Our Town February 5, 1927

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NARBERTH238-40 Haverford Avenue

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CRANE'S

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Telephone, Narberth 375Member of the Narbe,.th Bom'd of T,.ade

Above alI other t:mes,sugelies yo u choose productsqua.IiJ:y.

An attractive display s tand-ourr B'aIJy. Depar lmem-is fitted out with many things you: wiliI want: am:Jjneed. All standard-alI reliable. ::D..are im and! se ethem.

You Can P a r k - ~ - S o Why NotShop---In Narberth?

NARBERTH1267

Guard agai ns t it by puttiag all ills u p to yo ur ph ys ic ia npromptly.Bring us your prescriptiring. FOR R . ' : ~ ' I ' Private garage. 113 Win- - : : : = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~chester road. Merion. Phone Merion ""1771-W. (tf.)FOR SALE Refrigerator. reasonablePhone Cynwyd 523.

Edward Burgess, o f H am pd ena venu e. fell while roller-skatinglast week and b roke his arm.

F l ; ~ D S for mortgages: First. building and loan or construction, Willlam A.Mitchell. Land Title Building. Philadel-phia. Rittenhouse 9135. (tf.)GAR AGE SPACE for r ent. hea tedDunstan H. Smi th , J r ., o f \Vood - Windsor Gararge. Essex and Haverfordavenues. New phone, Narberth 2850.side avenue; \Vells vVanamaker, of (tf.)Avon road , and Nea l Rothacker, of F t U ' : ~ ( ; H k i n d c l ' 6 a l ' t ~ n for little boys\Vynnewood, are sailing for Florida and girls. 509 Homewood avenue. (2-5)S t d F b d '11 F R E ~ C H teacher having spare time.on a ur ay, e ruary 5, an WI wishes pupils for French conversation.remain there for three months Write "P" care Our Town (2-5)working with a construction com- FREXCH lady wishes plain sewing orpany. mending. Cal1 Narberth 1269-J. (2-5)PERSOXAL I make crepe-paper favors, hats and novelties for all occasions.Reasonable. Box 918 o r Narbe rth1739-W. (3-19)FOR SALE-Folding day bed. withmattress; Humphrey Radlantfire gasstove. and other art icles. Phone Ardmore 3310-W. or call Welllngtoll road.(2-5-27)

The many friends of Mr. VeriPugh, of Grayl ing avenue. will beg la d t o know that he is recoveringfrom his recent illness.

Mr. an d M rs. Harry A. Jacobsof Essex avenue, spent the pastweek-end in Portland and Boston.

Mrs. Ro be rt J . N ash , of Priceand Narberth avenues, entertainedI ~ = ~ = ~ ~ = = = = = = = = =a t b ridge on Wednesday a f te rnoon . ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = : : ! ! = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ = ~ lThere were about 40 guests present

- "The Camp-fire Fly,"

PUILIl) ATLJ.a: L I \ " [ ~ O S T ( ) XEdlten' alld Pl/b1l811CITHOMAS A. l ~ L W O O DBtl81nC88 Manager

CAMP-FIRE NEWS

Saturday, February 6 , 1 92 7

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OWNERSHIP OF "OURTOWN" CHANGES

Miss Dorot hy Dur bi n, o f Natberth a"enue, spent the week-end inFLOWERS Montclair. N. J. .

lVII'S. John B. Brooks has been S. MEETa ' ~ n o ; n t e c l cha irman t o r ep re se nt . . w. F. ~ . . .the S"ciety of Little Gardens on Th e ~ o m a n s Foreign ~ I s s l o . n : .f1,C Committee for Flowerless ary SocIe ty of th.e Methodist EplsP " : l ~ A e l p h i a of the Ar t Alliance . copal Church ~ I l l me et on MonP l e " c ~ O'et in to uch w it h M rs . day, February I, at 2.30 P. M . .atBrook s la te r if you haye f1o\vers th e home of Mrs. Frank H. Blake.to spare from your gardens. 515 Dudleya,enue. !b============================

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Founded in 1914 by the NarberthCivic Association and Published everySaturday at Narberth, Pat

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Entered ns second chlss mlltter, October1(; W14 at t he P os t Office at Narberth,PIl.. under the Act of Mnrc h 3, 1879.Phone: Narberth 254(;

Play to Be Given February 25.Last \Vednesday I peeped in toa weekly meeting of th e K iyuganCamp-fire Girls , and they werebusy as usual . Do you know whatI heard? \Vell. they were rehearsing a play which is to beO'iven on Friday , February 25.b You all know how successfulthey w er e i n putting over "theirBazaar." so now you can s ee whatd ramat ic powers they have. Iknow how a nxi ous t he y a re t ogive it, for it is to swell their campfund. Watch th e paper for later

news.Don't forget the date. February25.

CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGElserving the eastern ~ [ a i n Line.No change will be made in thepolicy or tone oi the paper.Founded as a ci vi c a nd c ommu nity proposition, that plan will befollowed in th e future. It s newsco lumns a re f or t he free and constructive u se o f i ts r ea de rs .Following is a b rie i s tatemen toi the polic ies which are established for "Our Town," Althoughincomplete, the list will serve asa n i nd ic at io n o f what the editorsare striving ior. ~ n will indicatethe help that is n ee ded t o m ak ethe paper of increasing v al ue t oits readers:1. To publish p rima ri ly t henews of Narberth. and. whens pa ce p ermi ts . o f t he t owns hi pand c ou nt v o f whi ch Narberth isa g-eograpf1ical and partially political part.2. To withhold from ih l ' ~ l l -umns sensational news: news rel at in g t o t he u np le as an t s id e o fsex: d et ai ls o f d omes ti c difficulties; news o f th e petty derelictionsof children.3. To ac t as the official org-anof Borough Council . th e SchoolBoard. an-d th e various town officials; r ese rving th e r igh t t o c ri ticise these off icials i f th e publicg oo d see ms to \Vap'ant suchaction.-1. To chroni cl e the act i vi t ie s o flocal social and civic groups: togive publicity to the i r p rojec ts : tobind their members together; tosupport. without favor a nd w it hou t remuneration, an y civic movement which i t d eems wor thy .5. To afford an inexpensive andcomprehensive advertising medium for local an d nearby merc ha nt s, and t o aid in the growthof Narberth's business section.

G. To r eg ar d each reader as astockholder. with full power ofadvice and criticism. To solicit Mrs, o. J. Snyder. MisS' Houcnras uc h c ri ti ci sm a nd t o r ec ei ve it in Snyder, Mis s l\-Iary V, DoTd. of.a friendly way, giving suggestions Narber th: ?\Iiss Lillian Breedo. ofcIue attention. Cynwyd, spent last week-errd at tIte7. To fight without ces sa t ion Uni t ed S ta te s NavaE AealCfemy at to keep Narberth a clean, whole- Annapolis. 1\iIIAB: R.. OOILBfS cmany friendssome suburban town. To resist and patro:Ils wiIL!le' gJadi to know thatthe encroachments of city noise, Mr s. Ver non Fleck entertained:m she 'o\Iiill ~ o : n m m m f . a : r e tthem at theirdirt and udiness: to resist the at- few friends a t h er home 0tJ: Mont- names \\lithc>ut ex::b:m charg e. Spec-teml)ts ofboutside monopolies. to (!amery avenue, last Friday evening iatiziJmg: irr. l l larro W'3lvimg, manicuringdictate Narber th 's transpor tatIon; ---to warnour readers of public serv- Mrs. B. Earl Achenbach. of Mer- al:l!d beauty C : 1 2 t ~ 1Dl all forms.ice matters in which their inter- wen road , Narberth, Teft fast Ttteses ts are involved. day to spend a few days in Harris-8. To mak e "Our Town" inter- burg.es ting to all.


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301 Haverford AvenueNARBERTH 1635

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Phone Narberth 672

Walter RoserDODGlll SEDANS FOR HIREBY THE HOUR OR DAY

Office: 21li Haverford Ave.

Narberth Taxi Cab Co.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ = = ~ = = = = = = = = = = =ExerciseandPlay at the Y. M. C. A.Regular, systematic exercise in the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium followedby a warm showe r and a p lunge in the pool will keep you physicallyfit for the strenuous days ahead.Join a c lass in Cal isthenics; play Volley Ball, Indoor Basebal l orBasketball, as you like.Enj oy t he other features, too-Billiards, Bowling, CirculatingLibrary and Reading Room, Dormitories, Clubs, Good Fellowship.

FOR MEN-WOMEN-BOYS-GIRLSMain Line Christian AssoCiationof the Y. M. C. A.116 W. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore.1-=========================-=1 ' o O Q = = ~ ~ = = ~ = = =

BALACYNWYDARBERTH

SHEA'S DRUG STORE

SHULL LUMBER COMPANY

Youwould be surprised a t what can be 'with your house by making a few changes, Letus have a photograph of your house, or give on eto y ou r carpenter an d have h im get in touchwith us.

29 Bala Ave., Bala-Cynwyd

HOW CAN YOU PROVIDE, WITHIN THELIMITS OF YOUR WEALTH, A HOME AND ASAFE, REGULAR INCOME FOR HER, SHOULDSHE BECOME YOUR WIDOW?

CYNWYD 662

* * *How t hr ee men solved this problem inthree different way s t hr ou gh T ru stServices is t ol d on Page 7 of our newbooklet, "Proved Plans for Solving Estate Problems," which will be mailed toyou free upon request. -This booklet also contains solutions ofother similar financial and business problems affecting both the individual andhis o r h er dependents.

* * *Perhaps you would like to confer withus as to how our Trus t services mighthelp you solve some particular problempertaining to your estate. We cordiallyinvite you to do so- in confidence, ofcourse, and without expense 01' obligation to you.

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You ar e perfectly satisfied wi th the locationof your property, probably within a few minuteso f t he r ai lr oa d s ta ti on , o r o th er transportationfacilities, bu t the exterior or i nt er io r o f y ou rhouse does no t appeal to yo u as it did ten yearsag o when f r iends were enthusias ti c about thegeneral style as wel l a s t he d et ai ls o f y our plans.

Times have changed , t a st es have changed,an d th e de si re fo r ce rt a in t yp es o f beauty in de sign an d c on st ru ct io n p re va le nt t en y ea rs a gohave given way t o o the rs , modern to a degree,bu t t aking us back a couple o f hund red years t ~ the ol d homestead on th e hillside, . . ; . . .

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THE MERION TITLE & TRUST CO.OF ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA

RIGHT AT THE STATIONWhere the Apothecary Has Held Forth

For the Last Qua1't01'-Centul'yTelephone: Narberth 2838

s iona l enter ta iner and Hervey C. iKeim, a lso of Narb ert h, a n accountant.Guests at the meeting wereGeo rg e M. P ai nt er , of Bal a, a ndCaptain Smith, of Atlantic W. Russell Green, o f Nar be rt h,City, Stresses Fellowship both members of. ~ h PhiladelphiaI Rotary Club: Cltfford A. Rogers,a s mpo rt an t. of t h Ardniore Club; J. L. Mc-Crery, cashier of the Narberth NaTHREE NEW MEMBERS tional Bank; J. D. Sutherland, ofNarberth, a ttache of the Phi lade1-Captain Harry Smith, of AtlanticIphia Y. ]\,1. C. A., and Wil li am H ~ ' ,City, was the princ ipal speaker at Fowler, manager of. the , ~ a r b e r t h

the monthly business meeting of the Ibranch of th e Menon rltleBala-Cynwyd-Narberth Rotary held I V:ocal n u m b e r ~ were r e n d e ~ ' e dTuesday evening in the Cynwd Club. durtng the evenmg by a qUal tetHe i s a p as t p re si de nt o f t he s ho re I c O ~ l 1 1 ? o s e d of Charles ,B. Aldred,Rotary Club and is .... ice president \Vllltam E. Clear, Howard Ber ry~ the P r e s s - 1 ! n i o r ~ ~ o . , w ~ l i c h PU.b- 1

1and Malcom McC!tlrp..h sh es A tl an tIc CIt y S two ne\\ s - WEATHER MAKES RECORDS

papers. The weather hung up two rec-"Fellowship" was Captain Smith's cords last week. Last Thursday,subject and he stressed it as the January 2i. at 8 A. M., the baromemost important obJ'ect of Rotary' ~ e reache(! ' : readl .ng of , 30.98. mches. ThIS I;; the hIghest of rcc-membershIp. He gave numerous l o r d since observations for thesuggestions and among other things :-Iain Line by the Co-operativeurged the adoption of ladies' nights Observer. o f t he Weather Bureau.I f iB 1 . a t Xarbe rt h. wcre started nearlyas a, regu.ar part 0 t le a cynal 10 years ago. The previous high-Clubs SOCIal program. e st b ei ng :10.9;; on February 1,Three new members wer e voted 19:!O. . '. I . . f It wa;; u nd er t he IIlfluence atIt1 durmg t le busmess sessIOns 0 this higl; pressure barometer thatthe club. They were Ralph S. temperature fell to 1 a bo ve zeroDunne. K arberth coal dealer: on this same Thu rsday. Th is wasGeorrre Gilpin. K a rber th , profes- a record f or t he dat e. but was not'" the lowest ever recorded here.

SHORE NEWS MANROTARY SPEAKER


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HIGH STUDENTS TO GETMID-YEAR RETURNS TODAY

Juniors G et R in gs a nd Pins-ClassBook Discussion Up.

Today marks t he c lose of t he second qua rt er o f school work in LowerMerion High. Mid-year tests, fearedand dreaded, have been met a nd overcome o r h av e met and overcome.The i ssuance o f T epor t cards willtake place today throughout the locals choo l d is tr ic t, and many faces wil lbe ei ther happi ly l ighted or darkly cast.Likewise, many students will either eatlightly frol11 golden clouds of etherealecstasy or munch drearily from themantlepiece.Seniors at t he h igh schoo l i n arrearsof studies must now swim or sink fromt hi s p oi nt onward, a s a ll s ch ol as ti cwork of th e senior class must be fini shed by Mayan and no chance willbe given those who have not madegood by that time.Only four months remain to the seui or s an d five t o t he l ow er c la ss es . E verything from now on is a grind upuntil Easter. with one exce!Jtion. Washington's birthday.Recently the junior class at the highschool purchased their class rings and

Ipim. The rings which a rr iv ed l as tFriday afte rnoon arc square shapedwith the round Lower Merion seal setin the centre. They are of lo-karatyel low gold and cos t $;;';;0 apiece. Thep in s w it h t he c la ss letters cost $2.50each.

Class Book Up.Quite a bit of t al k for and againsta c la ss b ook h as been o ne o f t he maintopics under discussion b y t he Seniorand Junior c la sses . A Sen io r Commi ttee. consisting of Peg Lambert. RuthCaldwell and James Knipe. was app oi nt ed t o l oo k i nt o a ll d et ai ls a nd t ohave a report ready for a class committee meeting Thursday night. The subj ect o f a c la ss book wi ll be broached ata Sen io r c la ss mee ti ng FTiday a ft er noon. a long w ith other details of thecoming Senior Dance of February 26.Student Counci l Monday morn ingsnggest ed . and l at er app roved. a comm it tee t o t ake cha rge o f assembly programs. The p rograms thu s f ar h av enot b een np t o t ho se o f p as t y ea r s andthis yea r. due to building operations,scholastic e nter ta inment h as beengreatly hindered. The committee iscomposed of :\11'. Afr ica. f acul ty ady is er . t he v ice p re si dent s o f the threeclasses and the presidents of theSenior and Junior Dramatic Clubs.The ~ I a t h e m a t i c s Department received singular honors when it was allotted

$;;0 to be g iv en a nn ua ll y t o t he s tu d en t h av in g t he mo st consistent andaveragely high marks throughout thethree years of the Senior High School.The purse wil l he known a s the Hamilton Mathematics Prize an d t he firstaward will be made at the coming'graduation in June.Another award was made by theP ei rce Bus ines s S choo l. o f P hi lade lphia. A s il ve r cup was presented tothe schoo l t o be g iven the student winning a sp el li ng bee held under thedirect ion of Peirce School authori t ies .Lower 1Ie ri on was a lso inv it ed to t akepart in an interscholastic tournamentt C) he held ~ I a r c h l!J a t Pe irce School.Each school is to be represented by a

team of n\' e spel lers and the team win.ning wil l receive a silver loving trophyin recogni tion of i ts spel l ing abil i ty.

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THOR FOLDING IRONERdoes 4 hours ironing inan hour

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ONLY $10 DOWNand a yea r to pay.

Call at one of our sales o.tfices 01' ask us to s end arepresentative..

The new Thor Folding Ironer relieves one of t he week's hardest andmost tedious drudgeries. You sit in a comfortable cha ir and merelyguide the pieees through-a finger touch au tomatical ly eontro ls theironer.

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All Hats Reduced1I1ARGARET D. SHIMPHELEN M. SUIlIIP

Dressmaking for Children

THE NOOK

Conlraclor 0- BuilderNARBERTH. PA.

104 Forest Ave., NarberthBasementAr t needlework, infants ' an dchildren'5 wear, lingerie an d

hosiery.

12 Montgomery AvenuePhone: Narberth 1655

CHARLES F. EBERTJobbing

OF ALL K INDS103 Dudley AvenuePhone : NARBERTH 2229

CHARLES B. WAFER111 Narber th Av.enueLight HaulingDAY an d N IGHTSpecia lty Packages and T 1 ' 1 ~ n k sTRUNKS-40cPACKAGES-I0c

Hauling in Town a Specialty$4.00 UpA1'e You Going to Move?

Let Me Move You.Phone: NARBERTH 2202W

GEO. W. BOTTOMS

Reduction in Coats, Hats &Winter Dresses for Children

Hemstitch ing , Pleating , a nd Bu t to n Covering, Dressmaking.

Ci r cula t ing Lib r a ry .Hemstitching Shop318 DUDLEY AVE.Narberth 2510

Open Friday Bvenings From 7 to 9 o'Clock

The Oldest Store in NaJ'bel'th224 Haverford Avenue-Narberth 1735

DAVIS'

ST. VALENTINE'S DAYWill soon be here.Sweethearts, relatives, friends, or foes-select yourValentines for them all, fromour large and varied assortment.Valentine boxes filled with deliciousShellenberger candies.All kinds of fancy Valentine candies.Dennison's Valentines and Par ty Favors.

The Narberth National Bank

BANK AT HOMETh e convenience of a bank a c co u nt i n an in

s ti tu tion close to your home will be a pleasure toyo u many t ime s t h ro u gh o ut th e year .

Ease in depositing, in secu r ing in format ion ,in caliing upon t he b an k f or adv ic e an d he l p - a l lt he se f ac to rs m ak e y ou r c ommun it y bank of realpotential service to you.

Narberth men ar e behind this institu tion , an dt he i nt er es ts o f Narberth an d it s people ar e closeto t he m ind s of th e officers and d i rec tor s . Whetheras depositor or just f r iend , we l oo k f o rw a rd t o yourvisits.

R. S. TOUHILLElectrical Conlraclor703 S . Bowman AvenuePHONE MERION 1088..__".....__ ......._---------------------..... I1.Umate. FtlmfllMlI

THE COUNTIES GAS &ELECTRIC CO .Ardmore 3500 Bryn Mawr 327 Wayne 47

Llanerch 233 Boulevard 1600~ = ~ = C ~ = = = = = = = C C = C = = = = C = = = C = = Q ~

Narberth, Pa.

S HUR S T

THE ONLY CERTIFIED MILK POSSESSING THESEIMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS:

CERTIFIED AYRSHIRE MILK

1. From a fully accredited Tuberculosis F re e H er d. CertificateNo. 200 I. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.2. Herd free f rom B ov in e Infectious Abort ion. Certificate No . 6 .Pennsylvania Dept . of A g : - i c u l t c r ~ .3. Onl y n ew bottles. dirc,ct from : na nu fa ct ur er , a re u se d f or P en sh ur stCertified Milk.4. From n herd of ReG:stcrcd A:i:-:11:rc Cows who se health, c ar e a ndfeeding ar e in t he h an ds o f e xp er ts . A y rs hi re C ow s produce a

unifc rm 4 pe r cent. milk which exac t ly m'eets th e standards ofCertified Milk.5. Bottled at P e n s h u ! ' ~ t Farm. Th e only Certified Milk produced inLc.wer Me:-icn Town_hip.

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VVe Chal1enge Any Herd Producing Certified Milk toShow a Similar Record

Penshurst Farm

Distributed by Scott-Powell DairiesPHONE: CYNWYD 97; ARDMORE 3280; EVERGREEN 3040

Certified by Philadelphia Pediatric Society.License No.1. Lower Merion, Haver/ord,and Abington Townships, Boroughs 01 Nar-berth, Aldan and Lansdowne.

KEEP Z INC FROM FOODLiquid foods. i n cluding bu t te r mi lk . m i lk . c id er a nd other iruitjuices ~ h o u l d no t be a ll ow ed t ostand for e,'en a short time in ag'ah'anized iron \ ' e ~ s e l . no r shouldsuch a utensil he employed inmaking preserns. jellie,.;. etc. Th ez in c u se d in gah'anizing will diss ol ye a nd ~ ' i " e the food an un -; ;============================ Inlc


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HIGH STUDENTS TO GETM I D ~ Y E A R 'RETURNS TODAY

J un io rs G et R in gs and Pins-ClassBook Discussion Up.

Today marks t he c lo se o f the second quar ter of school work in LowerMerion High. Mid-year tests. fearedand dreaded , have been met and overcome or have met and overcome.The i ssuance o f report cards willtake place today throughout the locals choo l d i st ri c t. and many f aces w il lbe ei ther happi ly l ighted or darkly east.Likewise, many students will either eatl ight ly f rom golden c louds of etherealecstasy or munch drearily from themantlepiece.Seniors at the high school in arrearsof studies must now swim or s ink f romth is p oi nt o nw ar d. as all s ch ol as ti cwork of t he senior c la ss m us t be fini shed by May :{O and no chance wil lbe g iv en those who h av e not madegood by that time.Only four mouths remain to the seniors and !i"e to the lower classes, Everything from now on is a grind upuut il Easter. with one excelJtion. Washington's birthday.Recently the junior class at the highschool purchased their class rings and

Ipius. The rings wh ic h a rr iv ed l as tF ri da y a ft er no on a re s qu ar e s ha pe dwith the round Lower Merion seal setin the centre. They are of IO-karatyellow gold and cost $;',;,0 apiece. Thep iu s w it h t he c la ss letters cost $2.50each. Class Book Up.Quite a bit of t al k for and againsta c la ss b oo k h as b een o ne o f t he maintopics under discussion b y t he Seuiorand Juuior c la sses . A Sen io r Commi ttee. consisting of Peg Lambert, RuthCaldwell and Jame s Knipe, wa s ap p oi nt ed t o l oo k i nt o a ll d et ai ls a nd t ohave a report ready for a class committee meeting Thursday night. The subject of a c la ss book wi ll be b roached ata S en io r c la ss m ee ti ng Friday afternoon, a long w ith other d et ai ls o f t he

coming Seti ior Dance of February 26.Student Council : ' fonday morn ingsnggested, and l at er app roved. a comm it tee t o t ake charge o f assembly programs, The programs thus f ar h av en ot h ee n u p to t hose o f past years andthi s yea r. due to bui ld ing ope ra ti ons.scholastic entertainment has beengreatly hindered. The committee iscomposed of ~ r. :\ f ri ca , f acul ty adv is er . t he v ice p re si dent s o f the threeclasses and t he p re si den ts of theSenior and Junior Dramatic Clubs.The Mathematics Department received singular honors when it was al lot ted$.50 to he gi"en a nn ua ll y t o t he student having the most consistent andaveragely high marks throughout tltet hr ee yea rs o f t he S en io r High School.The purse will he known as the Hamilton Mathematics Pr iz e a nd t he firstaward will ,be m ad e at t he c om in ggraduation in June.Another award was made by theP ei rce Bus ines s S choo l, o f P hi lade lphia, A s il ve r c up wa s presented tot he schoo l t o be g iven the student winn in g a spelling' hee h el d under thedirection of Peirce School all thori ties ,Lower Mer ion was a lso inv it ed to t akepart in an interscholastic tournamentt,) he held ~ J a r c h 1!1 at Peirce School.

E ac h s ch oo l i s t o he r epr esent ed hy ateam of f ;"e spel lers and t he t eam win .ning wil l receive a silver loving trophyin recogni t ion of i ts spel l ing ahil i ty.

ElectricWasher

THORThe New

AcceptNothing Less ThanThor Gives You

Beautiful White "Duco" FinishFo lds and Rol ls away (an exclusive f eature of th e Tho r) .

Rest-While yourironing is done for you!

Faster,Safer, Cleaner, mostsani tary washing: Best washing method,simplicity of machine; no o il ing, quiet running, no e xpos ed mov in gparts, no belts , beautiful ~ v h i t e duco finish and many new features.

You can have a ThorIRONER or WASHERdelivered for your next laundry day for atrial in your own home.ONLY $10 DOWNand a year t o pay.

Call at one of our sales o.tfices 01' ask us to send a1'ep1'esentative .

THOR FOLDING IRONERdoes 4 hours ironing inan hour

The new Thor Folding Ironer relieves one o f t he week's hardest andmost tedious drudgeries. You sit in a comfortable chair and merelyguide the pieces through-a f inger touch au tomatical ly contro ls theironer.

Ret t a

"ServlcfI wUlI 0 8,," ' f I"

1I1ARGARET D. SUWPHELEN M. SHIMP

All Hats Reduced

Dressmaking for Children

THE NOOK

Conlractor G BuilderNARBERTH, PA.

104 Forest Ave., NarberthBasementAr t needlework, infants ' an dchi ldren 's wear, l ingerie an d

hosiery.

12 Montgomery AvenuePhone: Narberth 1655

CHARLES F. EBERTJobbingOF ALL KINDS103 Dudley Avenue 1\

Phone: NARBERTH 2229

CHARLES B.WAFER111 Narberth AvenueLight HaulingDAY and NIGHTSpecial ty Packages and TrunksTRUNKS-40cPACKAGES-10cHauling in Town a Specialty$4.00 UpAre YOlt Going to Move?

Let Me Move You.Phone: NARBERTH 2202-W

CEO. W. BOTIOMS

Reduction in Coats, Hats &Winter Dresses for Children

Hemstitching, Pleating, and Button Covering, Dressmaking.Circulating Library.Hemstitching Shop318 DUDLEY AVE.Narberth 2510ST. VALENTINE'S DAYWill soon be here.

DAVIS'The Oldest Store in Narberth

224 Haverford Avenue-Narberth 1735

Open Fl'iday Evenings From 7 to 9 o'Clock

Sweethearts, relatives, friends, or foes-select your Valentines for them all, fromour large and varied assortment.Valentine boxes filled with deliciousShellenberger candies.All kinds of fancy Valentine candies.Dennison's Valentines and Party F a vors.

The Narberth National Bank

BANK AT HOME

OUR TOWN

The convenience of a bank account in an ins ti tu tion close to your home will be a pleasure toyou many times throughout the year.Ease in depositing, in securing information,in caliing upon the bank for advice and help-allthese factors make your community bank o f realpotential service to you.Narberth men are behind this institution, andthe interes ts of Narberth and i ts people are closeto the minds of the officers and directors. Whetheras depositor or just friend, we look forward to yourvisits.

R. S. TOUHILLEleclrical Conlrador703 S . Bowman AvenuePHONE MERION 1088. ~ ....... ......._---------_... .-,.-....' B.tltnotfl. Furm.1ted

Ardmore 3500 Bryn Mawr 327 Wayne 47Llanerch 233 Boulevard 1600

THE COUNTIES GAS & ELECTRIC CO .

Narberth, Pa.

TH E ONLY CERTIFIED MILK ?OSSESSING THESEIMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS:

eERTIFIED AYRSHIRE MILK

1. From a fully accredi t ed Tube rcu los is F ree Herd. CertificateNo. 200 I. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.2. Herd free from Bovine l n f e c t i ~ u s Abortion. Certificate No.6 .Pennsylvan i a Dept . o r A : ; ; : ' i c u l t L : r ~ .3. Onl y n ew bottles. d ir ec t f rom : na nu :a ct ur er , a re u se d for PenshurstCertified Milk.4. From a herd of R e ~ : s t c r c d A : ; : : l ! ; r ~ Cows whos e h ea lt h, c ar e an dfeeding are in the h an ds o f e x p ~ r t s . Ayrsh ire Cows produce a

unifc rm 4 pe r cent. milk which exactly m'eets th e standards ofCertified Milk.5. Bot tl ed a t Penshu!':'t Farm. Th e only Cert if ied Mi lk produced inLc..wer Me:icn T c w : 1 ~ h i p .

PEN

VVe ChaHenge Any Herd Producing Certified Milk toShow a Similar Record

Penshurst Farm

Distributed by Scott-Powell DairiesPHONE: CYNWYD 97; ARDMORE 3280; EVERGREEN 3040

Certified by Philadelphia Pediatric Society.License No.1. Lower Merion, Haverford,and Abington Townships, Boroughs of Nar-berth, Aldan and Lansdowne.

KEEP ZINC FROM FOODLiquid foocls. including buttermil k, m il k. c id er a nd other iruitjuices should not be a ll ow ed t ostand fnr e"en a short time in agal\'anized iron ,'esse!. nor shouldsuch a utell:-;il be employed inmaking presen 'es , iellie,:, etc. Thezinc used in gal\ 'ai l iz ing ' will dissol\'e anel ~ ' i , ' e the iood an lln-

; .==========================; ; ; ;, n l c a s ~ l I i t f" ~ ' , e an d 111,[\' l'anse :-;ud-I Iden and intense illness.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~= Schedule of Montgomery Bus Co., Inc. =

Montgomery Avenue Line Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Sta- I until 10.30 P. 1\1.tion in Narberth 7 minutes later Then 10.50 and every 20 min. untilI Eastbound t ha n t he above-mentioned times. 12.30 A. M. .w d 1 \ Leaving 54th Street and City Line Then 1 00 2 00 nd 300 A 1\1Leaving Anderson an lontgomery . , . a . .W Avenues 21 minut es l at e r t han t he above- Leaving 54th ar.td City Line 5 min-mentioned times. utes later than the a b o v e m e n ~19J. WEEKDAYS tioned times.W Starting at 5.30 A. M. Westbound Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Sta-Then every 15 min. unt il 9.00 A. M. Leaving 62d and Lancaster Av en ue tion, i n Narberth 19 minutes laterI

Then 9.20 and every 20 min. until than the above-mentioned times.W 3.00 P. M. WEEKDAYSThen 3.15 and every 15 m in . until Starting at 6.00 A. 1\1. Narber th Shor t Line .10.00 P. M. Then every 15 min. until 9.30 A. M. E tb d ..---II1

Phone Narberth 672

Walter RoserDODGlil SEDANS FOR HIRJIlBY THJIl HOUR OR DAY

Office: 211> Haverford Ave.

= = = = = = = = = = Q Q O C = = = = ~ C O C C C = C C = = = ~Exercise andPlay at the Y. M. C. A.Regular, systematic exercise in the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium followedby a warm shower and a plunge in the pool will keep you physicallyfit f o r t he strenuous days ahead.Join a class in Cal is thenics; play Volley Ball, Indoor Baseball orBasketball, as you like.Enj oy t he other featu res, too-Bi ll iards, Bowling, CirculatingLibrary and Reading Room, Dormitories, Clubs, Good Fellowship.

FOR MEN-WOMEN-BOYS-GIRLSMain Line Christian AssoCiationof the Y. M. C. A.116 W. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmoreb=========;;;;.-;::;=================' 'C=::CoCClC cc C C = C = = C ~ C C = - = C

Narberth Taxi Cab Co.

BALA.CYNWYDARBERTH

SHULL LUMBER COMPANY

REMODEL

You would be surprised a twh a t c a n be 0with your house by making a few changes. Letus have a pho tograph of your house, or give onet o y ou r c ar pe nt er an d h av e him get i n t ou chwith us.

SHEA'S DRUG STORE

HOW CAN YOU PROVIDE, WITHIN THELIMITS OF YOUR WEALTH, A HOME AND ASAFE, REGULAR INCOME FOR HER, SHOULDSHE BECOME YOUR WIDOW?

29 Bala Ave., Bala-Cynwyd

>I< >I< *How three men solved this problem inthree different ways t hrough TrustServices i s told on Page 7 of our newbooklet, "Proved Plans for Solving Estate Problems," which will be mailed toyou free upon request. 'This booklet also contains solutions ofother similar financial and business prolrlems affecting both the individual andhis o r h er dependents.

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Our Town February 5, 1927