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1!ti.reut.7; ~ t l , C h p S : e J e c t . JThe. fQ,1lpwl,ug offiCfCfS were' lelected at t ~ \ c , Parent-Teacher 'i

A s s o c . i . a t ~ o l J ' s 1 l . 1 ~ t \ ~ ~ Q n ~ , M o n d a y ;e.vcn.it)g: Mrs.' Sam,uel ]" c- 'ear t.ney, preside l)!; vice presi-;dent,' Walter Steckbeck; second'!vice 'president, Miss Mary:Hoo:ve.r; r c c o ~ d i l 1 g , ~ n d , c Q ~ r e . : ;spOllarents who had fo rgot te nthe Louis iana Purchase detai ls hadthe ir memor ie s del ight fu lly ref re shedby the chi ldren of Miss Mi1ler's grade,

who dramatized the fac ts . Anne Forsyth amazed the audience with her remarkable agi li ty in an acrobat ic dance .Mrs. P at to n re ad h er re por t of thefinancial condition and the c h a i r m ~ nof. the various committees made briefreports.Mrs. Van Auken announced that Dr.S loan wi ll be at the school on Junesecond, at which t ime a thorough medi.. cal exam ination will be given to anychild who 'i s to enter t he schoo l in t he, fa ll . T hi s examination is not compulsory, but cer ta in ly i s 'an advantage.,Please telephone the .school for an ap,pointment. The president's report gavea resume of the work undertaken andcarried through dur ing Mrs. Woolmington's very successful administration.Fol1owing the report the meetijlgwas turned over to Kenneth L. M.Pray, president of the School Board,who gave some interesting facts onschool plans .. ViatOJ:.T. Abel told theaudi ence a bout ' th e new bui ld ing andshowed blue prints which h e has pre-. p ar ed fo r t he wonde rf ul change s to bemade in the Essex Avenue buildingdur ing the summer.Mrs. Woolmington's report follows:"Soon the fifth year of the existence of the Narberth Parent-TeacherAssoc ia tion wil l have pas sed into hi st or y, and, as we rev iew our year'swork, we have every reason to feelthat our effor ts have been worth while." \Ve opened our fall work with aslight quest ion in our minds a s R' justwhat our new priJ lc ipal would thinkof our organization and just how, f avorab le he wou ld be to it, but it d id

f not take. long to learn his attitu de.,From the evening of our f irst meet-ing-in September-he has convincedus that he is' 100 per cent. back ofConti nued on Page '1

Volume 17, No. 33

tlARBERTH COMMUrJITY 'LIBRARYW\l lDSOR AVE,II ARB ERTH, PA.

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For LUNCHEON orDINNER choose ..-===-ewter t ea servi ce in recognit ion of = =Inext MondaY and Tuesday , Is Joan' = -Crawford'H latest, in whi ch s he does Iher splendid work while in office. 2\lrs,:: NOW PLAYING- 1some hlgh-presHure newspaper report- ]. A. Hongler, the incoming president, :: aIi ng a nd danceH qultc a bit. '. a :: 'Norma .Shearer is In a dramatic II was p r ~ s c n t e d . WIth a p e w t ~ r howlcomedy, ' ' 'Strangerl' May 1

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SPORTSGOODS

Local fans will have atunity to se e a hot battleu rd ay whe n t he P aol i InerS-up in th e leagueseason. wil l c lash withat the playground. 1was origina lly scheduplayed at Paoli, bu tferred to the Narbertmutual agreement. For Reynolds wil l p rethe heavy-hitting rwhose l ine-up wil l alBarney Umbach al7Verna , two of the I:ous batters in t he I e.Noblitt, who caus,t roub le for our boyspi on ship s er ie s la sprobably get t he p itment f or Pao li .

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golf course will appeal to..~ o s e o : ~ o ;r ecl:; p ~ : : : ~ ~ =_-_courts. Come on over!I Narberth I

District One TraCaptured by LAlhert Adam's MaI'Otrack squad wQn in impnp at BethleheNf l as t 5at usixth annual District No.1 tThirty-five points were gathgether hy the various memberssquad a nd t ur ne d o ve r to the coaput in his s ea so n' s p ou ch o f r cc1\1any first guessers thought thaerford, winners at Villanovathe II'cek hefore, would athrough and nose ou t thethe ~ f a i n Liners har'

Amhler, the small hiupper regions of :M 01'came in second to Lt he ncighbor ing boys frmore had' to he c on te nplace.

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'Time Out'

"l\likc" }.!ulligan started out as asophomore third baseman a t LowerMerion fi\'c years ago. The coach wasseverely "razzed" for keep ing him inthe l ineup. !II ike learned his stuff thaty ear th ou gh and was k ep t on the job .He moved ove r t o sho rt st on for hisjunior and Senior years and playcdgood infield. He hit .450 his senioryea r and cap ta in ed the team .* * *

11, '1'01\11\1\' 1\IACIU,ISBethlehem, Allentown a nd E as to n..Nice names to u sc when you're talkingto a Lower )'lerion athlete or fan.* * *Lo'Wer 1Ilcrion has /lever lost aCOlltesl ill allY of Ihose Ihree places.Lasl Sal I/rda " Ihe JlI(/rilOIl Iracklcam won fOl: Ihe si.\ ' lh cOlIsC

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Ohituaries

The final concer t of the season bythe !llain Linc Orchcstra will be givcnat the Ardmore Theatre on Sundayevening at 8.15. The orchestra, underthe baton of Adolph Vogel, of Nar

Orchestra's Final ConcertTo Be Sunday Evening

SARAH ANN SUPERFuneral services witl be held todayat 3 P. M. for Sarah Ann Super , whodied on Monday a t the age of 91 years.One of the o ldest r esiden ts of Narberth, Miss Super had livcd in theBorough for Ihe!>ast sixty-five years.The services wcre held at her late residcnce. 1256 Montgomcry Avcnue;andwere in c h a r ~ c o f the Rev. TheodoreHeyshon, of Norristown.She is survived by two sisters, AnnaE. and Emi ly N. Super, and a nephew,George W. Super. all of 1256 Montgomery Avcnue, Narberth.

CYRUS N. ANDERSONCyrus N. Anderson. of 440 Haverford Avenue, Narberth. died last Fridayin the Joseph Price Memorial Hospitalfollowing an operation. Mr. Anderson.who was a wel l-known patent lawyer,was 63 years old.A nat ive of Missi ss ippi, Mr. Andcrson had pract iced law for 20 years inPlrfladelphia and was at one time presidcn t o f the Ph il adelphia Pat en t LawAssociation. He was a member of thcArt. Manufacturers, Meridian, Philadelphia Country Clubs and many othersocial and civic organizations.He is survivcd by his wifc, Mrs.Helen M. Anderson; his mothcr andseveral brothers and sisters, all l ivingin the South.

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ysteria come wars, lynchings, panics and bank runs. No;n o reason is invoked; no investigation is made-thei s passed along as fact. The g-ossip monger may he aie, but h e is too husy reta il ing the yarn to investigate its

ANNA MacKEAGMiss Anna MacKeag. a resi den t o fNar bcr th for twenty. years, died onMonday after an iIIncss of about ayear. Funeral services were heldWednesday afternoon a t her lateres idcnce and t he home of her s ist er ,Mrs. Wil li am B. Goodall, 108 DudleyA ~ e n u e . They were in charge of theRev. Dr. Milnor Wilbur, president ofthe Baptist Institute, former pastor ofthe Bap tist Church of th e Evangel,Narberth.For many yea rs a t ea cher in Phi la delphia schools, Miss MacKeag wasaCtive in Borough affai rs . Shc was oneof the f irst supporters of the NarberthCOll1munity Library and was an act ivemembe r and pre siden t of its board ofmmon Sense Versus Mob Hysteria t ruste es until two yea rs ago, when ill.health force a her t o resign. She was

of those of us who: are in husiness; f or t he sake ot the also a member of the Fortnight lysecurities and savings accounts; fo r t he s ak e of our Club for many year s.unet11)lloyed, let us fight the hysterical'work of the \Vhis- She is survived by two sisters, Mrs.Goodall and Mrs. William J. K ir k-patrick, of Essex Avenue. Ano th ersistcr, Mary MacKeag. died inFebruary of thi s year.

IIeeontl-ela"" IIIllttel', October 13, 11114, a t tl .e Po" t om ..e a tNal'l,el'tl. pn .. nllclel' tlJe Ad of lIIal'eh 3 , 1 87 0

1LIVJNGSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY'IP ATLEE LIVINGSTON, President and 'General ManagerROBERT MOORE CAMERON, EditorTHOMAS A. ELWOOD, Advcrtising Manager

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. k the WeU'are Federation. tired of hearing a ridiculous story!>assed from mouth to mouth for weeks. spiked it with a $500or 'its verification. Every r et ai le r o f t he wild yarn-and we twenty times-assured his audience that th e person involved wasend of his." On being questioned. each raconteur admitted it wasd 'o f ,a .friend."ow scores of banks, a l readv heavilv hurdened with the troubles

s s men they suppo rt . t11tlst s u f l ' ~ r from the hysterical storymably thinking people. Fo r months the execu ti ves ofto ignore the tales-for that is usually the hes t way toNow, with a numbe r o f institutions forced to close.Ise of inexcusable runs. is it not tim e f or all of us to.e open and attack this devilish situation without gloves?

1 the frank and courageous speech of Mr. Murdoch P. Clancy.J !ght, sixty.business men and women of Ardmore a re now armedt 1 facts to fight the panic lovers who seem hen t on wreck ing a ll busi

ness by starting bank runs. If a few thousand other memhers o f thesane and sensible part of t he Mai n Line's population will help wit h t hetask, we may he ahle to d rive the cold g re y shadows o f slinking falsehoods back into the holes from which they came.Are we all 'such cowards that ' the p;lssing pinch of a business cyclecan transform u s f rom thinking. doing citizens into hysterical taleheare rs ? When'wo rk , and faith. and cou rage a re needed. have we the timeto stand idly on some st reet corner, s tabhing ou r neighhor in th e back byspreading rumors?Didthe man who phoned us that a local hank had closed i ts doo rs gosee for himself? Did t he woman who r ep or te d a line "a block long"before a bank discover fo r herself that at that momen t the " line " wasproved to consist of two people making deposits. one person compiling apayroll, another cashing a check, and a fi fth putting a dol la r i nt o h isChristmas Club ? Did those two thoughtless people. and t he o thers whos telephoned 'falsehoods, realize whom they would he hur ti ng if they didIsucceed in s ta rt ing a run and making any conlll1l1l1ity bank suspendbusiness?Let's see who wou ld suf fe r: Thc hank cmployees. who wou ld losetheir jobs ; the horrowers, whose loaus would he cal led t o r ai se c as h to

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in any other way. My heart ies t wishesfor the future success o f the NarberthParent-Teacher Associatiori.":'- i(Mrs. C. H.) Helen V. Woohningtqn.President Narberth, Parent-TeaeperAssociation. .

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posi tion I shou ld , al so, l ike to expre ssnlY thanks, because, as the result ofmy two years of serving in thi s capac ity, I liave received an education ofinestimallie value, which it would havebeen. impossible for me to have gained

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work T would like-i0 touch upon bu ttime hurries along" hut ~ cannot closethis: report without', a w.ord of sincerethanks to al l of the women who stood'ready-tn' act"whenevcrthey'were calledCon tlnue l l f rom Pnge On e upon, never counting anything too hardsuch all associa tion as our s s o long as to do. Outstanding among those ofour object remains what it is, t o wor k this description., of course, is Mrs., with our school and faculty .. vVe thank Schroeder. vVe all feel very gratefulour principal , Mr. Drennen, for his to her, who, although she held no o f hearty backing and assure him of our fiee in our o rgan izat ion, gave so l ibsincere desire to continue to make our- e ra lly lof her ti1red and energy everyselves useful. . . tl111e s le was ca e u p ~ n . ... . . I "And, to the Executive Comllllttee\Ve have tned t remal11 tr_ue to. t lC Iof our P. T. A. I wish to express lllypurpose f o our e X I ~ t e n ~ e . E s p . e c I ~ l I y Isincere thanks for all they have dO,ne.haye we tned to hrl llg IIItO closer re- I should like to mention them: 1\1 rs.

l at lon the home and the schoo l that Starr first vice president Miss Bishop I ~ ~ ~ ~ ? 1 I l ~ ~ i r o - ~ i i m g , u ~ o o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l i ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ p j ~ ~ ~ ~p a r e l ~ t s and. tcachers. ~ n a y c o - o p c r ~ t c secol{d vice president;' Mrs. Tyson; II11tellIgently !n the tra l.nmg of the c111ld. secretary; Mrs. Patton, t reasurer; Mrs .yve h a v ~ tned to brIng . to Y O I ~ s ~ l c h Laos, chairman of Pub lici ty ; Mis sI I 1 f o ~ m a t l o n ~ .we. fc;lt \\.?uld l ~ h c l l : ~ Pray, ch ai rm an o f Progra!n; Mrs.fu} 111 accon,plIshl11g tIllS. \" e ha.' e Perry, chairman of Hospi ta lI ty ; Mrs .~ n e d to work for the good of the cJlIld M. H. Nordblom, chairman of Mem-In all we have done. Ibersh ip ; Mrs . Gri swold, chairman of FUN ERA L"We h a v ~ brought to you a n u m l ~ e r IChild Welfare Magazine, and Mrs.of outstandlllg speakers of the Chi ld Van Auken chairman of Summer ATHENS AVENUE AND SIMPSON ROAD'T ~ a i n i n g \Vorld ~ n d . h a v ~ had a p.ar t Round-up. 'WIth other orgalllzat!ons m furtherIng "To the members of this associa tion PHONE: ARDMORE 9 "ARDMORE, PENNA:'n m f u ~ o f ~ ~ r e s t ~ d ~ n e f i t w c ~ ~ : \ : ' h : o ~ n : ' ~ V ~ f i i t ~ ~ ~ p ~ ~ ~ C i e ~ m i e ~ ~ ~ c l i ~ i S ~ h ~ O i l i W i r i e ~ d ~ I I ! ! ! ! ; ~ ! ; I ; I ~ ; ; ; I ! ; ~ ~ ! ; I ; ! ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~rell, such as the d is tr ibut ion of p rize s, to the winners in the Summer ReadingClub and t he meet in g for t he I ta li an -speaking folks of our schoo l. \Ve were I: pleased to . present the beaut iful silk,American flag which adorns ollr school Iaudi tori um pl at form. Ve ry shortl ,-.we sha ll aga in awa rd the Nel li e l\LV/ethcrill prize to our most olitstand-, i ng boy and girl in our seventh grade.And, in June, we sha ll carryon sum,mer roundup work, which is a mostvaluahle aid to our school."I t is pleasing to note t hat, as ouryea r closes, we have the largest memhership in the h is to ry of our organization, which is most certa in ly a mark Iof progress.' ."One thing \\'hich has pleased a great ". many of our memhe rs has been thelarge part the school' i tself has taken in Iour programs. \Ve thank every teacherand child who worked so hard and sowillingly to hring to us different 'phases jof school work which sOllie of the I' parents might not have had an opportun ity to witne ss had it not been forthe ParentTeacher programs. In con-',nection with this' part of the work itwould he impossible to think .of i t apart Ifrom Miss Fri cke and Miss Gassner'

j\\le do thank them hoth, hea rt ily, fortheir efforts."Another endeavor Ollr association Ihas put for th thi s year has been to Iunearth the hidden talents among our I. p a r ~ n t s and , i f.we have not succeededinfiiuding )'ours, let me tell you it ishigden so deeply we have not yet beenable to r each it. The proof that wewere able to d iscove r some came with. 'our' April meeting, a t which t ime we"had the privi lege ,of hearing one ofthe finest choruses of local talent anY-Ione could ask for. At that meetingwe had a group of ahout twelve mothers of our associa tion who fnrnishedlis with two heaut iful musica l selections. \'1' e hope that this is just agood beginning' that will be cDntiuued.. "\'1' e al so , di sc over ed mor e abi lit yin our midst 'when we listened to thei n ~ e r e s t i n g paper" read hy our vicepresident, Mrs. Sta rr , and the timelyadvice gi ven hy Miss Hoov er . AndthDse who missed hearing t he r ea d-, i ng of the paper written on "Co-operation" hy Lawsoll Yo\\, will never heable tD . replace that event in theirlives.'''We feci jus tly proud of the work Iof our ,association in the conducting ofthe convention of the County Counc il ,of Parents and Teachers. Ou r men and Iwomen proved themselves mos t inter ested in thi s work and highly effiCient.,"Our Study Group proved to he amost interesting part of our work thi s Iyear . \Vh ile the re have not been large Inumbers attending this group meeting'lthe high enthusiasm of those who didattend with regularity has proven thatthere arc a few mothers interested. enough in the wel fa re of the ir chi ld rento take a morning each week to talkOVer their problems and their'remedies.

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YourChildren and the Whole Familyin such times as the ,present need theExtra ~ u a l i t y - 3 0 P. C. More Th,an Ordinary Milk. ..Extra Cleanliness-Proven by 20 Years' Work'Higher Butterfat-Natural source of protein for the. colder weather

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West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne Phone Wayne 1121

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. , . - - - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - I Pierson, .Mrs: Le Roy,:Dougla:ssl-.Mts." .: THE FlnESIDE" c. L. Brearly, Mrs.' Lindley H: Trot-, . HOWARD,C. FRITSCH.. Narberth-.,.Merion-Penn Valley " J:\ i . ' . : ; ter,' all of Narberth;. Mrs . I rvi ng. I; Justice'o/the, Peace . : t : ~ : : M ; ~ ICE Brandt, of Lancaster; Mrs. C. F. Zi eg -:1. r R ~ ' A L ' E S T A T E : . SerVice'; l er , o f Hershey; Mrs. Vincent Charles,

I , Miss Sarah Tyre, of Oak Lane,: is Mrs. Harry Lau'c r, Mrs '. ' HermanFire.lnsurance-Best Companies CHESTER G. JONES the guest of Miss Jane S tev en s, of Ral ph , al l 0(;Germantown;:and,Mrs ..A.Pbone 4049-W IllS J 1 . , : e ~ f o r 4 A.. . 200 Woodbi ne Ave. Nar b. 4058 ,H'averIord Avenue,. thi s week-end. Kemp fer! of Brookline: Mrs. ,Brandt~ ~ ~ ; ; ~ ~ ~ ~ : ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ~ ~ ; : ; ~ ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; and Mrs', Ziegler ar e the ,guests.of. Mrs.(< Mrs. Walton.M.Wentz, of Wayne Peeney for .several days.1,GO.'O.-D Avenue; .enter ta inedthe members' of Mrs. C. Alfred ' Peeney and."her. her sewing club at luncheon on. Friday. mother,. Mrs. Alice.Bahm,: motored;toThe Ph i Tau Delta dance will be held Lancaster last Friday, wherethey"at-I . . ' ,c:. d at'the Club Del.Riol on Saturday,May tended a party;,; ; . ~ , 'I '00 30. ' Pat. Rileyis Orchestra. ,Mr. 'and Mrs. A. H. .Ruper;t,'of D U ~ -

9 " M . d' M C H H . f M t ley Avenue, are spendmg thls'.week:mr. an rs.. . enry"o ee - Pittsburgh.i ~ .House .!--ane,. are on a ten days' Mr.' Joseph R: Aiken,of 10na"AveVISIt: to .Indmna, ,Fa., where they are flue, accompanied'by his son,Mr.'NeWthe guests of Mr. and Mrs . Wil li am ell A iken , l ef tby motor o n T u e ~ d a y fo rHenry. Saskatchewan, Canada, s t?ppmg, 'c;n. : .'M :. ' " . route' for s e v e r a ~ days at hlshome"m, r .. and M ~ s . Henry entertamed ,on Bel le Fontaine,.Ohio. He will be gone

-a t the Tuesday.evenl11g, May 12. Th e guests about six weeks.ARCADIA RESTAVRANT Iwe re Mr. and Mrs., Frank McEnamen, Mr. and Mrs'. H e r b e r t B ~ Price" of '~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . M ; r s. ~ e o ~ g e Har.1cy".Mr.. a n d , ~ r s . A. Anthwyn Road,andtheirdaughter leftB. ~ a c o l ~ y ~ n . d Mr. John Mortimer. l as t Thu rs da y t o a tt en d t he funeral -of) MISS. Vlrgmla.Means, of Montgom-Mrs. Price's brother-in-law, Mr.'Harryc;ry. Avenue.:was the. hostess t? the B. Rasch, of GiJ il ford, Bal t irnore, .Md.,~ n t e r - F r a t e r n ~ t Y - S o r o n t y CounCIl on whi ch t ook pl ace on Fridayafternoon.Monday evenmg. Mr. and Mrs .. Price'and' daughter' gP,ent::; Mrs. Edward ,p; Jones' and her son, the week-end as the guests of Mrs.~ South Narberth Avenue; spent sev- Price's mother, Mrs. George H. Elmer.~ a days: las t, week as the' guest of Mrs. Elmer and Miss Florence'WoadM:ts. .Jones', sister, Miss'Mar.garet Eck - l and will arrive on Friday to be ' theb:ert, of.New York. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Price for two: : Miss. ;Polly Palmquist , 'of Narberth; weeks.Miss.,; Margaret', Smith, of Cynwyd; Dr. and Mrs. Wray Hughes HopMiss Dorothy. Vanderbeck; of Cynwyd; Ik.ins, of Ardnlore, acconlpaniedby Mr.Mr. and Mrs; J. FolwelL Scull , J r. , of and Mrs . George A. Hopkins,' of Mer!\'J1erion; Mr. Paul"Scull,'of Cynwyd; i on Avenue; motored to the'EasternMr. William' .J. ' Dothard, of :Narberth, Shore of Maryl an d l as t - week-end,and Mr;' Ned WilCOXi' of Lansdowne, whe re t he y visited th e old Hopkinswill , be th e gues ts at a house party homestead;given-by Mrs. Ethel Hartley, of OceanCity, :this -week-end. ': M is s Marion Marshal l, o f t he Bala M' Ed T ' ,_.- W dApartments, is entertaining at lunch- ISS na : ~ m i ' P C 7 1 l a n :to ee'on and bridge on Saturday..: Miss Peggy Campbell , of lona Ave-Inue, spent t he week-end at the Tray-more in At lant ic City. Mr . and' Mrs . Mau ri ce L Temple-Miss Margaret 'Kennedy, 'of Floral man, of 214 Forest Avenue, N a r b ~ r t h ,Park, L. 1., was the .week-end guest have issued invi tat ions for the marriageQf Miss Dora Miller, of Dud le y Ave- o f their daughter , .Miss Edna Eleanornue. Templeman , and Mr. James' Pagel,- Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wil ks , o f Me r- S inyt h, son. o f Mr. and. Mrs:' Jameswyn Road, sai led on , the' Berengaria Smyth" of 503 Brookhurst Avenue,' onl as t Fri day for England, .where they Thursday,. May 28, at 7 :30 :P. M ~ atwill remain fo r s ix weeks . ' the Narberth Presbyterian Church... Mr. and Mrs . K. B. Parke r, ' o f Briar- The Reverend John Van Ness: willcliff Manor, N. Y., were the 'week-end perform the ceremony.gue st s of Mr. and :Mrs. Charles E. Mrs; HarTy H. Siggens,sistei- ofHarnden, of. Moreno' Road. .: the bridegroom, will act as matroiT>'of. Miss, Emma Muller, of Forest Ave- honor and' the bridesmaids will- benue, gave a surpr is e' par ty . on Friday Miss Harriet Straub, of Ardmore, andcivening .in honor of her s is te r, Miss Miss' Nellie Fratantoni; of Narberth.Florentine Mueller. The guests were Mr. Andrew W. Smyth, brother ofMiss Frances Rowan" .Miss ' Peg Rea r- t he bridegroom, will be the best ,man.don, of Ph il adelphi a; Mrs. David Included among the ushers are Mr.AnBloom, of Overbrook; Miss Peg Mc- drew Mawhinney, of New York; Mr.K im, M is s Bess McKim, of Ardmore; W. Derry' F u l l ~ r , o f A rdmo re ; Mr.Miss Emily Crawford, of Bryn Mawr; Frede ri ck Lewis," of Philadelphia, andMr.s. S. A. Beddall , Miss Jessie Ballin-Mr. Andrew ,Lowry; of Narberth.gall and Miss Louise'Freena, all of A small reception will: follow thef'J arberth. ceremonyat the home of the bride's. Mr. Thomas E. Manning, of New parents for the immediate families andYork"spent last week-elid,with his par- a few intimate friends.ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.Manning,of Hampden Avenue. ;Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Aiken, oflona Avenue, and Miss Margaret Tarbox:.spent last week-end in New York,where they attended the' wedding ofMiss Helen Hill and Mr. George Cole- A most. interesting exhibit of workman at the Congregational Church and of pupils of the N ar be rth 'P ubliclater. the reception at St. George's. Schoolwas.put on display last FridayMrs. E. C. Griswold, of Chestnut and continued until Tuesday.Avenue, entertained Mrs. George W. In the gymnasium a l ar ge and interMartin" Mrs . Cl ar en ce Kaeber an d esting 'exhibit of work of the fourth toIMrs.: H. J. Walker, of Mer ion . at seventh grade 'pupils, was 'seen. ,It inluncheon and bridge at the White- cluded projects.which had .. been, donemarsh Gol f Club on Tuesday. throughout the year .Miss Eunice Griswold, who has been Some, o f the ,objects displayed 'wereat tendi ng the Emily Krider Norris maps, masks , woodworking projects,Schoo l o f Dramatic Art, Philadelphia, models of inventions il lustrat ing" in-was i n the cast of "Her.'First Assign- dustrial progress;' work of sewingment, " p roduced by t}le ,School at the classes, l inoleum printing blocks .andPlayhouse, Delancey Place , Phi ladel - folders made f rom them, toys,' ,maps,phia, on Friday evening. Iwork of pennianship .classes, a c ircusMrs . B la ir Ramey , Mrs . Le Roy parade, lumber camp,' Eskimo', andDouglass and Mrs. Lindley H. Trot- Pilgrim villages, posters . and: . wallter motored to Lancaster OD Fr id ay . h angi ng s, and exhibit of the Sun.Dial.Mr. Le Roy Douglass, who is at In upstairs! rooms were exhibits",ofpresent located in Chicago, spent the the .work of the primary department ,week-end with his family on E lm Ter- first, second'and thi rd grade pupils,'race. The displays were viewed" by,mem-Mrs. C. Alf red Peeney, o f E lm Ter - bers of the Parent""Teacher ',Associarace, entertained at a luncheon fol- tion 'at ,their meeting at the .school onl owed by bri dge on Wednesday. Th e Monday night ,and, by many', parentsguests were Mrs . M. Woods, Miss Ina and.friends at the .schoors Field:DayWood, of S tonehur st; };irs. Ward last Friday: ' .

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.Fresh;Fruit.G: .Vegetables:: .at money-sa..,;ng pr;ces ' Watch. our. windows:

Jumbo GreenAsparagttS(: .- the 'IIer., finest: grade_bunch,19c,25c

Fresh Green_Peas_ X p k . ~ 19.0, l' .

U. S. Govt. inspected, directfrom th e creamery. Weguarantee 'satisfaction-Ask'your neighbors.Y-t lb. and 1.tb.prints,

I b , ~ 2 9 C , " 'Snug Harbor F-armLarge White EGGS'MEATIER & LARGER!.

2 d o z ~ , : 6 ' 5 c : t . ~

Lean, tender CHUCKROAS'F, lb.-I.:" ......19c; :25cE ~ t ' f ' a -Sp-ecicd'!, i;

Sirloin Steaks cut fromc o m ~ f e d " S T E E R S I

l b ~ ; 5"9cButter and Eggs.,Lowestin Years:

Land o'Lakes Sweet CreamBUTTER:

New Large.FloridaPotatoes '5 I b s ~ , 14'cBasket, 89c:,.

Low Prices .for~ a l i t y MeatsLeg - ~ e n u i n e Spring--J9f-'L a m b ~ l b .1................. ". Shoulder. Genuine:-. ' 2 5 ~ 'Spring Lamb, lb . . -. Tender,' Plump Stew-31cing-Chic:kens,-.lb.+ . '" Prime.Rib. Roast-of ' 2 9 ~Corn-fed Beef, . l b ~ :

Libby'sPork'andBeans4 cans, 25c 'White HouseVinegar...

in Green Water Bottleqt.,bote"19C.; .

HeatherbelL Red S a l ~ .mon, can 31cFancy Shr imp, can ..: .. 17cChicken of the Sea:', . .Tuna Fish; can ... !. ...... 21c

Yolo Dill or SourPickles, qt. ja r 23cWilmar Peanut Butter,16oz. jar 19cMy.T.Fine Chocolateor Nu t ChocolateDessert, 3 pkg. 25cDrano, can , 21cHoney Bunch Raisins,2 pkg. 9cBosan t Coffee, who leor. ground, lb. 25c

Listed here are some ofCotter's specials in effectto Wednesday night,May 27. For prompt de'livery Saturday morning,call Narberth 2250 Fri'day afternoon. Yourorder is welcome and willr e c e i v e ~ prompt .and.. cour' . .teous 'attention whetheryOH phone it or visitC o t t e r ~ s modern m a r ~ e t .and. place ," the order..per' .sonally-Monday, ' fues'day;.Wednesday, ,[hurs', ..day, Friday or Saturday!

Hamilton- FancySaUer Kraut .'2 large cans, 25c .Haxton's Fancy CutBeetslarge:. ~ a n ; 17c3 f 9 r ' 5 0 ~ :

Oakite, 2 pkg.... .. .. .. .. .. . 23cQuaker Crackels,2 pkg 25cBlu'e'Rose. Rice,; lb. 7c;3 lb 20cWelch's Grape' JuiCe,p t. bot 25cValley Forge CerealBeverages, 3 bot. . .. .. . 25cClicquot Ginger' Ale,2 bot 27cDaisy Cheese, lb 21cMyrtl e P ink Salmon,2 cans 23cChum Salmon, can........ IOcPalm Sardines, in oilor mus ta rd , c an 7c;2 cans 13c

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This newlywed bride resolved to please he r husband withconsistently good meals,. and to buytheverybestof .foodstuffs, no matter if they cost more. But in thepl;esent period of thrift;, she began to wonder: i f shecould afford to buy what her' standards demand. ,And so she came toCotter 's Market, where itis possible" to buy.. finerfoods than'. ever before,..in a complete assortment.-A nd at low prices, because: of, its .affiliation lwith hundreds of o th er'individually.owned storeswho',buy co.operatively."Th e result is t hat Mrs.Newlywed is being congratulated by her hus-band for .her ability:to.(prepare at moderate cost.the most delicious. ofrepasts; .......

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COTTERJS CMARKETPhone: NARBERTH 2250We Deliver from City Line to Bryn Mawr

Spaghetti .2'cans,13:c

Kirkman'sB6raxSoapcake,ScSoap:Chips: .3 Sm.pkgs., 23c

Apple Sauce2 ~ a n s ; ' 2 j _ c :

Ritter's .Baked Beanscan, 6 ~

French's CreamMustard2 jars, 25C' .

~ - l b . : pkg., 23c

SweetheartToilet Soap2 cakes, l lc~ l ' o l D 1 pkg. ~ l u e - StreakFREE;With 'each' 2 cakes"

l.lb. tin; 28c2 for S5cAstor.Coffee

Libby's FancyGarden Peas ...2 cans, 29C

SaladaOrange TEAPekoe

- the famous, largest sellingpackage tea in North America

Schlorer'sPickles,Cucumber Rings,Sour .Chow; .SourQnionsc., .

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UND.ERGROUND AND O;UT.OF SIGHT

]?]H[ILADELPI-IIA . SU.BURBAN WATEReOo

The gigantic impounding reservoir; shown above, on Crum Creek, has a capacity ot 4,000,000,UOO(four billion) gallons and is practically completed and partially filled. .;.The s t r u c t ~ r e adds an additiol'lal safeguard a g ~ : i J . 1 - S t water shortage, should there be another severedroughtdufing the coming Summer.'

Mor-e than 1,000 miles of l i ~ r i r ( ; ) { # l d pipe wor-k aofe r e q u i r e ~ k> carry pure Springfield Watr toSuburban Philadelphia. " . .. . '"The millions of gallons of water served annually to the vast Suburban Area covering three hundred~ q u a r ~ miles has required a network of piping of almost unbelievable proportions: . . .

" '110 Over the countryside to: ommunities nestled in the valleys-reaching out to the hilly districtsthrough sparsely settled territory-and into the heavily populated metropolitan centers-the watermains f i n ~ their ':Vay. .Huge transmissiefi. ~ a r j . f l : s t0fm an iflferloc*ing* i n ~ o n n e ~ j . t i l . g system fuetween ~ h e f o u r SGW-rc@sof supf>ly from .' "'. '. " .Crttm Creek, near Me

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the Chapter, and Mrs. ' Charles M.Irwin and the ,alternate delegateselected were Mrs, S. B. S2hope, Mrs"E. C. Town and' Mrs.' Rohert J.Dothan\.

$5 Down,'GAS WATER HEATER, 'Installs c;m Automatic

Two Years to Pay

$10 allowance on your o ld heater . for a few days longer only

Allowance positive,ly expires May ,29.

J.D Our' Suburban Stores -

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PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

Small Payment DownInstalls'Automatic

GAS HOUSE-HEATING, EQUipMENTin your home

N9, Further Payment Until YourOctober Gas Bill

TAKES FUJlNACE CARE.FROM HOME LIFE

Now is the ideol time ofthe year to let us show you the economy, the convenience,.. ..... . .and the spotless Cleanness of h e a t i n ~ ' y o u r : whole house .. . and all the hot wateryou can use .. . with'GAS. A telephone ~ a l l , ~ i 1 1 bring one 'of our men to ~ s t i mate whatthe cost of equipment and operation .vlouldbe . ' without any obligation to you.

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of thc Narberth 5c to $1 Store, at 228 N. S. D. A. R. hcld thci r annual mcctHavcr ford Avenuc Narberth. Great ing at the home of Mrs. Waltcr E.N e ' ! l ' s . a . n ~ , Afti"itie! of the Harold D. improvements h a v ~ bee n madc in t he Hur d, 200 Chcstnut Avcnue. last, 'S ' k pi" , . Wednesday. Mrs. John Nash reported, ', .pea,man;, Q!/:I ' f " " ~ st

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, 'Phone: Narberth3612M-

:Narberth. Hardware .Co. ..230 'HAVERFORD' 'AVE. '

. ,Buy ....Here,IFor Your; Garden:; .Lawn '. Mowers' 'and ' O t h e ~implements.:: Flower and-Grass Seed.

V i g o r o ~ ' Bone' Meal.,anaotherFertilizer. "And' Arsenate of ' . L e a ~ ,-Oleate, '. coated ", Arsenate,etc., to' :killbeetles.

\Your 'Shade:' -,trees 'ai(;"hungry . n o w . T w o . y e i i t ~ ,o f dt:ought meanstwo:,rears. 6 F u r i d e r n o ~ t o r ;Ished; .. sikly', ;dying1: t r e e s ~ ;Without ' m o i s ~ ' ,

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ANN0 UNC:EME'NTThe "e,ENTER APARTMENTS"Are Now Open for Inspection5 ROOMS - BATH - PORCH

FRIGIDAIRE - GAS - HOT WATERHARDWOOD FLOORS106 FOREST AVENUE

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The Bank of Barcelona. founded in 1401,was the first bank in Europe to receivedeposits an,J,discount bills.

Ever since 1889-42 years-the policies andmethods of the Merion Title & Trust Companyhave set an example of sound banking inEastern Pennsylvania.This institution has been seasoned by manysimilar periods of depression-1893, 1907,1921.Dur ing t imes like the present; it s o p i n i ~ n sand guidance have been eagerly saugbt.

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INEXPENSIVEThere are several styles,. some with Arches, andsome without. Otherscan be made to suit yourwishes.Our Gardens have puto their Summer WhiteDresses, and are wait ingtowelconie you.

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OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 3 P. M.29 Bala Avenue, Bala.Cynwyd

Shull Lumber Company

IENTER. PLEASE:

NarberthWoman, Mrs. HarrietMieusset,Has Juniors \WnOpenerTranscribed Thirteen Volumes IntoBaille From Clear.v.iew.BearsMtI')'22,19Jl

Therc IS 110 OIIC 1111'llg t l lat stl 'rs k' Fred Walzer's Narberth Juniorswor might be completed by Christ- d h' .sympathy. so much as blindness and opene t elr season last Tue.sday eve-t h a ~ is why t he Bra it le transcribing mas. It was done and the grateful. m ng at t he p layground with a victorywhIch has b een done b y Mrs . Harriet cheerful let ter was quite compensating over the Clearview Bears to. th e tuneMieusset. of 439 Anthwyn Road N;lr- for the rush and labor involved. of 5 to 4. The victory was due' to theberth, h as been of A'reat i n t e r e ~ t . Alt the work done by t he Red Cros bat of H . u m p h ~ i e s , wh.o batted.66? forAltogether Mrs. Mieusset has tran-., . , .s t he evenmg With fl t np le and a. sl\1glescribed thir teen volumes into Brait le 1\1 preparmg these books JI1 Brall1e IS I to his cred i t and to the clever workm;lking it possible for those w h volunteer work . Alt equipment and afield of Dick Hcekel. The visitorscannot s ee to read. He r first interes t paper is paid for by t he volun teer offered plenty of competitioli an d thein: Braille came through the Federa- worker. As there are but approximately score stood 4 to 4, .when t ~ Juniorstion of Clubs, which made an effort '130 d . ' s tepped to the p la te 111 th e s Ix th . MII-to:interest clubwomen to learn to write wor s of BraIl le t o a page, there ler, the visitors' catcher. dropped theB ~ a i l l e . Lieutenant Frank Schoble are a number of volumes required in third s t r i ~ e o n Hecke l and .the fleetwho lost his sight in the war, spoke t Braille thou gh only on e vol ume has footed Junior gairied the initial sack olia group of women and inspired them been transcribed from.' . [thiS error. "Howdy" Powelt smackedto help the Red C ro ss with the work The books which Mrs. Mieusset has a double t hrough the shortstop andthat that organization was doing. . transcribed in the two-year period she Heckel .crossed the p la te w it h theFirst of all, transcribing in Bra il le ha,s. b e ~ n . working are: "The Per fect winning run.takes a. grea t d ea I. 0 f pati ence and con- VI s 1 0 1 ~ ; m two vo luIn es ; " L ittl e Dog ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i f ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ! ! ! ! . I i i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! -! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! ! i ! ! ! ! - ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i lceptratlon, accordmj:t to Mrs. Mieusset. T?hy,. two volumes; "The Boy Who \IiThe alphabet, . which is made by dif- LIved m Pudding Lane," two volumes;ferent combinations of a set of six "The Call of the Wild." three volumes;d ~ t s , must be learned, and, of cou rse, one volume of "Silas Bradford's Boy"there are different se t wo rds o r idioms "The New Democratic Constitution ofto'be learned too, such as, the, for, and . Europe," one volume, and "The NewIt is very much l ike learning a t ype England Country," two volumes. Thisof shorthand. After you have had a latter s he h as just finished.c ~ r t a i n number of lessons, generally l \ rs. M i e u s s ~ t is one of the best

S l ~ , you have to take a test. This is Bra il le transcribers developed amongthen sent into the Library of Congress the clubwomen of this vicinity and has Ifor inspection. If you have less than ,, 'on a number of silver stars besidesthe a ll owed number of errors, th en muc h praise for the neatn'ess andyou receive a certificate as a Braille accuracy of her work.transcriber and may apply at the Red For a time she will d rop i t however,Cross headquarters for a hook to do. for she expects to sa il on J ~ l y 29 for. All work done, Mrs . Mieusse t said. France on t he George Vvashington withIS rated for evenness and for errors. other GoTd Star Mothers. He r son,l t is proof-read and 'a report of every Claud.e Ernest Mieusset. of the 102d Iertor is sent to the writer. The name Machme Gunne rs . was kil led in act ionof the transcriber goes in the front during thez World War.of every book. If t here are twentv-fivepages without an error, then a ~ i l v e r First Church of Christ. Sciclltiststar is awarded. and a gold star is Athcns and I .inwood Avcs. , Ardmorc.given for every fifty pages without an Sunday services, 11 A. l\I. and 8 P. l\I.error. Su",day School, 11 A. M.Mrs. Mieussct had received a most Wedne sday evenInginteresting l et te r from a woman of S9 meetings, 8 oclock.h I h II Reading Room, 19 Wes t Lancas te rw 0 was lOt ) i nd and deaf. Her Avcn,ue, open dally, 10:30A. 1\1. to 4:30 Ientire recreation and pleasure camc P. 1\1. Wednesday evening, 9 :15 to 9 :45.from reading. She had wanted to read The subject for the Bible lesson "er.!IJoseph c. Lincoln's "Silas Bradford's ilion for Sunday, "Soul and Bod)...Boy," and a number of. Braille \vriterswere given portions of it so that the

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CLEANING. DYEINGTAILORS, FURRIERS

102 Forest Avenue, NarberthPhone: Narberth 2602

HOME OF GOOD FOOD. Meet Me atT H E S A N S O M1619 Sansom StreetPHILADELPHIA

Y 0111' clothillg 'Will Wearlonger alld look better, ifyou'll n:!ly 011 lIs.-Weare here to serve yOll,1l0W and 'years hence; alldbecause we value yourgood opi1lioll, )'Olt can besllre 'we'll db )'0111' 'Workriglzt.

HEADQUARTERS FORGREETING CARDSLargest Display ill Philadelphia

136 S . 15th S t. 30 S. 16th St.

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.th e purpo se o f considering the des ir ahlllt)' of Ine1udinJ{ It !lOrtion of W l n d ~HOI' Avenue and' adj!lccnt. Htreets In theadjolnlnghuHlneHH dlHtrlet aH now def lned in the Borough 7,onlng ordinanceNo, 232.A t this time. al l persons either fa.vor lng or oPllOHlng the change w'lII begiven an opportunity to be heard.CJ.JFFonD vi . BATES, .ChILlrman of Ordinance and LILWCommittee, Counc il o f the Boroughof Narherth.(05-22-31 )

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HaveWinter Garments Dry Cleaned bythe ZORIC process before putting away,together with furs and draperies,Let us take up your rugs and have themcleaned,. scoured and washed. Yourdraperies should be taken down andwashable curtains washed and ironed.Have furniture covers renoyated beforeyou put them on.

Housecleaning

Blankets and Pillows Washed and. Sterilized

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NARBERTHBRIDGEHome. baked Bread, fresh . GARAGE'daily, in a great variety, and C.P. COOK~ moderate prices, at Narberth A"enue up the Hi ll

W H I T E ' S S W E E T S H O P I -a t the Railroad Bridge;Z19, ,Haverfo rd Ave , Narberth Phone: 'Narberth 3775,__>.. _ . 0 I l l ~ i I i :E....N.A..B.E.R.T.H.'IiI.40.0.5__ 1~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ ~ ~ : ; : : : : ; : : ; : ; : : : : ; : : : ; : : : : ; : : ~ ~ ~

"Therc a rc b ut six hanks in Englandand bu t thrce in Canada. Vvith allthcir hr an ch cs t he y a rc no t able to Iserve the sma ll bus in es s man or the.\small husiness comll1unity, .and as aresult spccie must be used IIlstead ofcrcdit. \"This country h as p rogr es sed a s h asno o ther s ave th e Roman Emp ir e, a nd Iit is cred it and faith whic h h as m ad e Ithis progress possible. Th e faith ofthc business man in his neIghbor \makes possible t he communi ty bank,where credit is available to the smallbusiness man. Destroy t hi s f ai th andyou des tr oy credit, whic h mca ns thewreckage of business ."Then , launching into the credit situ'ation on the Main Line, an d discussingt he . c ond it io n o f t he communi ty i ns ti -Itutions he reminded his hearers of the Icowardly attack on the Arqmore Title \an d Trust Company last ' summer, 'instigated by a 1 I0 to ri ous Philadelphiapublication. i"And th e worst of it is," he said. \"that a local bus in es s man who neversolc,l the dirty. rotten. little s he et b e- Ifore in his life pu t it on his stand.The result of t he p ro pa ga nd a w as a Iisastrous run, and the re su lt of the _ - , - NOT ICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGon It pet it io n amend ing t he Boroughrun was t he m er ge r of t he A rdmo re I W h W V . b l Zoninl;" Ordlnanee, a'" it relates toTit le and Trust Company-a loss it will eat er as arIa e Windsor Avenue 11Ilrary has yet attained. though I addlt.ion ... l ~ n d reconstruction of theit has approached that figure very! School BUildings a l ~ d .worl< on thec1osc1)' several t imes and by the t.UlIC Iground'" l oc at ed on Sab ll le Ave nu e b e-h. 11" . '. I 1 Itween gssex A\'enue a nd N ar be rt ht IS pu.> IClty IS pnnte( may lavc A,enue.passed It . . . 1 "'fi I All estlmatel< ~ r to he deli \ 'e red toAnyone who pcr.cel\'cs .1. Ie . ..gI1l1- I the S ~ c r e t a r ) ' of th e :'k-hool Board bycance of figures Will note t hat that! 4 P. 1II. (Da)'\lght-I

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$12This Summer)Treat Yourselfto the comfort and satis-faction of a EugenePermanent Wave, givenby an expert EugenePermanent Waver.

Your FURSShould Be StoredDuring the SummerA Call toRlT.2110

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ears an d truckslrequire only a minimumof service attention. That they give satisfactorylow-eostservice over exceptionallylongperiodsohime .Naturally, a with luch a fine recordof eecmomyrepresents.an extremely wiseinvestment for any.buyerl Especially so,when you-consider th e many. advantagesthat Chevrolet .offers above and beyondeconomical operation. Come i n and learnwhat these advan tages a r e -wha t theymean i n t en na of.elyle, comfort, sarety,reliability an d value.

See you.. deale.. belowKIRSCH CHEVROLET CO.

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Prominent amung th e thouBanda orconcerns us ing large. fleets.of CbevroletsIII'tlmllll7 of th e leaders of AJnericanin du st ry . I n f ac t ,7 a ouutandingbusiness f irms hatIfJpur:chosed a to to loj Z7,60S Chevrolet cors an d trucks.'Dlereaeon fo r this preferenceUes inth e unexc:eIled. economy. of Chevroletan d t ru ck s, a s proved by official~ t Bcorda. These records show that.ZJJ rna.. to th e gallon is a common occurrence ,among Chevrolet cars. That oi lexpenllfl is estremely low. Tha t Chevrolet

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'The GreGtAmerle .n ". , , . . , .Ne.., lAJ.., ....' e e . - Ch e n o l e t .P_ ....... ca r pr l...... raale from "7 5 to '6SO. Cbevrole.t t ruekehual a . t35S to ts90. Lo.. delivered prleea._d _, . terma. All p . . . . .nle r ca r .n d truck eh .. .i . price.f. o . b . f lint. Mlcbl l .n . AU true" bod!, prlcea f. 0. b.ladlanapol le.lncl laa. . Special equipment "" u

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of importance by the board is the. ina.d- . ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i i ~. 7 h G d' t R main expenses. '. IIt. ra e 0 e . . 1'" The board felt that a substantial visability of - sending children duringat Narberth Schoo' i nc rease in the tax' rate 'ivQuld be in- their formative years to a strange,evitabte-unless the e ighth grade were I :lrge school. . It is felt that an eighthContinued frona, Page Ono' kept at "the Narbetth School, and since 'grade ~ i I 1 provide more lei!-dership inthe rebuilding program was to be car- the school and ac t as astinlulatingpupils were sent there beg inning in the ri ed out this summer, suf ficient spacefall of 1929. and facilities in the form of manual. force on. Seventh Grade pupils, whichtraining, domestic' science, club wo"r.k, would otherwise be lacking. The more

.At the present time exact ly hal f o f Id I 'd d t fetc ., wou Je prov) e o care or an individual attention '."'hich can be given' ..Nar1)'ert'I',"S . s ~ 1 1 b O l budget, amounting . I tl adeelg 1 1 gr . children in a smaller group was an-to $50,000; goes t o L ower Merion for A request to the Lower Merion .. , h School' Bnard to reduce the tUI'tl'OI" other factor considered.tuition. of, 'its 3.00.' students . ti l t e v, . ' 1 . rate required, for Narberth students at . The board 's plans in this matter wereJunior' and Senior High Schools. 'U1-t ion cos ts have r isen f rom $27;000 five the h igh school s was turned down by. explained at the meeting of thethe Lower Medon School Board last Parel1t-Teaelier Association and met. years ago to $40,000 this year, exclud- week. Narberth is now paying $150 p ~ with a very favorable response.ing transportation expenses. The fact student per year a nd the Townshi p.that mOre private and 'parochial school Board. claimed that the actual cost tothe district was $175, so that a decreasepupils are now attending t he public in t ui ti on could not be conside l' ed, .schools also has tended to boost tuition Among other arguments considered