Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Our Town July 17, 1920
Our Town July 17, 1920
ORGANIZATIONS
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VOLUME VI, NUMBER 40 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1920 PRICE THREE CENTS
HOWARD'S
Telephones. Of course, "1
OUR TOWN EXTRAVAGANCE IS UN-AMERICAN
SHOULD KNOW. 1267 deliver - an,
place-an,
'fhrift is the expression of rcul put rio 1268 time.
An Exp'.!riment in CO-operative otislll in thcse davs just as it wu:, in 1Iany changes having been made in
Journalism-No Paid Workers. Ih" period of the~ wa'r. That warning the 1Iotor Laws of the Comlllonwcalth The Brightest Spot in Narberth
and IIpp"al hilS ,just hecn issucd to the of Pennsylyltuia at the 1!J19 Legisla'
A Drug Store in the Most Modern Sense of the Term
,
AllIeri"an people hy the National Asso- tive Session, it is deemed adl"isablc to
l"iation of Crellit 1[('n in thc forlll of a
Owned and Published every Saturday Il'tter dirccted from Nl'w York to each bring to the attention of the motoring
br of its Illl'mbers. "The dance of indus· I public the salicnt points in which they
the Narberth Civic Association.
trial death in which the pcople of Allier·
ica arc now partil,ipating, should 1'l'aSe
111'1'01'" the,\' han' to pay thc 'pipcr,"
would he most vitally in teres ted.
All 11I0tor vchicles must be )'('gister-
NOTICE •
Aubscription price one dollar &I1d fifty cd with the Statc Highway j)"partment
llents per year in advance.
thl' appeal dedares in urging' thc
'\llIerir'an people to IIPsist fro III Ih"jr
~'r:ltnl'ag'c of extrn,'ag-:lJlep."
hefore their operation on puhlic high·
ways; non·residents may operate ye,
For Good Taxi Service
OFFICERS OF THE NARBERTH
4'The extravagalh'c of our
Silll'l' Al'llIist in' da I' is on" of thosl'
lWoP]p hicles in Penusylvania for tI)(, sallie
period of time grnnte<1 by their State
Call Narberth 1633
OIVIC ASSOCIATION psy"hologieal plll'no;nl'na 10 whil·h man 24 Hour Service
is suhjel't, During the Il'nr we sanitic- to residents of PeJlnsylvania. hnt Slh.n
March 26, 1920. "d gh1l1l,l', hut with the c('sslllion of Itos- exemption shall not apply to ('01111111'1'-
President, Robert J. Edgar.
Vicc-President, Joseph n. Nash.
Vice·President, Augustus .J. Loos.
tilil il'S, Ih" rl'strailll'tI fl'l'!ing hrokc
]00:;(' :11111 \\"(' W('lIt 011 a l':llllJlagl' of ('X~
tra'":q,!ullc'e Hlll·h a:-; t1P\"Cl' hpfol'P hnH
cial vehicles owned hy foreign corpora'
tions or indiyi<1uals nsed in this Stal<'
1I10rc frequently than onc (1) round
NAR'BERTH GARAGE
Vice-Presidellt, 11rs. C, P. Fowler. hl'Cll ,'xhihitl'd ill thc lantl.
trip in anyone week nOr to thc operat,
Treasurer, Miss Maisie J. Simpson. "'['llis nation i" sOlin II flll\llallll'nlalll'
Sccretary, Miss Ruth E. Prescott. 1111<1 tliis sOlln,lnl'ss will ('"nlinll" if ppl;- ors thereof. We Invite Your Inquiries Regarding
pit- \\'ill gin' 111' th"ir foll,l', \\'ill h,','olll(' Application for l'cgistration to hc
Directors 1923, 1[rs. A. B. Ross, Mrs. IIIIH(' diligpnt, will Ilork as hlllllan hl'- made upon hlank forllls prepared aIHI Narberth Real Estate
D. D. Stickney, J. Garficld Atherholt, illg·~ :--houI(l worl( (lurillg' a 1"illlP of ;;t ]'P~S
1. A. MilIer, C. Lawrence Warwick, A. and strain. Thrifl is in 0111' opinion
furnished by the State Highway Dr·
pal'tment; nO other forms accl'ptabll',
and Assure You of Our Best Efforts
E. Wohlert; Dircctors 1922, J. .f. Ca· Ih" I'XIII'l'ssion of rl'a! palriotislll in
brey, Walter A. Fox, H. H. Hillegas, thl'sl' days ,jllst :1" il was ill thl' pl'rio,l Application for rl'gistrntion of 1110tor to Answer Your Requirements
Charles II. A. Chain. \V, H. D. Hall, of th(' \\'ar. Thl' peopl(' Il'ho SPI'IH! vellicle docs not carry with it right of
Harry A, .Jacobs; Directors 1921, F. A. ,'('"klt'ssl,l' al'l' losing sig-ht of thp na- This office does a strL tly brokerage busine!!s and has no par-
owner to operate unless accompa::ied
Lanahan, Daniel Leitch, George T. t'ion's trarlitions; indeel] thl'v ar(' en- ticular properties in which it is interested-thus guaranteeing the
Knutzen, J. B. Nesper, E. A. Muschamp, (langC'l'illg OUt' ill~titl1tioll:-: whIl,n HmHP by application for operator's licen"e.
Fletcher W. Stites, ]ow spit'its \,"(1 ar(' harhoring" afl' S('- Operator's license upon application is· buyer unbiased information regarding any particular property.
"I'('t ly plottillg" to destroy. sued to ownCl'S free; all others. $1.00. Our Rt>!erence.s-Anyone with whom we have done business
"\\'1' shonld pr:ll't il'p an,1 pl"(':lI'h l'on- To insure prompt ,lelivel',\' of licen",',
HARRY A. JACOBS, "Ialltl~·, ,Ip"laring Ihat for 01lrSI']\'('8 \l'p
Editor. shall do onl' hl'st to slOp Ihis insanity
ma ke correct answers to all 'luest ions ROBERT ~. NASH
iu applicntion, Remit propcr fel'. Do
alld hring to a eloSI' thl' nH'lodr:lJlla of Real Estate Broker
pxtrHyagalll'(l that is f'llstiJlg' fp:lI' illl0 not guess your I}lllnufacturer's or motor
the h('arls of tIll' l"'ople anll pJ'OI]lIeing number. If in Ilouht. Sl'e the local 1001 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA
A. J. Loos" Henry Rose, MEMBER, PHILADELPHIA REAL ESTATE BOARD
I"('''tdls that arl' immoml and ,ll'strlle- dealer for your vehie]" who can inforll1
Associate Editors. tin. Re.idence, 104 Grayling Avenue, Narberth
you \I'here thesc numhers arc to be
,t Pl'il'PS ('an hl' 10\\"('1'<.111 In· PC'OIlO- foun d. Do not guess the horse power, R.lid.nce Phone: Narberth 605
l,Iiies pral'lil'I"! all :dong till; linl' if
.MAIZIE, J~ .~d{PSON, I:ihor as 1\'l'lI as I'apital will tlo its part, hut usc the fOl'lI1nla i!iVI'II in thl' law.
'. Oa.shier. '\\'all'h Ihe priee' has hel'n onr wllteh· Pleasnl"l' motor vl'hic!es arl' r('g-istered
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wore] for nlOnths. Hl'r(' has !)('('II thl' according to exae1 horse power, the
,·hil'f dangl'r point in onr situation 1lJ1<! State Highway Department taking the
II'(' wel"OIl1e an,l'Odng that will I,el'p
'; Bend.'iiIt
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adverti~i-ng
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and
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news items to pl'i"l's from ~oari liP; to a point frolll fractional pnrt of a horse power in an
1'. O. Box; 966.
",Our ,Town is on sale at' thc depot
whi"h violt'nt n'al'lion \l'(lUhl ineyit-
nl>l,\' hring' on a sudden collaJlse in ollr
~t )·II('1\11'p.··
cases, The acepptNI 1lOrs(' power for
I the registration 'Of l1Iotor vehicles p!"u-
pe1led hy steam or electricity shan be
The ,Pocket" Bank
newsstand, and at the store of H. E.
'I'hl' stand takl'n hI' thl' :'Ialiollal As- that given and "certified to hy thc man-
Qav~s, "ol'iation of 'l'rl'r]il ':\[I'n on tIll' I'l'O-
Jlomi(' :-iituatioll has hl'111l I'I'P"iol1s1y px· ufacturer. ISneither ~afe nor profitable because money carried In
Entered as second· class matter
October 15, 1914, at the Post Office r.t
1"'l'ssl',1 in eo-opl'ration wilh thl' "am-
paig-II of fll(\ S:lYitlg's ni,"i~.; joll of flip
Requirements of Operator. one·s p"ckets or kept at home IS ofte~' lost, and often
Narberth, Pennsylvania, under the act l' 1'1'11 SU 1',1' Dl'parlnll'nl, for it \I':1S n'al· Liccn~cd 0PC1'llt.Ol' lllUHt be sixtecn unwisely s p e n t . ' . ; ,
of March, 1879, iZl'd thaI thrift alld saying "oul,! 1101 (10) YCllrs of age or over and paid
I'l'odll('e an adl''1l1atl' I'eonomie ptfl'l'l dril'l'r IIIUSt be eightecn (18) years of
111llt·XS th0 s:tyitlgs gailH.'(l ,,"pre safe· Money deposited In a checking account here IS safe;
gllar,ll,a in saI'l' anl! produeli\'(' in\'('st· ag(' ,or ol'el'; they must have had at
1II(,l1ts, Sueh inYestment is proYid('d hy least fhe (5) days' experience in the an easily accessible record of expenditures revealing
tll<' s:I\"illg:-; s(l('lll'itips of flit' Go\,el"ll·
OUR TOWN will gladly print
ltH1Jlt, 'Val" Savings Stamps and 1.' J't'Hs·
opcratioll of a lIIotor vehicle, and must ways to economIze IS provided; and many avenues of
any n41ws item about any subject not be physieally and Illcntally incapac,
\1ry Sa vi ng~ (1(,1't i til· a tps, cle~igllel1 to
itated. AnJ' pl'rsou who has lost thc
profits are opened to depositors.
that is of interest to Narberth olll'iall' Ihl' lIlistll]«'n ]loli",\' of ",sa\'-
:., folks" but in order to meet the ilJg at tlit' ~pigot and wasting' at the nsc of one hand 01' hoth, or Irho has
printing schedule, all "copy"
hUIIg-holt>.' , i lost the usc of both feet, or whose eye,
, -manuscripts-must reach the , sigh t is so impaired that wit.h the aid
of glasses he eannot distinguish suh-,
,editor by 6 P. M. Wednesday each
",' week. Fraternity- slantial objects ch'arly at It aist:mcl' The Merion Title and Trust Company
of one hundrell and fifty (150) fed, or
An Americanism who sha1l hal-e less than tw(,nty (20)
'per centulll of norm:tl vision, or who !
Narberth Office "Opposite Station
",.SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1920 ' By S. ROBERT ROSS, IUl\'e less than t.\\'o (2) pl'r centum of
normal hearing, shall be considered
physically ineapacitate<1, and eannot he
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS (Oontinued from Issue of June 26.) lil'ensed to operatc II motor vehicll'.
Fire, 350 Physical or mental incapacitation does
Police, 1250
There arl' those II'ho ha\'(' ('Ollle
alllong liS, throug'hout the :'Iatioll, who
lin> ignol'llnt of I ho rca I lIleanings of
fratl'rnity or II'ho ha\'e Iwcn lIlisiu-
not pn'I'ellt the registvation of a motor
I'ehicle hy an owner. Special permits
to he issued upon application to those
hal'ing lost the use of one IHIIJd only,
Baseball Today
slruded'in thl' real IIll'anings of AlIler-
il'anislll. '1'0 Iho"c of thclll who are
Editorial a IIl('n a hit' to our laws IIn,1 to 0111' order
of things lI'e ('xtellll a hl'arty II'rIeollll'.
upon rcel'ipt of evidence or demonstra-
tion showing tll11t applicant has had AT ARDMORE
And 11'1' liS AIIll'rieans han' 0111' ,lull' sufficient experience in the operation
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tOll'ard thl'se peopll'. We lIIust hl,fp of a motor vehicle.
AN ORDINANCE them to unllerstand fraternity-by a
gl'tll'rOns, kindl~' attilude toward th('1Il
Any person operating his or her em- Game Called 3.15 P. M.
To repeal an Ordniance entitled "An ployer's llIotor vehicle at any time shall
11'1' must instTul't thclII properly in the
Onlinance to Sa \'C llayligh t and Pro, duties :Ind JIleanings of ~\1I1l\rieallisllI he termed a paid <1river.
Vil1l~ Standal'll 'filiI(' for Ihe Borough and we lI'ill Illuke good citizens of them, A1I cl'rtificates of license arc not
of Narberth."
\Vh"rclls, Recl'lIt al'! ion on thc part
10 our hplipfit and thl'ir happiness.
'ro IIlosl' of them II'ho come with the
1'1II'POSC of l'hanging our ways, alld of·
valid un til signed by licensec or
I licensees.
NARBERTH vs. ST. DENNIS
I Learncr's Permits issued to persons
of Philadelphia City Council has made fcring us for the' ehangc the untried !"
prineil'les of fanatics who sec in their O\'er sixteen (16) years of age to oper-
it illadvisablc to continue in force an
ate lIlotor vehicles are for a period of
Ordinuncc to SUI-C daylight in the Bor- O\I'n raYings the panaeea of all world
errors, wc I'xtellll a weleollll' rl'sprn'd in thirty (30) days, hut shan be valid
This II the First Game of the Second Seriel
ough of Narbcrt.h, pit~· amI s,\'Inpathy, hoping- that through only whcn learner is accompanied by a
The Council of the Borough of No.1" the fratl'rnity of our attitude to\\"al'll licensed operator.
herth docs ordain: them th('\· wiiI soon he eonl"inccl! of the mcnt, Harrisburg, I'll. Fcc for new Hegistrlttion of lilly motor vehicle 01'
Section 1. Th at the Ordinance cn- fallaI',\' of the propaganda the~' pl'l>ach Heavy penalty for misstatemcnt of
platcs $1.00, except in case of motor-
and turn to us seeking the big truth- facts in application. Registration plates license of any driver may be suspended
titled "An Ordinancc to Save Daylight Arnerit'anisJII. cycles or motor-bicycles, whcre new Or revoked nfter It hearing if the evi-
must be rigidly attached, one on the
llnd Provide St andard Timc for thc To thosc of thcm who cOllle with the pia Ie fee is $.50. dence warrnnts same.
front, the other on the rear of llIotor
Borough of Narberth," llpprovcd thc II1"0wed purpose of fOl'l'ing us to aceept. Dealers' plates are to be used only Advise the State Highway Depart·
vehicle. They shall be parallel to the
ninth day of Fchl"llary, ninetcen hun- the pl'inciplt,s of govcrJllnent too lIew- upon vehicles owned bJ' a dealer and mcnt immediately upon theft of motor
too unsound to prove to he anything axles, shall not be underneath any part
dred and twcnty, be and the same is operated hy such dellier or his em' I'chicle. Notify Bame Department upon
hnt: ultilllate failure-and of foreing us of the hody more than twelve (12)
hereby repealed, to ll('(~el't these prineipll's through any ployees for the pnrpose of delllonstrllt- ),ecovery of s/lid vehicle.
inches from the rear end thereof, sha1l
Passed this 14th day of June, A. D. and el'cry diaholieal l1Ieans which eome ing said vehidc to a prospecth'e cus- The State Highway Department has
not be covered, obscured, bent, altered
1920. 10 hltJllI"':"to thpnl we extend a hearty tomer, testing or removing sl1m(' from installed a section to assist in recovery
inl·itation to go ha('k II'hence theJ' came. or defaced, in any manner, and the
W. R. D. HALL, storage place, shipping point, or place of stolen Yehicles, which is eo·operat·
\Vhih' lI'e must tell"h all who eome lower edge of the rear plate shall be
President of Council. of delivery, before 01' lifter sale. inp; with other Stntes and with local
Attcst: to us to thp end thac good eitizenship not ll'sS than fifteen (15) inches ahove
is elel'ated hy thp presence of the nell" the ground. The rear plate to be il- Alwnys have with you your authority police authorities.
CHAS. V. NOEL,
,'lllners-there is no need of retll)'(ling luminated -at night. Plates shaIl be kept to oporate motor vehicle, such ns Own' 110tor vehicle shall be pro\'ided with
SecreturJ' of Council. thl'ir groll'lh and del"elopml'nt by the
I'oiee of I'ndieal faJlacy. Nor enn WL' free from oil, grense, dirt, Or other sub- ('r's Dri vcr's License, Licensed Opcra' adequate brakes, horn, bell, or other
Approved this ;lOth dlly of June, tor's License, Pnid Drh'cr's License, signal dcvice, and, where such vehicle
A. D. 1920. a {ford to permit the poisoning of the stance likely to impair their legibility.
CARROLL DO\VNES, miIHls of the future leaders of the COtll\. In the event of the loss of one or Special Operator's License or Learn' is so constructed or covered as to pre·'
try hy the II'hispering of insidious both registration ph"tes, or should a er's Permit, whichever the case mny be. vont the operator thereof frolll hltving
Chief Burgess.
propagalllla. There is no place in Amer- Rcgistration certificate should be car-
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.. ica for the Anarchist, the Bolshevist,
the Nihilist, the Red Socialist, and the
plate or plates be so defaced that the
number thereon is illegible, it shall be ricd in motor vehicle.
a sufficient dew of the traffic following,
the automobile as well as heavy trucks
like. It is safer and more prudent to the duty of the owner to apply to the Notify State Highwlty Department or commercial vehicles, and all other
retul'll them to their kind nnd to com· within one (1) week after change of closed cars, i. e., sedans, limousines,
Frederic A. Lanahan pletc their education in Americllnism
through a correspondence course.
State Highway Department for new
plates witliin forty-eight (48) hours of residence. coupes, etc., are required to nttnch mir·
In,urance· Service his discovery of the lOBS or defacement License will be refused applicants ror or other devices to enable operator
Fraternity is too precious a gift to to sec the rond to the rear.
offer the ungrltteful. of such plate or plates, thereby avoid- who arc known or proven to be reck-
205 Forest A vee N.rb~~I1; ... R Americllnism is too precious It gem ing arrest. Old plate or plates ,to 'be re- less or careless opel'O.tors or habitunl
to cast before swine. turned to the State Highway Depart· violntors of the Motor J.. aws. (OontinUed on Page S.)
NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN
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A ~s~ur~.2 !A
I'ENNSYLVANIA MOTOR LAWS.
News of tl1e <lrl1urrl1es
(Continued from l'age 2.)
Shirt Waist Dance
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.
I
in Narberth , . ACCOV'NTANTS
Gottshall, H. Ii.. l'uulic Acco'untant; '1'ax
Reports, AUdits. ctc., accompliShed. 303
MILK
Scott-Powell Dalrle8. Phone. Preston 239h Phone 1652-R
I
!Narberth
Conwli~' aveQ.ue.. Narucrth, Pa. See dl.play advertisement In thll II.ue _. I
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~~-" - KeIm, H. <Y. Certified Puhllc Acaountant. IItUSIV ,
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Rev. Arthur S. Walls, Pastor. 202 Dudley av". Phone. Narberth IOO-W. Loos, I'auny U. Plano tcacher.
Our citizens are. Ul:ged to remember
that now that wo havc house-to-house
delivery of mail, sfrcet . addrcsscs
AU1'O~IOIULES.
Lee8' Oarage-Repalrln~. Etc. Phon•• 1606.
l5tudln, Arcade Bhlg. Phone. 316·J.
NOTAltY PUBLIC.
For Perma~ent
; SUllda~', .July 18:
:Sai:isfacti~n
~hould be used in addressing' all mail Norberth Garage. Phone Naruel'th 1633.
S"e display ad vel'L1semen t in this issue. .Jefferle8, .J. H. III Narberth' av...
: !l,45 A. )L-Suu,lay Sehoo!. for dclivery in Narberth. The only ex- Phone. 666-lIt!..
r AU'I'O~I08ILE SElt\'ICE Simpson, Harry A. 232 Essex. Ave.
I ]1.00 A. M.-Momillg wOI'"hip. ScI'- ccptions to this rule will be those cases Censore, Bahle. Phone, 672.
ilIon hy tlJC pa"tor. where u few individuals or busincss Sec display advertisemcnt in this Issue. Phone. Narberth 636. . .;. - . .'
TY80n, Warren R. Phone, Narberth 1202-W
i 7.00 P. )L-Ullion twilight ~er\"ice at concerns ha \'e retained their post ofiice Donahue, Patrick 1". Phone tIl3:!.
See dlslllu~' advel'lIselll"nt In this Issue. Ol'TICIAl.'t8
BUY A
l'lJl'nl'r of Halh!Hlcn aIH] '''in,lsor ayc- boxes. .
BANKS Fenton, Carl F. 606 ES8ex ave. Phone. 618-"
n'ues. SCl'IllOn hy the He\". A. S. Dcm- By making sure that you have the Merion Title 8: Tru8t Co. Phone. Ardmore I. Philo. addre... 180. Chmnut lit. Loaut III
my, .,
SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES
r 45th and Parrish Sts.
HARRY B. WALL
Plumbing, Gas Fitting
EDUCATOR
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DAlOORD.......oQfAIIl-Usa>.PIA/" We come in contact with
the small car owner every
SALE
We feel the same way BENT T. HYBERG
day and we have fau'nd that about it. That's why we At Narberth Station
he isjust as much interested represent U. S. Tires in this
as the big car owner. community. BELL PHl'NE
NARBERTH 1713
BENT T. HYBER6
United States Ti'res
AGGommodafions Arc Wanted
MAHAN'S MOTOR COe Cor Several School Teachers
of the Narberth I3chool8.
Rooms, preferably with
ARDMORE, PA. board, from September 1st.
W ill those who are likely to
be interested kindly com-
municate with
= J MRS. A. M. CRATER
218 Hampden Ave., Narberth
LEE'S GARAGE
SABlE .CENSORE Cleveland and Ford Sales and Service. Quick. deliveries on
SUCCESSOR TO . all cars. All kinds of Auto Repairing BUSINESS NOTICE !
Work. Guaranteed Oils, Gas, Supplies
WALTON BROS. The General Insurance Busi-
Narberth 180S L. C. SHAHAN, Prop. ness of the late
Phone 672 100 ESSEX A VENUE
TWO FOR ONE MILLER BURKUARDT
TAXI SERVICE An inve8tment of about $1100. in a Prior Lien railroad security will purchase will be continued. Address
$2000. of par value and return $80. a year in income all inquiries to
Automobiles meet all trains throughout the day and evening. Full particulars on request
WILLIAM G. HOPPER. & CO. Walter M. Burkliardt, E.q.
. Packages and Trunks promptly called for and delivered. 1201.04...._d Titl. BuUdlD8
28 Sou.th Third .street
Moving Furniture and Hauling Freight, etc. M6111ber. 01 Philadelphia Block &eAaftge PHILADEL.HIA