Our Town October 11, 1929

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Friday, October 11, 1929

Two familiar Narberth Buildings-Upper Picture shows tree-bordered Public School Buildings. Lower view shows the attractive Community Building, housing the Library, theAmerican Legion and the Girl Scouts.

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Phones Found in 98.5 of theBorough's Homes, Says

George Erb.GROWTH WAS RECENTWith telephones in 98.5 of i ts homes,

Narberth's te lephone service is moreextensive than that to be found in anyother tow n o r city in the country, according to George K. Erb, districtmanager for the Bell Company in theMain Line."Av ai la bl e r ec ords d o no t indicate

t ha t an y o th er city or town has surpassed the record established here" hesaid, "and very few localities have'succ e ~ d e d in even remotely approachingthIS remarkable development."The figures arc all the more im

pressive in view of the fact that theg re at er p ar t o f this telephone growthhas taken place since 1915. Recordsof t he c ompany s how tha t on January1, that year, there were only 415 telephones in use in Narberth. In 1920t he re wer e 716, and the number hadincreased to 1256 by January 1, 1925.On October 1, this year, 1720 instrumen ts were in operat ion here , reflecting a to ta l gain of 1315, or mor e t ha n30(1 per cen t. i n nearly 15 years."The early telephone history of Nar

berth is interlinked with t hat of Ardmore and vicinity," Mr. Erb explained."On September I, 1885, wh en theArdmore central office was p la ce d inoperation," he said, "only e ight telephones received service through the exchange. At that time there probablywas not one telephone in Narberth."However, the first instruments were

installed here p ri or to 1909, fo r in thatyea r the Narber th exchange, located inthe Ardmore central office building,w as o pened t o p ro vi de s er vi ce to 266subscribers in this place."Narberth continued to be served

through this exchange until January 1,1927, when arrangements were madeto handle calls for local subscribersthrough a for ce of opera tors and additional equipment in t he Cynwyd central office."Origina lly Narberth was a part ofthe o ld Phi lade lphi a D iv is ion of theBell Telephone Company of Pennsyl vania, b ut ab ou t th ree year s ag o, d ur in g th e process of reorganization, theS ta te was divided into four operating ,units a nd t he Eastern area was created,Narberth becoming an importan'htownin that division." . ~ : .. '

Resume Ash CollectionsT he regu lar winter c ol le ct io n o f

ashes a nd t ra sh will be r esumed nextweek. The schedule will be t he s amedays for the different st re et s a s la stwinter. Paper s mus t be k ep t separate f rom ashes and placed in a separate container, in accordance with thenew regulations promulgated lasts pr ing. Bot tles , c ans and t ra sh maybe placed with ashes, the Superintendent o f Pub li c Works states,

Narberth Leads Entire Nation inTelephone Development, Bell Co. States

Seek Roof MarkingFor Air Navigation

Narberth may, before 10llg, have aroof marking for aeria l navigat ion.Th e Guggenheim Fund f or t he Promotion of Aeronautics is endeavoring toput over a nation-wide identificationprogram, which is being undertaken inco-operation wit h t he Post Office Department and the Department o f Commerce.

Bridge Is LightedLights shed t he ir rad iance on the

~ a r b e r t h Avenu e b ri dg e for t he fi rs ttime in history on \Vednesday night.The new fixtures, reposing on top ofthe roadway rail ing at either end ofthe bridge, illuminate the footpath inf ine fashion. which had long beennoted f or its blackne ss . Th e lightswere approved several months ago byCouncil and were ins ta ll ed after theusual delays by the Philadelphia Elect ri c Company co-operat ing with thePennsylvania Railroad.

Narberth, Pa" Friday, October 11 , 1929

Of Especial InterestSeveral ar tic le s o f historical

and general interest have beenspecially written by leaders inthe b oro ug h o n civic, COllll1ltlnity, industrial and club activitiesfor this edition, Ou r Town's Fifteenth Anniversary.Though not comprehensi\'C il l

scope these stories may help il lbringing back memories, and, il lthe case of newcomers to theborough, a cqua in t t hem withsome of the traditions and history of the community.

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Rotarians Hear ofScout JamboreetBiggest Peace Conference

Held,' Says SpeakerIsaac Sutton.

A commun icat ion f rom the Guggenheim i nt eres ts t o P os tmas te r J . Bertram Nesper regarding such roofllolarking was turned over to BurgessEver H l ~ n r y A. Frye by Mr. Nesper. :Mr.Frey had an aerial survey made of th eborough , which showed that the mos tprominent bui ld ing f rom th e a ir wasNarberth Hall, the new apa rtment

"The recent intemational Scout Jal1l- house, on Essex Avenue. The ownersboree" was t he b iggcst peace confer- of this building, when approached byence ever held." Thus spake Scout Ivlr. F rye upon t hi s p roposi ti on , wereCommissioner Jsaac Sutton at t he agreeab le to it.regular monthly mceting on Monday The next s tep was a letter f rom t heevening of thl' Bala-Cynwyd Narberth Burgess to Arthur Cook as ConJllland ..Rotary Club. I er of t ~ l e Harold ? S p e a k n ~ a n Pest,The American Scout contingent at suggestmg the LegIOn as a SUItable 01'

Arrowe Park ncar Liverpool, Eng., ganizat ion t o s pons or s uc h a job.was divided into t roops and \Va lter R. Several public-spirited citizens haveFaries , Scoutma's ter of the Bala-Cyn- signified their readiness to contr ibutewyd t ro op , w as in charge of one of towards such a projec t and its outcomethese divisions. rests with the Legion, which will C O ~ I -"Montgomery County had a vcry ~ i d e r the matter at their meeting 'withgood representation," Mr. Sutton said. 111 the nex t coupl e o f weeks .

"\Ve wen t ove r with 200 other Scouts A message of appreciat ion , s igncda nd h ad lots of fun on the boat. Th e by Colonel Lindbergh, is presented toground felt h ard t he first few nights in all communities providing aerial i d ( , I ~ -c amp a s there had been a drought and tification.it was very hot. Then the weather be-came cold and wet and we wadcdthrough mud most of the time."There were 60,000 Scouts in call1p,Mr. Sutton pointed out, who repre

s en te d s ev en ty n at io ns . The Hungarian Scouts were ranked first by Mr .Sutton for ability in marching audcamping, while for marching a lone hesingled out t he Ca nadian , Danis h,Polish, American and Hu ngarianScouts as outstanding.An interesting f ea tur e of the en

campment from the American view-

Work of Child Health Centres Explained;3899 Examined During Year at Four Places

The Commun ity H eal th an d CivicIThis is indicative of the growing apAssociation conducts four Child Health preciation o f par en ts in safe-guarding'Centers. The Ardmore and Bryn Mawr their chi ld ren' s hea lt h by "keeping thcCenters open two afternoons a week- well chi ld well," which is the purposcthe \V cst Manayunk and Oakmont of health centers.Cen.ters open one afternoon a week. These cente rs a re prima ri ly an edu-Thrce hundred c on fe re nc es wer c c at io na l project and not infrequently

conducted at these centers be t\ \cen in t he ex am in at io n o f t he supposedlySeptember 1, 1928, and Septcmber I, well child are found conditions n . ~ e d i n g1929, with a total attendance of -1613. medical. surgical, dental or o ther attl'n-Medical examinat ions given by the t ion, in which case t he mothe r is ad

Center physicians during the year 10 ' vised of the exi st ing condi tion as retaled 3899 as compared with 3844 for \ 'e al ed by the examination. She is giventhe preceding year. Of t hi s number a written transfer slip t o p re se nt to503 children under school age wen he r family physician, dent ist , hospi ta lnew r eg is tr an ts a t t he health centcrs, CONTINUED ON PAGE TWENTY FIVE

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Peters, Scott Stars Iof Second Victory

Defeat of Darby, 12.0, IndicateslVIaroon Is Weak on Scor.

ing Punch.THREE SUFFER INJURIESLower Merion continued on its win

ning way l as t Saturday by defeatingDarby H igh School. 12 to 0, at Ardmore. Captain Perk Scott and histeammates knew th at they had beenin a battle before t he game was ove r,too, for the boys from DelawareCounty kept the locals from scoringe ve ry t ime they entered the ten-yardline. Bo th o f Lower Merion's touchd owns c ame from outside the f if tcenyard line, the first one '


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Page Two OUR TOWN Friday, October 11, 1929

August 1, 1919a t 5556 Arch Street, Philadelphia,stands out as one day of acceptedopportuni ty. There was not theblare of trumpets or the melodies ofa brass band you usually find at thehead of a procession; but instead, onefaithful "Harry" proceeded to haulone load . after another of well-graded and well-manufactured WhitePine , Yellow Pine and Hardwoodsto the many business friends who hadconlidence in the ability of the neworganization, and made it possible tokeep adding stock and customersuntil, in the spring of 1920, it became necessary to add to the deliveryequipment a special delivery vehicle,which, because of its trade name andease of getting around, was nicknamed "VIM and VIGOR."While this arrangement was partially satisfactory, it was not attractive by any means, and did not measure up to the adopted s tandards ofthe proprietors.

PROGRESS And Then-A Reo, a Selden and some Fordswere added as years rolled by;changes were made to style and typebody, until today-the Pierce Arrow(shown here), with its practical, plainand attractive lines typilies the progress made by this Company gener.ally. .The other photograph shown below is o f a truck that is probably theonly one of its kind in the East. Thestandards and horizontal bars areAromatic Red Cedar, grown nearGreen Lane, Pa. , b rought to Philadelphia, sawn into slabs, then takento the plant o f Edw. A. Carroll &Co., Belmont Avenue, Barmouth.Here it received a treatment of"dope" commonly applied to marble. Letters were marked out, sandwas applied under pressure of com-pressed air, and the result is only oneof the many things that may be donewith Wood.

May 7, 1921, an "Entree" was made at 29 Bala Avenue, where alumber business had been conducted some years previously. The photograph below shows the office as it appeared in 1921. Again the adoptedstandards were brought to the fore, a few simple changes were made tothe front (with lumber), chimney was added and you now lind not just anoffice, but something a lit tle different, intending to be inviting to the

person as well as to the eye. It is in this bit of architecture that you willfind an increasing supply of information on many of the building prob.lems that may now be confronting you. It is to be expected that yourLumber Merchant equip himself to answer the many important questionsrelating not only to the building of a new house, but of remodell ing orrepairing the one you now occupy.

The SHULL LUMBER COMPANY recognizes that whatever progress hasbeen made is due to the splendid support tendered by the residents of

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'Our Town' Celebrates Its Fifteenth Birthday TodavPage Three

Narberth, Once ~ 4 ! E l f t i ' ~Founded by Welsb SettledBy Margare t Lamber t.Nes tl ed between two great highways and completely surrounded bytwo of the Main Line's wealthiest andmost beautiful residential sections,Merion and Wynnewood, is Narber th , mor e modest than it s proudneighbors but charming in its simplicity.

In i ts beginning, Narberth was al arg e pl an tati on own ed by a mannamed Thomas. When the Pennsylvania Railroad was bui lt through hisproperty he gave the l an d f or a station, which for many years was called"Elm." He named it this after hisold home in Wales. Bu t near thecenter of Narberth there stands a magnif icent old elm which residents liketo c la im was responsible for the naming of t he town. When Thomas gavethe l and fo r t he st ati on it was wi ththe unders tanding that it s houl d a lways bear the name "Elm." Bu t thiswas not done for th e railroad officialschanged the name to Narberth soonafter.In 1889 a sma ll group of men andwomen met to form t he v il la ge' s political nucleus by organiz ing the Nar-

Continued on Page Sixhave appeared to be t he high-pressuremethods of its sponsors in seeking theunanimous approval of the electorate.I t was at a time when the ladies .werestill taking their suffrage in poitderousfashion and many of the men whowere advancing the project reporteds ome we ir d e nc ount er s w it h feminineobjections. Nevertheless the womenas a body gave it their wholeheartedsupport and their local club s en t o utContinued on ~ a g e . '!Wenty-Seven

few days after it was printed.Compared with the "Our Town" oftoday that f ir st i ssue was not verymuch of a newspaper , but it markedthe beginning of a much-needed community medium, and it and subsequentissues helped materially in carrying toa successful conclusion the variouscommunity projects that the Civic Association wa s th en fostering-notablyNarbrook Park. Moreover, thoseearly issues of "Our Town" furrowedthe g round, s o to speak, for many o fthe other community improvementsand developments that have come intobei ng i nt o l at er years.Early in 1915 Harry A. Jacobs-whol at er s er ve d t he paper so fai thful ly aseditor for a number of years, joinedthe staff as SUbscription Manager, andin Ap ril of that y ear Mr s. Blackall,the editor , f inding tha t her many otherinterests and activities would not permi t her to continue the work on "OurTown," resigned, and was succeeded byW. Arthu r Cole and E. A. Muschampas joint man1\ging editors. MissMaizie J . S impson was appointed cashier and continued in that capaci ty fora number of years. The nex t OCtober-with Volume II , Number I, Mr. Jacobs became the editor, w it h t he following staff of associate e di to rs : Mrs .C. R. Blackall, Mrs. C. T. Moore, Mrs .E. C. Stokes, Miss Adah Durbin, EarlF. Smit h, George M. Henry, A. J.Laos, Henry Rose, W. M. Melchoir ,and O. L. Hampton. And f rom the non unt il "Our Town" came under itspresent management Mr. Jacobs c6"ri-tinued as editor, serving-as. did ...allhis predece ssor s and all t he o th er members o f the staff-without compensation.In i ts infancy "Our Town" was anambitious enough child b ut n ot a verylusty one, and the re were many t i l 1 l ~ swhen i ts editorial parents and relativeswere exceedingly doubtful it i f wou ldsurvive. Bu t large doses o f hard work-af ter the r egula r day 's - work wasdone-finally pulled it through.

A Birthday PresentOctober 7, 1929.Editor, "Our Town,"Narberth, Pa.May I t ake thi s opportunity to offerto the staff of "Our Town" my congratula tions upon bringing the papert o its f if teen th birthday? I am surethat the Baptist Church of t he Eva ngel joins me in this.

We feel that your paper is interestedin serving the community and to thatend you have always s howed t he utmos t courtesy and cordiality towardour church.May the future see the continuedg rowth and good influence of yourcontribution to Narberth communityinterests.Very cordially yours,ROBERT E. KEIGHTON.Imagination and Hard Work

Put Playground Across

An Early Editor Describes the Founding of OurTown, ffan Experiment in Co-operati...e Journalism"

B y the Spectator.The Editor thinks the first appearance of t he r evamped Our Townmight very wel l a ff ord a proper occasion to ruminate a bi t regarding themanner in which our p layground cameto be, for the informa tion of the newcomers to Narberth and also to pin afew plumes on the old- t imers whosecash a nd c ou ra ge made the excellentacquisition possible. Unquestionably,the achievement is entitled to one ofthe brigh t pages in th e Borough book,a s the splendid spi ri t of it all, togetherwith the effective community co-operation. should long af fo rd a workingchart for the best manner in whichto bring other local improvements topass. There was opposition to it, ofcourse, but as we l ook bac k now wea re r at he r d is po se d to bel ieve thatmost of it was induced by what might

By Edward A. MuschampThe first issu e o f "Our To,m"Number I, Volume I, appeared onThursday, October IS, 1914. The paper was established by the NarberthCivic Association and launched as an"experiment in co-operat ive journalism." Mrs. C. R. Blackall-now a resident of Troy, N. Y., was th e editor;W. A rt hu r Cole, now vice presidentand general manager of a well-knownadvertising agency in New York city,was the business manager, and the lateH. C. Gara was adver ti sing manager .Seven hundred copies of the first numbe r were printed and thanks to theloyal support of the citizens of theBorough, and theenterpr is ing co-operation of Howard Davis and "Charley"-whom t he o lder r es id en ts of Narberth will remember as the news agentat the railroad station-that f irst edi

t ion was completely sold out within a

women, the l ib ra ry made growth suffic ient to attract the a tt en tion of publicspirited men and women o f t he town,and to establ ish the fact that here inits infancy with promise of s te ady andvig(orous growth was a prospectivetown library.

The history of the l ibrary from itsbeginning when, as an idea, it originated in the m ind of Mrs. ElizabethK. Wood, who had been appointedchairman of the Literature Committeeof the Women's Club, and who hadoutlined the plan as a part of thework of that department, may be foundin the files of "Our Town," for the

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Council, the School Board and the FireCompany have developed a town anda community of which t he y can bejust ly proud.Let us look back and see who t heywere; many have passed on, a few havemoved t o o th er towns, but a goodlynumber a re sti1l w ith us .Here is t he honor ro ll of t he pioneerNarberth boosters:H. Clark Gara, Augustus J. Loos,George M. Henry, Dr. O. J. Snyder,A. C. Shand, A. E. Wohlert , W. D.Smedley, Fletcher 'V. Stites, A. PerryRedifer, C. Howard McCarter, HenryRose, Albert Golze, W. Arthur Cole,W. S. Horner, E. P. Dold, James Artman, John B. Wi1Iiams, Edward S.Haws, Harry A. Jacobs.Many columns could be writtenabout Narberth 's progress through theyears, but t he march forward really began in those days of 1914-1915, whenwe started to tell t he wor ld that wewere here and invited others to joinus. It was the same group of realboosters who organized and producedthe his torica l pageant of June, 1914.In 1918 the patriotic fete was held inNarbrook Park under Civic Association auspices and a l ar ge s um raisedfor war charities. This under the leade rship of J os eph H . Na sh .F lowe r shows were real events int he ea rl ier d ay s, the first one beingheld in 1915, started and ably finishedby Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher W. Stites.The Civic Association carried this workon unt il apartments, garages, diveways,golf and other such modern conveniences reduced the number of our gar dens and made a young metropolis outof a l it tle town of gardens and homes.The Civic Ass oci at ion is no more.The newspaper has bee n turned overto its former editor. We have a Chamber of Commerce now. Ou r streetsare all paved. We have a real playground. Our vacant lots are a ll bui ltup. We have grown up. Some of theold neighborliness has gone, but let ushope t he same spirit of good citizenship wi1l continue to keep Narbe rthup to the high standard set by thoseof fifteen years ago.Needlework Guild PlansAnnual Meeting, Oct. 30

Remarkable Growth of Community Library, From ItsWindow-Shelf Beginnings, Traced by Former Librarian

Results of the year's work will beviewed at the annual meeting and exhibition of garments of the NarberthBranch, Needlework Guild of America, whi ch will be hel d 2 P. M., Wednesday, October 30, in th e SocialHall of the Narberth PresbyterianChurch. According to the President,Mrs. A. H. Durboraw, "The twentyfifth anniversary o f t he organization ofthe Narberth Branch wi ll be observedin an unusual way.

By Mrs . E lizabe th K. Wood.Not so long ago, and it seems lesstime than it really is, where now s tandthe dispensers of juicy roasts and deli

cate chops in Dando's store on lowerForrest Avenue, there gai ly, with loya lty and optimism, the volunteer librar ia ns o f the young Narberth Community Library used t o s er ve t he ir t ur nsin distributing the books of theirrapidly-increasing collection. In thisroom, with discarded furniture contributed by interested citizens of thetown, with books acquired by gif t andfrom renta ls of the newer novels, travels and biographies, and with servicesupplied by twenty-five volunteer

FriJa'Y, October iI , i929

Founding and Growthof Holiday House, onSabine Avenue, Told

-Narberth Ci ...ic Association, Backed by Public-Spirited Men, Instrumental in Borough'sDe ...elopmentBy Robert J. Edgar.They builded bet te r t ha n t he y knew-those good citizens of Narberth Bor

ough who organized the NarberthCivic Association in April, 1914.With a census population of 1700 in1900 and 2700 in 1910 the Narberth of1914 was wi th ou t apartments, withfew paved streets, no electric tra inservice, no mail del ivery, no trafficproblem, few automobiles , many v acant lots, many gardens, n o park s orplaygrounds and no newspaper.Narberth had, however , a greater asse t than these modern improvementsand tha t was a s pi ri t of g oo d citizenship which made possible its earlierdevelopment.The organization of t he Nar be rt hCivic Association was direct ly responsible for the publication of Our Town.

I t purchased a t ra ct o f fourteen acresand developed Narbrook Park, startingthe work in 1915, a nd wi th the se twopro ject s a s a beginning it carried onfor thir teen years until 1929 when thedirectors agreed that the baby hadgrown up and was able to stand onits own feet.

This loyal band of good citizens whobelieved in Narberth and who gavetheir t ime and thought and energy tomake it a bet te r town and who toldt he wo rld ab out Narberth should begiven proper cre di t for their work.The Civic Association with Borough

An interes ting account of the founding of Holiday House by the KingsDaughters, aided. by the; ge!1eros.ity ofMiss Mary K. GIbson, IS gIven m theOctober number of "The Silver Cross.'The account follows:In 1912, Miss Mary K. Gibson, ofWynnewood , l en t t he King's Daughters and Sons of Montgomery County,Pennsylvania, a piece of property onSabine Avenue, Narberth. The fifteenroom s tone dwelling was located on alo t 200 fee t f ront , and 400 fee t deep.The yard was filled with large shadetrees, mak ing i t a del ight fu l p la ce forour summer work.Several' years later, after she hadseen the nature of our work, Miss Gibson offered to give us the property.The only stipulation that she made wasthat a n Endowment Fund of $10,000be raised in t he nex t five y ears. T hi sseemed l ike a large s um of money, butthe Ki ng 's D au gh te rs wo rk ed andprayed that they might be able to raiseit and in two and a half years, theyhad the money and Miss Gibson gavethem a deed. Many of t he fi rst subscr ibers were Narberth residents.Ou r summer work of giving atwelve-day vacation to needy mothersand children was car ri ed on here until1925, when it was thought best tomove Hol iday House because the terr itory had been built up and we wereno longe r in th e country. It was thenthat the house in Narberth was conver te d i nt o a n Old Folks' Home andHoliday House was moved. At thistime both the Old Folks' Home andHoliday House were made Pennsylvania State Works.Before the summer of 1926 th eKings'Daughters purchased the property at Valley Forge. It is here thatour Holiday House has been operatingfor the past four seasons.M. E. W. H. M. S. to MeetThe Woman 's Hom e Missionary

Society o f the Methodist EpiscopalChurch will hold its regular monthlymeeting in the church next Thursdayat 2.30 P. M. A large attendance isdesired, according to an announceJllent made this week.


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Friday, October 11, 1929UNCLE CY'S COLUMN

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HOWARD L. POGUEHoward L. P og ue died early Satur

day morning in the Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, at the age of 60.Funeral services were h el d 2 P. M.,Tuesday, at his late residence, 302Grayling Avenue, Narberth, and werea tt ended by many relat ives, f riendsand neighbors . Conducting the services was the Rev. Christian G. Koppel, pas to r o f the Church of the Covenant, Philadelphia, and former ministerof the Narberth M. E. Church. Intermen t was made in St. Paul's LutheranCemetery, Ardmore.Mr. Pogue is survived by h is widow,a so n, Harry, and two daughters, Mrs.

George Fleck and Mrs. Ralph LaRue.Studies at Villanova

Peter J. Eidenberg, Jr., of 224 NorthNarberth Avenue, h as re sumed hisstudies in the School of Commerce andFinance, Villanova College, Villanova,Pa. It s f ir st aim i s to provide a b roadand genera l working knowledge of thefunctions of bu si ne ss a nd , s ec ond, t oprovide for special izat ion in certainbusiness fields.

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CHAS.F.EBERTJobbingCarpenterPhone: NARBERTH 4129103 Dudley Avenue

Ohio Canal Stamps DelayedAnnouncement was made this we ek

by Uni te d S ta te s Pos t Office authorities that t he i ssue date has been delayed for the Ohio River Canal Stampissue. Instead of being available October 12, the commemorat ive stampswill be on sale October 19 in Cai ro ,III.; Evansburg, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.;Cincinnati, 0. ; Harms ted and Pitts.bugh, Pa., and Wheeling, W. Va. Thelocal post off ice wil l have the stampsfor sale a week or ten days later.

Mothers' Council Promotes Child Welfarein Home and School; Organized Three Years

BY MRS. C. H. WOOLMINGTON \ now is a g ood t ime to join. ThePresident, Mothers' CounciL Council extends a most cordial invi-

About t hr ee years ago t he re was o r- tation to every mother and womangan ized , i n Narberth, what is known who is interested in the welfare ofas the "Mothers' Council." At the our chi ld ren t o visit the next meeting,time of its organization there was which will be held October 21. I f youchosen, as president , a most capab le are really interested in be ing of thewoman, Mrs . R. G. Augnst. Under g reates t help t o you r child this is yourher leadership t he Mothe rs ' Council opportunity. Come and join us.grew mightily and interest increased as Officers of the Mothers' Council are:well as numbers. At the p re sent time Mrs. C. H. Woolmington, president;this body of busy mothers is one of Miss Florence Bishop, vice president;the most interesting groups to be Mrs. Thomas U. Schock, secretary;f ound in Narberth. Mrs. John H. Patton, treasurer; Mrs.Th e object of the Mothers' Council Robert f. Nash, chairman Hospital ityis to promote Child Welfare i n home, Commi tt ee ; Miss Florence A. Pray,school, church and community; t o P rogr am Commi tt ee ; M rs . M. H.raise the standards of home life; to Nordb lom, Membe rs hi p Commi tt ee ;secure more adequate laws for the Mrs. Paul R. Loos, Publicity Comcare and protection of women and mittee.children. To b ri ng i nt o closer rela-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tionship t he home and the school thatparen ts and teachers may co-operateinte lli gen tly in the training of thechild, and t o develop between educa-tors and the general public such unitedefforts as will s e c u ~ e fo r every chi ldthe highe st advantages in physical,menta l, mora l and spi ri tual education.Th e Council meets at 8 o'clock on

the third evening of every schoolmonth and at that time mos t i nt er e st in g p rogr ams a re furnished. Th etopics discussed are always concerningmatters in which p ar en ts s ho ul d b einter es ted and deal directly with theproblems of the school and the children.Eve ry mothe r in Narberth should

be lo ng t o this organization and, asthis is the beginning of a lIew year,

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Narberth, Once ~ ~ E l m , " Was Founded by Welsh Settlers;Adjacent Buildings Abound in Historical Interestberth Park Association. This organization me t each month t o l oo k aftermatters a ff ec ti ng the wel fa re of thetown. A de tec tive was employed andsome street l ights installed. In 1893a committee was chosen to l oo k intothe advisability of obtaining a Boroughcharter. This was not g ranted until1898. * * *Narberth, like much o f t he surround-ing terr i tory, was set t led by th e Welshat t he t ime of William Penn and there-fore possesses a wealth of historic val- Sub-Juniors to Meetue. One of the great highways bor- Anl louncement was made thi s weekdering t he Bor ough is the Old Lan- that the season's first meeting wil l b ecaster Road, now known as Montgom- held in Elm Hall, Monday evening atery Avenue. It is one of the oldest 7.30, by the Sub-Jun io r Communityin th e country, being laid ou t in 1690. Club of Narberth. A speaker has beenIn 1770 a new road was bui lt from Isecur.ed, and an invitation is extendedCity Line t o Lancaster , called Lan- all g Ir ls b etween 14 and 18 years ofcaster Pike and now known also as age to a tt end t he meeting. Carriethe Lincoln H!ghway. It is b e t ~ e e n Louise Douglass is president of thethese two hIghways, about eIght b' M '" .miles from Cit y Hal l, that Narberth c1u , Ahce P. agu1t.'e IS vIce pres1-lies. dent, Blanche Lodge IS t reasurer, and* * * Dorothy Miller is secretary.On Montgomery Pike on the border of the Borough are found severalbuildings of historic interest. TheMerion Friends' Meeting House, theoldes t house of worsh ip in Pennsylvania, was erected in li:1)5. A coat ofstucco applied early in the nineteenthcentury h ides i ts stalwart stone walls.Inside above the elder's seats, two pegsare pointed ou t as those upon wh ic hWilliam Penn hung his hat when hepreached to a Welsh congregation(many o f whi ch cou ld not understandhim).Just across the field on the same sideof t he road s tood until recently, the oldPrice (or Rees) homestead, used byLord Cornwall is as his headquartersduring the Revolution, when in thisp ar t o f t he country.On the opposite side of the roadstands another Price mansion, a beautiful example of the Pennsylvania Colonial architecture. Her e t he " ho rseblock" of stone s te ps , us ed by ther iders in the e arl y d ay s to mount anddismount from their horses, still standsunder the spreading sycamore trees.These steps were also built in theColonial period and are contemporaneous with the beautiful old mansion.Nearby at the corner of Haverfordand Montgomery Avenues, stands anold blacksmith shop, where, it is said,Lord Cornwall is had h is hor ses shodduring the Revolution. The shingleroof a nd t he woodwork have been renewed for the sh op was b ur ne d out,but t he stone walls with t he o ld stonemile post outside the door, s tan d a sthey did more t ha n two centuries ago.. The General Wayne Inn on Montgomery Avenue, almost adjoining theMer ion Mee ting , abounds with historical associations. The T av er n wasbui lt in 1704 and from that time untilabout twenty-five years ago, it servedas a post office, for l ong the only onein the section. The bui ld in g is wel lpreserved despi te i ts two 224 years.When the American army encampedaround the present intersection ofMeeting House Lane and MontgomeryAvenue on September 14, 1777, Washington u sed t he Inn as his headquarters, s leeping there over night. Lafayette is alleged to have passed the nightthere as well as General AnthonyWayne . whose name s uppl an ted theInn 's former titles of "The \VilIiamPenn" and "Streeper 's Tavern."In the early nineteen hundreds therewas another attraction which added toNarberth's fame and tha t was t he Bel mont Driving Park. This r ace t rack.famous in its day, lay in th e tract backof Meeting House Lane, which i s nowthe scene of a rea l estate deevlopment.

$ 7 } ~ 1 ~ ~ F : ) ~ ! I I - < ; ~ : ~ ; : a ~ i n : ~ ~ ~ e JNew Fall Colors, $1 Each Decorating I306 Dudley Ave., Narberth ESTIMATINGPhone Narberth 2562R Narberth 4135W

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ofONE.. . .. . ... .. . With t he purchase o fan y ~ ou r Oven Heat Control Ga sRangl3s, at t he r eg ul ar retail prices, wewill include a Radiant Type Gas Heaterretailing at $15. This offer holds good

f o r aL IM IT ED T IM E O NL Y

The Heat Control Gas Range wil l enable youto do perfect cooking without oven watching.Set th e regulator a t t he degree of heat required,and your cake, pies or a whole meal will be finished lIutomatically and j us t right. You canhave your choice of pla in , ful l enamel or partenamel finish. Prices s tar t at $68. Easy paymentterms, too.

Wayne 3

OUR TOWN

ArdJ"ore 3500

The Radiant Type Gas Heater operates on theprinciple of thc sun's rays-warms you throughand through. Ins tantaneous heat in the morningbefore the furnace gets under way. Extra heatE a 8 Y T e r m 8 o f Paymen t at night when the furnace fire is banked.

Telephone . or come in an d se e the heat control ranges an d th e heaters

15 Saved ... andcold-weather comfort assured I Takeadvantage of t his liberal offer now.so that you muy huvc not only th ev e r ~ ' desirable heat control gas runge ,bUI an efficient rudiunt ga s heater aswell. Should yo u prefer u healer sdli ng u t n,ore thun $15, we will he veryglad 10 allow ~ ' o u $15 on th e higherpr ic ed heute r .

P h i l a d e l p h i a Suburban- Count iesGas a n d E l e c t r i c CODlpany

w __ ,# ! IMiMMIMIMIMIMIMMIMIMIMIMIMMIMMIM!MMMlUJMMMMMMMMQV.! lMlM!M!1 \eeh. .

Friday October 11, 1929 ,- ._--- . _- .----- _ . -- .-- - -Autocar Influences stitutions, And, in a more practical te r than most competing makes, there . , * * , , * ~ _ * , * , dValues in Narberth way, just the sam e as th e local banks would be justi fication, because of theI COOK & KOUPprovide the Borough govc rnment w ith factory proximity, in the purchase of- - - IcOI1\'cnient facilities, so the Autocar them for Narberth, jus t th e same as it AIterations & Jobbings always assumcd that friendly neigh-By Robert F. Wood. Company provide s a ncighborly and bor s a re bet tc r sources o f s uppl y t ha n 1059 Montgomery Avenue"Will you let us know the signifi-l intcrested source for motor trilcks, more disintcrcsted and distant busincsscance of the Autocar Company t o Nar - IEven if All to ca r t ru ck s wer c not bet - houses. Phone: NARBERTH 2841W

The home that burns our anth-raciteI T'S the fincst fuel that afurnace ever burned and IT'SREALLY ECONOMICAL. Dependable as it always has been, itbrings to your home the heat-comfort you need.

berth?" That was the re qu cs t o f t he Ieditor and it seemed to the writer Iwhen he stated it that it s houl d notbe nec es sa ry t o explain to thc peoplco f a ny c ommuni ty the significance ofhaving at their gates a manufacturinges tab li shmcn t em pl oy in g mor e t han1000 pcople and enjoying a nationaldistribution of a quality articlc of highprice. Onc wouldn't ha ve to e xp la ins uc h t hi ng s t o the inhabitants of thoschustling wid-western cities wher e t heautomotivc industry is now centered.The question is, however, a littlemore reasonable when o ne t ak es i nt oaccount that Narberth cxists almost exclusively with reference to the city ofPhiladelphia, which provides in itsmultiple activities the means o f livelihood for practically all Narberth pcopIc, Viewed in that light, the AutocarCompany or any other non-Philadelphia conccrn might be said to havelittle significance to thc peopl c o f any1\1 ain Linc community.Th c Autocar Company h as b cen un intcrruptedly manufacturing motor vehiclcs on Lancastcr Pike, in Ardmore,only two miles from Narberth , fornearly 30 years. During tMat time,few industrial enterpr is es have enjoyed such an unbrokcn period of cons is te nt p roduct ion, whi ch means thatmil lions of dol la rs have been pouringannually from the Autocar payroll intothc local communities, benefiting allt ra de smen and mat er ia ll y a ss is ti ng i nmaintaining and advancing local real IIestate values.

I t might be possibl e to prove thatduring the cnt ir e thirty years that theAutocar Company has been establishedin this vicinity, s om e o f its employeeshave been r es idents and taxpayer s ofNarbcrth, The re a re manv of themthere now, and if they should all decideto leave at the samc time, throwingthcir homcs and rca l es ta te on thc marke t for sal e, i t probably would affect,tcmporarily at Icast, real es ta tc valuesin the Borough. There a re Autoc arhomes in many par ts of the Boroughand the pre sent writer knows o f n onewhich is not owned bv the occupant.Thcn, of course, thcrc TS the humancontribution to community lifc whichhas been made bv thosc Au to car cmployecs who have comc to Narherthto live and havc contributed their individual portions to thc acti\ities of thcvarious churchcs, c lubs a nd othcr in-~ C C C C D D C C C C ~

L. M. ThompsonBALA.CYNWYD

Phone CYNWYD 280

BrynMawr 327 Boulevard 1600


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ZECKWERHAHNPhiladelphiaMusical Academy110 \ 'enrH o f Contlnue,l Sueee"" In' I ' rnlnlnA' ! '1I1"le lnn"Graded courses In al l departments o f musl eal I nst ruc t ion und er t he s am e d is ti ng ui sh ed faculty.l " requen t r e ci t al s an d opportunities fo r public appearancewhile studying.leOR YEAR DOOK. 'VR ITE

FREDElUCK HAHNpre l l l t len t -Dlrec tor11117 Spruce St . Pennypacke r lWII3

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Phone, Cynwyd 771

Richards-Fisher Co.

Care Should Be Taken

The

A Familiar Narberth SceneOUR TOWN

Junior Circle of Guildto Hold Card Party

Photo sho'Ws El1ll Hall, scat of the borough g07/erlIlNellt, h01lle of the Narberth Firc CompallY,hradljuar/rrs of thc 1110IllCII'S Commullity Club alld 11Ieetillg place for the Narberth Bui ld il lg alldLoal1 Associatioll. The building underwellt cOllsiderable rccollstruction last )'rar alld cmergcd as anat/raethle. 'Well-eljuipped alld c011l1ll0dious h0111e fo r the


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OpenFriday Evenings

Page'NiDe

Official

.,.Auto Repairing

inspect ion sta tion for brakesand lights, for Narberth andMerion, in connection withSta te Highway Depar tmen t1929 motor vehic le code andsafety campaign.

Station GarageA" Hor'Yath

Essex & Haverford Aves.

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Gifts of DistinctionExclusive Juvenile DepartmentDelicious Home-madeCandyGreeting CardsCirculating LibraryCandlesPicture Framing

DistributorsJeddo-HighlandCoal

Open Friday EveningsPhone Narberth 2882

O'Verbrook to Villano'Va

Forest and Haverford Aves.Narberth

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Ye Oddity ShoppeThe Gi/t Center 0/ the Main Line

Ralph S. Dunne.

BIRTHDAYS, wedding days, "Mothers' Days," Christmas-howmany days a year contains of Anniversaries to cherish! "Women's

days," they might almost be called, for a sentimental attachment toanniversa ries seems to be most inherent in the fai r sex.But there is one anniversary that lays a s trong hold upon a man's

heart-the day each year that marks his start in business.A business can hecome almost a human heing. and as i t g rowsolder i ts accompl ishments grow and i ts character deve lops as surely as

if it were alive.This year is the seventh in the Ii fe of our business. There are redlet te r days to remember in those seven years-the day we sold our firstlOO-ton oreler; the del ivery date of each new truck; the day we movedinto larger quarters; the day we signed up for Jeddo-Highland coalexclusively; the time our Cellar Service Department was formed, andrecently the day we added heat ing equ ipment to our l ine (automaticstokers and heat r egul at or s) . Add to these the many other days when

we receive a k ind word o f approva l in the mail, or l is ten to a speech ofcommendation from a satisfied cus tome r, and you can see that almosteve ry day in the year is an anniversa ry of some happy occasion fo r asuccessful, growing business.

We are looking forward with eagerne ss to the next "cycle ofseven" and the steady growth tha t lies ahead for the progressive retailcoal dealer.

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OUR TOWN136 23131 27153 10138 22144 17139 21141 19135 24149 13139 29162 2138 22108 46148 14168 0151 11171 0159 5155 8141 19162 2159 5150 12147 14132 26168 0137 18171 0154 9145 16157 6128 30148 14145 16160 4174 0166 0145 16164 1

PhoneNarberth 2430

\ Klrscht 18Kist le r . . . . . . . . 10Knutzen . . . 29Koup ............ 71Laughlin ........ 59J. Lebo . . . . . . . . . . . . 11MacNlven .. " . . . . 75Maler 75Mason ........... 81Merkel 12Miller 18Miner ............ 14Moore ........... 21Murray 37Nicholson ........ 60Otley ............ 9Ousey 10Purr ing .......... 83Reese 57Reger 18Ru pe rt R e ge r 66Re i .." 24Riddle 49Riley ............ 76Ripper 50Savill ............ 15Selard 74H. T. Smedley 75W. D. Smedley 84H. Smith 69C. Ro y Smith 76Spencer . . . . . . . . 24Charles Spencer . : . 60Stringfield . . . . . . 57Thomas .......... 15Tit low . ' . . . . . ..... 49Ward .......... 45Wat t s 75Weiss ........... 66

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Schedule For First Halfof Church Bowling Season

Bowling Handicaps Basedon Last Season's Averages

October 4, 1929Baptist Battlers vs. Baptist Boosters.Catholic Colts vs. Lutheran Lions.Meth. Meteors vs. Meth. Mules .Pres. Pep Boys vs. Pres. Pilots.

October 11, 1929Methodist Mules vs. Pres. Pilots.Methodist Meteors vs. Pres. Pep Boys.Baptist Boosters vs. Lutheran Lions.Baptist Battlers vs. Catholic Colts .

October 18, 1929Methodist Meteors vs. Lutheran Lions.Baptist Battlers vs. Pres. Pilots.P re s. P ep Boys vs. Catholic Colts .Baptist Boosters vs. Methodist Mules.October 25, 1929Catholi c Col ts vs. Methodist Mules.P re s. P ep Boys vs. Baptist Boosters.Baptist Battlers vs. Meth. Meteors .Presbyterian Pilots vs. Luth. Lions.November 1, 1929P re s. P ep Boys vs. Baptist Battlers.Lutheran Lions vs. Methodist Mules.Catholic Colts vs. Presbyterian Pilots.Met h. Met eo rs v s. Baptist Boosters.November 8, 1929Baptist Boosters ys. Catholi c Col ts .Presbyterian Pilot s vs. Meth. Meteors .Lutheran Lions vs. Baptist Battlers.Methodis t Mules vs. Pres. Pep Boys.,November 15, 1929

Lutheran Lions vs . Pres. Pep Boys.Methodist Mules vs. Baptist Battlers.Pres. Pilot s vs. Baptist Boosters.C at ho li c Co lt s vs. Met h. Met eo rs .November 22, 1929Methodist Meteo rs vs. Met h. Mu les.P re s. P ep Boy s ys. Pres; Pilots .Catholi c Col ts vs. Lutheran Lions.Baptist Battlers vs. Baptist Boosters.November 29, 1929Baptist Boosters vs. Lutheran Lions.Baptist Battlers vs. Catholi c Col ts.Methodist Meteors vs. Pres. Pep Boys.Methodis t Mules vs. Pres. Pilots.December 6, 1929P res . P ep Boys vs. Catholic Colts .Baptist Boosters vs. Methodist Mules.Baptist Battlers vs. Pres. Pilots.Methodist Meteors vs. Lutheran Lions.December 13, 1929Baptist Battlers vs. Meth. Meteors .Pres. Pilots vs. Lutheran Lions.Pres. Pep Boys vs. Baptist Boosters.Catholi c Col ts vs. Methodist Mules.December 20, 1929Catholic Colts vs. Pres. Pilots.Meth. Met eo rs v s. Baptist Boosters.Lutheran Lions vs. Methodist Mules.December 20, 1929Catholic Colts vs. Pres. PilotsMeth. Meteors vs. Baptist Boosters.Lutheran Lions vs. Methodist Mules.Baptist Battlers vs. Pres. Pep Boys.December 27, 1929Lutheran Lions vs. Baptist Battlers.Methodist Mules vs. Pres. Pep Boys.Pre s. P ilot s vs. Methodi st Meteors .Baptist Boosters vs. Catholic Colts .January 3, 1929Pres. Pilot s vs. Baptist Boosters.Catholic Colts vs. Methodist Meteors.Methodist Mules vs. Baptist Battlers.Lutheran Lions vs. Pres. Pep Boys.

Frida,!, October II , 1929

G.Albert.. 72Ander"on 32Geor ge Bah b . . . . . 74Bailey .......... 64Chapin 15Cummer ......... 14Davis 66Dempsey 18DeHar t 15Dickie ......... 15Duncan 27Durbin............ 66Ellis 18Fitzgerald ....... 9Follette .......... 51Fol lmer .. . . . . . . . 9Goodrich ......... 71Haist.............. 55Hause ......... 41Haws 67Heard............. 49Hame r . . . . 17Hoyle .......... 83Humphreys . . . . 51Hutchinson . . . . 9C. L. Jenkins 81Elmer Jenkins . . . 88Ernest Jenkins . . . 02Keirn . . . . . . . '12.X;lrk . 1~


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RESOURCES $12,000,000

TheMerion Title & Trust

Company

-Friday, October 11, 1929UR TOWNage Tea

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Se en Hundred and Twenty-two Couples Wed in Three i d e ~ of establishing a national religious" shrme at Valley Forge, a chapel ofYears by Dr. Burk at Valley Forge Memortal Chapel the highest type of architecture; a placeto emphasize the patriotic and religious

In a per iod of three years, the Rev. questionnaire. None but those who a t m o s p h e r . ~ of Valley Forge , whe reDr. W. Herbe rt Burk, rector of the approach the solemn service of mar- Washington knelt in the snow to pray,Valley Forge Memori al Chapel , ha s r ia ge with the most serious thought of and a repository for relics and objectsmarried 722 couples. the covenant into which they are en- that tell of the early history of thisAnd in t ha t t ime he has only mar - t er ing "be fo re God and man" are country, and especially of the Valleyried one divorced person, whose mar- granted the privi lege of being married Forge section.riage was sanctioned by the bishops in what has been characterized as "one The relics are deposited in the mu

under the laws of the church. Further, of the 1110st beautiful churches in Amer- seum maintained by the Val ley Forgeinsofar as he has been able to learn, ica." Historical 'Society, founded by Dr.only six marriages per fo rmed in more One of t he favorit e bits of advice Burk. Dr . B ur k won the Philadelphiat han t hi rt y y ea rs have ended in di- which Dr. Burk gives newly-married Civic Award for his accomplishments invorces. couples is to go home and start a l it tle bui ld ing the memorial chapel. He isValley Forge is not a Gretna Green. menagerie. Not monkeys, cats and now planning the Washington NationalThey can't just walk i nt o t he chape l dogs , b ut " a little bear and forebear." Memorial Church, to cost $10,000,000.as two, a nd o ut again as one. Be for e I t was about twenty-five yea rs agoany ceremony is performed the couple that Dr. Burk , whi le rector of St. A man in Kansas married to ge t outmust subscribe their signatures to a John's, of Norristown, conceived the: of jail.

John Albrecht, who began his businesscareer 46 years ago, has spent 31 years of thatt ime in this vicinity. At the end of the lastcentury, he established his nursery in Pencoydand began giving special care to cemetery lotsin West Laurel Hill Cemetery and selling potted plants, etc., to wholesale stores in Philadelphia and vicinity.

In 1913 he bought six acres of nurseryland on the south side of Montgomery Pikeat Meeting House Lane. In 1921 six additional acres were purchased across the pike,along Meeting House Lane; three acres ofthis t rac t IS now under glass, constitutingthe finest greenhouse on the Main Line. Thefollowing year the Primrose Flower Shopwas opened ,in Ardmore. Addit ional holdings include 10 acres on State road, Cynwyd; 17 acres along Mill Creek road, and an120-acre farm plan ted with nursery stock,five miles from Paoli.

Twenty-five steady workers are now. employed by John Albrecht Nurseries, and thisnumber doubles during the planting season.They take care of orders for

OUR TOWN

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Neither in Philadelphia

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nor on the Main Line is

Hardware, leitchenutensils, paints, gllllS,toys, guns ancl IImmunition, oil cloth lindfabrikoid, flower potslind garden implements, playgrou"cIequipment, includingsee- saws, s JV i n g 1,slides, etc.

LARGEST STORE

in stock:

peel to serve the needs ofthere a store better equip-

carries about 5000 items

Narberth's

the average household-

no higher than those offact that our prices are

prices.

spectfully called to the

any metropolitan store's

'and your attention is re-

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ne of the Pioneers


Evergreens, trees and shrubs.Garden plants, flowers and allseasonable potted plants for

home and conservatory., - - - - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - - - ~Orders are filled for customers as far dis

tant as Philadelphia and Paoli, Germantownand Lansdowne.

NarberthHardwareCompany

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Phone NARBERTH 4177

Montgomery Avenue at Meeting House LaneNARBERTH 3666

By the Old Meeting House Narberth 230 Haverford Ave.


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Friday. October II . 1929s ide t rip leads to a paradise for fishermen and hunters. The Broadhead. theParadise and many o the r t rout s treamsare nearby. With the opening of thehunting season deer and featheredgame a re to be found in nearby hil1-sides. Following t he La ck awann aTrail, national route 611. the tou r leadsnorthward through Tannersville, Scotrun and Swiftwater to Mt . Poc ono.From this central point a side journeyleads east over State route 615 toParadise Valley. Wes twar d S ta teroute 115 winds through Pocono Summit , S ti llwa te rs , Naomi Pines toPocono Lake and Blakeslee.M t. Pocono , r is ing 1769 fe et a bovesea level , is the h ighest point in thissection. The ai r is consequently pure,dr y a nd invigorating and the s cene ryhas all the charm of lof ty e levat ion.From its g re en garb in sum,mer thesurrounding f or es t- cl ad h il lsi deschange in autumn to a mass of manyhue s i n foliage. Fo r the homewardtrip it is suggested that the travelersuse the same routes as on the outbound trip as in this way road construction work so prevalent in the fallc an be avoided .A 75-year-old truck d ri ver in AIliance, 0. , dropped dead t he o th er d ayHe was t he f athe r of 24 chi ldren, 23by his f ir st wi fe, and one by his sec

ond. His second wife was the mothetof nine children by another marriage,making 33 c hi ld ren i n the familyPeace be to his ashes.

Ardmore 2500

i t "Minis ink." It was through Monroe County tha t t he terrified survivorsof the Wyoming Massacre made the irway and it was through this sectionalso that General Sullivan marched hist roops to avenge the wholesale slaughter of the whites.Nor thwa rd through Ana lomink a

WYNNEWOOD ROADGROVE PLACEROCKLAND AVENUEWYNNEWOOD COURT

The Superior Paving MaterialSUBURBANITE

The following streets are included:

SMOOTH STREETS

OUR TOWN

FOR NARBERTH DRIVERS

Lancaster Avenue

In the past few months the Suburban Construction Co.has repaved several of Narberth's streets with

Blue Ribbon Winner of Bryn Mawr Horse Show

Photo by Harry D. Richards.Mr. William M. M. Robinson, of Paoli, driving hisfive-gaited mare, Suttie Lee, before the Combination Class of theBryn Mawr Show.

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NarberthPrinting Co.(Ha.rr.y H. Hollar)

wedding announcementsand o the r social stationery;

109 F o r ~ s t Ave., Narb.

tickets, programs, schedules, meeting - noticepost cards.

You' w(,;" t go wrong ifyou ha'lle your mimeo-grttphing,. .multigraphinga ~ 'printing done by the

p r i n t i ~ g , experience IS repres e n t ~ d in the Narberth Printing. Cpmpany, . a l t h ~ u g h itwas not established here untilAugustI, 1928. It's proprietor, Harry H. Hollar, hasturned out , p romp tl y andsatisfactorily. the following'types of work:10,000' de lux e copies ofthe Garden Nurseries1929 catalogue;,business letterheads, en-. ' . velopes, booklets, .circulars, catalogues and postcards;

Phone NARBERTH 2618

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Week-end Trip to Poconos.! Mapped by Auto Clubi Th e Poconos, one of eas te rn Pennsylvania's most alluring scenic regions,ilj especially attractive du.ring ~ a d yaittumn. To supply motor is ts wI th adelightful week-end j ou rn ey the Key stone .Automobile .Clut! has mappeda; tour through thI s pIc ture sque sec tibn.: "Mt . Pocono and its adjacent scenicwonderlands are not only popular summe r vacation haunts, but are becomingaU the year round resorts ," .says Joseph Murphy, superviso r of the ArdD!lore branch of the club. "Splendidfishing and hun ting are found here andthe zestful and invigorating climatevyilt be wel comed by t ho se who enjoy(xutdoor recreation."I From Ardmore the to.ur leads northtbrough Bridgeport, where the ~ c h u y l -

~ i l t River is crossed to Norristown.:From' hel'"e . national' route 122 is followed through Centre Square andMontgomeryv il le ' to Doylestown.Turnihg left into the LackawannaTrail, ; marked' as national route 611,the t our ist s proceed no rt h t hr oug hr.olling . far nll and t o Kintnersville.,"Vind!ng beside the. banks.of the Dela- and lakes and innumerable streams areware :the' trail passes through Easton Th Ia nd Mar ti ns C re ek t o Bangor. right on t he t own' s edge. e car yhistory of Monroe County, throughCoritin'uing northward. the t ~ a v e l e r s which the Lackawanna Trail passes,drive: t hr ough the scel1lc regIOns of read s like a legend. Befo re the comthe Delaware Water Gap section to ing of white s et tl er s t o this sec t!on'East :Stroudsburg and enter Strouds- in 1725, i t was the scene of In dianburg. : .. . tribal councils. Th e redmen calledS ~ o u d s b u r g the g a ~ w a y to t h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ocono land of recreat ion. Mountains _ . _ .w. WH WH WH "1M .W , ""I lilY 1111

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OUR TOWN

FreeDeli"ery

Page Thirteen

over ....

That's always been our aun. The difference in cost between the better quality and the poor quality is a mere triflein money-and lots of times the slight increase in cost isoffset by our delivery and accommodating service. Think it

241 Haverford Avenue Narberth 4182

FoodGood Food

Bet te r Food

-Anything electrical for the home-at the

Sparton, Crosley, Amrad, PhUco and VietorRadios and Combinations; Telechron ElectricClocks-observatory time from your own lightcurrent; General Electric Appliances: ThorIroners and Washers; Conover Dish Washers.

237 Haverford Avenue, Narberth

Narberth Electric Shop

. . . .

Opened December 5, 1925,TheSANITARY BARBERSHOP

makes ladies' and chil-dren's hair bobbinb a spe-cialty. Open 8 A. M. to8 P. M. (and until 9P. M. Saturdays).41 N. Narberth Avenue

L. Kir;cht, Prop.

Narb er th 's mos t n ot ed pedestrianhad by 1893 cover ed enough t housands of miles and s aved enough pen nies ( from $12 a month and board) tobuy a milk route. He served mostof the thirty houses that were in theElm Station district at that time, untilthe r ou te g rew l argcr and prospcrous.When an ope ra tion fo r append icit isbecame neces sary , Mr. Davis sold themilk r ou te t o George Mark le . Lateron, perhaps because he mis sed the exercise, Mr. Davis bought a paper routefrom John Booth, and again served,for a few years, in BaJa -Cynwyd andWest Manayunk.Meanwhile, in 1897, the Davisesbuilt a house at 111 Forest Avenue,Narber th, amI ogened the front room

as a shoe store, which Mrs. Davistended whenever the l it t le bell on thefront doo r tinkled , announc ing a customcr. In thc r ca r t he mi lk businesswas car ri ed on unt il it was sold, whilethe s tablcs for hor ses were maintainedat the c orn er of Haverford and Narbe rth Avenues, once known as Markle's corner, and later as W. D. Smed-CX'NTINUED ON FOURTEENTH PAGE.......... de . .. . . , ., . , . . .,

+' + ' + ' + ' '+ . '+ '+ . . + ' . . . . . .

PriJay, October 11, 1929

wou:.G WOMENDRESSMAKING SCHOOL I",I1rlloweIJ ""olemMnkp dotht '" whill :'lIfulul'.lIHRI.I:" PATTER:"S Illude t omeasure. 'Rv'nlnJ: ('Inlll"pfol (I J r mPIIand wnnwn. n l I J 1 ~ l l h" 1"'1'!h1.THE BYRD SCHOOLlO P Chestnut W ' : l ~ 3 ~ ~ ~

22-Mile Daily Walk Was Business Start ofNarberth's Oldest Merchant, Who RecallsBlin.ard of '88, and Opened Store in '97How would you l ike to walk twenty

two miles a day? That is the dis tancethe proprietor of Narbe rth' s oldes tstore had to tr aver se each day f or sixyears , when he car ri ed paper s for JohnBreen, Gladwyne (or Mer ion Square),as you please. Howard E. Davis , oneof the Bor ough 's mos t e steemed c it iz ens and business men, commencedhis business car ee r in 1887, wh en h ewas 14 years old.Breen's store was a l arge o ld -fa sh ioned one, where you cou ld buy feedfor horses , i ce cream, meats , spool s ofthread-or what have you? Alongwith the general store Breen manageda paper route , and for s ix years youngDavis went through this routine: hewa lked f rom Gladwyne t o Manayunk

-s ix miles-to get t he paper s, andt hen wa lked t o Bala -Cynwyd, wherehe served thcm, in dis tr icts then knownas Black Horse and Merionville.Mr. Davis rcmember s the b li zzardof 1888, when snow drift ed h igh over

the fences on Montgomery pikewhich was th en known as Old Lancaster Road. His employer sent himover from Gladwyne to Ardmore,where Breen had been unable to servepaper s for three days, because therehad been no train to Ardmore fromPhi ladelphia for two days.Walking on the top crust o f thesnow, young Davis served Ardmore

(or Athensville) and vicinity withthree days' pape rs, and then, on thefourth day of the blizzard, served 'VestManayunk and Bala-Cynwyd with paper s which by that t ime had g rown toa four days' accumulat ion.

ESP[c iAlL ' tfiNE( ; . A ~ M E N T S

REPAIRING - REMODELINGFUR WORK A SPECIALTY1()2 f()RREST AVE

~ A ~ f > E ~ T t l21> f3AlA AVE

CYNWYD r-.rt j )C Y N W Y D ~ L

Specials for Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12

Legs of Genuine Spring Lamb, lb. 48c

FRESH VEGETABLESRECEIVED DAILY:California SWEET PEAS,

v.. pk 39 cCalifornia S u n k i s tORANGES,25c, 35c, 45c, doz.

Premier COFFEE, a high-grade product, lb 45cLippincott's Large stuffedOLIVES, qt 85cLippincott's APPLE BUTTER-a real spread, jar 23c

For Sunday Morning BreakfastCanadian Bacon with some of our

Guaranteed Strictly Fresh Eggs

Try one of our Fresh Killed Frying Chickens, average Weight,3 to 3 1-2 lbs., lb. 48c


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A II BostoniansShoes for Men

20% Off

STONIANS

=

Carpenters and Builders

Special OfferingFRIDAY and SATURDAYOctober 11 and 12

MOWRER BROTHERS

Congratulations tottO ur Town" on itsFifteenth Birthday

9he7No}tN "'-SHaHS can express personallty. They I fselected with c a r ~ With shoes 81 dlsdNdwlfstyled as Bostonians you won't go W1'Ona. StrIa foIbUsiness, sporta and evening wear--.n COl'Iec:G IIIIOIli.-wearq-alI c o m i ~ MoIdr f7 to. .

TELEPHONE, CYNWYD 687

OUR TOWN

com-Drug

areShea's

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Phones~ a r b e r t h 2838-2839

and Delivered.Prescriptions Called For

Who are careful how theirprescriptionspounded,Store is indicated.

]. PAUL SHEA

For Those

(Founded Ncwember, 1927)

d e .. d e

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' ' 'you on ly th ink.you. can play ah . O r n - y o u o l ; l q h ~ tobe out w i ~ h if:,-selling f i ~ } {~ " """-

Howard E. Davis RecallsBlizzard of '88-BuiltElm Station Store in '9 7

._----------_ ..__ .__ . _ - - - - ~ . _ - . _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -the t eam of the cen tury reveals Howard E. Davis, himsel f , in baseball garb,standing beside J os eph Bar ke r, hisbrother-in-law; Robert Colwell, wbo at

CONTINUED FROM PAGE THIRTEEN ' that t ime was proprie tor of Narber th 'scoal yard; William Owens, pointing a IIcy's, because o f t he modern apartment . Ii (I N I th 'Idramattc nger per lapS at ar Jer shouse and s tore s whi ch h e has in re - ) d II ltd. . progress ; an t wo sma JOys s an -cent years InuIt on It . I..in g knee-Illgh to theIr parents. TheyIn 1910 l\fr. Davis purchased from were Gene Davis and BiII Harher, his

Edward Cole the e ig ar s to re at 224 pal , who later became town shoeHaverford Avenue, where he i ns ta ll ed mak er , a nd who is now a lieutenantthe stock of the F orest Avenue shoe on t he Phi la de lp hi a pol ice force . Insto re. Als o p ur cha se d f rom Cole was t hc backg round cou ld be scen bladest he Nar he rt h a nd Merion paper r out e, of corn-where t he Mer io n T it lc a ndwhich was served for ten years until Trust Company's Narbe rt h bank nowf inal ly i t was sold to Geo rg e G la ss - s ta nd s. The g roup in the photographpool. were standing in the middle of 'whatIncreasing his stock, no t only of was then a little used street-the in

shoes, but also of the many other tersection of Narbe rth and HaverfordcOl1llllodities which l1Iay now he pur- A\'enlles.chased in his store, ]\[ r. Davis ill 1923fou ll d i t uecessa ry to make a $1 (),OOO ,Psychologist to Speakalll'ratiCln, adding- an apartment to theIF ' d ' C t I Schoolbru:k buildingat 224 Ha\'erford Ave- at rlcn s en ranue, and huildillg- two stores. Con- .. ---, I !!) .' ' t I I) ., I ' . . Joseph Jastiow J h. D., '" ., antmulIIg" 0 expal1(, aVIS >USllless OC-1 . ' . ' .cupied hoth stores in 1925, making an-/ enllnent Amen:an psychol?g-lSt, whoother alteration costing $4000. formerly occupied th e c ha Ir of psy-

1\1 D ' . I'll t I t I ' chology at the University of \OViscon- 1, aVIs, IS s 1 a >e ~ e e n a li S '1 ,'11 I e the s l eake r o f the eveningstore, observJIlg longer busmess hours SI l. \\ 1 1 1. f 1 P ,. at the first 11IcetlJ1g 0 t le arentst han mos t men, and \\'Ith t he e xp ec - . . 'I ' C IS I I' f A.ssocIatlOn of Fnen( s entra c 10 0 ,tatlOn 0 l1Iany 11I0re years o f u se fu l . .. I 11 '1 d)' 'f 'Overbrook, to he Ie ( next n on aypub IC h e, After hours, he retires to. I 1"1 I I. evenmg- Octo lcr 'to m t le sc 10 0Ills apartlllent ahovc thc store. and : D J " I I' . , - g-\'Il1nasllJ I ll. r. astro\\' IS \ \ , 1 ( e yTl 'ads up on a surpnsmg vanetv 01' . I I . I ' I n bbooks, . kno\\'n, parh.cll ar y 111. t 1 l oea t y, Yhis dai ly art tc les on K e ( ~ p m g MentallyF it . in Th e Publ ic Ledgcr. The Asso

ciation invites any who are interestedto attend this lecture .

Mrs. Davis is full o f mcmor ie s ofthc d ay s when she. was a shoe storeproprietress-and Davis' s ti lI has , fo rthat matter, a large stock o f s ho es .rubbers. sneakers, etc,As for their son, t he manager of

l':arherth's challlpiollship hasehall tea II Iis doing- well, thank you , A ff ab le.keen on all s po rt s a nd a l Il as ter ofmany o f t hcl ll . the g-enial Gene hashccn on e of the i do ls t)f Narherth'ssl11all boys for y ca rs . c ev r sincc hewas a YOl lthful footbal I, baseba l l, e tc .,ete., star.One of the highly inte rest ing and

diverting photographs in the Davis:f amil v al hu ll lS i s onc t ak en jus t a ft er I~ J - ~ ~ } o : I J " " j ) " " j ) " " ~ j O ...u " ' ~ J _ ~ J = ) j : : ~ ~ I

D, blLittlers ;,"\ Il \ . R A D I O : ~COLUMN P

~ l l r i ~ l p 0 1 = tIII put this corne taway in m o ~ h ballsif you:n onlybu..y a rd.d..toa..b~ ? ~ o : ' ; o m ~ ~ : ~ AT THE STATION I JOHN DRIZIN

~ a r b e r t h jPhone Narberth 2336 1 127 N . Narberth Ave. Theatre Building~ U ~ ~ d d l l l ; i ~ 1 . , ~ . ; p ; , . ; ; r ; ; . ; ; r ; ; ; . ; r ; ; . ; p ; : ; ; ; ; . ; p ; , . ; ; r ; ; . ; ; r ; ; ; .r;;.9=:;;;.;r;;..=.. .. up . . . . .. up u p .. .


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The Highest-Gradebaked goods in the Philadelphiasection are baked a t' White'.Sweet Shop. Why?-Becawe thefinest ingredients are wed. Andour 14 f lavors of d,liciOUJ icecream continue. attracting people.from Germantown, Overbrookand Paoli.

W H I T E ' SSWEET SHOPPastry, Candy, Nuts

219 Haverford Ave., NlIl'b.

Miesen

authorized to se t apart for use as r e ~ reation c en te rs , under t he jurisdiction,CONTINUED ON P ~ G J l l SIXTIQN

Yon'II love th e new"Florentine" - oneof the most charming o f the 1 9 3 0H o w a r d P e r i o dModels.

upand

Less Tubes

Walter P.

BAZAARand Cake Sale

The motif of thisbeautifUl cabinet isthe spirit of the Ital

ian Renaissance. The carvings are in thejoyous, beauty-loving m o a e - a fit- ,ettingfor Howard's renowned tonal qualqy.

We guarantee you will be satisfied'Credit terms can be arranged

The Finest in

IIRIA 110 1I141D

fJ1ieIFIUDIR.iE.NlrllNIE.$175

Friday, October 11, 10A. M. to 6 P. M., in

vacant store at235 Haverford Avenue

Carpenter (Sf Builder1 0 0 N N b h A Phones: Day-Narbertb 3973M. ar er t venue Evening-Narberth 3828.R,

WunderBattery and Electric Service

"Wunder Starts Them All"108 Forest Avenue, Narberlh

I Telephone: NARBERTH 2866A 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " " " ' ~ ~ ~ ~ o o o c : t o o o o ~ ~ I O O O l ~

OUR TOWN

U-KAN-PLATE

Replate Brassy, Worn-off

It SU, 'er Plnt('M to look l i k elie,,: U "" C l iN II P O l i N )

Two Hundred TwentyN ortL.Fifteenth StreetPL.iladelphia.P a .


Clientsof mine a re int ere st ed in renting or buying homes in NarberthCare to list you rs with me'?

J. RaymondS H A R P750 Drexel Building

Call Lombard 793fi ~ Narberth 4178

Recreation Board Dependent on Council and SchoolBoard for Find1Jc;al Support, Committee Report Shows

LINOTYPE SERVICEfor'PRINTERS and 'PUBLISHERS

Typekraf tersINCORPORATED

Tlds is section 3 of the ,-cport of tirec01llmittee of tire R e c r e a t i Q / ~ lJorud of tireBm'ollgh of Narberth, ~ ( I ; ' ; d l COllcemsitself with tire rclatiollS of th4! RecreationBoard to Borol/gh COIl'ldl olld tireSclrool Board.Th e Act of July 8 , 1919, P.L. ?84,in further recognition of t he educatIonal importance and value of c()IJllllunity

recreation, cxprcssly llrl>vi(lcd that"any school district sllall havc thcpowcr to join wit h a ny , . .borough. . . .in e q u i p p i l 1 ~ , opcratinga nd maint ai ni ng par ks , I) Ia.ygrounds,playficlds, gymnasiun!s, IJUO lie bat,hs,swimming pools and mdl>or recreatIonccntcrs and ma y appropria1e moneyt h e r e f o ~ . " I t also provid cd that incities and boroughs two llIell1bers ofthc Recration Board sha ll be appointedfrom the mcmbership of the SchoolBoard.Borongh Council, however, has thcexc lu sivc power to c reat c ancl to abolish the Rccrcation Hoarel and to ass'ign i ts powcr s and rCS!lClil sibilitics toanothcr hoely or board, without thesanction of the School Boanl . .Therc is thus creatcd a tnangntarrelationship hetwecn Rccreation Boarel,S choo l Boa rd and D o r o L l ~ h Council.Th c Rccreation Board is tIle: ereaturcof Council in its origin: it is al1icd \,:iththc School Board t h r o l 1 ~ l l o\-crlapP11lgmcmbcrship. It is also (Iepcndcnt onhoth, as shown later, for fillatlcial support.I t is douhtless hecause of t l1is finan-

Linotype Composition forOUR TOWN

A Livingflon PubliccJtion

Approved by "G ood HouH e1,eeping" as a si lver PoliHh,Nickel PoliHh, Silver Pla ter. I tp ro lo ng s t he life of al l platedwarE' an d HESTSTS TARNISH,I 3-oz, bot, 50c; g-oz, hot" $1.00. IFo r S ale b y II Cot ler 's lIIarket, Hansel l Bros. INarherth IIdwr" H ic kl in H dw r.'':':=-============:'' ~ ~ b O l " " " ~


18/34

II

FFriday, October II , 1929

-0 jauntyone-strapfor theschool g irl

~ ( 7 ~ ( ) T I 4 ~T t i 1 : 4 T ~ 1 : 9 ~ ~ ~ ( )

Bala Avenue, one Block South of Cynwyd Railroad Bridge

IPerformances 7 and 9 P. M. Today and tomorrow:Program-Week of Oct. 14: "Trial of Mary Dugan"MONDAY and TUESDAY

~ ~ T h e Single Standard"With Greta Garbo, Nils Asther and Johnny Mack Brown

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY~ ~ T h r e e Passions"Starring Alice Terry

FRIDAY and SATURDAY~ ~ P l e a s u r e Crazed"

At Saturday Children's Matinee--Come and See"KING OF THE KONGO"

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()URTOWN

- in the fall of 1909, Ricklin'shardware store was foundedone of the oldest stores now existing in Narberth.It is still doing business, at

the SaIne place, with a complete line of hardware andhouse furnishings.

If we don't have it, ask forwhat you want and we'll getit.

Twen t yYea r s Ago

RICKLIN'SHARDWARESTORE

We Deli'/ler

Opposite StationPhone Narberth 2555

act , come under the direction and supervision of the Recreat ion Board;where one is est abli shed, ju st as thefacilities created or contr ibuted byCouncil are to be so administered.To be concluded. . . . ,. ..

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Recreation Board SupportedBy Council School BoardCONTINUED FROM PAGE FIFTEENof th(l Recreation Board, "any lands orbuildings owned by such . . borough. . .not dedicated or devotedto other public use-"Tile Communi ty Bui ld ing is dedicated and devoted to other public use- the library, for example-as well asto recreation purposes. An arrange ment by which Council, through itsProperty Committee, resumes i ts ult imate authority over t hi s bui ld ing, inorder to protect i ts use for other thanr ~ c r e a t i o n purposes, is in no sense incompatible with the continuing authority of the Rec reation Boa rd ove r therecreation gmunds, and does not prec1ude a fur ther arr angement , like thatnow in effect, by which the Recreat ionBoard exercises authori ty over the recreational use of the bui ldings , or thoseparts of. it used for r ecreat ional pur poses.It seems only neces sary to arr ive ata def in it e' common understanding ofthe province and procedure of t he twobodies with re fe rence to t he matt er,and such an under st andi ng is readilyfacilitated by overlapping membership,,Tile relat ion of the Recreat ion Boardto t ile School Board, as to administrat ion of recreat ion facil it ies in connection with school property,is equallyclear The Act nowhere gives to theRecr(lation Board any direct authorityyto enter upon o'r adminis ter any par tof the school property. It does authori:ze the school board to "join withany . . . borough. . . .in equipping operating and maintaining" playgrounds , etc., and t o app ropri atemoney therefor. I t is for the SchoolBoard to decide whether any playgrounds at tached to school propert) 'shall be administe red as a part of acommuni ty wide enterpr is e, in wholeor in par t, and under what conditionsI t seems clear that the School Boardcould entrust the management of thescboal p layg round t o the RecreationBoard, during the summer months 01alter school hours, or it could conductsuch a pla yground under i ts d irectmanagemen t for t he use of the community. The poin t is that t here canbe no conflict of authority i n thi s matt er between the Recreat ion Board andthe Schoo l Boa rd , fo r the lat te r hassupreme and final authority ove r itsown property.Contributions made by t he SchoolBoa rd t o gener al communi ty recreation enterprises, as authori zed by the

Milk Makes Muscle

No other food or drink can take the placeof milk in giving boys and girls sturdybones, sound teeth, strong musclesand the foundation of l i f e lO ng .health. Let your childd rinkaquart -of Gold Medal Milk every day.

GOLD MEDALMILK

The older generation and the younger generation agree-there's something very wholesome about the smartness of this shoe. Tht layered leather heel. high.cut sides. andhroatl alligator strap are every hit practical.as smart . They JlI'ovide the foot p r o i e c t i o ~ lso necessary for a growing gir l. This ShoorTrt d is IlIIilt of very substantial leatherstUJl (:ulf or palent Il'uther . aizes 2lh to 8 . . $7.75. In sizes Illh to 2 . tan ( ~ a l fonly . . $6.50.

SUPPLEE ..WILLS ..JONESPioneers in lWer, Prewen Safeguard 1 E. LANCASTER AVENUE -ARDMORE

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19/34

t

Pap Seventeenfor Orphan Bab ies ." Mrs . W. Russel l Green, t he new president, assumesher dut ie s October 22.Th e clu b mot to , "Co -op erati on ,

progress and service," is evidenced inits past work, and its membership inthe F ed er at io n o f \Vomen 's Clubsmakes it a unit in the wor ld-w idemovement of womenhood for culturaldevelopment.------elieve it or not. A golfer at Wax.ahachie, Tex., d rove a ball extremelyhigh and it went 90 miles before againcoming to ear th . (The ball landed inan airplane, which was taking off fora 90-mile f light.)... ... ...A Rocnester professor says there are507 known annoyances in t he wor ldWonder if there's a p lace on the l ist fOIthe dentist who smi le s when h e s ti ck stha t bur r in your teeth?

e"! - - - ' - - - . ...

Th e last pres ident to serve the clubf rom i ts infancy to it s yea rs o f adolescence, now numbering thi rt een, wasMrs. C. Arley Fanner, and during thist ime the classes grew in popularity andattendance. Th e Red C ro ss d ri ve inth e borough was cond ucted whollyunder the auspices o f t he c lub t hi s yearand the membe rs hi p s ec ur ed was t helargest ever enrolled.

The "Better Homes in America"week in Apr il , 1929, was p u across bya c lub woman, Mrs . Eberhardt Mueller, and her commi tt ee , and a large cont ri bu ti on was made to the CrossnoreSchool in North Carolina, which wasa ssembled by the Welfare Committee.Crossnore's appreciation of the giftwas evidenced by t he ir naming a wingo f t hei r school the "Narberth Home

OUR TOWN

ESTABLISHED HIS SHOP IN A BASEMENT AT104Y2 FORREST AVENUE, NARBERTH, IN 1912 - - - - -J . A. M I L L ~ 1 2

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CI.Due to growth of the business, in 1915 he removed to the two-story buildingat 246-48 Haverford Avenue, Narberth, once the headquarters of the borough firecompany.CI. Further expansion of his business all over the Main Line and vicinity led to Mr.Miller's removal, in 1926, to his present two-story building at 111 FORRESTAVENUE, NARBERTH, which he erected to enable him to equip his shop forall branches of sheet metal work and roofing.CI. In this shop are made skylights, ventilators, cornices, conductors, elbows andornamental work. The establishment is also equipped to do all branches of slate,tile, tin, asbestos roofing and re-roofing, in addition to gutters, spouting, heaterwork and refrigerator repairs.CI. In the past few years J. A. Miller has placed the roofing and sheet metal workon the following Narberth Buildings:

Narherth Public SchoolMerion Title and Trust CompanyNarherth National BankNarherth Motion Picture BuildingNarherth Post Office BuildingThe White Building (apartment house and stores)Narberth Fire House

CI. The same expert workmanship and dependable service is functioning in privatedwellings-and has been for ,'ears-as your neighbors will tell you.

,--- FOR ROOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK ---rI Call Narberth 2920 _ I

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including a permanent Chris tmas treewhich was later des troyed by fire. Th eSub-Junior depar tment was organizedabout this t ime.

Having in mind since its formation the need of a clubhouse to a de quately carryon i ts work, the club purchased in 1926 a l ot on Essex Avenue.which it n ow owns. The clubhouse isye t an unfulfilled dream, bu t the workgo es steadil y o n and will become are al it y in th e n ea r future. This yea rthe club was hostess {or the thirdtime to the Montgomery Federation ofWomen's Clubs and held i ts fi rs t c lubinstitute.

Frida" October 11, 1929 ,Women's Community Club Has Played a Role

of lmporiance in the Borough-A Brief HistoryBy Mrs. N. C. Anderson

The Women's Community Club, likemany other organizations founded bywomen, was based on the thought ofservice. I t began as an outgrowth of asma ll commi tt ee of women who servedas an auxiliary to t he NarberthY. M. C. A.

Th e first mee tings a s a club wereheld in 1916, at wh ich t ime t he clubwas federated. Mrs. W. C. Cameronserv ed as t he first pre sident . Duringthe year of 1917 t he t ho ug ht s ofAmerican women were on the WorldWar , and it was a long t he lines o f warwork that the club d ir ec te d much o fits energies. Mrs. C. P. Fowle r, thepresident' at this time, ably directed theRed Cross work in th e cl ub 's rooms.Supervision of children's gardens, workin th e Main Line Canning Center , assistance in th e Liberty Lo an drives,a dopt ion o f a French orphan weresome of the club's activities andachievements.

By 1919 the club had grown toeighty-five members and it was thenthat a written constitution and by-lawswere first assembled and given to themembers. In 1920 the first la rge eventfor the benefit of a clubhouse fund wasgiven in t he f orm 'of a bazaar whichnetted a nucleus of $1200 for th e fund.A j un io r depar tmen t was f ormed t hi syear and a large collection taken forthe Near Ea st Relief.

In 1921 d urin g the presidency ofMrs. E. C. Batchelor, a b oa rd o f directors was chosen and a club charterobtained, the charter signed b y allmembe rs mak ing t hem charter members. A chairman of l i te rature was appointed and the club li br ar y w asopened at this t ime with eighteen volumes on the shelves.

During the yea rs o f 1922 and 1923,M;,s. Abram Bunn Ross, now presidentof ~ t h e Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs, was at thet-lub's helm a nd u nd er her direction

h/many new departments and classes\) were added. Numbered among themt were classes in current events, dra1 matics, legislation and dancing. (In-I cidentally, Mrs. Ross' views on divorce

were printed in the Evening Bulletinfor Apr il 7, 1923.)The c1uh had been constan tly in-

c reas ing the scope of its work anda ims a nd wa s bec oming mor e o f a fac to r in the community life. The introduction of the Community Chr is tmasTree celebrat ion sp on so red b y t hec lub a nd of Community Day wer e i nstrumental in developing closer contactb etwe en t he town and the club.

Mrs. Harry A. Jacobs, a tirel es sworker in club and civic life, becamepresident following Mrs. Ros s a nd accomplished much. The club turnedove r t he l ib ra ry to the Library Asso-ciation at this time. A contribution tothe borough 's street lights was mad eby the c lu b in the fall of 1924 and inJanuary, 1925, the club broadcast itsfirst r ad io program ove r S ta tion WFI.Two county chairmen were then numbered in the club's membership.A notable step was mad e in 1926when Mrs. Leroy C. Douglass organized the Mothe rs ' Council, which hassince affiliated with the Parent-Teachers' Association, and accomplished ex-cellent work in the communi ty . A

, kindergarten was a ls o made a reality ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SJthrough the efforts of the club. The - _p la nt in g o f many trees at the Nar-,berth Stat ion was effected by the c 1 u ~ I I ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1


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Friday, October II , 1929Buys Rosemont Site

A lo t of two an d one-half acres onBoxwood r oad , west of ConestogaRoad, Rosemont, has been sold byMears & Brown for Girard TrustCompany and Wallace & Warne r t oan undisclosed purchaser, who willbuild a residence for his own occupancy'- This ground is a part of thenew development recently started byWallace & Warne r, and known asBarclay Farms. The lot was held forsale at $25,000.

Roofing :: Plumbing :: Heating ..Sheet Metal Work

104 Essex Avenue, Narberth. Narberth 4040

Now, at their large and modern establishment at 104 Essex Avenue, Narberth, andtheir branch at Wayne, approximately twenty-four employees are required to take care ofthe present volume of work.

When people talk of business growth onthe Main Line, the case of Cook Brotherscomes to mind. In 1919 the three brothersstarted their plumbing, heating and roofingbusiness at 250 Haverford avenue, Narberth.

Very special attention has been given toautomatic gas water heaters, until today CookBrothers are mentioned by Philadelphia dis-tributors as being able to sell more automaticgas water heaters than the rest of the plumbing-heating concerns on the Main Line.

For co-operation of Narberth's residents, and the confidence which has madegrowth possible, thanks and good wishes areat this time extended by

OUR TOWN

Our outstanding feature: Quality of materials & 'workmanship

Speaking of Growth

Page EighteenAcquire Large TractFor Game Preserve

$200,000 WAS INVOLVED

Th e use of modern all-steel refrigera- To Improve Tracttors wi th appr oved i nsu lat ion woul d The proposed improvement of thego far toward doing away wit h th is entire sixty-acre t ra ct , in Bryn Mawr,heavy loss, thcy s ta te . acquired a short time ago by WallaceIn selecting a refrigerator. one wi th and Warner , architects and developers

neither the minimum or maximum ice of Philadelphia, was announced Saturmeltage shou ld be c hose n, a cc or di ng day . The property is located at Stateto t he L eon ar d I ns ti tut e. T he refrig- and Lafayet te Roads, north of Brynerato r that consumes th e most i ce is, Mawr station, and a portion is alreadynatura lly, too costly to keep fi lled and being improved with large residences.will no t maintain the dcsircd tcmpera- It is part of t he o ld Sel den Twitchellture of 50 degrees or less, while t hc estate of 135 acres, which until recentlyone that c onsumc s t he l ea st ice prob- was owned by Carl N. Martin. AnA tract of 2500 acrcs in East Nant- ably has fau lty c ir cu la tion and will improved township road, conn ect ing K in g Alf on so says he would be anot do it s job of keeping the food in Lafayette Road with State Road, ha5 mechanic in an automobile shop if hemeal Township, Chester County, has perfect state of preservation. A rea- been completed and all development weren't king. There isn' t much differjust been acquired by Edward Wool- sonable rate of ice meltage is es sen ti al facilities have been i nst al le d. The ence between a king and a bandit aftelman: of Haver ford , and Hcnry N. to keeping food good. The ice should large acreage adjoins the new Phila- a ll .\Voolman, of Ardmore , for conversion never be covered with a b la nket or dclphia Country Club , L lewe ll yn ... ... ...paper to retard its melting. Farms and the Longmeadow estate. A t th t e . es 110 drl'verinto a forest rcservat ion and a game mo or car a r qUlrhas been in ven ted , according to anpreserve. More t ha n twen ty farms The Chinese are repor ted to want A Chicago woman wants a divorce English paper. But there should be athavc bccn asscmblcd into thc tract. wild wcst movics. Lct's scnd thcm all bccause her husband eat s c rackcr s in Icast a dual control for occupants of

Announ cemcn t of t hc tran sacti on wc've got. bed. I the back seat .was madc on Wednesday by Vol. S l i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ! ~ ~ ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! f j lHendcrson. of Downingtown, who,with his son, Everett G. Henderson,acted for most of the parties to thesale, which was o ne o f t he l arg est inr ec cn t yea rs in that area. The purcha se price was about $200,000.Edward Woolman, a graduate of

Haverford College and a mcmbc r o fthc Sta tc Forcs try Associa tion, nowrct ir cd from act ivc bus ines s, was oneof thc princ ipal owners of WoolmanDairies, which cOlllpany was the oldestm ilk d is tr ibutor in Eastern Pennsylvania. He is a member of t he Centenary Firms.Henry N. Woolman, a graduate ofthe University of Pennsylvania, is sec

retary of the Supplee-Wills Jones MilkCompany, a director of National DairyProducts Corporation, a director of In tegrity Trust Company, president ofthe board of t rus tees of Eastern StatePentitentiary, member of the Pickering Hunt

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Our Town October 11, 1929