oard To Buy Property At $13,000Mayor Van Of Opposition

EDITOIi'S NOTE: In an ref foort to obtain las wide an expression ofupinion as possible concerning the projected purchase for 813,000 ofproperties intended to be used sometime in the fo.tur& for expansion of

the high scho>oiJ, a'number of local residents were queried. Their answersare submitted herewith: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

MAYOR AUGUST F. GREINER: It seems utterly ridicu-lous to me that with the taxpayers already owning forty percent of- all the property in-the Township that they should beasked to buy some more. I am not interested in the opinionon this matter of anyone who is not a taxpayer. It is easy tourge public expenditures when you are not required to payfor them bxit can let those who do pay, meet the bill. I amagainst the proposal and will vote against it, even though

vote for the three incumbents.

EMIL KOYEN, Barren Avenue, Woodbridge. The ideaseems preposterous to me, The taxpayers in this town arenow paying all they can, and the fact that they are offereda so-called bargain does not increase their ability to pay more.

E. D. WRIGH-T, 464 Cliff Road, Sewaren. I don't thinkthis is the opportune time for additional expenditures 'by theSchool Board. With the present tax rate existing in the town-ship, a conservative business administration is the only rem-edy to cure the financial ills of the -municipality. Basically,I believe, we should first have a reserve fund for the purchasein question, rather than buy first then worry about raisingthe money later to pay lor it.

Mrs. William T. Ames, East Avenue, Sewaren. I am infavor of purchasing the Campbell property, since it's ad-jaeence to the present High School has made it undesirablefor a residential purpose. I think the Dill property wouldnot be an asset, since it is not, as I recall directly back ofthe Campbell property in a straight line, and I cannot see thethe necessity of a Green Street frontage for any extensionthat .may be contemplated. I do approve the purchase of theCampbell property without delay.

A. J. LUND, 5S5 New Brunswick Avenue, Fords. Thereis no real reason for the purchase. Let's wait until a portionof the township's indebtedness is reduced before we getdeeper in the hole. An honest effort should first he made bythe school board to w t the tax rate. If this is done, then,

•possibly in a'few years we can plan, for the expansion of thehigh school,

MRS. L. F. BALLARD, 448 Cliff Road, Sewaren. Unlessit is: absolutely necessary, I would not advise further expen-ditures of taxpayers' moneys. The exhorbitant tax rate, oftoday is probalbly the peak load for property owners in thetownship. I do not believe conditions to be so acute that thematter can not be held over .until such, a time when the'finan-cial straits of-the township are on firmer ground.

ARTHUR H. DUNHAM, 284 Amfeoy Avenue, Wood-bridge, I wouldn'-t care to be quoted on the subject for Ihaven't given it any thought.

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Tax Collections For 1939Show 3 Per Cent Increase

ettlement Of Franchiselax Dispute To Aid Mu-

nicipal Finances

IG . REVENUE SAVEDRARITAN TOWNSHIP—Whilei action was taken on the 1940wnship budget by the board ofimmissioners at its meeting- Tues-ly night, Mayor Walter C. Chris-nsen, chairman of the depart-ent of finance and revenue,ated that a possible decerase inle new budget may be effected.Budget conferences will be held

;xt week, the mayor said, with a:obability that it may be intro-uced at a special meeting the firsteek in February. The deadline>r the introduction of the budgetFebruary 9.

Mayor Christensen, who playedn important part in fighting forle passage of four legislative bills•hich sets up the revised systemf franchise and gross receipts taxisbursements, told the commissionlat since the franchise tax ques-ion was successfully settled lastreek, the municipal budget is ex-ected to show a decrease over lastear's budget and thus provide forlower tax rate in the township.Defeat of the franchise and

TOSS receipts tax legislation wouldave meant a loss of about $65,-00 in anticipated revenue in theoeal budget and would undoubt-dly have created an increase inhe 1940 budget.

Members of the township com-nission attended several legislativeessions to urge officials represent-ng this district to move for the im-nediate passage of the importantrills.

RARITAN TOWNSHIP—TaxCollector James Fitzpatrick, in•his annual report to the town-ship board of commissioners,showed an increase in tax collec-tions during 1939 of a littlemore than three per cent over1938.

The report pointed out that$623,450.33, representing cur-rent and delinquent taxes, inter-est and assessments, were col-lected last year. Of this amount,current taxes totaled 3360,780.-66.

LA BANCE ELECTEDBY F0RDSJ0C1ETYNamed For Third Consecu-

tive Term; Mid-WinterDance Is Planned

FORDS—Frank LaBance waselected president of the St. Ste-phen's Society at a meeting of thegroup held recently in Our Lady ofPeace Church auditorium. It is histhird successive year as head of thesociety.

Other officers named were: AlexKondas, vice president; Mrs. MaryPuskas, secretary; John Borkes,treasurer, and Mrs. Frank Kalmanand Mrs. Alex Kondas, sick callers.

Plans were made for the mid-winter dance which will be heldFebruary 3. The committee in-cludes LaBance, chairman, JohnBorkes, Alex Kondas, Frank Kal-man, Steve Kish, John Grebley,Mrs. Charles Puskas, Mrs. JamesNagy, Mrs. Alex Kondas, Mrs. Jo-seph Nagy and Mrs. MichaelVertes.

The next regular monthly meet-ing will be held Sunday afternoonat 3 o'clock in the church audito-rium.

Rarilan Engine Co. No. 2To Conduct Regular

Sessions, Chief SaysCLARA BARTON—Fire Chief

Michael Bandies, at a meeting ofRaritan Engine Company No. 2held in the Amboy Avenue Fire-house Monday night, announcedthat fire drills will be conductedby the company at the first meet-ing of each month.

The appointment of fire marsh-als and standing committees, an-nounced by John Dudics, president,-includes the following: Marshals,Alex Patrick, Michael Dudash,John Madocik and John Onder.

Fire Commissioner MichaelKerestan, John Dudics and Ste-phen Kurry were named to thefiremen's relief committee for one,two and three years respectively.

Committee appointments are:by-laws, Joseph Simon, Dudies,Michael Dudash, John Lako andMichael Kerestan; trustees, Mich-ael Bandies for three years, PeterLucas for two years, and JohnNagy and John Vincz for one yeareach.

Investigating committee, GeorgeBandies, Albert Kosup and Wil-bur Blanchard; house, StephenJacob, Stephen Lako and CarlBencz; social, John Kerestan,George Sovar, John Onder, JosephDudash, Emery Kindle, JuliusBartha and Stephen Lako; sickcommittee, Nicholas Toth andBlancharci; grievance, Albert Ko-sup, James Asprocolas and PeterLucas.

John Vincz was named trusteeof the local firemen's relief asso-ciation and John Nagy was madechairman of the company's dele-gation to the Middlesex CountyFiremen's Association, -

Fords Club Names Officers;Schedules ValentineSocial February 15

FORDS-—At the annual electionof officers held by the Fords Wo-men's Republican Club, Mrs. An-thony L. Balint was elected presi-dent of the group.

Other officers named includedMrs. Clifford Dunham, vice-presi-dent; Mrs. E. Beckman, treasurer,and Mrs. H. McCallen, secretary.

The following commitee chair-men were also appointed: Mrs. W.Johnson, ways and means; Mrs.H. McCallen, publicity; Mrs. C.Gilsdorf, program and hospitality;Mrs. T. Laubaeh, membership, as-sisted by Mrs. C. Dunham andMrs. C. Lehman; executive board,Mrs. H. Smith and Mrs. JamesShaffrick.

The next meeting will be heldin the form of a Valentine socialon February 15 with the ColoniaRepublican club as guests.

Weitzen, Delegrate of PWATo Turn Over Firehouse

To Board President

CEREMONY STARTS AT 4PISCATAWAYTOWN — Jacob

H. Weitzen, of Perth Amboy, re-gional PWA director, will officiallyturn over to Fire CommissionerLouis Petit, president of the fireboard, this district's new $35,000firehouse at dedication ceremoniesto be held Saturday, February 3.

According to plans announced bythe fire board, the program will be-gin at 4 P. M. in^the firehouse aiidi-torium and will t e attended bytownship' officials, PWA officialsand firemen of Raritan EngineCompany No. 1

Among' the speakers to partici-pate will toe Mayor Walter C. Chris-tensen, Commissioner Victor" Pe-dersen, director of public safety.Sheriff Julius C. Engel, PostmasterWilliam Hand, CommissionersJames Forgione, Henry H. Troger,Jr., and John Pardun, as well.asseveral county officials.

Although the new fire headquar-ters has been in use for the pasttwo weeks, official dedication couldnot be arranged until the February3 date set this week.

3 YOUTHS NABBEDEFT OF WIRE

Our Lady Of Peace ChurchOrganization Also Is Ar-

ranging DanceFORDS—Two social functions

were planned by members of theBlessed Virgin Mary Sodality ofOur Lady of Peace church at ameeting held Monday afternoon.Miss Irene Bartok, president, con-ducted the session.

The group will hold its annualValentine party in the church au-ditorium on February -1. MissAnna Kirsh, chairman, is assistedby the Misses Ann Voyton, HelenPatrick, Anna Patrick, Olga Bar-tok, Mary Szechi, Grace Grebely,Helen Zorie, Helen Kirsh and IreneBartok.

It was also decided to hold thesecond annual dinner-dance onApril 14. Miss Bartos was namedchairman and will appoint hercommittee at a later date.

There will be no first Fridaymeetings in the future, but ses-sions will be held on Monday eve-nings following novena services.

Board To MeetPISCATAWAYTOWN — Mrs.

Charles Horn will be hostess toI members of the executive boardI of the Piseatawaytown Parent-Teacher Association Thursday,February , at her home in MeadowRoad. Plans will be made for theFounder's Day meeting February13.

4 File For Three PlacesOn Township School Board

WOODBRIDGE — When thefinal hour for filing- petitions forthe Board of Education elec-tion was reached Wednesdaynight, four petitions were filed,as predicted by this paper lastweek.

The three incumbents, Roy E.Anderson, Mrs. Asher Fitz Ran-dolph and Willard Dunham, will,seek re-election. The new can-didate is P. William L'auritsen,who at one time was employed inthe Township Treasurer's office.

The election will be held Tues-day, February 13.

Township Residents Held•In Bail Of $200 On.

Larceny ChargeRARITAN TOWNSHIP—Charg-

ed with the theft of 600 pounds ofcopper wire from the Edison Ce-ment Works, Meadow Road, threetownship youths were each releasedunder S200 bail to await the actionof the Grand Jury following ar-raignment before Recorder AlfredC. Urffer.

Arrested and charged with thetheft are Lawrence Barrett, 33, ofFlorence Avenue, Piscatawaytown;Robert Stark, 23, of Poplar GroveEoad, Stelton, and James Pelley,25, of Columbus Avenue, Piscata-waytown.

Apprehension of the three waseffected by Lieutenant RussellRockhill after the wire, with theinsulation burned off, was found ina New Brunswick junk yard. Thedealer identified the trio as havingpurchased the wire from the threeyouths.

According to the police, the wirestolen last week, had been cutdown from the poles at night andcarted away in an automobile. Theplant has not been' oprated for anumber of years.

CLUBWOMEN SLATESALE OHIOWDERTo Take Place Today In

Cafeteria Of School InClara Barton

CLARA BARTON — A clamchowder sale, sponsored by thegarden department of the ClaraBarton Woman's Club, will be heldtoday in the cafeteria of the ClaraBarton school. Servings will befrom noon until 4 p. m.

Persons wishing to purchasechowder are asked to bring con-tainers.

Orders will be taken by Mrs. L.Tyler, department chairman; Mrs.S. Holmes and Mrs. William Testa.

Hri$'Way, PleaseNew Registry To Direct

Clients At NewTown Hall

RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Notthat a guide is required to getaround in Raritan Township's newmunicipal building at Plainfieldand Woodbridge Avenues, but toeliminate the necessity of askingfor directions,. Commissioner JohnE. Pardun, director of parks andproperty, this week set up the fol-lowing registry of offices in thebuilding:

Room 101, Mayor Walter C.Christensen;; 102, department ofrevenue and finance, board of as-sessors and building inspector;103, 104 and 105, water depart-ment, treasurer and tax collector;106, police identification room;107, 108 and 109, police head-quarters; 110, chief of police; 111,department of public safety, Com-missioner Victor Pedersen.

Room 201, department of pub-lic works, Commissioner JamesForgione; 202 department ofparks and property, CommissionerJohn Pardun; 203-204, temporarycommissioners' chamber and policecourt; 205, commissioners' execu-tive meeting room; 206, depart-ment of public affairs and board ofhealth, Commissioner Henry H.Troger, Jr., 207, township librar-ian, Mrs. Agnes Glen Sauriders;208, township- library,.' and 209,township clerk, Wilfred R. Wood-ward.

ENJOY SKATINGFORDS—A meeting of the

Swingsters was held at the home ofMiss Jean Nelson, of. Crows MillRoad, at which time plans werecompletedfor:an ice skating1 partyheld last evening.

Those present were: the MissesIda Eymundson, Myrl Allen, Doro-thy Sacket, Marie Eriekson, Ber-nice Aldington and Doris Perry. •

Named By Recently Organ-ized Group; Meetings ToBe Held Semi-Monthly'

PISCATAWAYTO"WN—WilliamWarg-o was elected president of the

i newly organized Boys' Club, spon-sored by the Township Recerationdepartment, at a meeting of thegroup held Friday night in the rec-reation center on Woodbridge Ave-nue here.

Other officers named includedWilliam Fisher,, vice president;Robert Matthews, secretary, andAlex Madarasz, terasurer.

Meetings will be Held semi-monthly in the recreation centerwith the next session scheduled forFebruary 2.

G. Stanley Van Sickle, a mem-bet of the WPA recreation staff,is councilor for the new club.

Township's First Policeman Dies;Only Companions Were Three PetsJoel Eloorniield, Raritan's Earliest Officer, Found Dead

Kneeling Beside Bed; Heart Attack Given As Cause

RARITAN TOWNSHIP — The municipality's firstJaw enforcing agent, Joel Bloomfield, 83. is dead. Funeralservices were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock fromThe Flynn funeral home in Perth Amboy. Interment fol-lowed in the Presbyterian cemetery, Metuchen.

One of the oldest residents of the township, Bloom-field, who was found dead Sun-day afternoon in his small home onTalmadge Road, patrolled thetownship as constable for manyyears before the establishment ofthe local police department.

William Armstrong, Bloomfield'sneighbor, informed police that hecalled iipon Bloomfield Sundayand became alarmed when he gotno response. Officer Albert H.Wittnebert was detailed to investi-gate. The former constable wasfound kneeling in his bedroom,his head slouched on the bed. Cor-oner James J. Flynn was sum-moned and pronounced Bloomfielddead and the cause as a heart at-tack.

The dead man's only livingmates, a dog and two cats, werefound in the house and removedto the pound. of Edward Enwisle,township dog warden.

Venison Served At BanquetIn Firehouse On

Wednesday NightFORDS—Members of Fords

Fire Company No. 1 enjoye'd a de-licious venison dinner at the Cor-ielle Street firehouse Wednesdaynight. Proceeds of the event willgo into ..the general fund of thecompany. . •

The donor of the deer, LeonardFischer, was one of a party of fivemen, four from Fords, who wereeach successful in bagging a buckin north Jersey - during the pastdeer season. The others from thisplace were Wilbur and Elmer Fis-cher and Steve Magyar.

Leonard Fischer, a member ofthe local fire department, presentsthe company with a.deer each year.

Otto Schultz prepared the din-ner, while the good time commit-tee arranges and is in charge ofthe affair.

FELLOWSHIP MEETSFORDS—The Young People's

Fellowship of St. John's Ohapelmet in the' chapel Sunday evening.

Fire Districts ABut So Far As

ler Town Are To Conduct Elections Next MonthCam Learn Nobody Gives Much Of A Hoot About It

WOODBRIDGE—Unless there is a last minute flurryof aspirants rushing to the front, the fire districts electionon February 17 is destined to be a quiet, uneventful for-mality. •

. To date, there has been very little commotion notedin Fords, Keasbey, Hopelawn, Avenel> Port Reading, Ise-lin and Woodbridge—the districts in which the annual bal-loting is slated. . .

Leon Jeglinski, of Keasbey, is the only fire commis-sioner who has announced Ms candidacy for reelection.

While other districts have remained quiet on the 1940budgets, members of District N;o. 1 in Woodbridge pointed

out their willingness to cooperate with Mayor August F.Greiner in effecting a reduction in operating costs in thetownship this year. •

The Woodbridge district is planning to cut into itsmaintenance costs, without sacrificing safety, and mayshow a decrease of Sl,5.00 in this year's appropriations.

Fords, where three elections were required last yearbefore the budget was finally adopted by the voters, showsno concern in the coming event. Those closely affiliatedwith the budget-difficulties of 1938 and 1939 predict "har-mony" in the acceptance of the 1940 fire requirements. '

Expected To Go To $8.00

Per Hundred Exclusive

Of Fire, Garbage Cost

2939 RATE WAS $7.31?

MANDATORY ITEMS UP

Curtailment In Operating

Expenses Insufficient

To' Avoid Increase -_

WOODCBRIDGE ~ Hold your,hats!

The- tax rate in Woodbridge;Township this year, exclusive of

A discussion of the pro-posed purchase of twopieces of property for pos-sible future expansion ofthe high school is contain-ed in as» editorial entitled"This Is No Time" on pageseven.

LEGION AUXILIARYOUTUNESPROGRAMBus Ride, Card Party To

Be Arranged By Organi-zation In Fords

FORDS—Mrs. Carl Hansen washostess to members of the Ladies'Auxiliary to .Harry Hansen Post,No. 163, American Legion, Tues-day night at her home, 52 SecondStreet. .

Miss Julia Dani and Mrs. RufusAllen gave reports on a meeting of garbage and fire district costs, willthe local infantile paralysis com-mittee held recently at the home ofMrs. Ben Jensen, local chairman.The President's ball will be heldTuesday evening in School No. 14and will ibe supported 'by the Le-gion unit.

Announcement was made that aflag code was presented to the localWoman's Club iby Mrs. Allen, Am-ericanism chairman. Reports weremade by committee chairmen onAmericanism, child welfare, reha-bilitation and junior activities.

Tentative plans were .made fora bus ride to be held in the nearfuture. A donation of $2 wasmade to the local Boy Scout drivefor funds. A dark horse prize waswon by Mrs. Arthur Giesing.

Plans were completed for a cardparty to be held Friday evening-,February 2, in the home of Mrs.Benjamin ; Sunshine, 50 MaxwellAvenue. The executive committeewas called to meet February 9 atthe home of Mrs. Sunshine.

The next meeting will take placeFebruary 13 at the home of Mrs.George Sha'rriek, Paul Street, inthe form of a Valentine social.

OF DANCETICKETSCapacity Crowd Expected

At Party Tuesday ToBenefit Campaign

RARITAN TOWNSHIP — Acapacity attendance is anticipatedat the President's Birthday Ball tobe held in the auditorium of thenew firehouse in PiseatawaytownTuesday evening-, January 30, ac-cording to the advance sale oftickets reported by John Ellmyer,Jr., general chairman.;. Commissioner James: C. Forgi-one, a ^member of the honorarycommittee in charge of arrange-ments, is aiding in the promotionof the affair, proceeds of whichwill go to the infantile paralysisfund.

Music will be provided by John-ny Ray's Casaloma orchestra andanintei-esting program of enter-tainment will be presented.

be in the neighborhood of $8.00

per hundred. In the Woodbridge

section, on this basis, the gross rate

will be approximately $8.50, ac-

cording to present computations by

Township fiscal officers.

This reckoning places the base

rate 69 points higher than it was

in 1939. There may be a slight

reduction in the fire district rate in

Woodbridge, but an increase in the

cost of garbage removal will prob- •ably double the four-cent 1939figure.

The Township Committee hasbeen figuring for weeks in an at-tempt to shave the small portion ofthe annual expenditures over whichit has control. Mayor August F.Greiner has also had" consulta-tions with the Board of Educa-tion and the various Boards of FireCommissioners, and while the bud-gets of the last two agencies areunknown at this time, their appro-priations are not expected to besufficiently: reduced to afford anyconsiderable relief.

Board Budget DownThe school board budget, pro-

vided the voters do not approvethe proposal to purchase, tvgjw"1

pieces of property for $13,000'*:f:o:r *possible future addition to the high 7school, will be about $15,000 un*der last year's. Even though thisentire $15,000 is saved, however,the rate is still expected to soar. Tjy ,upwards of sixty points.

Increase in principle payments *"on' the town's $6,000,000 debt is ;chiefly responsible for the expected Zsharp increase. Relief costs also'will be responsible for a portion of .the rise.

The Township Committee ex-pects to sharply curtail operating _•-expenses, and decision already hasbeen made to reduce thej.aiulualappropriation for road . mainte-nance from $40,000 to $§5,000,even though the former figsSe wascompletely inadequate to'^irovideproper care for the munftgpal roadsystem. Other proportionate cutsalso are contemplated, %ut even -'with them it is not Believed therate can be kept bpldw the $8.00mark, exclusive of fire and gar-

1 bage c'osts. * , . ; „

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TWO FRIDAY, "26,' 1940 FORDS AND ftAEITAH f OWNSfllP

G. 0 , P. CLUB HOLDSANNUAL_P[G-ROASTSchaffrick Supporters En-

joy Party Held AtFords Casino

FOEDS—The second annual pigroast of the James S&aifrict Asso-ciation, held at the Fords CasinoSaturday night, was a completesuccess. Move than 300 •personsparticipated in the affair.

Robert Kovacs, president of the'sgroup, introduced Assistant Prose-. enter James S. Wight, who served-as toastmaster.

Speakers during the evening in-cluded Committeeman Shaffriek,Commltteeman Charles J. Alex-aftder, Benhardt Jensen, Parker

' fesilsen, Harold Bailey, ArnoldKataian, Wilson Johnson, Joseph"Taylor and John Parsler.

Freddie Riehman and his Hi-"Hatters provided music for danc-iing-, John Deak was chairman incharge of arrangements.

If You Want AIX the NEWSof the Township—Read theBEACON.

FINALJANUARYCLEARANCE

SALEThousands have saved

during this great sale.

Have you? Better Hur-

ry! Check these low

prices. Open evenings.

$1.65 RITZ SHIRTSSPECIAL FOPt THIS SALE

Neat Stripes andFigures. No Whites

PAJAMASUniversal Make

Broadcloth and Flannels and Ends of $1.00, $1.27

and $1.47 Stock O QQuantities Limited O«7«U

MACKINAWS$6.00 Grade * . now $4.87$7.00 Grade . . now $5.87

Both Men's and Boys'Lowest Prices in Town

SCARFSWarm Wool ScarfsThat sold at 69c.

Closing Out at

SILK SCARFS i S7C

$3.00 PRINCETON

Button and Zipper Fronts. ASteal at This Price. AngoraWool Included $«J K G

NOW rf&i.OS?

GLOVESReg. $1.00 Grade

Warmly Lined or Unlined inTan and Black. Q A -,

NOW ©*?C

WOOL JACKETSWorth $7.50 Today

All Wool 32-oz. Plaid, 3olidfeplors. Just the Thing for BadWeatber. Zipper $g? Zi,C|^Fronts and Pockets *J»*T*7

E SHIRTSBoth Soft and Stiff Collars

Everyone Wortb $1.19 or $1.35.

87cBuy 3 for 2.SO

After May 1st We WillMove To 163 Smith St.

155 Smith St.Pei'th Airifcby

J.- J. DOYLE, Mgr*

Suit* T« tiitb

Double S. & H. GreenJrading Stamps Saturday

Saving, However, DependsOn Outcome Of Proposal

To Buy 2 Properties

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONFOR YEAR IS $523,435

Voters To Decide WhetherHigh School Grounds Are

To Be Enlarged

•Comment On Board -of-.Education .Proposal" (Continued from Page 1} . "; . • ' • • . '

WOODBEIDGE—If the votersapprove the purchase of the Camp-bell and Colby Dill properties atthe Board of Education election onFebruary 13,- the Board's budgetwill be exactly $2,087.50 underlast year's appropriation.

However, if the property is notpurchased the decrease in the1940-1941 School budget will be?15,0S7.50. These figures were'shown in the budget adopted bythe. board at a special meeting forthat purpose Monday night.

The amounts to be raised by theproposed budget, which go on theballot for approval or disapproval,are as follows:

Current Expenses $387,380Repairs and Replace-

ments -...——.- 18,000Grounds and Equip-

ment - 3,050Library „ ... 600Manual Training 6,500Bonds, Notes and In-

terest ----- - . 107,905

STANLEY POTTER, 108 Free-man Street, Woodbridge: I am ab-solutely opposed to purchasingreal estate unless it is absolutelynecessary. In the first place,, pur-chases of land t>y the board wouldtake it out of-the ratatoles. Andthen, too; some consideration oughtbe given to the people that have•lovely homes in-the vicinity. I feeltoo, that if additional high schoolfacilities are needed in the futureanother school should be erected,possibly in Fords. Then too, I-haven't forgotten the $10,000 pur-chase of land near Berry's factorywhen there.was no occasion forsuch a purchase. :

A. M. Bower, 652 Ridgedale Ave-H«e, Woodbridge; I prefer not toive any opinion on the subject.

GEORGE BORBAS, 304 FultonStreet, Woodbridge: Taxes arehigh enough today without talringratables out of taxation. If theschool 'board, isn't required tobuild-at once then there is no justcaus.e;for the purchase of the landnc-w. -I'also think that before theboard, •'decides to "build—or buyland-—a survey of township peopleshould be taken to learn whetheranother addition to the high schoolis the right step or the construc-tion-'of a junior high elsewhere inthe town would be more suitable.

$523,435Property Purchase 13,000

Total ... ....$536,435Last year's budget, which was

approved by the voters, totaled$538,522.50.

The' members of the Board areof the belief that the purchase ofthe property is a good businessproposition and that the land willbe needed in the near future forthe enlargement of the high school.

SVB-DEBS PLAN- DANCETO AID BENEFIT FUNDTo Be.Held. Friday, Febru-

ary 9th, in School<rll. AuditoriuM

ans for 7 abenefit dance to be held Fridaynight, February .9, in the auditori-um of School No. 11, were com-pleted Monday afternoon at - ameeting of the Sub-Deb Club ofWoodbridge in the home of MissJeanne Hornsby, Green Street.

Miss LaVerne D.eik, generalchairman, stated that the pro-ceeds will be turned over to theWoodbridge Emergency Squad,Inc.

Others on the committee assist-ing Miss Deik are the Misses Patri-cia Campbell, Lillian Gillis, Mil-licent Harrison, Rita Mebel andHelen Varady. Tickets may bepurchased from any member or atthe door on the night of the af-fair.

The next meeting of the clubwill be held at the home of MissMarie Larsen. Linden Avenue,Monday afternoon, January 29, at3:30 o'clock.

Dinner Party Is PlannedBy Members Of DAS. Club

FORDS—The D. A. S. Club, ata recent meeting held at the homeof Miss Karen Anderson, of EganAvenue, launched plans for a din-ner party to be held February 16.Following the session, refresh'-ments were served by the hostess.

Those present included Mrs.Marie Rasmussen, Anna Sonder-gaard, Karen Nissen, Meta Agger-holm . and Karen Anderson, ofFords; Mrs. George Ryder, Mrs.Louise Jensen, Freda Nissen andMrs. John McKeown, of Perth Am-boy; Mrs. Isabeth Larsen of Troy,N. Y. ' . •

T h e V i c t i m

"Man overboard!!' came the cry.Instantly all was commotion. Boatswere lowered and a search wasmade in vain. Then the roll wascalled and the mystery deepened.A]l were "present and correct."

At last a very scared looking A.B .aproached the officer of thewatch.

• "I think, sir, as ' w the manoverboard must ha' been me," hosaid. "I went over, but I managed,to grab the. anchor -chain andclimbed in again."

"Then why didn't you report tome at once?"

"I would ha' done, sir, but beingin one of the lifeboat's crews, Ihad to look for a man overboard."

"•'Pioneer Mountain RelicsThe national park service is col-

lecting pioneer mountain relics fora mc-unlain culture museum to beerected in the Great Smoky Moun-tains National park.

Unexpected PraiseBudding Author: "How much

postage will this manuscript re-quire?"

Clerk: "Three cents; it's firstclass matter."

Author: "Oh, thank you, sir,"

RAYMOND MULLER, East Ave-nue, Sewaren: I am in favor ofacquiring this ground, providedthe. Board of Education, proceedsto plan for an addition to the pres-ent overcrowded High School. Ifthe whole plan can be corelatedand given full publicity, so that aHigh School sufficient for theneeds of the Township may be in-telligently discussed and develop-ed, this purchase will aid the fu-ture .plans. Under such planning Ifavor the purchase.

ARTHUR S. BELL, 539 RatwayAvenue, Woodbridge: I think it'sall right on "the surface. I had onedaughter who graduated from thehigh .school and another who grad-uates this year, and I know from

personal observation that theschool is overcrowded. I suppose itis a question of whether it is pen-ny wise or pound foolish to .buythe land now. Of course we wantto keep taxes drawn, but at thesame time, I understand that theproperty will carry itself.

WILLIAM H. TOMBS, CliffRoad, Sewaren: I wholly approveof the purchase of this, propertyby the Board of Education. Sincean extension of the present HighSchool will be necessary, it seemsa good business proposition to ac-quire the necessary land now thatthe opportunity is open to do so.

SAMUEL HODES, 464 NewBmaswick Avenue, KordsiAs. faras I'm concerned, I believe theproposal is a sane step to eliminatethe congested conditions now ex-isting in the high school. I favorthe purchase of the -property andalso the construction of an addi-tion to the present building.. Alarger school would also . provide,space so that Woodbridge cbuldac-.cept more tuition students -fromRaritan Township. :; ".. ' •

SAMUEL J. HENRY, West Ave-nue, Sewaren: I am wholly in'fa-vor of purchasing this-prbperty.-forfuture expansion of High; School.'

E. R. FI.NN, Main Street, Wood-bridge: My first thought was that:if they needed further high" schp.Ql

facilities that a school should- belocated in Fords, but that wouldmean hiring more teachers. I ainafraid that I cannot venture anopinion just yet until I considerthe proposition. ,

REV. E H . DEVANNY, 535RahWay Avenue: 1 feel that theBoard of Education should lookforward to the time when it caneliminate the dual systeni. If thisproposed purchase is a step in thatdirection; I am for it.

R DUNHAM, 557 New fifans-Avenue, Fords: I think1 it is a

good idea; The Board of Educa-tion should consider purchasingenough property for playgroundswhen contemplating building aschool.

SAND HILLS' PUPILS

'Giyfe Amateur -Hour-In-; Aii-ditoriiim Qi School; Songs,••'.'.- • .HecitaLtions features•:'

Keashey Man Slightly Hurt;-ar

WOODBRIDGE — Steve,, Hun-yadi, 34, of Coppernic Avenue,Keasbey, sustained numerousbruises and abrasions late Satur-day night when he was struck by a:car operated by Otto Schulz, 50, ofMain Street, Fords. The accidentoccurred, on Crows Mill Road, asSehulz was returning home afteracting as chef at a dinner of ;theJames Schaffrick Association. ' '';.

Huny.adi was taken to-the Perth:Amboy General Hospital by SchulKand remained at the, institutionover night for treatment. :/:

Fords Parent-To Have Card Party FebruaryFORDS — The Fords Parent-

Teacher Association of School No,14 will sponsor a .public card partyin the"auditorium of School No. 14on Thursday; February 29, accord-ing to 'plans announced by Mrs.Thomas Aldington, general chair-man- of the affair.

Miss Johansen's class won the at-tendance prize at the last meetingheld'by the association. The unitalso voted to donate $5 to the localBoy Scout fund drive.

Mrs. J. Betterton, of Metuchen,will be the guest speaker at • theFebruary 21 meeting, at which aFounder's Day program will begiven' under the direction of Mrs.Edwin1 Leffier.

A' program by pupils of the sixthgrade was presented at the last ses-

sion under the direction of'Miss.Edna Nolan and Miss. Jahanseii..-Two plays, one on safety, -the other;a puppet show, were given.-- ;."-'•':•-

Characters in the firsts "The-^Turtle Was -$Jise^' wa*e-Ajina-Si.ii-Jdet, Edith Voigt, Lorraihe Lamrnelj)Eleanor Vrnari, Andrew :P^loti,:;Bernard Kordelski, Edward Klor-cusko and Jeanne Fritz.. This Wftsfollowed by an interlude of "TheCradle Song," and "The Harp 'ThatOnce Through Tara's Halls,".byboth classes. . --.;

Appearing in the puppet show. •"The Enchanted Forest,": were'Helen Christensen, LaVerne. M4-thiasen, Ethel Tatarka, ElizaBetK:

Yanek, Elaine Shultz,/Marie;Mussiand Thomas Stull. ~ The play was-given in two parts, "Inthe-Witch's"House" and "In the Forest," .

^ : : — 7 A/, delightful"Amateur. Hour" px'ogram was re-cently presented'in the school au-ditorium by pupils" of :th'e. 'SandHills school.. The program was asfollows: " Song,. "Umbrella Man,"by-'Sahdra'.Edessa; song, "LittleDucky..Duddle," Carol Mills, ,Ber-,niee; Magyar and John Dudash;poems, •' "The • Duck," by. VillmaSabo; "A Careful Visitor," byMargaret Magyar; "Snow Fun,"byXRonald ..Larsen, and "A Wee.Green. Apple," by Marlam Mills;song, "An Apple for the Teacher,"Gladys.. Dudics and Mary Daroci;song,-"Oh Jocnny," ..by DorothyKalman, Marlam Mills and GladysD u d i c s . - • ' ••• .

"South of the Border," John De.Campli and Zigmund Sabo; 'poem,"A: New; Year's Leaf/', read- byNatalie LGross; original skits, ",Lou.Costello," "Tea Gossipers," /JeanSerQka,ahd .Sheila;Frank.••:... •""• / A l s o : On P r o g r a m,: Song; "Oh 'Johnny/' Marguerite

'Pepiri,, -Mary Karezewski; originalskit, "Abk.iwid^Costelio,". HowardKrommes,- Jamps Kitnos; originalpoehijf V!"The -Beautiful Garden,"X-enia Kurylio; humorous dialogue,Henry Koerb;er.,and/ John. Scanlon;3>iario solo,. "Under -the DoubleEagle," R6y'Pilz; harmonica, solo,"Arhefieai" .Howard .- -Krommes;sketchy '/Boiling: Eggs/' S land'JosejJri: brfh. ' . ;

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President Woodrow Wilson talked from theWhite Hcrasfe across the country, testifying tothe nation's pride "that this vital cord shouldhave been stretched across America as a sampleof our energy and enterprise."

Alexander Graham Bell, hi New York,repeated acrossthe continent to San Franciscothe first words ever heard ever a telephone—"Mr. Watson, come here, I want yon"—to thesame Thomas A. Watson who had heard them

in the garret workshop in Boston in 1876.

That ceremony ushered in transcontinentalservice twenty-fire years ago. At that time itcost S20.70 to call San Francisco from NewJersey. Now it costs 86.50 for a Haiioh-fo-statioii call and oiily 14.25 after seven in theevening aild all day Sunday.

In 1915 it took about half an hoar, oa theaverage, to make a connection. Now mostcalls are ptit through without hanging up.

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ny Sale" will be held February 21at the home of Mrs. DeWitt Crox-son in Highland Park by the La-dies' Auxiliary to the EaritanRiver Boat Club. Mrs. Croxsoii isgeneral chairman of arrangements.

Plans for the aSair were out-lined at a recent meeting held bythe group in the home of Mrs.James Meagher, Lloyd Avenue,this place. Mrs. Nicholas Snyderserved as the assisting hostess. Thenext meeting will take place Febru-ary 14 at the home of Mrs. JosephVeizer, Middlesex Avenue.

Winners in the unit's blanketcontest were announced as Mrs.Stephen Varga, of Lindenau, tenthweek, and Mrs. Henry Troger, Jr.,elevents week. A dark horse prize

was won by Mrs. Helen Gyarmsof Lindenau.

STUDY CLUB TO MEETMrs. Nicklas To Be HoStc

At Meeting On Tuesday

WOODBRIDGE—Mrs. VictorNicklas will be the hostess to tTuesday Afternoon Study Club•a regular meeting to be held neTuesday afternoon, January 30.

Mrs. Henry Von Bremen wpresent a paper on "PromineAmerican Financiers" while MiH. A. Tappen will speak on "Wivof Prominent Men: Their Livand Influence." The discussion <Current Events will be conductsby Mrs. Ira T. Spencer.

WOODBRIDGE—A recommend-ation, that monthly deductions bemade from pay checks of Town-ship and Board of Education em-ployes, who are in arrears in thepayment of taxes, will be made byTax Collector Michael J. Trainerto the Township Committee at itsnext session on Monday, Febru-ary 5.

•Mr. Trainer said yesterday thathe is preparing a list of all munici-pal and board employes who havefailed to keep their tax paymentsup to date. He also said he wouldpresent the list to the committee.

"It is my opinion," Mr. Trainerdeclared, "that it is unfair to dun-other taxpayers and let the em-ployes, who get their living fromthe Township, comparatively free."

Mr. Trainer pointed out that hehas been maintaining a monthlypayment system for taxpayers forsome time and he felt that Town-ship employes, especially those whoowe back taxes, should have takenadvantage of the system.

"If monthly deductions are madein their salaries," the tax collectoraverred, "those employes who arein arrears will catch up in a shorttime. I hope that the committeewill take favorable action on myrecommendation.""

Kaminskis Announce TrothOf Daughter, Frank Benyak

FORDS—Mr. and Mrs. PeterKaminski, of 346 Crows Mill Road,announced the engagement oftheir daughter, Amelia, at a din-ner held recently at their home, toFjank. Benyak,. son. of, .Mrs. JuliaBenyak, • of 502 J6taistone Street,Perth Amboy. '

Present at the dinner were: Mrs.Julia Benyak, Mr. .and Mrs. HarrySheridan, Mary Ann . Sheridan,Mary Benyak, Elizabeth Walsh,James Walsh, Mrs. Michael Ger-gasko, Gerald Gergasko, Mr. andMrs. Peter Kaminski, Miss Bar-bara Kaminski, Joseph Andrascik,Edward Kaminski, Frances Kam-inski, Amelia Kaminski-and FrankBenyak.

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GUESTS

Occasion Marks 28th Anni-versary Of Wedding;

Dancing Feature 'RARITAN TOWNSHIP—A sur-

rise party was tendered Mr. andirs. 'Frank Cacciola at ther homei Barton Street, Sunday night,he event was in celebration ofleir 28th wedding anniversary.The honored couple received the

ood wishes of many friendsiroughout the day. -During theyreningi singing and dancing werenjoyed. Entertainment was pro-ided by Miss Katherine Weingart,homas Iuliano, Miss Mary lulianond Joseph Archesi. Refreshmentsere served later in the evening.present at the affair were: Kath-

rine Weingart, Mary Iuliano,homas Iulanio, Joseph Arehesi,[r. and Mrs. James Kidd, Jr.,[iehael Wiznychak, Mr. and Mrs.eorge Gassoway, Mr. and Mrs.aesar Vernoli and son, Mr. andErs. Frank Caciola, Sally, Nazar-bh, John and Anthony Caciola,;elen Tomezak, William Csoko-ay, John Moreno and Mr. and[rs. Anthony Petri. :

The weekly meeting of the Tow-r Challengers was held Fridayvening at the home of Miss Betty'feiffer in Lloyd Avenue. Theext session will be held at theome of Miss Josephine Mincen-erg.Victor Schuster has returned to

is home on Norwood Place fromtwo weeks' stay in the hospital.

. Mrs. Cecil I. Elliott, of LillianJfcreet, was the guest of relativesn Baldwin, L. I., recently.

Dinner TomorrowRAEITAN TOWNSHIP — A

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nual dinner of the B. 0. W. BifileClass of the Trinity MethodistChurch, Highland Park, will i eheld Wednesday, February 21, atthe Garden Tea Room in Plainfield,according to plans announced byMrs. Flora Hicks, chairman of theevent.

The date for the affair -was de-cided upoii at a recent meeting ofthe group. Miss Lottie Smith,president, was in charge of the ses-sion, w-hile Mrs. Gertrude Taylor-

Miss Marie Jacob HostessToRaritan Township Club

RARI/TAN TOWNSHIP—MissMarie Jacob entertained membersof the Spade Bridge Club recentlyat her home in Henry Street. "

Mrs. John C. Anderson wasawarded high score and Mrs. CarlReitenbach second prize. Conso-lation prize went to Mrs. Stanley.:

Others present were: Mrs. JohnSmith, Mrs. Raymond Wilck, MissRuth Shoe and Mrs. Einar Jensen.

served as hostess and Mrs. JosephBrundage conducted the devotions.

Mrs. Everett Palmer read anoriginal poem. Games and refresh-ments were later enjoyed at a so-cial hour.- Those present were: Mr. andMi's. Fred Tappen, Mrs. GeorgeDuryea, Mrs. John Nelson, Mrs.Flora Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. CliffordGiddes and Mrs. Palmer, of High-land Park; Mrs. Joseph Brundage,Miss Lottie' Smith, Mrs. RussellHarrison and Mrs. Fred Meyer, ofPiscatawaytown.

FORUM THEATREIt's not news when a dog bites

a man. It is news when a man.bites a dog. It's not news whenGreta Garbo turns out a good pic-ture. It is news when Greta Gar-ho turns cmt her first comedy.. That's just what is going to

transpire at the Forum Theatre,Metuchen, this coming Sunday,Monday and Tuesday, January 28,29 and 30, when "Nihotehka" willbe the feature attraction. . Forthe first time in her screen career,the great Garbo (and who is thereto dispute her greatness?) be-comes a comedienne in this newestproduction from the megaphone ofErnest Lubitsch. Melvyn Douglas,Ina Claire and a host of otherssupport the leading lady in as rip-roaring a comedy as. you will meetup with in many a dajt This onecarries the stamp of approval fromcritics all. over the country.

Next Friday and Saturday is thetime for the newest "Di\ Kildare"story; this one being entitled "TheSecret of Dr. Kildare." LewAyres, Lionel Barrymore, HelenGilbert and Samuel S. Hinds havethe same roles- you have come tolove in their past productions and

The Secret of Dr. Kildare" isguaranteed to be no let-down fromthe high standard they have set upin your memory. •

P. S. How do you like,that ..newprojection lighting system now inuse at the Forum? You can "al-most shake hands with the actors"

-or did we pull that one lastweek?

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Miss Mary Galambos, of 674Amboy Avenue, returned homefrom Miami, Florida, where shespent some time.

Miss Elaine Gtoff, of HornsbyStreet, has been confined to herhome with illness for severalweeks. - . .

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lutriasof . Voorhees Street, entertainedMr. and Mrs. Panek and son, Rob-ert, of Carteret, Sunday.

The Bachelorettes met Tuesdayevening at the home of Miss Shir-ley Metzger, of New BrunswickAvenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shapiro, ofMaxwell Avenue, and Dr. and Mrs.Michael Berg spent the day inNewark Sunday.

Robert Reilly attended a the-atre performance with a'group offriends in New Yo.rk recently.

The Fords Woman's Club-heldits postponed meeting in the libra-ry Wednesday.

The Junior choir of Our Lady ofPeace church . held a rehearsalTuesday evening.

Members of the Junior Auxil-iary to Harry Hansen Post No.163, American Legion, met Mon-day evening at the home of MissLorraine Sharick in Paul Street.

The Holy Name Society of OurLady of Peace church presented afree movie show in the school audi-torium Monday evening.

Clara BartonMiss Jean Eggert, of Albourne

Stifeet, visited friends in PerthAmboy over the weefcetid.

The choi-al group of the ClaraBarton Woman's Club met -Mondayevening at the home of Mrs. JohnC. Anderson, of Albourne Street.

Mrs. William Dunham, of Am-boy Avenue, was hostess to mem-bers of the literature and his-tory department^of the Clara Bar-ton Woman's Club Tuesday after-noon, at her home.

M®nto ParkHugh C. Grapes,- of Lincoln

Highway, attended a dinner partyat the home of Mr. and Mrs. FrankC. Jones, of Metuchen, recently.

Thomas MacFarlane, of Mon-mouth Avenue, who has been con-fined to his home with illness, isable to return to work.

Mrs. A. Leonard McLahe, ofChristie Street, was a recent guestof Mr. and Mrs. Christian Damon,of Union. .

ATTEND COMMUNION; FORDS——The Blessed Virgin

Mary Sodality of Our Lady ofPeace • Church attended the 7:30Sunday mass and communion In abody. In the afternoon, the groupheld- its monthly •meeting and pray-ers .at the -church. '• ' ,

FORDS GIRL FETEDTO MARKBIRTHDAYAdele FuIIterlon Guest Of

Honor At- Party InWolny Hope

. FORDS—A delightful birthdayparty was given Saturday night atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wol-ny, of Barron Avenue, Wood-bridge, in honor of Miss Adele Ful-lerton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.J. Howard Fullerton, of NewBrunswick Avenue, this place.

The recreation room was attrac-tively decorated in a red and whitecolor scheme. Games were playedand dancing enjoyed. Prizes in anelimination contest were awardedto Miss Lois Anderson - and RoyMiller. -

Among those present were:Misses Marjorie Medall, Kuth An-derson, Margaret Hedges, AdeleFullerton and Lois Anderson, ofFords; Wallace Bollschweiller,Neal Herron, Norman Cazavan andGilbert Christiansen, of PerthAmboy; Roy Miller, of New Bruns-wick; Mr. and Mrs. W. Wolny, ofWoodbridge; Miss Viola Fullerton,Mrs. J. H. Fullerton and Mr. andMrs. Alton H. Wolny, of Fords.

Menlo Park Parents TellOf Betrothal Of Daughter

MBNLO PARK—Mr. and Mrs.Louis Rittthaler, of Cedar Street,announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Margaret, to LieutenantThomas Campbell, of Raritan Ar-senal.

The wedding will take place atthe manse of St. Cecelia's R. C.Church in Iselin, Saturday after-,noon, February 3.

Miss Ritthalezv is employed at adepartment store in New Bruns-tviek. Lieut. Campbell, a formerresident of Tennessee, has beenstationed at the Arsenal .for thepast four years.

Fords Couple Celebrates SilverAnniversary With Party In HomeFORDS—Mr. and Mrs. Victor

Jaeobsen, of Jefferson Street, cel-ebrated their twenty-fifth wed-ding anniversary at their homehere Tuesday as friends contin-ued to visit them throughout theday.

At 6 o'clock in the morning,thirty-five members of the FremSinging Society, of which Mr.Jaeobsen is a member, awakenedthe couple with their singing out-side the house. It is a customarygesture of the society to entertainwith songs at a member's anni-versary. Following the singing,the group was invited in and givenbreakfast.

Open house was held through-out the day, with Ernest Christo-phersen present to entertain withSelections on the piano accordion.

Raymond, Wilbert and GlennJaeobsen, sons of the couple, as-sisted as hosts.

Guests included' well wishersfrom New York, Metuchen, Belle-ville, Newark, Elizabeth, LongIsland, Perth Amboy, RaritanTownship and Fords.

Students Of Clara BartonPresent Assembly Program

CLARA BARTON—An inter-esting assembly program, was givenby students of the Clara Bartonschool Friday morning in the au-ditorium of the school. The pro-gram was as follows:

Bible reading, flag salute byFrank Wheailey; "America theBeautiful," by assembly; "SteelFacts," by ninth grade boys, in-cluding Julius Mizisko, HaroldPearson, Fred Toth, John Lacku-Iich, Frank Dobas, Albert Bacehi-eri, Stephen Clyde, Anthony DeNi-eola, Charles Dudas, Edward El-liot, Robert Lundt, David Mauerand Thomas McKay, undei thedirection of William O'Reilly, man-ual arts instructor.

Wood finishing by Ernest Yel-encis; nail-driving contest by ninthgrade girls with Elizabeth Dane-sees, Wiletta Lineberger, EvelynMih'al, Mary Viel, Sophie Yanusztaking part; Koa Leaf Tray, Vio-let Benedict; and community sing-ing.

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Assisting Mrs. Wagner are Mrs.George Collier, Sr., Mrs. Anna Ma-hone, Mrs. John Pardun, Mrs. Hen-ry H. Troger, Jr., Leonard Waite,Mrs. Warren Hibbard, Mr. andMrs. P.- E. Dixon, William Penn,Mrs. Van Stout; Mrs. Joseph Stout,Sr., Mrs. Catherine Woerner, Eus-sell Walker, Leo Wagner, Man-ning Drake, Marion Bingert andEemon Hausmann.

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"Operating under a program of strictEconomy, the present Commission has beenable to effect several reductions in taxrates in the past few years. It is the desireof* Mayor Christensen, revenue and finance

.chairman, to continue the practice.With such administration of municipal

affairs, and tax collections showing asteady increase each year, the financialoutlook for Raritan Township is verybright.

This Is Afo TimeConsiderable discussion has developed

•over the proposal by the Board of Educa-tion to purchase for $18,000 two proper-

, ties which can be used some time in thefuture to enlarge the present high school"fMtilding. The proposition .will be submit-ted to the voters as a separate referendum•at the "ejection on February 13.>~ .The Board points out, in submitting the'.question, that the time will soon be at handwhen the high school facilities must be ex--fended. The two-session, system is inf eren-rfcisllj:.condemned as inimical to the best in-•".terests of the students and as a possible-.excuse for a curtailment of State financial-jaid. It is further maintained by the Boardxtaat-since these things areso,-and since theproperties can be purchased at a highly ad-vantageous price, shrewd business foresightctemands that the opportunity be seized.; We have disagreed with the Board onfnany occasions. We disagree on this one.

-"" The residents of Woodbridge Township;in.-1940 face a tax rate of approximately;f8J>0. We submit, that any municipality-•with such a prospect has absolutely no right<:$o consider making any outlay which is not;.reguired for immediate arid inescapable'Seeds,, regardless of the' attractiveness of-the bargain. It is oui" position that the peo-:ple of this community may be in a far better-"position to pay twice the price for the prop-erties five or ten years from now, than they

-are the $13,000 figure today.It must be remembered, in passing, that

the vital need of this Township today is formore ratables, for more assessable prop-erty. Purchase by the Board of Education•of the two proposed parcels would removejn'eome-bearing land and improvementsfrom contributing anything to the publictreasury.

It has been called to our attention in ad-dition that the Board of Education severalyears ago purchased for an estimated $10,-;0QO a piece of property on Berry Street. At

. feat time, the same, argument was advanceda.s ;u present—that it was to be used forfuture; development. The land's only use,up in how, has been as a parking space-forthe Lotion Stadium; and in the meantime,the Lou n treasury has been deprived of anyta\es from it. This, plus a charge for inter-est OH the investment, has made that'"deal.a.sjvd one so far as the taxpayers ar:e con-cerned. We do not feel they should fall intollio same expensive error again. .

Afl'-r a careful examination of the Town-ship's financial condition, we say that theyoun^ters are indeed fortunate to be ableeven to have a two-session system at thehigh school. Unless economic conditionsimprove measurably, and unless the taxrale is reduced so that a greater number ofpoo pi o can pay, far more dangerous ar-rangements than this may have to be -em-ployed.

NTo. with a tax rate of $8.50 staringWoodbridge Township in the eyes, we thinktiiat bargain or no bargain we better becontent with what we have and turn our at-

io not losing any of that.

Totally Blind But He Saw AgainThe death of J. F. Fish, retired president

of the Northwestern Business College, inChicago, recalls the amazing recovery ofsight that he experienced after being totallyblind for thirty years. • . _ •

In 1900 he lost his sight but in 1930,while sitting at home, he remarked to hiswife that he believed he could see the fur-niture. His sight improved and a few dayslater vision was .completely restored.

To an interviewer, some months later,he described his reaction to the changed ap-pearances that greeted him after thirtyyears of blindness. Here is what he.said:

"At breakfast the morning after I recov-ered my sight my wife asked me: 'And doI look old and wrinkled and gray to you?'I answered: 'No more-than I do.' Of course,I had always thought of her as the girl shewas when I first lost my sight. I was shock-ed at the changes in myself when I held themirror close. I had grown fleshy and wrin-kled and my hair was gray.

"When I was last able to see the world,women were .wearing bustles and wasp-waists, men had mustaches and sideburns. Iwas shocked at the short skirts of the wo-men of today, and the wide, fiat faces ofmen without mustaches. But gradually thewomen's styles have acquired grace m myeyes, and I am beginning- to approve oiclean shaving."

About Local Spy Hunts• Every once in a while, in every section

of the United States, enthusiastic "patriots"try to stage a spy hunt. They are satisfiedthat the fortunes of the republic dependupon their aggressiveness against peoplewho disagree with their statement of ideals.

It is a very sensible statement that hasben issued recently by prominent officials,that Federal law enforcement agencies willnot cooperate with special deputies ap-pointed by local law enforcement agenciesto report on "subversive" activities andespionage.

In nine cases out of ten the amateursleuths would not recognize espionage if ittook place under their noses. They are not,as a matter of fact, interested in espionage.They- are concerned with getting a littlecheap advertising for themselves and it isjust as well that Secretary of War Wood-ring, Assistant Attorney General Rogge andJ. Edgar Hoover, director of the FederalBureau of Justice, have plainly stated thatthey will not join in the local witch Jaunts.

Urges Laborers To 'Rise Up'"Less than one dozen men on-both sides

are responsible for the division of eight mil-lion organized workers," says Daniel J. To-bin, president of the International Bro-therhood of Teamsters, the largest inter-national union in the American Federationof Labor.

Mr. Tobin says that 95 per cent of com-plaints by organized labor against theWagner Act arise from the labor conflictand that the Act itself, "the greatest pieceof progressive, liberal legislation ever en-acted in behalf of labor," is threatened.While he thinks the Act will withstand at-tacks during this election year, he warnsthat next year "labor can look for a de-struction or a tearing to pieces of the Wag-ner Act" and other labor legislation.

Mr. Tobin suggests that the "rank andfile everywhere should rise up arid demandby public expression, mass meetings and byresolutions and declarations that the com-mittee representing both sides get togetherand settle this trouble one way or another."He says, "Neither side has to sacrifice verymuch in order to bring about a settlement."

While we are not expert on labor prob-lems and cannot pass judgment upon therelative merits of the A, F. of L. and the C.I. O., in regards to their differences, we sus-pect that the advice offered by Mr. Tobin issound. The disunited ranks of labor en-danger much of the gain that has beenmade and if laborers in this country persistin fighting each other, there is no tellingwhere the reaction will end.

Undemocratic Martial LawTheState of Georgia recently witness-

ed the use of soldiers, -upon'the order ofthe governor, for the purpose of oustingthe chairman of the highway commission.

Gov. Rivers thus follows, as near as wecan judge, in the footsteps of Gov. Tal-madge in relying upon the military forcesto gain victory for him in a dispute thatthe Courts seem inclined to decide againsthim.

There is little excuse for a governor ina democratic commonwealth, to resort tomartial law in connection with the controlof any State agency. The.provocation maybe great, we admit, but it is very importantfor all officials of the United States to up-hold American methods.

The use of soldiers, under a declara-tion of martial law, when there is no immi-nent danger to peace or public security, isnot a democi-atie process. It should notbecome popular.

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Looking At WashingtonTHIRD TERM PUZZLECONGRESS MOVES SLOWLYECONOMY TALK STRONGPRESSURE WILL GET FUNDSJAP TRADE TREATY ENDSSTIMSON URGES EMBARGOTHE LOAN TO FINLANDINCREASING THE NAVY

President Roosevelt's attitude to-ward a third term continues to in-trigue the politicians and news-paper writers in Washington. Lastweek, for example, one could findalmost any opinion on the sub-ject. The United States Newscame forth -with the positive state-ment that the President would not"choose to run." His attitude, itwas explained, expressed a per-sonal preference but would notclose the door to an overwhelm-ing draft of his services if cir-cumstances seemed io warrantsuch action. By contrast, ArthurKrock, head of The New YorkTimes Bureau, stated that the ma-jority of those in Washington "be-lieve Mr. Roosevelt is definitelymaneouvering for renomination,whatever the turn of events." Ob-viously, the reader can take hischoice.

Congress continues to moveslowly in the handling of majornational issues. Having passed theAnti-lynching Bill, the House lead-ers give increasing attention tothe problem of effecting economy,hoping to hold the funds appropri-ated to the $8,424,000,000 includ-ed in the budget estimate. This isin the face of declarations by farmgroups that the sum proposed forfarm benefits is not enough, and adrive on the part of a large groupto increase the amount availablefor rivers and harbors work, whichincludes flood control projects andvarious undei'takings designed toimprove navigation. This is hand-led by the Army Engineers, one ofthe groups which exert great pow-er in 'Congress and -will be sup-ported by the natural pressurefrom citties and towns that expectto benefit by the improvements.

While economy sentiment seemsto be strong just now, this doesnot mean that the final appropri-ation figures of Congress will bewithin the budget figures. Infact, as the session goes on, thedemand for larger appropriationswill become more vociferous, thedate of the fall elections will ap-proach closer and congressmen, ifwe mistake not, will do as theyhave usually done. This means thatthe present economy fervor will befollowed by appropriations which,for various reasons, will be ample.The demand for economy will notequal the cry for "pork."

Today the commercial treatybetween the United States andJapan lapses after existing for 29years, and the commercial rela-tionship between the two nationswill be on a basis of internationallaw. There will be no legal bar-rier to discriminatory acts againstJapan if that country practices dis-criminations against the trade oftills country. Meanwhile, Japaneseofficials are seeking some modusviyendi to 'bridge the period be-tween the lapse of the existingtreaty and negotiation of a newtrade pact. In view of the sit-uation in the Par East, however, itis doubtful whether the AmericanGovernment will make any com-mitments toward Japan unlessthere are effective guarantees ofequal and fair treatment in theJapanese-dominated areas of Chi-na. These guarantees, it may besaid, are not expected to be forth-coming.

In this connection, considerableinterest has been created by aletter, written by former Secretaryof State Henry L. Stimson, urgingCongress to impose an embargoon trade between the UnitedStates and Japan. Mr. Stimson, itwill be remembered, took the lead

in formulating the American pol-icy of not recognizing territorialgains acquired by force and inviolation of treaties to which theUnited States is a party. Suchdrastic action is not expected im-»mediately, although in view. ,ofthe overwhelming sentiment inthis country against Japanese ag-gression, it is possible that" someof the measures now pending, be-fore Congress will be brought toa vote. The ony thing to preventsuch a vote, in our opinion, isstrong pressure from the Presi-dent and the State Department,suggesting that such a course is un-wise and that it will interfere withthe policy of the'United States inthe Far East. '

Widespread American sympathyfor Finland, engaged in the de-fense of its territory from Rus-sian invasion, is . reflected in ef-forts being made to devise someplan by which to extend fihnacialassistance to that country. Lastweek, the President put the ques-tion before Congress, suggestingextension of credit to assist Fin-land in the purchase of agricul-tural purchases and manufacturedproducts, not including implementsof war. A loan at this time, inthe President's opinion, would notthreaten "involvement" in Euro-pean wars.

No specific amount was suggest-ed by the President, who calledattention to the right of Congressto put a ceiling on such a loan.In Congress, reaction was varied,with some signs of opposition onthe ground that credit extendedto Finland might serve as a wedgefor future credits to Great Britainor France. While strong popularsupport exists for the extensionof financial assistance to Finland,there seems to be some difficultyin devising- a method which willmeet possible objections in Con-gress.

The Finns, through their offi-cials, have made it clear that theyneed money to buy war materialsand that, inasmuch as time is im-portant, they would prefer to buymunitions in Europe where quickdelivery can be assured. Whilethe prospects seem to 'favor & loanto Finland, it seems certain thatrestrictions will be placed aroundthe use of the funds, limiting them:to the purchase of supplies otherthan munitions and implements- ofwar.

Space is not available this weekto discuss in full the proposed25 per. cent, increase in the combatant strength of the Navy. Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief ofNaval '•Operations;' in his testimonybefore the Hbuse Naval AffairsCommittee, 'makes it plain thathe expansion of the AmericarNavy becomes necessary after thMunich agreement, which was in-terpreted by the Government asa danger signal.

.- Admiral Stark points out frank-ly that the United States is con-sidering the situation which majexist in the world in the eventhat the Allied powers lose thepresent war. He says that it i;necessary to consider the •possibil-ity of a coalition of the dictatorpowers, including Germany, Italyand Japan, in considering the pos-sible needs of the American NavyHe emphasizes that warships cannot be built overnight, that itakes four or five years to appre-ciably increase the size of a fleetand that .when war. occurs, a nation is usually compelled to fighit out with: the fleet, in being athe beginning of the struggle.

Gllier Editors Say

A Gift Declined- A Catholic Church in Hartford

wishes to buy; a grammar sehoowhich the city has abandoned. Ioffers'-$24,000 for the property,but there is a proposal in the CityCouncil to sell the school to theChurch' for $1. .

The pastor of the Church, Fa-ther Routhier, said that he appre-citted the courtesy, but would holdto the offer: "You are dealing withcity property which belongs to allthe citizens, and no group shouldbe given an advantage over anyother group." It may be said thawhen honesty is not found in religious bodies it-need "not be soughelsewhere, yet the determination ofthe Church authorities in this caseis a welcome and salutary lesson.

• It is emphasized by the fact thatFather Routhier.had an excuse foraccepting the proposed gift if hehad wished one; the opening of theschooltby the Church will reduceHartford's costs for education. Butthe pastor dismissed that by sayingthat this was equally true of everyparochial school. His remark thano group should have an advantageover any other group is somethingto be remembered in every part ofa land where the Gimmes grow inthe sunshine of wastrel govern-ment.—New York Sun.

SWEETNESS AND LIGHTBy CHARLES E. GREGORY

Sticks And Stones, Etc.I think it will be understood when I say that I fine

no great pleasure in hearing- from time to time the opinion of someone around town that I very closely resenibl*the far rear portion of the pedal extremity, more common,ly known as heel. It's like being- called lazy, or awkwardor stupid. While you may have your own serious misgiving's on the subject, you still don't relish being remindecof it by an outsider.

The common complaint, which is only one of sev-eral but which is most frequent, has to do with my refusal to suppress, news. Let some ne'er-do-well kick hisaunt in the stomach during- a binge, said aunt subsequent-ly pulling for the wagon, and the first thing you know, £pal is on the wire asking that the account of the little es-capade be kept out of the paper, as it was all in fun, anyway. If you suggest it can't be done because indiscriminate planting of one's foot into the middle of one's aun;simply isn't the way to treat a lady and is, therefore, pun-ishable by law and exposure in the public prints, you'reimmediately seventeen kinds of a louse who'll get your'ssome day, by golly.

A Couple of Simple RulesFor those shrinking violets who have a fetish againsi

seeing their names in print I would suggest they remainonly as casual, social visitors at the Jail-house, and to re-member that silence is golden. If they will follow thesetwo simple rules the newspaper columns will be devotedto recording of such choice little incidents as the parches!tournaments, the goings-on at the Amalgamated and As-sociated Busy-As-Bees Club, and the weather. Then weall can be good friends.

Just in passing, though, I would like to tell all thosewho have tried to keep something out of the paper orwho may sometime make the attempt, that I think theyhave a hell of a lot of nerve. Here they get lit, or otherwisemake a spectacle of themselves, and have the unmitigatedgall to get a mad-on because some poor bloke who's try-ing to earn an honest living by reporting the news, insistson doing as reasonably honest a job as he can.

The funny part about this tribe of would-be newssuppressors is that they're perfectly willing for you toput someone they don't happen to like on the grill, and:will even help you turn up the gas. Their friendly offersof co-operation, however, are always conditioned on the-promise you'll keep them anonymous. "Here's the low-down on that so-and-so," they'll tell you,, "but don't men-tion my name."

The Era Is Over ' ' :7~'^fW§HiMSure. The reporter writes a powerful piece in which;

he tells so-and-so where to get off, and the informer sailsplacidly on his- way without any responsibility when theblow-off comes. This type -of help is particularly plenti-ful among.the politicians. You can make yourself a very-nice guy in their opinion if you'll pull their chestnuts-?out of the fire by calling their enemies names while -they;hide behind you. and smirk. I used to falL for that gag:in my youth but if I have missed telling anyone that I'nfnot as simple as that any more, I'm telling them now. -:

And I might as well say to all and sundry who wantme to forget about certain incidents which happen in thelife of the community, and which in my opinion constitutelegitimate news, that they're just wasting their time andmine if they come around and beg for an exception. Wemight as well have this point understood right here andnow. A newspaper which prints pieces simply because afriend of a friend of a friend doesn't happen to mind, is;,to my way of thinking, a miserable newspaper. I havejust too much pride to be known as the editor of a miser-able newspaper, even if to do otherwise is going to involve"me in certain unpleasantness now and then.

I have been meaning to get all this off my mind for a•Jong time. A recent epidemic of requests to stifle a few,fair-to-middlin' stories is responsible for this declarationof policy now.Then, If s Different ' ,

Of course, if you can convince my boss he should tellme to forget, that's something else.

NOT A NEW BELT BUT A DIET

Hoovier Proposed As Peace-maker

In this issue of Zions Hei'aid,under the caption, "End ThisWar!" there appears in the formof a letter to the editor the mostconstructive suggestion for peacethat has thus far eorue to OUT no-tice. The communication waswritten by a Methodist layman ofQuaker ancestry, a graduate ofHarvard and a practicing physi-cian in Newton Center (Massa-chusetts). He nominates HerbertHoover as negotiator in this hourof the world's desperate need.

In the former President of theUnited States, when one stops to

think of it, are to be found all theelements of prestige and accept-ability essential to the success ofthe undertaking. He is well andfavorably known and is trusted byall Europe. Was it not he who afew years ago, saved millions ofRussians, Germans, Belgians, andother nationals from starvation?

It was not by chance that Mrs.Franklin D. Roosevelt a few daysago publicly nominated HerbertHoover as the woi'ld's greatest hu-manitarian. But just now he isneeded 'for a far more importanttask. He must be drafted as theworld's peacemaker.—Zions Her-ald, Boston.

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Famous Skating Star InNew Role In Picture

Story value and acting perform-ances are counted on in "Every-thing H'appens at Night" more thanin any of Sonja' Henie's previousfive productions. A 'completelydifferent type of story for the fa-mous skating- star and queen ofthe ice, the screen play by Art Ar-thur and Robert Harari is filledwith love and laughter, and mys-terious danger, too. It's a timelytale of modern intrigue, with theadded attraction of Sonj'a's match-less artistry on silver blades andslippery skis.

Ray Milland and Robert Cmn-ming-s are featured as Sonja's lead-ing- men in the attraction whichopens at the Strand for four days.Because it is essentially a storypicture, Irving Cummings, knownas an "actor director" was selectedby Darryl F. Zanuck for the mega-phone. The cast includes MauriceMoscovich, Leonid Kinskey, AlanDinehart and Fritz Feld.

Signed by 20th Century-Foxoriginally just for her skatinggenius, the studio asked no realacting talent from Sonja Henie inher first few pictures where theywere content just to have her per-for mon the ice. But it was soonapparent that a real dramatic tal-ent,was possessed by the ice cham-pion. Never, however, has Sonjahad a part as demanding upon hernew-found ability as in "Every-things Happens at Night.'.'

At The Crescent

Two Men Fall For One Blonde

Kobert Cummings and Hay Miiland both succumbed to thecharms of Sonja Henie (and no -wonder) in her latest starringvehicle "Everything Happens At Night" which is coming to theStrand Theatre.

In Gay* That's Right-You're Wrong9

Musician, Adolphe Menjou, Teamed In Hilarious Novel-ty Which Is To Be Featured At Ditmas Theatre

Marking the first film appearance of Kay Kyser andhis famous band, "That's Eight—You're Wrong"'co-starsKay Kyser and. Adolphe Menjou at the head of a brilliantcast in. what.is said to be the novelty screen hit of the season.

"That's Right—You're Wrong" joyously probes thetroubles encountered by a film company in trying to pro-duce • a;-'band leader picture. Thefirst attempt has: Kyser as a r o-maniic Latin type-^and by nostretch of imagination can Kyserbe considered a torrid'-Latin type!

test as the romantic Venetian gon-dolier of the original story.

The producer's further attemptsto ease Kyser out of the contract,and the popular batonist's retalia-

The picture opens tomorrow at the t i Q n -n s i d e . s p l i t t i n g m a l m e r re_Ditmas. suit in a unique climax to this hila-

CAREFREE COMEDYALSO MUSICAL HITTony Martin, Radio Favor-

ite, Go-Starred OnCrescent Screen

A handsome young tenor, tem-porarily a man without, a, country,and a lovely young- woman, tem-porarily a bride-to-be _ without agroom, meet by chance to initiateone of the most sparkling romanticmusical comedies of the motionpicture season. It's "Music In MyHeavt," with Tony Martin, radio'ssinging favorite, and Rita Hay-worth' in stellar roles.

The carefree new- comedy, whichopens tonig-ht at the Crescent |Theatre, has been hailed wherever!it is shown.* A happy wedding ofromance, laughter and music, thefilm's cast also includes such well-knowns as Edith Fellows, AndreKostelanetz and his famous orches-tra, Alan Mowbray, Eric Bloreand George Tobias.

Martin, who sings six grand newtunes in "Music In My Heart," re-turns to the screen after an ab-sence of 'more than a year. Morepopular, than ever, due to his sen-sational radio and stage appear-ances, the talented tenor is said to"be handsomer than ever, and inbetter voice. The songs, writtenespecially for him by Chet Forrestand Bob Wright, include "No Oth-er Love," "Punchinello," "Preludeto Love," "It's a Blue World,""I've Go1 Music in My Heart" and"Oh, What a Lovely Dream." Thesongs range from swing ballad tonovelty.

Miss Hayworth, who was an in-ternational dancing star, a memberof the famous dancing Casino fam-ily, before she entered pictures,sings, dances and clowns with anability that will astound those whoare unfamiliar with her past iden-

The golden voice wlijck "wonTony Martin fame on the ra-dio, stage and screen is to beheard in "Music In My Heart,"coming to the Crescent. RitaHayworth is co-starred and An-dre Kostelanetz and his orches-tra have a prominent part. •

After several successive attempts rious melodic screen fest.to shape a. likely story, the scenar-ists give up. Meanwhile the mem-bers of the band go Hollywood in

|a big way; and the luckless pro-ducer, nnaUe to see any other wayout of the dilemma, tries to ma-nepver Kyser into breaking hiscontract.

The scheme almost succeedswhen Kyser is informed of th<jproducer's chicanery by the dis-gruntled scenarists. He turns thetables on the producer by agreeingwith all his ridiculous suggestions,even making a complete screen

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Above sKows a scene from the new version of "The Hunch-back of Notre Dame" in which Charles Laugh ton plays the rolemade famous by,L.on Chancy.

Kay Kayser, Adolphe Menjou aad May Ro3?Eon appear in oneof the freshest novelties of receni months in ''That's Right—You're Wrong." Above is a scene *rom the Sl

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'Clip-Joints'

Columbia has turned its probingspotlights on the sensational storyof the "clip-joints" of the moderncity in. "Cafe Hostess," whichopens at the Crescent TheatreMonday, and the result is a thrill-ing film expose of these vicious or-ganizations and the "percentage-girls" whom they employ. Young,pretty, unable to obtain employ-ment, these girls are usually un-aware of. what they are gettinginto when they start in as host-esses in the shady cocktail barswhich line the dimly-lit side-streets.

T-h. film lashes boldly at themental and moral demoralizationinduced in these young" girls, de-picting the sordidness of theirsurroundings, the tragedy of theirthwarted ambitions and thtiir de-spair of the weary routine in vividand spectacular sequences. Typi-cal of the "percentage-girls" is Jo.portrayed by Ann Dvorak, whosestrug-gle to escape from the cheap-ening environment makes for poig-nant and exciting film drama.

Into the picture comes PrestonFoster as Dan, a brawny and rock-less young sailor, and there ensuesa series of thrill-packed and pulse-iingling denouements vhich haveto.be seen to be appreciated. Suf-fice it to say that in presenting anunadorned and forceful indictmentof a modern evil, Director SidneySalkow has also given ns a superbaetion melodrama of unusual en-tertainment value.

In addition to the two principals,the film -boasts a supporting castwhose excellence adds significantlyto the enjoyment. Wynne Gibson,Peg-gy Shannon, Lorna Gray. BettyCompson, Beatrice Blinn, Lind?.Winters and Veda Ann Borg makestriking appearances as the "pei-centage-girls" and their associates.On the masculine side, DouglasFowley does an outstanding jobwith his portrayal of a small-timethief and Bradley Page, Arthur-Loft Bruce Bennett and Don Bed-doe must also be mentioned.

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World Jaunt SouvenirsH you would like to buy souvenirs

of a 'round the world trip withoutgoing around the world, ycu had feesttake a West Indies cruise to Curacaowhose shops seem to duplicate theshops of Shanghai, Alexandria* T okyo and Madrid, with not a lewthings that come from Syria, Indiaand France. . •

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~ imately 1,000.000 pounds.

Refer T»: W-19S Docket 121/516~ ~ " 1 : Book 1139 Pajre 148

OF PUBLIC SAliET«O.WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:-• -it a regular meeting of the Town-

-sbjjk .Committee of the Township ofWt odbrKtge1 held Monday January1%' _1948, I -was directed to advertise-t»§ * fact that on Monday evening,FSBrnary 5th, 1940, the TownsMoetMnmittee will meet at S P. M. <BST)i» Sje Committee Chambers, MemorialSBaKfCipal Building. Woodbridge, .New-srfeseyr-and expose and sell at publicsale- and to the highest bidder accord-iag*tp terms of sale on file -with theToaSUsbip Clerk open to inspection andtp»--berpublrely read prior to sale. Lot24£-jn Block 503B. Woodbridge Town-

" sfflj Assessment Map.T fce further notice that the

T^^jnsbip Committee has, by resoiu-ti5a~and pursuant to law, fixed aminimum price at which said lot insaijl Block will be sold together withaxl^ther details pertinent, said mini-Ufflisa pMce being $51.40 plus costs ofpreparing- deed and advertising- thissaie". Said lot in said block, if sold0% term's, will reauire a down pay-ment, of $25.40" the balance of pur-chase price to be paid In equalmonthly installments of $5.fK) nUiiinterest and other terms providedfor-fn contract of sale.

Take further notice that at said"sale, or any date to which it may beadjourned, the Township Committeereserves the right in its discretionto reject any one or all bids and tosell said lot in said block to suchbidder as it may select, due regardbeing given to terms and manner ofpayment, in case one or more mini-mum bids shall be received.

TJpon acceptance o£ the minimumbid, or bid above minimum, by theTowashSp Committee and the pay-ment thereof by the purchaser ac-cording to the manner of purchasein* accordance with terms of sale onfile, the Township will deliver a bar-gain and sale deed for said premises.

B. J. BTJNIGAN,Township Clerk.

. Daied January 16th, 1940.To be advertised January 261h nnd

February 2nd, 1940, in the Fords Bea-cori.

B«6»r TO1: W-1SS Docket 120/12<Recorded: Book 1135 Bage 562Refta- To: W-33 Docket 111/252EeopiMed; Book 1113 Page 368

- 3TOTICE OF PUBLIC SALETO WHOM IT MAT CONCERN:

At a regular meeting of the Town-ship Committee of the Township ofWoodbridge, held Monday, January15, 1940, I was directed to advertisethe fact that on Monday evening.February 5. 1940. the Town*Committee will meet at 8 P. M. fEST)in the Committee Chambers. MemorialMunicipal Building, Woodbrid.sce, NewJersey, and expose and SPII at puclicsale and to the highest bidder accord-ins to terms of sale on file -with th>Township Clerk open to inspection andtn be publicly read prior to sale, Lirfs8017 to 3025 -inclusive in Block 481C,Woodbvidge Township Assessment Map.

Take further notice that theTownship Committee has, by resolu-tion and pursuant to law, fixed aminimum price at which siM lots insaid block will be sold together withall other details pertinent, said mini- .mum pries being RK70.00 plus costs "f j ip-repartns1 deed and advertising this '"sale. Said lots in said- block, if soldon terms, will require a down pay-ment of $30.00 the balpnee of nui--chas« price to be paid in equalminthlv iDRtallmpnts of SlO.OOi Tinterest and other terms providedfor in contract of sale. '

Take further notice that at saidsale., or any date to -which it mav beadjourned, the Township Committeereserve.13 the right in its discretionto r e i f t anv one or all bids and tosell said lots in said blo"T;~ tr> s'hlrMer as it may select; due regardfeeinsr given to terms and manner ofpayment, in case one or more mini-m>im bids shall be received.

TTpon acceptance of the minimumbi<l, or bid abov?* minimum, by theTownship Committee and the -pay-ment thereof by ttie purchaser ac-cording to the manner of purchaseIT> accorfsnee with terms of sale onfile, the Township will deliver a bar-gain and sale deed for said premises.

B. J. DUNTGAN.Township Clerk.

Dated January 16, 1940,,To be sdvertispd Ja'nuarv 26th rad

February 2nd, 1940, in the Fords Bea

Massachusetts Canine JLawsDogs were banned from Nantucket

and Duke counties in Massachusetts200 years ago. The colonial lawruled fliat any canines lound inthose counties might be killed, withno action allowable against the per-son committing the act, according tothe WPA historical records survey.

Synthetic Angleworms *Old razor blades are still a prob-

lem, but fishermen at Watertbwn,Wis., have found a use for an equal-ly indisposable object, old Innertub&s, Hugo Briesemeister originat-ed the idea of using bits of red in-ner tube as synthetic angleworms.

a.rt-Lending LibraryTexas Technological college has

established an art-lending librarywhere students may rent pictures tohang upon the walls of dormitoryrooms.

Texas Road ConstructionIt costs more than $35,000,000 a

year for construction and mainte-nance of iTexas reads and bridges.

Origin of 'Phonograph'Writing of Thomas A. Edison,

Francis Rolt-Wheeler says that theword, "phonograph" was coined bythe Abbe Leblanc for his friendCharles Cros. The latter in 18Y7invented an instrument to which thisname was given. "Phonograph" waslater applied to Edison's invention,which was also called the grapho-phone.

Havana's Old TownsNew Englanders love their old

towns, but when they want some-thing older and cannot go to Europe,they take a cruise to Havana whichwas in the West Indies a hundredyears, before the Mayflower landedat Plymouth.

Street • Sweepers HistoryBenjamin Franklin, credited with

initiating many of the better thingsof life for those living in America,established the first street clean-ing service on the continent in Phil-adelphia in 1757. Bach home paidsix pence per month for the serviceof having the pavement swept cleantwice a week.

Cartagena 300-Year HotelEven tourists who have widely

traveled have seldom if ever stayedin a three hundred year-old hotel,but when cruising, in the West In-'dies, a landing at Cartagena providesthe chance to see a 300-year hotelin a city more than four centuriesold. - :

Powerful Anti-Tanb GunAn anti-tank gun that is capable

of firing a 37-mm., shell which canpenetrate IVi-inch armor at 3,000feet is reported developed by ArmyOrdnance. It is mounted on a fieldcarriage; tota! weight 900 pounds,according tn Product Engineering.

NOTICETAKE NOTICE THAT ANTONIO

intends to apply to the Boardof Commissioners of the .Townshipof Raritan for a. Plenary Retail Con-sumption license for premises lo-cated at southwest corner of Suy-dam Street and : Lincoln Highway,Raritan Township.

Objections, if any, should be madeimmediately in writing- to: W. R.Woodward, Clerk of Raritan Town-ship, 11. i \ X). Mo. 1, New Brunswick,N. J. •

(Signed)- • ANTONIO VIEL,Sutton Lane,

• Raritan Township.F. B. 1-19, 26*

Refer To: W-92 Docket 119/44Recorded: Book 1121 Page S3

NOTICE OP JPXJBLIC SAI&TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

At a regular meeting of the Town-ship Committee of the Township of"Woodbridge held Monday, JanuaryJ5, 1940, I was directed to advertiseth<! fact that on Monday evening,February 5th, 1940. the TownshipCommittee will , meet at 8 "P. M.(EST) in the Committee Chambers,Memorial Municipal Building, "Wood-bridge, New Jersey, and expose andsell at pubHc sale and to the highestbidder according to terms of sale onfile with the Township CJerlc open toinspection and to be publicly 'readprior to sale. Lots 125 and 126 in BlockSH, Woodbridge Township AssessmentMap. • - , " ' '

Take further notice that theTownship' Committee has, by resolu-tion and pursuant to law, fixed aminimum price at which said lots insaid block will be sold together withall other details pertinent, said minirmum- price being $230.00. plus enstsof preoaringr deed and advertising-this. sale. Said lots in said block, if

sold on terms, will require a downpayment , of. $100.00. the balance orpurchase price to be paid in eaualmonthly installments of S10.00 . rilusinterest and other terms providedfor in contract of sale.

Take further notice that at saidsale, or any date to which it may beadjourn:«1, the Township Committeereserves the right in its discretionto reject any one or all bids and tosell, saltt Jots in said block to ..sainbidder as it may select, due regardbeing- given to terms and.manner olpayment, in case one or more niini-•num bids shall be received.. TTpon acceptance of the minimum;i id,- or bid above minimum, by the.-.'ownsbip Committee and the pay-'•nfent thereof by 'the-'purchaser, ac-cording- to the manner of piircbasein accordance with terms of sale onHie, the Township will deliver a bar-gain and sale deed for said -premises.

B. J. DUN1GAN,Township Clerk.

Dated" January 16th, 1940.To be advertised Januarv 26th and

February. 2nd-, 1940, in the Fords Bea-con.

J!1H

- WANT ADS

-BUSINESS -DIRECTORY_. . _ STORES SELL"Washers, Vacuum Cleaners at low-

est" -terms; largest service Sept.,>arta>- motors; marlJnes, 290 State

Street Perth Ambo; 4-2262_ - ' 1-2T-4V

WANTED•wanted for wipers, size of

chief or larger. 5c lb.nt-Leader, 18 Green St.,

Waotbridge.

'"~~^ TO LETItffjft Rooms, steam heat, hot water

ftiiSraoe, near Ti. K. Station, OakTree Rcl., Iselin, N. J., Opp, church.

-J, :Oa.rbone. 1--26

1-family house, all 1m-e s . Phone P. A. 4-11461: to 5 P. M. 1-26

FOR RENTj t EOOM Apartment and garage.Jtflain St. Heat furnished. Inquire: 124 Main St. Woodbridge. 1—26

ROOM. 327 Coluta-(ms Ave., Woodbridge, N. J. 1—26

•SITUATION WANTEDYOUNG MAN would drive

Florida, exchange for trans-portation. Phone South Amboy 103.

LOST4 "MOPSTH O1.D PUP, Lost- last Sat.,

_$piit& -and tan markings, answers toname of '-IHaDoy". Reward. I1-fi

Cimrch St. Woodbridge, N. J. 1—26

~~ FOR SALE .USED CAKfi

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_ Chevrolet Dealers"-' tirbhevrotei Cars and Twcfcs

IMf-my Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboyn, St. & Amboy Ave. Woodbridge

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Ajffi PAGE SEVEN1

Iiver Heavy Favorite Over Red Ghost

BAYVIEWS CLIPPEDBY AVENEL, 36-25IN SENIOR CIRCUITFraternity Club- Captures

Owls, 27 fo-12 As GerityGoes On Rampage

BOTH TILTS EXCITING

WOODBRIDGE — Second-halfaction in the township heavy seniorbasketball league got under way atthe high school gymnasium withthe Avenel Democrats smackingthe Bayviews, 36-25, and the Fra-ternity Club passers conquering- theOwls, 27-12. . . :

The Democrats,: getting off to a,slow start in the first half, appear-ed to be headed to certain defeat'The Bay views were out front, 16-9;at.half time. However, the secondhalf opened with the Avenelitesdisplaying a brilliant offensive. Atthe close of the third stanza, theDems were in the lead, 23-22, thenw.-ent on to outscore the Bayviewsj13-3, in the final quarter. Blairand Lotz paced the/Winners witheleven and nine points respectively.Jaeger, with sixteen points, wasbest for the losers.

In. the other game of the night;,the Fraternity lads paced the Owlsthroughout the fracas. Gerity wasthe whole show for the victors with^fourteen points. Szurko starred forthe vanquished with a count of six.

Bayviews (25)F. G. TI.

Dunn, f 2 0 4Casey, f . 2 0 4Jaeger, f . 6 4 16Voorhees, g .: OilGedak, g 0 0 0

1 0 - 5 25Democrats (36)

F. G. Tl.Lee, f 4 0 8Schubert, f 2 0. 4Blair, e , 5 1 11Parsons, g 0 1 1Lotz, g 4 1 0Wukpvets, g 1 1 3

16 4 30Score by periods:

BayviewB .......... 7 9 6 -3—25Democrats 7 2 14 13—36

Owls (12).-'.•••. .-. F.'G. TI;Szurko, f ...;..... 3 0 6Sabo, f 1 0 2Fishinger, c 1 0 2Mayer, c 0 0 0Geis, g : 0 0 0Petro, g 1 . 0 2Saaks, g 0 .0 0

6 0 12Frat. Club (27)

. F. G. Tl.Gerity, f ........... 6 2 14Gadek, f 0 1 1Leffler, c 0 0 0G. Gerity, g .1 0 2Levi ,g, . 2 0 4.Almasi, g 1 0 ,2Tyrell, g :. 2 0 4

12 4 27Score by periods:

Owls 2 2 2 6—12Fraternity i 5 14 4—27

Owls t&m. To AttaMs 1&5Then Bow t-p MtterSugs

FORDS—The Owls sustainedbad going-over this week as theydropped a pair of games in theFords intermediate basketballjea-;he played-here; -

'The Arrows struck the Owls, 13to 5, in the first shindig, while theserond affair found the Jitterbugsswinging the hooters* 24 to 6.

Sedges, with six points, starredfor the Bugs and Frenweg held upthe dignity of the Owls with four,counters. Demko registered fivepoints for the Arrows in their winfrom the Owls.' '

WOODBRIDGE"BOWLING' RESULTS

CIVIC LEAGUECraftsmen (0)

C. Sehwenzer ...... 201 164 2.02Jellieks .-..-. 134 225 192F. Sehwenzer ...:.... 1S1 179 16,7Levi .................... 166 164 .171Lorch"I.....:..:....:.: "211 ' 206. 186

Totals 893 938 921Jules Ice House (3)

Demarest 175 229 197Shoffi 186 137 183Fisher 199 • 193 185B. Bemsteirt ..:....._ 169 247 221N. Bernstein ........ 182 234 207

Totals 9 l l 1040 993Almasi Tavern (2)

Springer .—. 196 1?S 246Gudor 175 127 180Pernett 115Jupa 179 191 204McFarlane J40 188 146Bmieleski 188 197

Totals ...... 805 870 979Avenel A. A/ (1)

Petras 152 153 176Monson 235. 136 163Henderson 171 205Krohne 190 206 157Perna 141Remias 143 ' 1&& 158

Totals 861 816 859Coppola Cleaner's (3) •

Coppola 156 171-: 159Hango 134 134 Ifi7E. Simonsen 165 183 177Genovese 145 181 169Seutti ^ 179 194 172

Totals 779 863 834House of Finn (O)

Gerek 156L 154 167Fred ...: U§ 149 135W. Ruszriak 135 166 141Unevary 145 135 140J. Rusznak 168 135 179

Totals 713 737- 766

RED GHOSTS DIYlDEl l i l M I PLAY

ALARDES TRAMPLEOVER DUKES, 2 5 4 8IN FOIDS LEAGUE

Eke'-Ofji l i - ! 0 ;Sewaren:fjNst: Are'; SlielP •^ :' acfeed/By -• Saints; ''.- :•'.-WQQPBBiDGE -— Five:."'skirm-

ishes: kept ^the' Woodbr'idge Inter-mediate basketball;, loop on the hopthis:week, at the Parish House."

The Red -Ghosts eked outran 11-10.win from Sewaren; St. Geofgethen blasted the Red .Ghosts, 41?'14;-the Cyclones ripped apart theSwifties to take a. 3.3-18 event; andthe. Terrors slapped the Field ClubJayvees,; 28-23, then maltreatedSewaren, 46-12. • . . .

High scores; were turned in byVargo, Terrors, 18; Dunfeej Cy-clones, 14; Romond, St. George,1.4; yafgo, Terrors, 13; Daub, Ter-rors,IS; Leffler, F. C. Jayvees, 11,and Jardot, St. George, 10.

ffill-Billies Break Even.And Sporting Gkb De-

feats Houiids, 17-14

COMPETITION IS STIFF

FORDS—The Fords senior bas-ketball league featured a quartetof fast games played at School No.14 this week. .

With Wissing leading the way,the Alarues handed the Dukes a 25to 18 whipping. Wissing- chalkedup eleven points for the winners,while Cannata registered eightcounters for the losers. ,

The Hill Billies broke even -• intheir two tilts. . They funned . theSkeeters into a 22.to 16 .siibmis*sign then took it on the chin, 20-13, from the Greyhounds. Kozmaand HIadik, with: eight pointsapiece, aided the! • Killers in. theirvictory over the Skeeters. Eovacsand F. Egafl .each accounted forsix points to top the losers, in scor-ing. Kluj and J. Cipo, with sixcounters apiece, starred for theHounds, while S. Kozma, Pazinskiand- HIadik, each with if our, labor-ed best for the Billies.

The fourth game found a closely-contested fracas between theSporting Club and the Greyhounds,The final count showed the Sport-ing crew on the long end of a 17 to14 tally. Fisher's six points wasbest for the winners, while fourcounters by Thomas was tops forthe Greyhounds. • !

The AlleysBy WILLIAM "JUICY" FAUBLE

The G, M. Amusement and theG. arid J. Kacops who hold firstand second positions respectivelyin the Woodbridge Recreationleague were treated with very lit-tle respect by the Jefferson Mo-tors and the Palko's Tavern pin-ners who took them for all threegames each. The G. M.'s who havebeen hitting the wood for nicegames lately were caught on anoff night and with the BernsteinBros., and Rusty Demarest doingsome shaiT>-shooting didn't havemuch of a chance. The Jeff's tookthe heart out of the G. M.'s whenthey took the second game by onlythree sticks.

— Batta, 269 —TKe Kacops, who need a de-

cent anchor man are still in theirslump and are moving down tothe cellar fast. "Zing" Skay,captain of the Kacops is willingto trade a couple of players fora bicycle, or what have you. Hesays, it's no use trying to pickup an anchor man this late intne s-sasan, so he'll take any-thing offered.

— Batta, 269 —The Reading Office boys, with

Andy Simonsen back in the lineup,and'Smashing thp w^aples for a neat600 series, walloped the Giants fortwo games in their match Mondavnight. "Muni"' Deak had his round-house pretty well under controland hit some fairly good scores.He kept himself in the lineup forall three games, which is very un-usual. I was told that BouncingBattling Brodniak has a '"bowlersheart." That is, his heart misses a"beat every time he muffs a pin inhis. spare trys. Better stay on theblackboard -'Battler."

— Batta, 269 —Beef's Ball Benders had easy

pickings Tuesday night as tnevtoolcthe Fords Republican Clubfor the count. Be^f, who was sit-ting ~c-n .three chairs at one timeright behind niis bowlers, wasvery much satisfied with Roy-Anderson's sanies of 207, 179and 227. In the Lund-Paul'smatch, "Pon" Lund must haveput Mickey Kovach on the charg-er as he was Responsible fortlie-m taking the first two games.Then P&aiie'* boys got a coupleof cliarsres thrown into them(tipsclztiy "Wib" Fisher and"Stumpy" Saufko) and trimmedtne Lund squad by over 60 pins.Jerry Dittenxo topped both fiveswith a 19(4.

. — Batta. 269 •—George's Service Station held

first plsee for at least anotherweek when they bounced Morrispeiifseh's shootefg for the woflrs.The seertwd game was practically•fl-anded theni on a Silver platter as•Tohnny JfasfOv the ank for Morri'abreezed bv the four pin in the lastframe to drop that ?ame by a merethree nins. I think Johnny deservesa tank full of gas at least, don'tyou Geofgfi?

— Batta, 269 —TKe bfe»t that "Husky" Hollo's

failovs could do tfcfn wfeefc wasto ihUM two fVow Bill's fiiner,And I tnmfc if Bill's fads were alittle' more nunjrry, they wouldhave taken al least one more.So don't feed the pnvj too muchon bowling nights Bill.

Husky got plenty of satisfactionin that special bowling match. Hisanchor man, Charley Flusz did o.k. for him. It'll fee chicken for therest of the week, eh Joe. Or may-be the Mrs. has something to sayabout it.

— Batta. 269 v1—In the Craftsmen's league the

Coppola Cleaners continuedtheir cleaning up. This weekdid the job on the House ofFinn who couldn't do any betterthan three 700 games. Seutti ofthe Cleaners was the leadingman again for his team.

-~^ Batta, 269 -—With their spark plug, Hmieles-

ki, in. the line-up in the last twogames, "Apples"; Almasi's shootersgrabbed those games from the Ayenel A. A's, to take the match. Itseems that the Almasis can't clickunless Ray is in the lineup. Spring-er popped a ..neat 617, his highscore being a 246. Monson of theA's started swell with-a 2.35 butthen lost the spot to finish low inthe second. In the other match,the Ice House gang which is get-ting used to the cold weather,'barged into the Craftsmen's fiveand splintered the wood for threebig games, and took the mateh.They totaled 1040. in the secondwith Shofi's. 137, game; hurtingtheir chances for 1100. Demaresthit 229, Bernie . Bernstein a 247and Kate Bernstein a 234.

— Batta, 269 — VAsked "Skyball" Dick if he

had any "dirt" for this columnand he told me to take a broomand sweep up the alleys and hewould guarantee me a few shoy- •elfulls. . .-".•••'•

— Batta, 269 —The Peanut league had some

real rod-hot action this week whenthe Nut Club and the Mayers'tangled u-p in a match Tuesdaynight, and the Hilltop's and Cas-eys on Wednesday night, The Nutswith "Bobofas" Eocsi snagging afour-seven-nine-ten split in thelastf rame, took the heart out ofthe M's and was mainly responsiblefor the 22 pin win.

— Batta, 269 —Not to be outdone by Mayer's

the Hilltops with "Cbathanger*'Hatrack, and Art Holz in the2*00 square, chalked up the firsttwo but weakened in the night-cap to drop that game by 83.pins. Lockie hit hieh game forthe Casey's but Mickey Palkowas best in average for thenight. ,

— Batta, 269 —There will be a home and home

match between the Woodbride-pa n d t h e Fords Recreations'representative teams starting- Sun-day, February 1 at the Fords al-leys at 2 o'clock. The final matchwill be at the Woodbridgre chute?on Sunday February 8. I under-stand there will be some "Govern-ment Lettuce" on the match, sowe can look for some fast action.Don't miss it.

Y Lockfe stickshis fongrje out just before let-ting tnfe ball ifo . , . "Sparky"is a pood "sugar" tjartner . . .The Paramount Barbers tooktwo fro"m the General Motors

(Continued, on Page 10)

SPORTS ECHOES«BY ELMER "STEVE" VECSEX«

Sensible Action NeededYou do not pick up a paper, or meet someone on the

street, without first seeing or hearing- something aboutWoodbridge High School's basketball activities. . . . Thequestion always asked is "What is wrong with the basket-ball team? . . . Now, I don't think we need a crystal ballnor must we be a Sherlock Holmes to deduct an answer.

b-O-oIn the beginning of the 20th century, long about

1010-1920, when the Barron Avenue high school wasgrowing up and getting its feet on terra firma, basket-ball Was the No. 1 sport. . . . Baseball ran second, 'withfootball, track, tennis and soccer following- in thatorder. . . . Basketball was tops in sports interest andfin&aces as well. . . ., In those days, the court seasonnetted sufficient funds to carry the other sports.

• :'-' o-O-O ' '

•• 4 • Today/ the situation is reversed. . . . Football is theKo. 1 attraction. . ... Closely followed by baseball. . . . Andbasketball .limps an almost unseen third place. . . . Froman athletic viewpoint, the court sport had dwindled to anew bottom—so deep that it becomes foolish to maintainit along interscholastic lines. . . . As an inter-class program,the game could be retained. . . . But, as one of the threemajor sports of the school, the game had long died a natu-ral death. . . . It is senseless agony to prolong its intern-ment. " O'O-o

My feelings dfi the matter is but one person'sopinion. . . . Others may have opposing reactions. . . .Let it be understood at this point that this chatter inno way carries any reflections upon Line Tamboer,basketball tutor at the school. . . . Line is doing ahelluva swell Job in the face of all the odds againsthim. . . . So, let's all be sensible about the whole thing.

L. :..•- . ; : °-Q-P . . . . - . •..Tamboer, from present indications, can not hope to

build a winning team. . . The two-session system employedat the high school prevents such a possibility. . . . Some-body once said, "Practice makes perfect." . . . Well, that'sexactly the one thing the team is lacking-. . . . Members ofthe squad attending afternoon classes have no time forpractice... . They've got to make the school buses in orderto get home for supper at 5:30 P. M. . . . Should they stayfor scrimmages they will then be required to walk home,or "hitch hike/' setting their home-arrival at seven or eighto'clock. . . . That, of course, is positively "no go" withparents. o-O-o

This probably is the; No. 1 reason for poor, bas-ketball teams in recent years. . . . Losing clubs go agreat way in tearing down school spirit—and reputa-tions, too. . . . During the past few years, attendancesat court contests have been falling fast. . . . Lack ofinterest is plainly visible when only 149 basketballseason tickets were sold amongst 1,400 high schoolstudents this season. . . . As for public interest-—well,here are the paid admissions for the home games thisyear: Hamilton, 40; Carteret, 161; Cranford, 142,and St. Mary's, 82.

o-O-o ;The financial side of the picture shows up this way.-j

the gate receipts for the Hamilton game was $11.85, ex-jpenses listed at §22.50; receipts for Carteret gamei $46.15,and expenses, $27.50; Cranford game grossed $36.20'with Jcosts of $27.50; and the St. Mary's contest Tuesday nightShowed paid admission at $20.50 and expenses of $17.50.. . . And, in the item of expenses the cost of lighting, heat-ing and water used for showers is not included.

. o-OtoBrothers and Sisters* if all this isn't an indica-

tion that basketball today is an unwanted sport then: the whole thing is as plain as the handwriting, in

Balshazzar's time, back there in Babylon. . . . Any-way, the subject is a splendid one for a cold, winteryevening with nothing else but politics to do a pro and

LAST-MINUTE FOULCASEYS' RUINATION

1 B 0 Y WINS, 38-37Thrilling Game Is Lost By

Local Quintet On FinalPenalty

GERITY NETS 5 GOALSWOODBRIDGE—Boasting of a

one-point lead with less than a min-ute to go, the Woodteidge Knight?of Colum'bns drew a penalty thathanded the Massing- Oilers of SouthAmboy a pair of free throws, b&lhmade good by Joe Crowe, as theseconds ticked away and "with itthe ball game. The Oilers emerg-ed the victors, 38 to 37.

The game was one of the mostthrilling staged at the HoffmanHigh School court in South Amboyin some time. The Massings tookthe lead in the first quarter, 13-8,but. at half time the Caseys hadsliced the margin to 20-19. Fran-cis Gerity, flashy 'Wood'bridge for-ward, did much to reduce the Oil-ers' lead, as a result of his five sen-sational shots from mid-court.

The third stanza, however, foundthe Amboyans moving ahead onceagain, and as the quarter ended theCaseys were behind, 30-24. Goinginto the" final frame, the Wood-bridge passers really began to op-erate. Leffler, Tyrell and Krummscored in rapid succession to tie thecount. Leffler's free throw put theCaseys in front, 37-36. But with]ess than a minute remaining,Crowe was fouled. He calmlyflipped the ball • through the hooptwice to regain the lead for theMassings, and with it went thegame.

As a result of the setback, theKnights moved into third place inthe Greater Perth Amboy basket-ball league, with the Massings onlya half game behind. Earlier in theseasdn, the Caseys defeated theOilers, 31-26.

Massing'* (38)G. F. Ti.

McG-owan, f 3 4 10Bulman, f 2 0 4F. Morgan, f 1 0 2Briggs, f 0 0 0Eyan, c 3 2 8Fleming, c 3 0 6Crowe, g 1 2 4Kelly, g - : 0 0 0N. Morgan, g ,... 2 0 4

15 8 38Caseys (37)

G. F. TLGerity, f 7 0 14Mayer, f 2 1 5Leffler, c 2 1 5Levi, g 1 0 2Almasi, g :...... 0 1 1Tyrell, g 2 1 5Krumm, g. — 2 1 5

16 5 37

Novak's Deuce Saves JaysFrom Blanking By Tigers

FORDS—Novak saved the BlueJays from suffering an embarrass-ing blanking at the hands of theTigers in a Fords junior basketball

I tourney contest here this week.i The Tigers took the tussle, 9 to 2,{•with Novak sinking the Jay's onlygoal.

The "Wildcats, with Horvathclawing eight points, nosed out thePhantoms, 11 to 8, in the othergame of the league. Shefchik andMajenski, with four points apiece,accounted for the Phantoms' totalscore.

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Imp StandingsIn Basketball

con on.

A-Field and A-Stream^township Club Stocks Rabbits

Last Week the Woodbridge Township Fish and GameAssociation liberated one hundred Kansas rabbits in theneighborhood of Woodbridge. These rabbits should in-crease many fold by next hunting season if breeding con-ditions are not too bad. -

With The DogsThe Jersey Shore Kennel Club will hold a match show

this Saturday at the Red Bank Elks Club. Mrs. John Bo-stock of Holmdel is chairman of the show committee.

Odds And EndsOn the 27th and 28th of this month, the Loantaka

Skeet Club and its Morristowii range will be host to someof the best trap shots in the country, when the EasternOpen , a two man team affair, will be held.

The Coast and Geodetic Survey now has ready itstide table booklet for 1940 for New York Harbor, the Jer-sey Coast and Long Island. Copies may be had for fivecents each at 90 Church Street, New York.

For AnglersJohn Alden Knight of Orange, fishing instructor and

writer, will give a course in fresh water angling Wednes-day nights from January 31 to April 3, inclusive, at OrangeAdult School. Tftpics wiilincitide: Rods, Their Action andConstruction ;iReels, Lines and Flies; Fish and Their Habits,and Methods and Angling Practices on stream and lake.Two sessions of the class will be devoted to surf fishing andoff-shore fishing for school fish arid big tuna.

{Continued on Page 10)

Township Heavy SeniorW. L.

Avenel Democrats 1 0Fraterniay Club 1 0Greiner Assoc. 0 0Barrons 0 0Bayviews 0 1Owls -•- 0 1

Woodbridge Light SeniorW. L.'

Celtics 5 0Deacons- 4 1P. P. A 3 2Shell Oil 2 4Farmers 1 2Cardinals 0 6

Woodbridge IntermediateW. L.

F. C. Jayvees 4 1St. George 4 1Cyclons ....;....... 3 1Terrors 3 1Boys' Club 2 2Sewaren 1 4Red Ghosts —...... 1 4Swifties 0 4

Woodbridge JuniorsW. L.

Comets 4 0Indians — J-.J.....-....^ 4 1Bluebirds 3 2St. James ; 2 2Americans U—. 6 4Rangers 0 4

Fords SeniorW. L.

Alarues 5 0Dukes , 3 2Greyhounds ......~ 3 2Bombers 2 2Teals 2 2Hfflbillys 2 . 3Sporting Club 2 3Skeeters • 0 5

Fords IntermediateW, L.

Jitterbugs 5 0Arrows ! , ; 2 2liinky fririks _ 1 3Owls 1 4

DEACONS. CELTICSHANG UPTRIUMPHSPost Wins In Woodbridge

Light Senior Basket-ball Competition

WOODBRIDGE — The Deaconsand Celtics came through with fly-ing colors in their respective gamesplayed in the ' Woodbridg-e lig-hrsenior basketball league this weekat the Parish House.

Paced by Thompson, who regis-tered ten points, the Deacons de-feated the Shell five, 23-11. Dono-van, with a count of four, was topsfor the .losers.

A. Vahaly ran rampant to leadthe Celtics to s. 35 to 2G victoryover the P. P." A. quintet. Vahalytallied'seven field goals and a foudlor a total of fifteen points. Gye-nes and, Ur. with ten and eightpoints respectively, worked bestfor the vanquished.

WHS HOCKEY CLUBPLASTERS_RAHWAYNewly-Organized Team Is

Winner, 4 to 0, OnRahway Ice

WOODBRIDGE — WoodbridgeHigh School's newly organizedhockey team skated its way to a4-0 victory over the puck pushersof Rahway High School this weekat the Rahway rink.

Simonsen and Quinn, with twogoals apiece displayed brilliant of-fensive maneuvering to get througha more experienced Union Countysextet. The work of Cass and Ken-on the defense was also outstand-ing.

Pos. WHS (4)Goalie RankinR. Defense CassL. Defense KerrCenter ..SimonsenR. Forward QuinnL. Forward Drummond Lauren

Score toy periods:Woodbridge 0 1 3 — 4Rahway 0 0 0—0

TO LOSE CONTESTIN GROUP_LEAGOEPace Six Teams With Four

Victories, No Losses;Barrons Win One

GAME STARTS AT 8 P. M.GROUP HI CONFERENCE

Standing of TeamsW. L. Pet.

South River 4 0 1.000Carteret 2 1 .667Hamtilton Twp. 3 1 .600Woodbridge 1 2 .333Red Bank 1 3 ,225Long Branch 0 8 .000

RHS (0)WoodHolgei'LaneeHeronBilling

Indians Scalp Blue Birds12 To 8 In Junior League

WOODBRIDGE — The Indiansdid some fine tomahawking in theWoodbridge junior basketball lea-gue this week as they scalped theBlue Birds, 12 to 8, and the Am-ericks, 19 to 13, at the ParishHouse.

In the other contest, the Cometsflashed through the Blue Birds, 20to 16.

High scoring honors for thethree gams went to Hutter, In-dians, 8; Tighe. Blue Birds, 8; J.Nagy, Comets, 10, and Walsh, In-dians, 6.

Report Large Advance SaleOf Golden Glove Tickets

PERTH AMBOY—The advancesale of tickets looks very promis-ing for the annual Golden GloveTournament sponsored by the lo-cal Knights of Columbus. And theway the large class of boys arcworking at the gym the fans arein for some real fist-slinging.-

The tournament will start onThursday, February 1st, and con-tinue through February 7 and 15.Joseph Herochik heads the largecommittee assisted by the veteranpromoter Wesley. "Wilson, both ofthe Knights of Columbus.

Strand.ONE-HAND HUNTER

Lancaster, Pa,—Although hehad broken his shoulder blade,Harold Mumma didn't let that kfeephim from his favorite sport. Tak-ing his shotgun in his right hand,he bagged six pheasants and fiverabbits one-handed during thesmall game season.

WOODBRIDGE — WoodbridgeHigh's unsteady basketball brigade,holding down fourth position in theCentral Jersey Group III Confer-ence, will travel to South River to-night where it will stack its en-tire repertoire of court tricksagainst a South River High Schoolquintet which has yet to lose a con-ference tilt. Game time is eighto'clock at the Bricktown school'sgym.

South River, pacing the confer-ence struggle, boasts of fourstraight wins in the tourney and nodefeats. It is the heavy favorite totake Woodbridge with little or nodifficulty. The Barrons have reg-istered only one win in the confer-ence, and that over Red Bank by a35-32 count.

The past week found the Fitr-rons breaking even in their twogames. ' Last Friday night, Dunel-}en smashed Woodbridge, 36 to 17,at the former team's gymnasium.Tuesday night, St. Mary's of PerthAmboy invaded this place and wassent home on the short end of a 33to 18 score. It was Woodbridge'ssecond victory in seven starts.

George Wasilek operated best inthe Dunellen game, getting a pairof double-deckers for a total o?four. Mike Gresehuk paced theGhosts to victory over the AmboySaints with his six field goals andtwo foul shots totaling fourteenpoints. Larry MeLeod, with eightcounters, was second high man forthe winners.

Woodbridge (17)G. F. Tl.

Gresehuk, f ...t 0 0 0Valhally, f 1 1 - $'Gillis, f _ 1 1 3Barcellona, f 0 0 0E p n , e 1 0 2Finn, c 0 0 0Luck, g ,. 6 1 1Wasilsk- g 2 0 4MeLeod, g1 1 0 2Dubay, g 1 0 2Miller, g 0 0 0

Dunellen (36)7 3 17

Fi&her, fCrane, fPlaskow, fOrkin, fRobinson, cHadler, cNakle, gDicker son, g ....Weiner, gWalton, gDiL^onardo, gEstrfns g

G.205090100000

F.001100200000

Tl.40

111

160-100000

''f I £ f -ifMi?' ' 16 4 36Score by periods:

Woodbridge 4 6 4 3—17Dunellen 9 5 15 7—36

Woodbridge (33)G. F. Ti.

Gresehuk, f 6 2 14Redd, f 0 0 0Valhally. f 1 2 4pubay, f 0 0 0Miller, e 1 0 2Eg-an, e 0 0 0Gillis, g _.. 2 0 4,Barcellona, g 0 1 1MeLeod, g J 2 SBrodnik, g 0 0 0Finn, g 0 0 0

St. Mary's (18)13 7

G. F. Tl.J. McLaughlin, £ 1 1O'Hara, f 1 0 0Th'pak, f 0 1Fitz-patriek, e _ 2 iJ. McLaughlin, g ._. 2 0Larson, g 0 1Martin,- g 1 0Honan, g 0 0Trygar, g 1 0 2

Score iy periods rWoodbridge .... 10 7St. Mary's 2 6

7 4 18

4 6-= IK

fords JuniorsW. L.

Wildcats 4 0Tigers 2 2Blue Jays 0 2Fhantoms : 0 2

GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FOLKS!

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People are finding out they can get Better values inSuits, Overcoats, Sport Jackets, etc.T here than

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'-(Continued from- Sport Page). . . Cholly Sxessel earned a"ssnort" -with his good score

. keeping . . . "Wib" Fisher, anil"Stumpy". Szurko had.a 'dandy'

• time Tuesday . • . Johnny Lesko" is an "A." Classer bowler . . .

Cap*. (White Cap) Danny San-dorff hit 212 Tuesday night•which isn't a bad haul of fish

• on .any barge . , . Moe Pucci isWaiting for the stork the endf oftfcfe month maybe that's 'whyhis 'scores are not so hot . . .

', Shorty's Club in Elizabeth is thetops- for a good time since heput, in that Hawaiian Room . . .

" Congrats are In order for Shor-Jty he's goin r to middle-aisle it

" with a cute young thing ( I metheif} the end of this month . . .

* Better get that bowling team to-jfeijher fella.

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License Plus Fine Of $200RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Plead-

ing guilty to a charge of drunkendriving, Edward Shuford, 35, of19 Meadow Road, Piseatawaytown,was fined $200 and had his licenserevoked for two years, when ar-raigned before Recorder AlfredC. Urffer in jioliee court here Mon-day morning.

Shuford was examined and pro-nounced drunk and unfit to oper-ate a motor vehicle on January 14when'Ms car was involved in anaccident with an automobile driv-en by Walter M. Kelly, of Phila-delphia. The crash occurred atMain Street and the Superhigh-way. " . '

STRING TO SEVENBY NAIUNG.CADETSYelencsics Paces Winners

While- Messinger StarsFor Vanquished

RANGEEtsToSE, 42-30RARITAN TOWNSHIP — The

Bonhamtown A. C. continues torule the Raritan Township Bas-ketball League with seven victoriesand no defeats. Its latest con-

| quest was over the St. James'! Cadets of Piscatawaytown - Mon-• day night,,when it smacked theI Cadets, 52 to 26, at the ClaraI Barton school.

j Paced by the high-scoring cen-jter, Yelencsics, Bonhamtown, sew-I ed the game up in the third periodwhen the Cadets were outscored,12 to 9. Messinger, with elevenpoints, worked best' for the los-ers. '

n n ^ n , The Paladino Five of Stelton;

WOODBRIDGE—Mayor August | w e n t o n a s c o r i n g i n t h e

F. Gremer has accepted the chair-; t h i i . d s t a n z a ) t a k i n g a 1 4 . 4 l e a d

manship of the ^Woodbridge Divi- |w h i c h a c c o u n t e d f o r i t s w i n o v e r

sion of the 1940 Raritan Council t h e G l a r a B a r t o n R r s > 4 2 . 3 0 .

Accepts Chairmanship OfCampaigR To Raise Op-

erating

Boy Scout campaign, it was an-nouneed this week.

Dixpn, with eleven points, andKroon and Zaffarano, with ten

In accepting the chairmanship j i e c g t a r r e d f o r ^ w i n n e ^Mayor Gremer said: In town and K o s u p e x c e l l e d f o t h e K a n g e r S )

city alike, the organized activitiesof the Boy Scouts^—summer andwinter—and the - progressive train-ing of their, faculties and talentsare transforming the character ofour citizenship and developing a|leadership that will mean much in I

getting a dozen counters.In the third game of the night,

Swales Brothers blasted the Nixonpassers, 31 to 21, in a contest that

!was an even struggle in: eachperiod, but the second when the

the solution of the pressing prob-S 1 1 0 ^ t° NixpirVsix. Benhardtlems with which America i s n o w |was tops for the victors with four-faced ' jteen points, while Cupples labored

"I am hoping this year that wewill do our part in making it pos-sible for the Raritan Council to ex-1 . , .pand its program because of T e _ | Anthony, f 4ceiving the necessary funds so that | Quattrochi, f '.:.....- 1 1many more boys may be Scouts.! Yelencsics, c 7 1

There are in Woodbridge many j Patrick, g 1

best for the losers with eleven.Bonhamtown (32)

G-. F. Tl.1 9

315

many i ~ " J ° .• •*•

boys who want to be Scouts, but Andrico, g ...... 1 1do not have the opportunity be-j ' • . ;cause of an insufficient number of , . . . '•••- ;14 .4 32.troops for them to join. Cadets (26)

Reaps Dividends G. F. Tl."The Boy Scout Movement has Becan, f 2 2 6

been one of the-most significant Messinger, f L *5 1 11developments in the baylife of Am-j Powers, e 1 0 2oriea and our communities during|Voorhees,• g 1 . 0the past 30 years. Its meaning to i-Demarest, g 2 1 5countless boys cannot be measured.! — — —Throughout their entire lives, they] . .". 14 4.26and the country will reap dividends j Score by periods:from this excellent training.

"I earnestly request that every-one who is contacted in our areado their part to make Scouting asuccess both in finances and leader-ship." ' - :

Bonhamtown .. 10 .7 12:Cadets 10 3 9

3—324—26

Paladino Five (42)G. F. Tl.

, Cause and Effect"Yes," said the world traveler,

'the Chinese make it an invariable I Nasdeo, g

Kroon, f .:..... 5Zaffarano, f 5Horvath, f 0Toth, c .'. 3

1rule to settle all their debts onNew Year's Day."

"So I understand," said the lis-

Dixon, g

0 100 100 02 81 33 11

18. 6 42

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Rangers (30)

M. Chinehar, fJ. Chincharj f ..:„. 0

G. F. Tl.

Gob — Yes Wherever- woman iKalman, f 1goes. • jWolan, f 2

| Kosup, c .. 6

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|Paladino Five.. 9 9 14 10—42|Rangers '.. 8 9 4 9^30j Nixon (21)jVreeland, f 1 1 , 3! Cupples; f 5 . 1 11I O.Mellbloom, c ............ .2 0 4:Miko, c '_. _ 0 1 1i'C. -Mozgai, f 1 0 2J. Mozgai, g 0 0 0

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, . 15 1 31I .Score by periods:jNixon .....'. 46 6 5—2-1j.Swales Bros. .. 2 15 8 6 31

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TUESDAY NIGHT

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DOOR PRIZE $15.00

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Our Big 24th Game

25 6AMES 35c

—The Regular Thursday After-noon- Bridge Club held its lastmeeting at the home of Mrs: LeoChristensen, of .Hillcrest Avenue.High score prize was. awarded toMrs. John Hamilton. Last week'swinner was Mrs. Clarence Bower.

—The card party and socialheld in the Parish Hall on Thurs-

day night was sponsored by Mrs.•Mastendrea, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs.Painter. .; —The first meeting of the Har-monica Club was held last Wed-nesday evening at the home ofMiss Doz-othy Tomasso, of OakTree Road. The members of thisclub are: Dorothy Schnebbee, VeraHuttemann, Louise Schnebbee,Ruth Janke, Margaret Schnebbee'and Dorothy Tomasso. In the ab-sence of the regular instructor, Al-fred Thamm, Howard Ellis andFrancis Reedy substituted.' —The annual Parish Night will'be held in the Parish Hall nextTuesday evening. All the membersof Saint Cecelia's Parish are ex-pected to gather together for thelast affair before Lent.

Deaths Decline In RmltanRARITAN TOWNSHIP —

There was an increase in mar-riages and ibirths, and a decreasein deaths, in the township during1939, according to the annualreport .filed with the commission-ers by S. B, Skov, registrar ofvital statistics.

'The report showed marriagelicenses issued in 1939, 86, six-teen more than in 1938; mar-riages recorded in 1939, 75, fourmore than the year previous;births for 1939 totaled 156, tenmore than in 1938, and deathsfor 1939 numbered 157, six lessthan the year before.

Juvenile Minstrel Will Be GivenBy Clara Barton Girls Feb.

Professional EntertainmentSecured For Affair

- Tuesday NightWOODBRIDGE — Out-of-town

professional and local amateur en-tertainment will be on hand to pre-sent a program at the local Birth-day Ball for the President to beheld Tuesday night, January 30, inSchool 'No. 11 auditorium, ThomasG. Desmond, general chairman, an-nounced today.

Wayne T. Cox and Samuel Gioeare co-chairmen in charge of enter-tainment and among the local en-tertainers they will present are:Frank Kriesel, accordionist;.LillianGecsey, tap dancer and Rose Ra-gucci, soprano.

- George Ruddy and his orchestra,,featuring Jane Marsh and Joe Har-kb, will play for the dancing.Stanley Potter will lead the sing-ing of the "Star Spangled Banner"prior to the president's radio mes-sage.

A huge birthday cake, donated•by Herman Stern, will be used for ja candle-lighting ceremony inwhich Mrs. Asher Fitz Randolph,Miss Ruth Wolk and Mrs. R. G.Perier will take part.

'The -decorating committee, con-sisting of Ernest Link, Mrs. Mar-tha Zettlemoyer, Miss Wolk, Mrs.Randolph, Andrew Aaroe, MissRuth Numbers, James King, Wil-liam Allgaier, Mrs. Hilda Dema-rest and Fred Albertson, is askedto meet tomorrow . afternoon, atSchool No. 11, to decorate the au-ditorium for the occasion.

CLARA BARTON—The Little

Woman's Club will pr-esent "Ju-

venile Minstrel Capers" Tuesday

night, Febuary 20, at a meeting of

the Clara Barton Woman's Club

in the auditorium of the school

here.

The committee in charge of thepresentation includes Mrs. Ray-mond Wilck, Mrs. Fred Grotzan,Mrs. Stephen Kraft, Mrs. A. C.Snyder, Mrs. Niels Christensen,Mrs. William Testa and Mrs. S.Holmes.

The program to be given willinclude: Interlocutor, Ruth Ma-loney; "Susie Strawberry Thomp-son," Jane Anderson; "EleanorRoosevelt Washington," Jean Kel-ly; "Jane Crack Simpson," LouellaBryans; "'Pigeon Hole Wilson,"Iria May Metzler; "PersimmonsRutherford," Lois Kaplowitz;"Jawbreaker Jones," Arlene Ne-meth; "Shinola Smith," Betty

Township Nurse AddressesKeasbey PTA Association

KEASBEY—/The 'Parent-Teach-er Association, at a'recent meetingheld in the Keasbey School, heardan interesting talk on "Safe andGood: Health," given by Mrs. RoseNash, Township school nurse. Mrs.Charles Wagenhoffer, president,conducted the meeting.

Following the meeting, refresh-ments were served. Hostesses in-cluded Mrs. John Hodan, Mrs.Frank Pastor, Mrs. John Fodor andMrs. Edward Jacobs.

Pfeiffer; "Babe Jenkins," AnnetteChristensen; "Martha WashingtonTurnipseed," Barbara Anderson.

"Happy Johnson," Violet Dar-oci; "Hobo Willingham," JeanGeiiufsen; "Harmonica Hank,"George Skibo; "Jake," Anita Kaus;"Joe," Barbara Kaus; rag rolls,Esther Mathiasen, Rita Roskos, JoyNilsen, Doris Johnson; scarecrows,Bernice Pasterak, Mary Andrews,Georgann Taylor and Arlene Mil-jes; band, Shecker Wilck, MichafilJensen, Victor Rieci, Robert Ros-kos, Richard Smith, Richard- Olsen,Harold Miller and James Fortier.

Young Woman's Social ClubOf Keasbey Enjoys Party

KEASBEY—A delightful "LeapYear" dinner party was held re-cently at the Gypsy Camp in Car-teret by tbe Young Woman's So-cial Club of Keasbey.

Those attending1 were: Mr. andMxs. Steven Dalina, Mr. and Mrs.Harold Prang, Mr. and Mrs. JohnFaclak", Mr. and Mrs. Poroski, Mr.and Mrs. Herman Roemer, Mr. and-Mrs. Gus Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-seph Parsler and Mr. and Mrs. JohnKopko.

AT CARD PARTY

FORDS, — The Fords Parent-Teacher Asosciation held a success-ful card party yesterday afternoonin School No. 14. Mrs. L. Living-ston was chairman, assisted by Mrs.A. Rose, Mrs. D. Hendrickson andMrs. H. Ericksen.

SENIORS TO DANCE

Traditional Party Will BeHeld By Last-Year. Class

WOODBRIDGE — The SeniorClass of the Woodbridge HighSchool will hold its annual mid-year dance tonight at the BarronAvenue gymnasium.

The gymn has been attractivelydecorated in a blue and white colorscheme, featuring attractive post-ers. Miss Arline Corbett and Mrs.Thomas Brennan, members of thefaculty, will serve as eliaperones.The committee in charge is as fol-lows :

Margaret Bartha, John Cipo,Helen Dunda, Vernon Giegel, Ber-nice Hawrylko, Rudolph Knudsen,Phyllis Mouncey, Anton Lund, Vi-vian Raison, Eugene Piskas, HelenVelcheck and Ray Solawenski.

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Margaret Bnkocsik HostessTo Girls' Club In Hopelawn

HOPELAWN — Miss 'MargaretBukocsik, of Emmett Avenue, washostess to members of the SunnySide Girls' Club at her home re-cently. . Following the business ses-sion, refreshments were served anda social hour enjoyed.

Among those present •were: theMisses Julia 'Soos, Rose Keso, IdaToth, Mary Mikusi, Violet Wal-chak, Betty Mukocsik and HelenHegedus.

Patty Given To Oak TreeGirl On Her ISth Birthday

OAK TREE—Miss Gloria Brink-man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Frank Brinkman, was tendered aparty recently at her home, OakTree Road, in celebration of herfifteenth birthday.

Among those presnt were: theMisses Julia Gullhnine, LorettaGrog'an, Margaret Christensen,Mary Long, and Joseph Hammill.Frederick Irfin, John Bird, VincentCiconi and Henry Pijeni, of Ise-lin; the Misses Ruth Elliott, BettyLayburn, Vivian Brinkman, NormaKansol arid Gloria Brinkman, andFrank Jacobs, Paul Coravella,Charles Bott and Edward Elliott.

Son Of Si lames' RectorAssigned To Ottawa Post

PISCATAWAYTOWN — TheRev. Ex'nest A. Phillips, son ofRev. William E. Phillips, of St.James' Episcopal Church here, willbegin his duties as assistant pastor,of Holy Trinity church in Ottowa,Canada, Sunday, January 28.

Rev. Phillips received word ofhis appointment by the bishop ofOttowa, last week. He will assistthe Rev. Canon Turley.

Keasbey Club Meets InHome Of Mrs. John Kopka

KEASBEY—A meeting of theYoung Woman's Social Club washeld recently at the home of Mrs.Jon Kopka. Following the businesssession, cards were played. Highscore was made by Mrs. JosephParsler, and non-players' prizewent to Mrs. Gus Pfeiffer.

Present were: Mrs. Steven Da-lina, Mrs. Harold Prang, Mrs. Bet-ty Poroski, Mrs. Herman Roemer,Mrs. Gus Pfeiffer, Mrs. JosephParsler and Mrs. John Kopko.

Tea Bushes Need BainTea bushes require an annual

rainfall of 100 inches or more. .

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT

GAME SOCIALAT

ST. JAMES' AUDITORIUM ;AMBOY AVE., WOODBRIDGE

• 27 GAMESLUCKY SEVEN $92—FREE GAME $50

DOOR PRIZE $12 ADMISSION 40c

Tax Duplicate books of Woodbridge Township for1940 will be open for inspection at the Board of As-sessors' office in the Memorial Municipal Buildingtonight between 7 and 9 P. M.

Signed, Board of Assessors,John V. Hunt, Secretary,Herman Stern,Claire Mattenspn,William Balderston, Clerk.

THIS IS OUR ANNUAL CLEARING SALE OF ALL U S B CARSEach and every Car has been completely checked mechanically. You must seethem in order to appreciate their real Value as compared to Sales Price. Don't

miss this opportunity to get a good used car.

1938 CHEVROLET2-Dr. Sedan

Trunk, Radio and Heater.One Owner

1937 OLDSMOBILE2-Dr. Sedan

Perfect. One owner

1936 POMTSAC2-Dr. Sedan

Trunk and Heater

1934 OLDSMOBILE2-Dr. Sedan

Radio and Heater

1931 DODGETown Sedan

Radio and HeaterOne Owner

1937 DODGE SEDANA Beautiful Car

Radio and HeaterOne Owner

1937 OLDSMOBILE4-Dr. Touring Sedan

Radio and Heater

, 1936 CHEVROLETDeLuxe DeliveryA Beautiful Job

1931 OLDSMOBILETouring Sedan

Radio, Heater, DefrosterOne Owner

1931 FORD SEDAN

Mechanically Good.

• Can be .bought right.

1937 PLYMOUTH

Sedan

With Heater. One Owner

1Q17 PONTIAf2-Dr. Sedan

Radio and Heater

1935 PONTIAC COACH

Heater. A Steal

1931 OLDSMOBILEClub Coupe

Radio and HeaterOne Owner

1931 OLDSMOBILE4-Dr. Sedan

Radio and HeaterOne Owner

MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM AT GREAT SAVINGS

475 MAHWAY AVE. WOODBKIDGETEL. WO.-8-0100

and Easy.to Do

"HIS UNIVERSAL electric cleaner is

light in weight and easy to operate

and to move about. You can do all your

cleaning with it.

It gives you a long arm. You can reach

up and remove the dust from high shelves

and moldings. You can clean the backs

of pictures. You can get behind radiators

with it. You can clean your upholstered

furniture as well as all the rugs and car-

pets that are in the house.

Tools are included in the price' $59.95

cash. If you purchase on terms a small

carrying charge is added.

|.95CASH

including Toots1 ' • " " ,

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