to Supt. of

Public'Works ....Alec Williams

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LABORERS

Narberth 2202

Steady Work '---

Haverford Township Municipal Bldg.

GOWLAND 'BROS.

HOOFINGSIDING!

GENERAL CONTRACTING

PROMPT SERVICBSKILLED MEN&EUABLE WORK

Get Our Es timate

H. L. YOUNG I GO. I17 MYRTLE Ava.

Chatham V111aIe. Upper DU QGranite 7020 BWtoD 13M

our town december 7, 1944

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