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PETERS WINS, LOSINGl"ARBERTH TO HAWSWhile Congressman William S.

Yare, candidate for th e UnitedS ta te s S en at e and t he ent ir e R epublican t icket were rid ing to victory in the S ta te a t t he fal l e lection Tuesday, Lower Merion, Narberth' and all of Montgomerycounty ror the first t im e i n th ememory of the oldest inhabitantswere givingplurali ties to a Democratic candidate for th e SenateWilliam B. Wilson, representat iv e o f the minor it y p ar ty , b ea tVare in Lower Merion by 46votes, and in Narberth by 318votes. Then he went into th ecoun ty to cap tu re that from Yareby a majority of nearly 1500.That t he d ef ea t of the Cdn-gressman here was due t o h is p er sonal unpopularity with the votersa nd c an no t b e a tt ri bu te d t o a nychanging party allegiance of t hedyed-in-the-wool Republicans thatinhabit th is rock-ribbed Republican sector, is sho\"n by t he f ac tthat t he r est of the Republicant icke t was g iven the usual sweepi ng m aj or it ie s i n t he c ou nt y atl a rge as well as in Lower Meriontownship and Narberth Borough.In Lower Merion and in Narber th , the Republican candidatesfor Congress, Henry W. Watson,and for Assembly, Fred C. Peters,ran a bit behind the leaders of theS tate t icke t due to complimentary.

v ~ ~ e s whi ')'1- l 't.' 't , f tl F' t will be carried out as far as I)OS- est, a 1110St l111passlOnee p ea or Inan \"I'tll a scor-e of 21 fI,.w rule s put 11l operatIOn last . n ; l e , ~ ( I tlc:s 0 le 1.rs , the conservation of our wild flow- '.lontll voul(1 be restole(1 '1'11C Dlstnct, of " 'h lch Lower Menon slble. . , ' ' . II f 0 T d . tl Pl ,\ I d . I' and Narberth are the prominent ::\Iany parents, are not aware of ers and shrubs, and especla yon ues ay evcl11ng le epan s u g ~ e s t d s tf lat 45 fgree par (ing parts 10 dj'stricts d e f l e c t e ~ l f or an the efforts that the school board our native song birds. She shows Boy s a nd Meteors rol led a post-'he pernultte 'd or f O l ~ 1 0 U ~ d y 011 aver;o'e of -n per cent and facul ty are putting f or th t o hO\'" to s up ply p roper ncs ting poned match, which proveda l i tt lee noprtl lSI1 Ie 0 k' avter 01r d aved ' r h ~ greatest c o n s t ~ n c y to t he ma ke t he N ar be rt h schools the places, perhaps choosing and s ad to the Meteors. Gunnii lg sea-ue. ara e par'mg 0 oa an R r ' . I .kit f - I 'ld V' 't tl pruning shrubs and t re es to thatl oad only would be al lowed on ~ e p u ) h ~ a n s t r a l ~ lt tic e \ ~ a s Jes dOl' ,OUI Ctl f r ~ ~ l . l l ~ r l _ .le I I f ddt tl son is opened, but t he Me teor sile south side of the street. Paral- sho.wn, 111 the Second Dlstnct, ~ l e w edpartmelt 0 ~ u a n u a tal11- ell(, lOW to .ee an \Va er lC were not shootil1![ quite straightI k . t 1 t! whIch IS made up largely o f Nor - mg an see lOW your son can birds and how to discouragc their I I d I P ~ .,~ par mg, l ln re stnc ee" on le r i stown and Conshohocken. Here handle saw, hammer and nails; or enemies. Her cnthusiasm is com- an( a lowe t le ep hays to carryA sftreets. f f I I II but five or 20 per cent. of the 25 visit the new Health Department pletely contagious. off two games.fUlrtl ler e a t u r ~ 0 ble It)1 anb .s districts went over to the D c m o ~ and see how your children's At the close of the meeting c id er . Th e scores and teams' standingor u c O - ~ P l e r a t t o n I y t le l l S I ~ crats in the Senate fight. health is b ei ng watched. These and luscious g ingerb read were tollow:h men. r le m e ~ C t l a n s t r ~ s ~ l n The Third District includes t", 'o arc ncw departments, bu t served by Mrs. J. E. Burrell, as-, l l ~ ~ ~ ' ~ : S ' / ~ I ' J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s . l .t e. n ~ e 7 '111, t ~ r e e ( r e rIc le Cheltenham, Abington, Jenk in- come, v is it t he music , a rt , domes- s is ted by Mrs. Howard Cotter, Nil'iwl'OIl, 126 124dt .elri (e lVltrl r ~ l c s were tOWIl, PottStOWll. Royersford and t ic sci ence . Two hours will be Mrs . .A. E. Davis, Mrs. R. H. f M : ; ~ I ' :..: : : : :: ] ~ A 1 9 ~11

tll. ront 0 . le sOTrels, so las all th e outlYing parts of the only too short to see everything. Durbin, ~ - I r s . P. Id. Egolf , Mrs .. ~ r . f . H ~ ~ ~ 3 1 ~ ? , : : : : : : : : : m m

eep 11ngs moville-. ley aso All t I' II . "I \ ~ IJ()rllel- ' [ r ~ S E Jefferis l' I 0'1 061I 1 t 11- tllelr )l'I'vat'c cars county. paren s are con la y II1Vlte< '\ . . , .:1 . , A.::> . ,otll' '..l sec 0 pa. . . . . . . I. " ,,' " to be present to encouracye the Mrs. R. J. :Nash, 3.1rs. F. C. Pat- l ' I I f ) l ; ] I Y T I ~ m A N PlLO'lS.n Side streets, so .as fu;t?er to re- SEEK DONATIONS children in their work. b t en and Mrs . LOl li s Sheneman. W ~ ~ I " :::::::::::::::::: ]8' 1m:the co.ngested conditions... At the monthly meeting of the This session i s being" held at Look for the no tice of the ~ \ ~ l ? ~ f t e ..:: :: :: ::::::::: m mA COlTI1TI1ttee of three, conslstmg I I f 'C " f tl 'C '1 eetl'n ()n ['ittle 170 181{ CI -' Ko IG ,.. M D do Evangel, Cirde of t he K in g' s t le request of t le l ' others oun- "\.10 lers ouncl m gCl, . eorge ' . ~ d Daughters each member gave a cil of the Narberth school an d Monday, November 8, a t l P, 1'1., 'lolnl. ' ~ c o n j i s , " ; ' o - i ' E ~ I l E n :,S7d Ralph S. Dunne was appol11te Th k .. d . f h tak tl I f' t 1 as l)rinted elsewhere in this issue. pm;SHY'l'gnrAN PEP HOYS,t 'th tl H' I y Co llmit an SglVl11g onation or, t e -es le pace 0 I S regu ar WU'OIl , ; . . . . . . . . ill ]21 R4mee W I l e Ig1wa. ,I - Home of the Aged. Any person monthly meeting. ' Don't forget th e club's radio Kr"lImer 110 112 lollCONTINUED ON TRW ~ I X T H PAGE caring to make a Thanksgiving N. B.-I t is no t necessary to program ftom \VFI from ;J to , ~ r n t k ~ " l t j , " : : ; : : : : : : : : : : : tgt }g& 1 9 l ~ ABEL BOTTOMSE S donation may send itto the Home, present an off spring as a t icke t o f P. M. Thursday, November 11. )["oN"\"I" 107 130 115 Mr. Abel Bottoms died at hisWOMEN VOT R No. 10 Sabine avenue, or Mrs. He- admission. Your interest is s uf - There is to he a card party for 'I'otnl. ' ~ i l ; ' i ' i i o i ) j s ~ " ~ ~ ~ ' E o n s ~ 7 0 007 home, Maple Hall , Narberth andInvited to Philadelphia Monday Meet witt's, No. 114 Essex avenue, Nar- ficient. In other words, everybody the benefit o f t he Bui ld in g Fun d grn, ,Jenkins., US , 14:f 141 Rockland avenues, Merion, onI t t1 I f :i\I J I \ C ld 0, n. Smllh 127 84 'no T d .,Ing. berth. come. a l e l ome 0 l' rs. 0111;1 . a - l ~ e l l " ( \ , . . ' 145 lr"f. 01 ues ay 1110rn1l1g.Thecen'tral 'committee of the well, ~ o 122 Elmwood avenue, 1'\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ , ~ :::::::::::: l ~ i } ~ 1 m Mr. Bottoms, a former P h i l a d e l ~of vV:omen WOMEN'S AUXILIARY MEETS JUNIORS HOLD CARD PARTY' Wednesday, November 17, at 2 101111 718 U4lJ 005 phia builder, connected wi th theThe regular mOllthly meethlg of A card paliy will be gh' cn by the P. M. l l T . \ ~ m N G 01' THE 'rEAMS. firm of Abel Bottoms & Sons Co.,have invited the Narbe rt h t he Women 's Al.lxiliary of ,the Junior- Community Club Tue sd ay Mr s. Bat ch el or , chairman of [.ulhe

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All Saints' Church'Wynnewood, Pa.Rector, Rev. Gibson Bell.23d, Sunday after Trmity..8 A. M.-J:ioly Commulllon.10 A. M.-Church School.11 A. M.-t'10IY Communion andsermon by the reCtOr.Anthem-"Doth Not \Visdom Cry?"-Sinith.

11 ,A. M.-Junior Church for chi t-d ~ I6.45 P. M.-Senior Endeavor meet-ing.7 P. M.-Junior Endeavor meeting.7.45 P. M.-Evening worship. Sermon theme, "What the Bib le ' teachesAbout Hell." ,Next Wednesday, from 10 A. M. to4 P. M., meeti ng of . t he Women 'sAuxiliary. Sewing, business, luncheon,social: All women invited.Next Wednesday, 8 p. M., PrayerMeeti ng sub ject : "The Life Which INow Live."Next Thursday, 8 P M.,meetinll ofthe Westminster Circle.

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Veteran of Many Wars Makes Visitto Narberth.Born on Apr i l 14, 1805, il l England, and still hea lthy and happy .

That is the boast of Captain JamesW. Smith, who d ro pp ed i n t o c ha twith several Narberth business men CHILD KILLED BY TRUCKThursday. Edward K. Bauer, Jr., 7-year-oldI CLASSifiED ADVERTISEMENTSCaptain Smith is well known son of Mr . a nd Mrs . E. K. Ba.uer, "OT'JNG GIRL WANTED-For gen' General ContractorN I 1 f lk H f .. '-. Jubblng n Specialtyto a number of ar Jert 1 0 '5. e 0 401 Anthwyn road, was kIlled crill h O U ~ l ' w o r k from 9 to 7. Kochil- OVERBROOK HARDWAREdrops in several times a year, walk- last F ri day a t Ardmore, when a dl'l'n. Phone Merion 1073 1x>fore 10. 'ing about with thc aid of a pair of truck of the Suburban Construction 11-13-26 COMPANYold canes, and soliciting small funds Compa ny o ut of control c lim be d FOR, SALE-Two jron bed,; IIml 6227 Lancaster Avenuefor a Philadelphia missi on i n whi cb on the ! ) a ~ c m e n t and !)inned the Loy IlllringR. 1 ~ Chestnut Qvenue. ! , ~ ~ n e Phone 0verbrook 5106. . . NIH'berth 3.0-J. 11-1 -_6 , - - - - - - - -he is interested. agamst a bUlld1l1g. SEWING ;\IACHINE8-AIl mnk('f! reoHi s claims are a bit startling to Mrs. Bauer , a lso s tl 'l1 ck by the "IrR(] T i)l(1111 lillowanceR 011 old ma- GEO. W. BOTfOMSthose of us who a re con tent t o die c ar , was painful ly injured, hilt was ~ b i l l ~ ' ~ ' fn;' 11l'W S i n ~ e r . Phon I' llel'ionat about half that age. In his pock- d ischarged from the hosp i tal after 14GsM. (H.)ets are numerous documents to s ll h- a number of stitches had becn takcn MOTHERS-Plnce your children Tludelstantiate h is c la ims. i nc lu di ng t he in bel' l eg a ll d s ca lp. CClllllwtellt t'llllervision while I l w a ~ ' for thestatements of a Illin:ster \\"ll(] is said The accident occurred at ;\1'

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FOOT HIGHWAY ENOUGH?Motor vehicle registrations andhighway tra ffic have inc reased enormously in rec.ent years andwill undoubtedly continue to' iIicrease, but highway officials donot fear the development of ageneral condi tion of congest ionor any breakdown in the roadsconst ructed by reason of th e increased traffic. Highway researchand experience have developedtypes of pavementfullycaapble ofwithstanding present and expectcd f ut ur e traffic. E ight ee n feethas come to be the minimumstandard width for main highwaysand except for roads in the vic ini ty of large c it ie s and a few heavi ly t rav el ed r oa ds betwe en certain cities this width will be amplefor several years to come, saystheBureau of Public Roads.

Engage in Friendly Competition atthe Y. M. C. A.The M.ain Line Christian Associ at ion has s ta rt ed a SwimmingLeaguc among the high schools ,in this section. Among the highschools represented will be LowerMerion, Haverford, Radnor, Tredyffrin, Upper Darby and Marple-;Newt own. Groups from theseschools will use the Y. W. C. A.poolseveral times a week for testsand eliminations, and when thesea re c omp le ted i t is planned toform a team consisting of 10 r e p ~resentatives from each school.P re limina ry c on te st s w il l beheld i n the "Y" pool, the finalevent taking placc in one of t hel argest pools available in t hisvicinity. Cups will be awarded tothe winners and the pUblic willoeinvited to witness this grand watercarnival and contest.A

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In the final period of the Lower punch was mising in the first half.Merion-Abington football game when Abingtbn successfu lly opSaturday, Lower Merion rose to s u pressed three.good, line- drives. Thatpremacy, casting.its early quartershackles to the wnids in o ne of the punch was missing ill ' the f irst halfmost exciting gridiron games wit_fulsurveillanceof the Merion squadnessed 011 the Ardmore field thissea- may bring to light someUling thatson. The 13-0 victory was the re- will surprise the local rooters in thesuIt of continued bucking and ham- coming games.mering unt il Abington t ir ed and Lansdowne, b it te r r ival of o ld, isweary tossed the reins to a more to be met on the Ardmore fieldable master. Saturday afternoon at 2.30 sharp.In the f ir st minutes of the fourth The Maroon and Gray , as usual ,stanza, t he Merion eleven, a ft er a brings with her many colorfulser ies of off tackle and line bucks, memories of past frays. Somethingcarried the ball to Abington's last is usually found up Tamdowne'schalk mark, where Dothord severed sleeye and a game of ~ t 1 r p r i s e s willthe boroughiteschances of conquest. be had for sure. Lansdowne wasMiller failed to add the e ' ~ t r a point beaten last year by the local eleven,on a bad pass. Almost on top of 35-0, but t hus f ar this y ea r h as suf the first tally came the second score fered but one or two defeats.of the game, Miller carryingthe ball Portable seats for the Lower Merfrom' the kick-off beyond the 50- ion-Radnor game were bought byyard ~ 1 n e : After one l ine thrust, school authorities within. the lastl it tle "Ossie" Smith tore through several weeks. 2000 of them willAbington's tackle and quickly re- be erected on the ilew Radnor fieldversing his field, showed his heels to for the studentsand rooters of Lowthe visitors' secondary defense for er Merion High school and will bethe second six-pointer . Miller ad- placed at a premium of $1. per seatded the extra point by a place kick. to persons other than students. ToAbington proved all it was put students a special rate will be madeup to be in first three periods hold- of 50 cents per seal. The Radnoring the strong offensive thrusts of fray incidentally, wil l be an interestthe home eleven a t bay as if wait- ing one, the odds favoring Radnoring for a break. 1'hreetimes in the for the first time in four years. Lastfirst hal f the Mer ion opponents F riday a fternoon Radnor defeatedstopped as many drives within their Cheltenham 13-6 on the latter'sfive-yard line. field. Cheltenham defeated LowerMerion 20-0. Enough said. Up"Stonewall" Jackson must have to the present date Radnor remainsbeen the guardian angel of the out- undefeated and Lower Merion hasof-town foes until he too, worn out only one defeat charged against her.with exasperation, took the hin tand The contes t will be one of muchfled. The famed Abington shift color and spirit, and annually drawsworked consistently and neatly for a large crowd to i ts support. .about six first-downs throughout theent ire f ray. The only pointed offensive drive was in the first periodwhen the Abingtonites were stoppedon the Merion's 30-yard mark ,"Stonewall's" arch-rival evidentlyworking up a little counter-opposi.tion.The continued good work of"Juke" Miller, the splendid showingof Dotha rd , and the fleet footworko f "Os si e" Smi th left unsolvedproblems in the Abington gridders'minds . T ime and again the threeflashy backs aided by Harris, torethings up for the visitors and threwcontinual havoc in the hearts of theAbington' rooters.Whi le Lower :Merion finallvawakened in the fourth qua rte; ,

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Brookhurst and Montgomery AvenueG A S O U N E S E ~ V I C E STATIONGREASE :: OIL :: ACCESSORIEST IRES : : TUBES

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ESTATE OF dOIlN a .D IAMOND, DECEASED. Letters ot AdmInIstration on theabove E ~ t a t e hnve been gran ted t o . t heundersIgned, who r e ( l U ~ 8 t 8 all persons havIng c.a.ms or demands agaInst the Es tateof the uecedent to make known the snme,and all l ,e rsons indebted to the decedent tomake payment, wlthont d el ay , t o .WILLIAM E. WATERS,21ll Essex Ave.,Narberth, Pa.Or to his Attorney,JOHN GILROY,211 ESilcx Ave.,Narberth, I'n.

ESTATE ' NOTICE

ESTATE NOTICEE ST AT E O F C AR RO LL S. ROGERS.Into of Nllr1,erth, Deeeoscll . Letters ofAdminIstration c. t. a. on the above EstatehavIllg been granted to T he Merion Titleand Trust Company of Ardmore, ' al l p er

SOliS indebted to s aid Esta te a re requestedto make Immediate pnyment, and those havIng legal c la Ims to present the same, without delay, at the office of saId Company,No. li East Lancaster a\,cnue, Ardmore, Pa.HARRY C. BARE,(12-4-26) VIce PresIdent.

.ANNUAL MEETINGThe annual meeting of the Nar

berth Civic Association, for the elect ion of off icers and the transactionof such bus iness a s may come befor e t he member s, w ill be held onTuesday, November 16, at 8 P. M.in Elm Hall . All members, off icers,d ir ec to rs and pas t membe rs o f t heCivic Associa tion are requested to(l.ttend.Don't forget the Mothers' Council meeting in t he J un io r H ig hSchool, Monday, at 7 P. M.

In Silent Reverence

In Grateful Tribute

This Advert1'sement Inserted Tht:ough the C o ~ r t e s y of "Ou,' Town"

The Red 'Cross, Heroic and. Ready in War and Peace,Needs the support qf all in.the Annual Roll Callwhich. begins next Thursday. LetNarberth ReFound Ready!

It is our sacredprivilege to bOW in tribute on Armistice Day.

OUR TOWNIwere r ~ l e d out ; in t he hope tha t t heInd appeal of the services to b e r e n ~comprehensive , recommendations dered by the merchants.made would t ake care of the problem without set ti ng down confusing ntles.The merchants also took up anumber of general problems relatingto t he bus iness p robl ems of Narberth. A c1ose,jeeling of co-operation was shown and a desire to meetregularly to discuss problems, calling inevery merchant in the Haverford avenue section to co-operate,The growth of the business section a nd o f t he t own it serves hasbrought up many new probl ems.Not only do these problems includea de sir e to concentrate Narberthbuying in Narberth stores, but a lsothe necessity of increasing the scope

We BowrOur HeadsAs THE YEARS pass we realize, with increasing gratitude, thewonderful accomplishment attained by our brave boys who went "overthere." Time, the;.great equalizer, emphasizes with e v e r ~ g r o w i n g mo ..mentum the feeling of reverence in which we can regard their deeds ofvalor, their unselfish sacrifices and their w i l I i ~ g n e s s to g ~ v e all .freely thatwe might enjoy our b i r t h ~ r i g h t .

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MERCHANTS TO AIDIN PARKING PROBLEMCONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGEtee of Council Friday night , so thatthe suggest ipns could be taken up inthe regular meeting of the boroughfathers Monday night.The principal speaker on the traffic problems was ex-Burgess CarlB. Metzger , who described himselfas t he "father of angle parking inNarberth." He made a s trong p leafor intelligent co-operation, so thatNarberth could say it h ad a placefor c llstomers to park i n t he bus iness district.Plans calling for general one-waytraffic on Haverford avenue, whichhave been talked of f or some tiltle,

J.,) ,, ~ j ! . . .CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK

OPPOSES ANTI-WOODENSHINGLE ORDINANCE

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Special Display of Reading' Matterfo r Chi ld re n a t t he Library."Children's Book Vveek," estab

lished seven years ago to promoteinterest in the right reading matte r for children' of all ages, comesnext week, and the Narberth Community Library wil l co-operate tothe exten t that i s possible . Forthat purpose t he re wil l be on d i s ~playa collection of new books foryoung readers, many of them recent ly purchased from funds appropriated by the Narberth schooldirectors.The collection displayed at thelocal library canno t, o f course, beas complete as those that wil l beshown in city libraries, but it willc on fo rm i n so far as possible tothe purpose of the week, which isto present a mo del of what everyweek in the year should be ; thatis, an opportunity to place beforethe child j us t t he r ig ht k in d ofbook for his development . Thismeans , o f course, the book thatstudents of childhood have agreedupon as being stimulating to hismental growth and at t he s at rdtime agreeable to his taste.Memberships in the Library Association run w it h t he c al enda ryear, according to associa tion bylaws, and not ic es w ill b e goingout soon to all annual membersreminding them of that fact andurging them t o renew the ir memberships. \\lhile the money der ived f rom the membe rs ' dues isa valuabl e source o f i ncome, s ti llthe sense of personal interest andsupport , which the membershipenrollment indicates, i s perhapseven more valuabl e i n the direct. s t imulus i t g ives t o the volunteerstaff who keep the library going.

CONTI:s'UED F H O ~ I THE ~ ' I H S T PAUl!"uch are adl'nirable ordinances. Count:il has in the p as t a do pt ed m an yworthwhile regulations, but this one,. ifanopt ('d, wil l not . in the writer' s opini on , be on e o f th em . A fire hazardclassification should describe the requirements which the mater ia l shouldpass ii1stead of the material itself. Thedesirability of such a b as is is evidencedb y t he f ac t t ha t c ompo si ti on roofingmaterials ( Cl as s "C" , underwriters'specJl!catiolls). allowc.l to be used un-d er t he p ro po se d ordinance, have a lldegrees of intlammability.The impression seems.to obtain insome quar ters that the. a ~ l o p t i o n ofs uc h a n o rd in an ce w i 1 1 ~ serve to raiseNarbcrth's .ciassification fr0111 Class"[P, to Class "W'. or possibly Class"A,r, a'nil thus' 'shadc''do\vl1 t he c os t o fins\irancc." \ViIl' it?: 11: 'wil l not. Have

t h ~ , ' ~ ' i l a d , , ~ J 1 i t c r s ; g h i l l n : auy wri tt cn a ss u ~ a ) f c e 'or !,p,romiSl!.,of such a revisedc 1 ; l ~ s ( Q < ; a \ : i o l ! ? It would be I llos t unusual;'to pht.it courteously, shouldt hey do so.' SUllposethc classificationwere changed-the result won ld be as av ing o f perhaps less than $;) on afive-year policy covering the averagehome. But cons ider the facts as theyrelate to' a change in classification andf igure the p robabi l it i es you r se l f. Indetermining the rating classification ofa town thc underwr it er s u se aschedu le o f many itcms, crcditing arelative number of poin ts t o e ach itemof the schedule. Condcnsed , thisschedulc is as follows:\Vater supp ly , hosc streambasis :WOO pointsFire Department, hose streambasis 1200 pointsF ir e A la rm Sys tem ;;';0 pointsPolice Departmcnt ;;0 pointsBuilding laws 200 points(38 points in this 200 a pp ly t oshingle ordinance)Hazards 300 pointsStructural conditions 700 points

Total 5000 pointsThu s you will see an ordinance suchas is proposed is worth :lS points outof a t ot al o f 5000.F ir e s ta ti st ic s s how t hc g re at b ul kof fires originate within the buildingthe contents o f t he building and ca re -lessness a re t hc g re at firc hazards-the roo f is a minor risk, and certainlythe shingle roof is no more of a r is k,if as much, t ha n t he so-called "firelJruof" composition roofing, a ny n um b er o f m ak es of wh ich can readi ly beigni ted wi th a mat ch , a nd whi ch a reto he permitted use o n t he b or ou ghhomes.The shingle makes a roof of. beautyand, utility-many classes ofarchitecture requi re its use and. the beauty ofth e town would be marred by its ,forced elimination. "I, could write a letter so l ong t ha tno one would read it, 'Jut tha t wouldd ef ea t my aim. Hen ce man y a rg uments against the. ordinance w h i c 1 ~present t hemselves have been omittedIt d oe s s eem d es ir ab le , however,that h ome own er s s ho ul d g iv e thesubject earnest .thought. .Council hasannounced that a public hearing onthe -bil l will be held shortly, The action Of Counc il wi ll undoubtedl" reflect the opinion of Narb'erth as it rna)'be expressed at t he 'public hearings'therefore, let ,thatppinion be ,express-ed not o nl y b y t he builders, the arch: -teets, the roofers, but by, th e in'ividualhome owners" ... T.NOELBUTT,ER. I = ~ = = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ ~ = = ~ = ~ = ~

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