The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 16

PACE FOURTEEN Phone 2263 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN, PA. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1936 BOYERTOWN ARTHUR HEERE Representative Phone 130 36 8. FRANKLIN ST. the annual joint picnic at Guldin LEGION SOFTBALLERS KEMP ENTERS FREE-WATER ISSUE TOPTON SCHOOLS SUPPLIED, SAYS COUNTY HEAD SCRAP BOOK Citizens Suggest Plans for Showdown Between Council and Board County Superintendent Alvin P. Kemp entered the free water issue in Boyertown yesterday afternoon by saying that at least one borough in Berks county does not charge its school board for any water used in the school buildings.

He made the report to School Director Charles H. Shaner, clerk in the county office in Berks courthouse, Reading. Kemp said he made an investigation of the annual school reports of Berks county and found that Topton was not charged for water used in schools. Superintendent Kemp made the statement in connection with Boyertown schools which are paying approximately $300 a year for water used in the high school. Washington and Lincoln buildings.

The latest move of Borough Council in which it made a proposal to the school board to limit the supply of free water to 125,000 gallons to September and then make a charge for water used in sprinkling the athletic field, was rejected as by the school directors. Superintendent Kemp learned about the action of borough council in Boyertown and made his investigation voluntarily. He studied the reports of Berks county schools and discovered Topton, with a municipally owned water dam in charge of water committee, was not charging Us wTrooT system "for any witter used. He also reported to Director Shaner that other boroughs in Berks county, with privately owned water departments, were charging the schools. is natural, he said.

Kemp added that in cases where the school departments purchased Touu water from other boroughs, such as suburbs of Reading buying from the city, they also paid for water consumption. In the meantime, the attitude of citizens in Boyertown rose to a new pitch. Citizens suggested floating petitions and other means to make council 'come to a showdown1' and offer free water to at least the athletic field used as a community cen- MM' McrfiON' BEEN Birr NOMtt fcve.IL WORKED U.S. PAYtHrT MA4 A.NP Win. ISSUE.

A FOR A PERPETUAL MACHINE, BELIEVING SUCH A MACHINE IMPOSSIBLE 'fHiS olivia wAt issued- eRl.5lDE.M-r OftDERlMC, I-f was hi issue oF'iMfc 181? HAIR. DRE-SSlNCi AN ORDEAL im rf wAS wear acome. OVEO rHf. PACE, -to ESCAPE powder used in DUSi'lNC HA'ft. "fuR'iLES ARE PROVIDED wrTW A-TmV SHARP BEAK BEFORE-TfiEy arc hatched BREAK -TilROUCM ODD FELLOWS, REBEKAHS TO HOLD OUTING grove, Pleasantville, Sunday afternoon.

Plans are being made for members, their families and friends, to leave Odd Fellows- temple at 11 a. m. Transportation will be provided for those unable to find a means of travel to the grove. Members of frjends of either lodge have been asked to communicate with committee members for transportation arrangements. Each family will bring its own lunch.

Games will be played, including baseball. Rebekah lodge will meet tonight to make its final arrangements. GUN CLUB'S MONTHLY SHOOT SET FOR SUNDAY The monthly shoot of the Boyertown Rod and Gun club will be held at the clubhouse Front street, Sunday afternoon. ing begins at 1 o'clock. Clarence B.

Gottshall, committee Sunday to Be Spent in Gul- chairman, will conduct the event Win which is expected to attract nearly am TOuerS urove, ijQ sportsmen from Eastern sylvania. Prizes will be awarded in the Lewis system shooting NIP COLLEGEVILLE, 12-8 Adding another game to their long string of victories, the American Legion softball team defeated Collegeville at Gablesville ball grounds, 12-8. Rhoads, Moyer and Moyer each had two hits for the winners. The Fritz-Swavely managed Legion team will face the strong team, Pottstown, at Gablesville tonight. Feroes are leading the American division in a league and won 11 straight games this season.

Batteries for the Legion will be Brennan and Lamar Heydt. The score: Collegcviilp Boyertown Legion r.h.oae r.h.oae Aug ell, 2b 1 1 4 0 0 Nuss. rf 2 2 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 Evans, 2b 21100 R.Kresc’k.sc 1110 0 Rhoads, 3b 2 3 2 4 0 ESchatz.lb 1 1 5 0 0 L.Moyer.sc 3 3 2 0 0 Ullman. 3b 2 2 1 3 0 Moyer, lb 0 3 6 0 0 L. ScHatz, cf 1 1 0 0 0 Brennan, 1110 0 2 0 3 0 0 Bauer, 0 110 0 Heinz, as 0 2 2 10 Croll, If 0 110 0 Pfleger, 0 0 1 0 0 Heydt.

1 2 6 0 0 0 10 10 Knode. cf 1 0 0 0 0 Schlicher.ss 0 0 110 Legion Juniors Nip Imhof Lads By Score, 4 to 2 In a closely contested game, American Legion Juniors of Boyertown defeated the Imhof post Legion Juniors of Philadelphia by a 4-2 score on high school athletic field last night. The representatives of Charles B. Yerger post connected for 13 hits. Carver pitched a fine game Pleasantville 1 V' fn Mr.

and Mrs, John 1R.01Ì3,nd, day of fun outdoors, pottstown were guests of Mr. and members of Boyertown Odd Fellows Charles Leidv, and Laurel Rebekah lodge will hold Franklin street. Totals 8 9 18 5 0 Totals 12 17 21 5 0 Collegevllle 130 100 8 Boyertown Legion 340 302 Two-baae Moyer 2, L. Moyer. Three-base hits Ullman on Off Brennan 5.

Schultz 2. Struck Brennan 5. Umpires Smith and Wren. 136 South Phone your Classified ad to an ad taker at 2263 and charge it. JAKE RHOADS an outing.

NORM RAHN a coke. DUTCH NESTER the boys. HAROLD BASHOKB by. --------------RUTH ENDY about something. the first five innings, allowing only four hits and fanning five batsmen.

Developing a sore arm, he was relieved by Swavel Gilbertsville youth, who finished hW game. Swavely allowed only two hits and fanned six batsmen. Coach Norman Gotwais is making arrangements for a return game at Philadelphia. Schearer led the slugging for Boyertown with three singles in five trips to the plate. Harold Burket, first sacker, had a triple and a single.

The Philadelphia pitcher, Bill Daybill, although allowing 13 hits, fanned seven batemen. The score: Boyertown Philadelphia r.h.o.ae r.h.o.a a Weller. 3b 0 2 0 2 0 Ford. 2b 0 15 2 1 Schealer. If 1 1 0 0 0 Doyle, 3b 0 0 0 1 0 Schearer.

rf 2 3 0 0 0 Butler. If 1 I 1 0 0 Buckert.lb 1 2 10 0 0 Mason, 1 2 7 00 Swavely, ss 0 2 0 1 0 Qarrln, rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Lindsay, cf 0 13 0 0 Gruber, cf 0 2 0 0 0 Tolin, ss 0 10 2 0 Houck, 0 1 10 0 0 Alpuche.lb 00 70T3 Carver, 0 0 3 3 0 Dayhtll, 0 0 12 0 Stltzel, ss 0 0 1 2 0 McMahn.lb 00 0 00 Smith, If 0 0 0 0 0 Ballera, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 13 27 11 0 Totals 2 6 24 7 1 Philadelphia 010 001 Boyertown 200 200 Three-base hlta Burkert, Mason. Stolen Weller, Swavely, Houck 2. Butler, Lindsay. Carver 4 in 5, Swavely 2 in 4 Bases on Carver 3, Swavely 2, Dayhtll 3.

Struck out by Carver 5. Swavely 6 Dayhill 7. Left on 13, 8 vW4nning Umpires Conrad and 8 Si SUPER VALUES SUPER BARGAINS SUPER SAVINGS THE BREAKS Im CtNTMl WWSi ASSOCIATION With the Bowlers DEATHS-FUNERALS BEKKMKN WIN RADER'S BEER Hatfield MS MS John Rhoadi 195 JOJ J. VUlin 198 164 537 Steltnunn 313 509 Wentel J17 314 Totals PLANING MILL A. 189 164 503 E.

152 494 A Preyer 130 447 304 193 197 593 Ciemmer 353- R. 191 334 598 MS PEPSI IS PEPPED ATLANTIC SERVICE Rcnninitr 178 138 432 Wade 180 193 545 Prey 157 455 HartUne 301 170- 534 Jake Rhoada 173 185 517 1M .........................933 805 PEF3I OOLA R. Ootshall 175 522 E. Wei diver ........................143 135 434 H. Pennypacker 198 173 109 419 Rohrbsch 119 492 C.

Rohrbach 193 Preti .........................177 193 170 540 MRS. CHARLES K. GAUGLER Pauline (Warmuth), wife of Charles K. Gaugler, aged 64 years, died at her late home in Niantic. She was born in Germany and was a daughter of the late Ferdin- 918 85i 3817 a Augusts Warmuth.

3he oame to this country when fcur years old. Surviving are her husband, five children, Clarence, Coplay; Harry, Niantic; Mabel, wife of William Phipps, Phoenixville; Elsie, wife of Luther Hughes. BiuefielcL W. and Lillian, wife of Allen Snyder, Emaus, and two brothers, Frank. Landis Store, and Henry Warmuth, Shamrock.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p. in the home, with the Rev. W. E. Wenner officiating.

Interment will be made in Church cemetery. Funeral Director C. H. Moyer, Bechtelsville, has charge. greatest values urtk Ctaffr ARE VALUES THAT ARE A CHALLENGE TO ALL COMPETITION! FURNITURE MART Again Leads" 853 894 8W 3617 CUT DOWN BOYERTOWN BEER Smith 180 303 Rhoads 182 114 160 RenUcMer 115 ter.

Many citizens, including prom- li9 inent businessmen, suggested that r. on the three schools also receive free water. PERSONALS I 456 185 188 11 Totala Totala Several school directors yesterday reported that all the water used by the board in sprinkling the community Acid this year would not lower the water level in the dam more than two-and-a-half inches. was computed on the basis that no water enters the dam during the time," it was added. The board continued using water to sprinkle the field yesterday, with the stipulation printed clearly on the recording secretary's statute that it refuse to pay for it.

The board was offered an of 125.000 free gallons of water from July 20 to September 1, and any w. ytrier amount over that quantity would i A be billed to it. ToUli .........................835 840 ORIM MARKET O. Moore ...............................148 P. Wolfgang .......................312 Oreenawald ..................173 156 477 Sell ...................................131 196 155 473 Orim .............................135 196 Miss Esther Gougler, New Berlin- 1 ville, is a patient at St.

Joseph's hospital, Reading, where her con- dition remains unchanged. She wa.s taken to the institution in an ambulance. 532 789 850 3420 TOO LITTI.E BEER BEER CONSUMERS Werner 145 114 167 426 .............................158 131 467 L. Fedeli! ............................145 151 133 419 T. Stengel 145 405 J.

Sip ...175 184 Reltnauer .......................105 303 Totala L. Edmger C. Smith Benfleld Leaver Natter 753 793 CASKET CO 175 159 334 537 139 103 513 140 135 439 171 150 183- 504 315 191 606 148 874 3646 DEPUTY WARDEN FEGLEY GETS HEAVY GROUNDHOG REBEKAHS TO MEET Regular meeting of Laurel Rebekah lodge will be held in Odd Fellows' temple tonight at 8 o'clock I Deputy Warden Howard Pegley i yesterday shot the heaviest ground- ciub winn rs a.so will be an- in 35 years. A ten-pounder I which he killed in the vicinity of TT. Boyertown.

Fegley brought down Miss Naomi Hoch, 714 F.ast Phila- 21st groundhog of the season delphia avenue, a teacher in Boyertown high school, is spending a week's vacation in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. $1.50 Galvanized CORN DRIVERS IUMM -I 1 Cold Pack CANKERS 1 i W. J. STARRETT Hardware yesterday and is about 30 behind his yearly average. More than 35 years ago, he shot a groundhog which weighed 14 pounds, the heaviest he ever shot, Dr.

Daniel D. Kohler, another local sportsman, shot almost a score of groundhogs this season. Daniel Smith, West Philadelphia avenue, took 17 to date. Warren Grofe, Odd Fellows apartment, underwent an operation in St. hospital, Reading.

SITUATION WANTED Girl, 21, position to do housework 19-R, Boyertown, or Calf at 36 North Reading Avenue TEASPOONS ................2 for 5c TABLESPOONS ea. 5e KNIVES AND FORKS ra 9e E. K. BCRKY 5c and lOc to $1 Store BOYERTOWN STATE THEATRE Boyertown Brightest Spot Last Times Today Kouitd-bjr-Round of LOUIS-SCHMELINQ FIGHT fcrr 41) Ihr Action Regular Feature Show Hl OH BALLOTS" With t'dttin G. Robinton and Joan BOYERTOWN CLASSIFIED Deaths 1 Boyertown on Warren Fink, aged 57 10 and 18 days.

and frlenda are Invited to attend the funeral, without further notice, from the Sehwenk Funeral Home. 124 Philadelphia avenue Boyertown. on Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m. 1 8 T). Interment In Union cemetery.

may call on Friday evening. MKNSCH -Near ShaueavlUe on the 18th Irvin Menach aged 38 years, 1 month and and are Invited to attend the funeral, without further notice, from the home of brother, Menach, Shanesvllle. July 23. at 2 p. m.

cD 8 T). All at the houae Interment In Union cemetery. Boyertown. may call on Wednesday evening foi Sale 11 FOR SALE- 1828 seven-pass. Hudson, 175; 1835 Plymouth Commercial coach Both in good condition.

See Harvey 1. next to Town Hall. 18M INTERNATIONAL pick-up. good buy for quick sale; 1830 Ford panel. L.

Wagner, Hudaon and Tsil rraplane. OtlbertartUe, Pa demonstrator; 1835 Plymouth coupe with rumble seat; 1835 Plymouth 2-door sedan; 1834 Chevrolet lU-ton truck, 157-lneh wheelbase OilhertavUle Motor Nelmar Park. OllberUTllle, Pa Mrs. Ernest Endy and family. Langhorne, N.

moved to a home on Front street. Mr. Endy was killed in an airplane accident recently. Lewis Schaniey, North Chestnut street and former Gilbertsville resident, underwent a tonsil operation at Pottstown hospital. Dr.

J. C. Thomas is the attending physician. Mi.sses Mary Loewen, Harrisburg, and Ruth Barsby, Philadelphia, are guests of their uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs.

Richard K. Loewen, 24 East Philadelphia avenue. SCHOOLS TO OPEN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Boyertown schools will open for the 1036-37 term Tuesday morning, Sept. 9, according tc the school calendar adopted by the board of di. rectors at a special meeting in high school building.

The dates were proposed by Supervising Principal George Swinehart. The full calendar follows: meeting, Tuesday. Sept. 2, 2 p. institute.

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 3 and schools open, Tuesday, Sept. fair day, Friday, Sept. 18; visiting day, Friday. Oct.

16; Thanksgiving holidays. Thursday and Friday, Nov 26 and 27; Christmas holidays, schools closing at noon Thursday. Dec. 24 and reopen Monday, Jan. 4 Easter vacation.

Good Friday, March 26, and week, one day the same month. Schools will close Wednesday. June 2. N. BERLINVILLE TO MEET GABLESVILLE BRAVES Two old rivals will meet on the diamond Saturday afternoon when the Servicemen.

New Berlin- and Gablesvllle Braves clash on Gablesvllle ball diamond. The game will start at 2:30 Baseball rivalry between the two neighboring communities has been at a high pitch for many years. Wren, manager of the Braves and Semi Pros, announced last night the latter team would be idle tomorrow night. Pitching for the Braves Saturday will be either Irvin Moyer or Russell Wren. expect to use one of its three hurlers, Melvin Frey, Wayne Smith or LeRoy Gilbert.

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