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he said, "will coordina te rab iescon tro l wi th similar programs beInlt c o nd u ct e d I n the adjolnU1«townships o f U pp er D ar by an dLower Merion."

U pp e r D a rb y r ec e nt l y sent outo rd er s f or s tr ic t e nf or ce me nt o fthe dog law and Is now charging$3 a day b o ar d f o r t h e I m po u ndIng of l i censed animals.

Joins Realty StaffMiss Mildred .Mat,thews, for

merly connected with o ne o fD ~ l aware County's leading real es

tate brokers. has .folned t h e s al e sstaff of E. A. Clarke, realtor, 719Montgomel'Y Ave .. MerIon.

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Once upon a time, a big, angry dog

barked to a young puppytha t he would

chew him u p. " No t until you catch

m e , " s a i d the little pup . Then he ran

for h is l if e w it h t he larger dog . inclose pursu i t . ' Spying a stove-pipe

nearby, the pup r an a nd hid in it."Come out or I'll come in af te r you,"

sa id th e big dog. "Come ahead ."

answered the puppy, The big dOQ

squeezed his head an d f r on t l e g , intot he p ip e b ut 'soon f ou nd h e could go

n o f a r th e r .• • neither in nor out. Then

the Iittl.e dog c li mb ed t o t h e t o p o f t h e

p i p e a n d l a ug h ed b e ca u s e he knew he

could l u mp o u t whenever h. wanted.

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Action of the cornmlsslonerr.In re tal l i a tion for what , h as b ee n s ai d I n the Monday nigh t WII.8 prompted by

preceeding paragraphs, many clique membersmlgh t numerous complaints received bysay " W h at d o youexpec t us to do? hand them ( no n- th e pollee and commissioner s o fmembers) II. place In our SOCiety." To s u ch a remark dogs running loose in t h e t ow n -I would say, "NOI" Bu t someWhere between the nin th ship. •and twe lth g rades t h es e s t ud e nt s h a ve b ee n 50 dls- Last year s t ray dogs causedoouraged as to create an Inferiority complex. A solu- considerable damage to victoryt lo n t o s uc h a problem which has rOOts growing gardens t h ro u g ho u t t h e township.ou t of almost every school organization would not Super in tenden t S iegle , 'who Isbe for,a humble s t ud e nt t o make, However if th is , also cha i rman of Defense Council.p ro bl em w as d is cu ss ed In t h e s tu d en t . councll- 'said that an e a rl y c a mp a ig nwhich has solved a.lmost no real problems t h is y e a r a g ai n st s t r ay dogs would h el p t he-poss ib ly s o me s o lu t io n might be found; bu t I Victory Garden program.suppose this will never happen-a t least n ot t hi s T he s up er in te nd en t urged reslyear-because t he m aj or it y o f Council members den t s to llcense their dogs at oncebelong to cliques also and would w an t t o d ef en d and keep them fl'om running attheir own position. larlle. Jules Romalns. French novelist,

':A s t r ic t enforcement of the poet. a n d d r am at is t was bornMr. Vincent V. Pearce, vlce-PI·lnclpal. Is much d o g l aw In Haverford Township" Louis Farlgoule.

concerned a b ou t t h e poor showing of schOOl spirit. . . . . ; ~ .- ~ - . . : . . . . . . . : . . ~ : . . : : . . . . . : : . . . : : . . : . : . : : . : . : : . : . : . : : . : : . ~ '- = : : . : = - : . . : . : ~ = : . . : : . . _

exhibited at athletic contests.D o y ou expect the s tuden t s who are looked uPOn

as "cllquehood outcasts" to s i n g -I n p a r tl c u la rone school song tha t claims "everybody lOves abody?"

'Lower Merlon's a th le t i c teamsdid no t finish theirseasons n e ar l y a s well as in previous years. Why?"Dick" Mattis and "Andy" used the plays tha t defea ted opponen ts In past years, the team memberswere j us t a s willing but one cylinder to completethe action WIUI sorely mlsslng--school spirit.

Therenever aga in will b e a n y t r ad i ti o na l L. M .spirit while the school continues d iv id ed ! As Is t at e d I n a "darlng" edItorial In the Merlonlte lastmonth, "I t i s t im e Lower Merion rose f ro m i tsfiuffed satin pillow stUffed with traditions of bygone years and special privi leges ." ,

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,Keep jlt-enjoy be tter heal th. Fact l it i el l ojthe Salon avai l ab le 3 night! a w ee k Wit h

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BY APPOINTMENT

PVT. CARL .J. SMITH, APO 562. NY. sent a l on g. neatly printedl e t t . ~ r

via JIM DAVIS. The PVT. Is a truck driver and says he had asmall part in making the " R ed B a ll H i gh w ay " f a mo us . H e a s ks tha twe keep th e NL coming. Being R Merionlte he a lways remembers "Enter To Learn, Go F o r th To Serv.2;" a nd t he n he starts the old truckrolling lIk'e the devil was after it. H e m e t CPL, RALPH ALLEN, '35, inEngland enroute to France.,

ARM!;.NDO A. VASS!;.LLO. F. lie. F PO . N Y, i s ' on a DestroyerE ~ cort, It seems o nl y a short time agO I t al ke d t o y ou over on the Pike

and askedyou if you wanted t,o be p ut o n the NL mailing list.

.JOHN V!;.NGIERI, AMMH, 'lIe, '41. writesR f t ~ r

a l on g s il e nc ebecause his.· curiosity is al·oused. He'd l ik e t o know who the g ir l I sthat's getting TONY BASILE'S letters.

Here's a request f rom PV: r.<>LIVE L. COSTEI,LO, WAC, '40, ICamp Blanding, F la ., f or a r e co r d o f her high school work,

WALTER COOPER, S. 2 / c. F P O. S F. wrote hisl e t t ~ r

aftel' It bigdinner 011 Christmas

D a ~ ' .It must have gone to h is h ea d instead of

h i s s t om a ch for he addressed his l e t te r ' t o C am p Kennebec, NorthBelgrade, Maine.

students lUI m Uc h a part o f L o we r M er i on RIl thecollege preparatory lP'oup? Because of condi t ionsat home 'or other reasons, theSe students will notc on t in u e t h e ir schooling a f te r h i gh school. Theywlll w an t t o look back upon their hlllh school daysw it h t he s am e delight as the college prepara.torystudents will look back on college years. The majority do no t wish to

r e m e m b ~ rL . M . as It

~ x l s t sto .

day a s o ci e ty o f c ll qu eh oo ds . Most probably theywill have a m u ch b e tt e r time If they remembel'j u ni o r h i gh where there were no f ra te rn i ti e s orsororities.

Fra te rn i t i e s and sororities t en d t o ma ke s tudents club together Wh ich i s a f in e thing outsideschool hours. It gOes withou t say ing tha t usuallyt h e p r es i de nt o f v a ri o us o r ga n iz at i on s a r e m em b erof f r at s a n d sororities and therefOre when a chairman for a committee Is needed theyna tu ra l ly chosea fel low f r at e rn i t y m em be r o r a p e rs o n f r om another frat or sorQrlty. Fraternities and sororitiesare banned by t h e h i gh school. However. t h ey s t il lexist outside school and hence a reaction frOm themIs recldedly' felt in the school.

These "outlawed" organizations a re b y no meansth e only disease germ creating a. mental sickness Innon-cllquehood members. The schOOl p a pe r i t se lfeither intentionally or not weekly adds Insult t o I njury with such columns as the'Flashllght Caught,Who's 'Who, Schorches. a n d p i ct u re s t a ke n a r ou n dthe campus. All these Items rarely

f ~ a t u r eanyone

outside of the moneyed cliques. For clarity it mightb e w el l to mention: here tha t cliques Is synmonouswith f ra te rn it i e s and sororities. I'm not advoca t ingfree love or any th ing of t h e s o r t b u t an equal chancefor all. Lower Mer ion Is a pUblic, not pr ivate school!

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CHURCHNOTES

FRED W. J(MIN!iiGN,. , . i ~ . p r e l i a - t ,American Storel, Philadelpbia. wb()

recently was re·eleo1t..d Preeident ofthe PennAylvania ("..Io•• n Stare C,n.nr.il.at its annnal meeting in Piuabllrgb.

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The Ba.ptist Church of theEvangel. Narberth, will have asI ts guel i t preacher at i t s m o rn i ngworship serVice at 11 o'clock theRev. Leonard B. Allen. Mr.Allt 'nIs a graduate o f C ol g at e University and r ece ived h l s theo logica ltraining at th e Andover-NewtonTheological S ch oo l. H e pursuedpos t -g radua te s tud ies at Columbia University and at the Schoolof In te rna t iona l S tudies at Ge- J,AMES B!;'KER is with h i s o u t fi t a n d the pvr. says many of the na.·neva, Switzerland. After serving tlves speak Eng li sh a n d t h er e

a r ~quite a few pretty girls around.

for a t im e a s a minister I n N ewEngland. Mr. Allen j oi ne d t il ef ac ul ty o f t he A me ri ca n U ni ve rsity In Cai ro, Egyp t.

Tuesday evening, March 20. theregula r month ly meeting of th eChurch School staff w ll l b e heldat the h o me o f H e rb e rt F. OsteYee. 428 Haverford Ave .. Narberth.

The midweek s erv ic e will b econducted at t he h om e o f M rs .Lindley H. Trotter at 8 o'clock onWednesday e vening. Mr. Middleton will lead a d is c us s io n ont h e t h em e, P r ay e r a s C o mm u ni o nWith God. the sixth In a J..,entl:nseries on t he g en er al t he me ,PraYer and the Christian Life.

Mrs. G e or g e G r ow will entert a in t h e m em be r s of the Womea ' s

Association at her home. 635Bowman Ave.. o n T hu rs da y,March 22. Mrs. Arthur Corc:ow ll l b e co-hostess. T hI S Is thefourth In a s e ri e s o f d is c us s io nsconcern ing the problems involvedi n t h e attainment of a permanentpeace. Mrs. Ralph Giles will re- CPI,. IVANBROWN, '41, APO 73. SF, is in a

r ~ s r ,cqmp a f te r t h e

View the book Economic Union Phi lipp ine invasion. "I t was my f i rs t t i me t o h av e pi,mcs F.traf andand a Durab le Peace by O. T . b om b us .. . but now it ·s over and we have a chance to think of theMallery. The devotions wi ll b e I

c r a z ~ 'chances we took . . . • Often it sca res you t o d e at h .•. , We g,re

conducted b y M rs . Charles LeeCh'

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still living In hOles, but modifying them a bit." ,The gIft boxes for the support of _ - _ . Ithe missionary p ro .g ra m w il l b e Ht2110, CPL. PAUL MASON, APO 520,NY, somewh"re in

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opened at the meetmg. _ _- - - - . - - - - PVT. TED HARP. APO 230. NY, Is with It

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Here and There France . TED received a slight wound and Is n ow I n a h os pi ta l ill.Bpi-,Continued Irom Page Z

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Stylists". Weightman Building. - - - 215 (;11.,. Av". !ll1'1riOll 0520Chestnut St .. Philadelphia, closed FlO JACK W IL EY s en t. a new addres s from A PO 559, NY, a n, ] , ='iiiii.Dim;about a month ago. I 'm h ap py t o llcknowiedg'2d his first NL received overseas. .

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I nf or m y ou tha t "George". has - - ." - , . - "-'-'-1been released fr0lTl: defense work, Maine is the scene of t h is w a rm .a nd h as opened hIS shop on the ' , •sevent.h f loor of the Weightman. moving novel about a boy s fightbuilding. I' fo r r e spec tabi l i ty and a g ir l' s un-

• • • swerving- lovalty Th e BeIgI·um FrontT he M a te r Misericordia Acad- ' ... eemy 11RS a great basketball t e am, C MFiystI? v K

l ~ ~ 'Ruben Blafkln. fig-hUng w it h t h e

this season, and we are proud to 'Fear ame rs - era~ ~ y ,

'28tl DI I I 1 f t . b k Ihave f o ur N a rb e rt h girls on the "Obsequies at OXford"-Edmtind 1 v s on n an !'Y.

L ~ac n

t eam. Mi tzi Stoudt. MRry Jane C a - c r is p in . l\ervlce on the Belgium front afterb re y. A ll ce Mary Rooney, and "Stl ' anI SI'nl 's te l' " _ Kathleen two ana one-half months in aGrace Coholan . e . ' Fr h ho pltal

Ed P II k d t d Moore Kmght. enc s .o oc , Avon R .. no e "K ' ht Mi . " s · stc BI fki h f th . Sidsports writer for the Bulletin. will "mg . .

S S I ~ g- . lm.?,n n e . . a n, w ose a. el. ney

broadcast on s po rt s S at u rd ay !h e Buthda:, MUldel -Lange Blafkln. conducts a t a Il or shop atnights at 11.20 for Yellow Cab over

L e ~ ~ 1 ; ' eWho Vanlshed"-George 126 Bala Ave .. Bala. r ec ei ve d a

WCAU. F. Wor ts . shrapne l wound In t h e s h ou l de rNew Books"ROller Sudden" _ Thomas H. Western on December 22 in t h e G e rm a n

Raddall. A splendid combination "Ca,rtridRe Carnival - William offensive.of h is to n '. a dv en tu re , a nd e mo - Colt MacDonRld. Blafkin. who is 28. enllRted twotional conflict. "Trigger Tra i l " -Roy Manning. years ag-o. He Is marr ied and the i r

"F.eather of Doubt"--Cecile GIl- - - - - . - - - - - - home is at 5600 Berks.St,. Wynne- .m or e. A war romance, possessing More people were killed. at field.reality and charm.

~ o m eby

b ~ 1 ' I 1 sthan those killed H1s father recently r ec ei ve d a

".Breakfast at the Hermi tage"- m .allr a l l ~ o a d

accidents. l a st l e tt e r f r om h i s son saying he hadAlfred Leland Crabb. The cRarm yeal. accordl?g- to the

N a t l ~ n a lrecovered and was r e ad v f o r duty

of the Old South is the\ l e r i l a ~ e

of Safet.y CounCIl .a ~ a i n .all Americans. a n d n on e can write - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - - - - -

it more feelingly than Dr. Crabb."Never Let Me Go"--Gale Wll

helm. W h en ev e r G al e Wilhelmt u rn s o u t a novel -and no t\\'o area l ike- the ' result Is sheer a r t i st ry.T hi s t im e t h e s c en e i s l ai d I n SanFranc isco- the time. the present.

"A Woman In Sunshine"-FrankSwlnner ton . The herOine o f t hi sn ov el i s tha t rare combina t iona g oo d woman who is also an exc i t ing one .

"Voyage of the Golden H l n d "Edmund Gilligan. A. story aboutt he l as t o f t he sailing trawlers ofthe Gloucester fishing fieet.

"Turn Home" - E le an or R .Mayo. Th e rockbound coast of

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Weekdays: 9.30 A. M. t o 5.30 P. M.S un da ys : 1 to 2.45 P. M. Wednesday evenings: 9 to 9.45.

Narbert'lr- Methodist ChurchIl:o.ex and PrIce Avenue•.Minister, Carl R. Hammerly.

SUNDAY11.00 A. M.-Momlnr WorRhlp.

Woodbine and NArbert.h Ave.Re,·. Cletus A. senft, PAstor.

Samuel T. NlchoIR•. D. D., PastorIn-Chaue,

SUNDAY9.45 A. M.-Sunday School.

11.00 A. M.-Mornlng Worship.7.00 P,

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Baptist Church of theEvangel

Narberth, Pa.Rev. R. G. Mlddlet.on. Putor

SUNDAY9,45 A. M.-Church School.

11.00 A.M . - M o r n l n ~

Service.

St. Margaret' 8 CatholicChurch

ReY. Jam .... F. Toner. Rector.R"v. ChRrle. P. O'Connor

Rev. ChRrle. T. DinanIn resldpncp. R"v, WilHam J KaneSUndRY MaoaeIl-6.30: 7.30: 1).00: 10.15:

11 .1 5; 1 2 .1 5. SOdal1ty And MirAculoUsMpdRI Devotions. TuesdRY e,'enlnll at SP. M. _

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Narberth PresbyterianChurch

Wlnd.or RndG r R ~ ' l I n gAve.

Re". Bryant M. Kirkland. PaRt-nr.hn Van Neas. 0,0. , PRstor Emerltul.

SUNDAY9.45 A.

M . - - S l l n d A ~ 'Bible School.Ull) A. M.-Nursery for Young Chll·

dren.1.00 A M.-Junlor,.<:;hllrcb.1.00 A.

M . - M o r n l n ~War_hlp.

3,00 P. M. - J un io r C hr ls tt an Endeavor.

4.00 P. M.-V.sper S p r v l c ~ .7.30 P. M.-Spnlor Chrlst.iAn Endellvor.WEDNESDAY

.00 P. M . - P r R ~ · e rM p ~ t . l n g .

Merion. F1"'£end,r; Meet1:ngontllOmeryAve. and Meetlnl HoU••

Lane. Merion.SUNDAY

.00 A. M.-FlrM. DAY (Sunda:<,lSchool..00 A. M . - M e p t . l n ~

for Worahlp.

First Church of ChristScientistLlnwMd and

A t h ~ n .A"el" Ardmore,

SUNDAY.00 A. M,-SundRY School..00 A. M.-Mornlnll Worship..00 P. M.-ACternoon Service.

WEDNESDAY .00 P. M.-Evenlng meeting.

Readlnll room at S Rlttenhou"" Placeopen week·dan (rom 9.30 A. M.

5.00 P. M. and SundllY from1 to 2,45M. !Lnd WedneAdRY e,'enlng 9 to 9.45M .

OUR TOWN.teredu aeeond clau matter October, 1938. at the Poet otnee ..

Narberth. Pa .. under the Act'Of ,March a, 1.,..

F01Dldeci ill 1914 by the Narber th Civic, AsaocM.tioeGEORGE A. WALKER, Pre.ldent and EdItor

BELBN /l'lTZPATlUOlt. Bu.ln8U ManaPI'a LESSERAUX,AdvertlmJl Manaler

Publlabed £\len Thunda7Dee.d1111e ror adverttelna and newa OOp:v-Wld1Ieada,9 A. U.

SUbacrtptton r a _ 1 2 per ,ear In advance

PublicatIon Ot/lc_E1lht Crlcket Avenue. Ardmnre,.PLPhone-Ardmore S720 and 5721: Greenwood 740

Member of Bucka·Montlomen Newapaper Publllher. AlioclatlOD

CHURCH C A L E N D A RNo te: F or publicatIon on Thurllday. all church notice. mu dbe received by Monday at 1\ P. M. each week. Mall n o ti c e t othlB paper, c/o Box 350, Ardmore. Pa.. Or t e l ephone Ardmore,5720 or Hilltop :{600.

UNDEMOCRATIC TACTICS IN TH EROSEMONT SCHOOL ISSUERosemont

r e s l d e n t ~ ,work ing themse lves up over the pros

pect of having 1'I publ i c schoo l In their backyard. will have at h i rd h e ar i ng before the L o we r M e ri o n S c ho o l B o ar d M o nd a ynight.

S o f ar , theY h a ve b e en u n ab l e t o I m pr e ss the School Board,local newspapers or othPI' citb:ens tha t p o st w ar p l an s f o r a Rosemont school should be chan!led. Theil' main objection still restson the un tenab le assumpt ion tha t a p u bl i c s c ho o l i n Rosemontwill deprec iate the exclus i \' eness of t 'he neighborhood.

Another fac to r limits the e ffect iveness o f this group's prot es t. T he y do no t speak for t.he majority of Rosemont residents.Only a few properties Rre

a n ~ ' w h e r enear the proposed school

s it e. E ve n these w ou ld b e pro tec ted f rom noise a n d d e pr e ci ation by landscap screening. Y et t hi s s ma ll g ro up of fearfulhome owners, who' would s et t h ei r small f ea rs a ga in st t h e d evelopment of one of the country's finest publ ic educa t ion syStems. h a l' e b e en Rble t o s ti r u p t re me nd ou s opposition. Thec lamor they have been a b le t o arouse is out of proport ion to thessue and the ImmediRte property owners involved.

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number of middle class people. attempting a s i mi l ar p r o te s telse l \·here . would be shouted down withou t fawning apologies,

Wi th t a le n t. m on e y a n d c on n ec ti o ns at their d i sposa l , t h isprotesting group h av e b e en able to raise confounding and conusing issues. which their a t to rney-leader. Alber t Ward , I s w el l

aware wouldn ' t be permit t ed as test imony in a n y c o ur t of law.H e h a s a tt em pt ed t o b er at e t h e school directors' past procedures;he has questionE'd t h e s o un d ne ss of their rea lty t ranl \ act ions;he i r admin i s t ra t ive po l ic ie l \ - al l to g a in o n e point - tha t a pubic school s h al l n o t be built in ROl\emont. With some (If these

h a r g e s - - - . . ~ u c has the holding of executive l\essionl\ and the secret

ransactions of r ea l e st at e o r o th er dea ls -we a re i n hearty acdrd. But, also , we recogni7,e tha t these issues are secondary

and are ra ised to confound the main issue.A t t he last. h e ar i ng t h e a t to r ne y for t.he resident s read te n

points on which h e c o nd e mn e d School Board action. Se\'eralof these po in ts had to d o w it h the undemocratic practices

~ ' e t ,at the sa·me t ime, t h is g r ou p was setOng i ts el f u p a ga in st t h edevelopment o f p ub li c education which. in itself, is th e cornel'tone of democracy.

There is o t he r a nd m or e serious evidenee tha t some of themore unscrupulous of t .he Rosemont . g r ou p a r e r e s tor in ll t o undemocrat i c Ins t ruments to block the School B oa rd p la n. F on doncern over our democrat i c ins t itu t ions l os es a lot of weight

when it is voiced by a group which Is satisfied to overlook demoratic pr inc ip le s to gain Its point.

These undemocrat i c instruments concern innuendo threatsga ins t ind ividual members of the School Board; attempts toe rs u ad e t h em Into be t ray ing the i r public trust by tampering

wit.h the i r source of livelihood; cancelling professional serv icesl l t h e p e tt y s u bt e rf u ge s tha t some men of importance are capale of In their weakest moments.

. Influence of this nature is shameful. It belles the worthies s o f t he cause for w h ic h t h ey fight. It hampers the CRUse I

rom winning b y t .h e strength of Its own arlrument. Pressure If big business, economic intimidation, veiled threats of recrimna ti on s h av e n o p la ce i n L o we r M e ri on ' s s c ho o l or municipal I' I

overnment.

We h op e the School Board litands firm. ITriumph of a minor i ty group of residents. employinR such .

ctIcs. would not only u p se t t he School B o ar d 's p o st wa r p r or am b u t it would establish a p r ec ed e nt f o r t h e I n ti m id a ti o n o f I; : P _ U _ b - ; I ; : I C ; - O _ f f i _ c i _ a _ l s - : ; - : a ; : ; , n ; : d ; - : d : : : i s : - r _ e g - ; a ; - : I - : ' d _ o _ f ~ d e - ; - m - : - o _ c l _ · a : - t _ i c _ p _ r _ o _ c e _ d _ u _ I _ · e _ .

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r. HowardW. Smith Wednesday~ v e n i n g

meetings ami iBaptist Church c ar e f o r t h e I n te r es t of the church. I,

a st S u nd a y Rev. Russell H.2 5 - ~ · p l a i i t t s

I~op relinqUished his pas to ra te R b t l J PAUL SHEAh e F irst Baptilit Church of ' 0 er M. Cameron. cha i rmRn: •

more. a ft .e r f ou l' s uc ce sS IVe IOf the. Water. Light. a nd H ea lt h [s. to tRke u p t he p as to ra te ICommIttee C!f t he N ar be rt h B or - I Pharmacyhe Fi r s t B a pt i st C h ur c h o f ou g. h C ou nc l! .

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dthelt g er ba ge h ad n o t b ee n :a new p as t. or. D r. Howard co pc e n the Borough during j' Narber th 2838.2831ne S m it h . pastor-em el'l tus of

f h ~ e ~ m ~ o ~ n ~ t ~ h ~ o ~ f ~ F ~ e ~ b ~ r ~ u ~ a ~ r ~ ~ '. ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~church. wnI act as intenmo r. H e will preach nex t Sun-

m o r ' : l i n ~on the t.heme. "In'l

I nt er Im . T he l as t session ofse r ies "Wes t of t h e D at e Line"be led by Dr. J am es H . Tel

. S m i th w1ll lead t h e r e gu l ar

LEGAL NOTICEATE OF HOWARD FRANKLINOTTER. late of Borough of Narberth

ltOnlery County. PA.. dec'Ased.tter. Te.IRmentAry on the abOvee ha"lnlt been grRnted the undere'l. a1) person .. Indeht ed to said Yosare r'ClUester! to mAke ImmediAte'lent, and tho•• hA"lnll

l e ~ R Id ~ l m R8ilents a m ~

wtthOlH, d.IRY to .WARD Fl'tANKI,IN COTTER: .JR..

223 Hav.rford A"enUe.HN CRIST COTTER,

N ~ r b e r t h ,Pa,

201 Price Street.N.rberth, PII.hel1' Attorneys. Fox and Mct'1ghe

&.. 3111 SW'de Street, Norristown:O.T. 2/15.lIt

ATE OF JiARRYB, WALL. deceased,ters Tl!lltamentary on the above ea-Ihave been lIranted to the under. Who requests all persons havlna

or demands ualnst the eatatee d ec ed en t t o m ak e known theand all perooll8 Indebted to the

en t to ma ke p ay me nt w it ho utto . '

ERNI!l5TINE W. GOSSER.Ex.cull·lx,

219 Haverlord ,A,'P ..Narberth. Pa,er Attorney. Henry A. Frye. &a .•

8 Walnut Street. PhUadeUlhla, 3.OT 3/1&-tIt.

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