H ightstown Gazette.

VOLUME XCII HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940 NUMBER 29

16 Young Men HIGHTSTOWN MEN TAKE CAB LARGE CROWD ASSEMBLES TO CROSS NEW YORK STREET John Campbell Miss Probasco British War TO SEE ‘FIRE’—FALSE ALARM Meet at School Two local men took a trip to the Will be Listed Becomes Bride One of the largest crowds ever to Big City—New York—one day last Relief Society Monday Night week to visit a friend arriving from assemble for a fire here appeared t h e Far East. After exchanging In W ho’s Who At Allentown late Sunday morning on the corner To Hold Benefit greetings the trio repaired to a near-- of Stockton street and Center street $ard Elected President As Age Limit by restaurant for further banter. Has H e ld Numerous Offices During Cream Ridge Church Scene of Pretty to witness the sight. People came Need Stressed for Used Clothing, Toys* Is Set and Applicant Is Required to The visit over, the three then left from every direction by auto and by the beanery for their return to the College Career at Dickinson and Has Wedding on Saturday Afternoon Per­ And Megjizines As Down Payment erf Be Out of High School. starting place. Once outside, the Been Prominent in Athletics. formed by Rev. J. Clyde Henry. foot. The fire department with its $400 Is Made on Mobile Kitchen. sea-legged friend complained of ach­ complete apparatus and parapherna­ ing pedal extremeties and a bright Sixteen Hightstown young men met John F. Campbell, son of Mr. and The Cream Ridge Presbyterian lia rushed to the scene to take things A general meeting of the local chapr idea illuminated his countenance. in hand. After carefully examining at the high school Monday night, and The distance across the street Mrs. Clarence Campbell of Hights­ church was the scene of a pretty fall ter of the British War Relief Society became the charter members of a new looked terrifying and relief for the town Heights, who will receive his A.B. wedding Saturday afternoon, when Miss th e surrounding neighborhood no was held Tuesday evening at the home organization in town which will cen­ aching “dogs” was obtainable at the degree from Dickinson college in June, Margaret Wilbur Probasco, daughter of fire was found. It was all a mistake of Mrs. William H. Thompson, vice­ ter its program around young men and corner. To the utter consternation is among those students who will be Mr. and Mrs. William V. Probasco of the fire box had been pulled. The of the Hightstown men the friend chairwoman, who presided in the ab­ their desires. Max Bard who has been listed in the 1939-40 issue of Who’s Cream Ridge, became the bride of El­ crowd then quickly and- quietly dis­ sence of Hugh Logan, president. hied himself to the corner and en­ Treasurer Miss Lillian Thompson re­ instrumental in aiding fhe organization tered a cab. The local men did like­ Who Among Students in American mer Budd Richardson, son of Mr. and persed and returned to their homes in all probability thinking, “What a ported making a down payment of $400 of the club was elected president and is wise. The cabbie completed a U- Universities and Colleges. Mrs. Raymond B. Richardson of Al­ on the purchase of a mobile kitchen to to be assisted by Gilbert Bagot, vice- turn and stopped on the opposite This book is published through the lentown. The ceremony was performed wonderful fire that one could have cost $1,000. The kitchen will be ex­ side of the thoroughfare a n d th e cooperation of over 500 American uni­ been.” hibited here before its shipment to Eng­ ,president. Robert Clayton will serve three men left the cab much relieved. by the Rev. J. Clyde Henry, pastor of versities and colleges. It is the only the church, who also sang, “The Sweet­ land, In order to raise the balance of as secretary and Michael Radische, Total cost: 20 cents. means of national recognition for gradu­ the purchase price it was announced ates which is devoid of politics, fees and est Story Ever Told” and “I Love You that a benefit will be held sometime dur­ Previous to the election of officers, dues. Several students are selected Truly.” Harry R. Cox of Cream Ridge Red Cross Roll ing the latter part of January, under considerable discussion w^as held re­ Xmas Lighting each year from accredited colleges by accompanied the solos and played the the direction of William Mollow and garding the type of club that should be an unprejudiced committee, fo r their wedding march. Call Chairman Eniest Winfield of the activities com­ organized, and what kind of program biographies to appear in the publica­ mittee. should be sponsored. It was finally de­ And Decoration tion. The bride was given in marriage by Also a communication has been re­ cided that for the time being, a meet­ The purpose of the Who’s Who is to her father. She wore a gown of white Thanks Workers ceived stressing the need for used ing should be held at 8 each Monday serve as incentive for students to get satin and lace with a long train. Her clothing, magazines, books, and toys, for business and discussion and followed Gets Under Way the most out of their college careers; finger tip tulle veil was held in place Mrs. William S, Heyer, as chairman especially soft cloth dolls. The commit­ by a period on the gymnasium. For­ as a means of compensation to stu­ tee requests residents who can spare with orange blossoms and she carried of the local Red Cross roll call, wishes ums, debates, -plays, socials, suppers and Plans have been ’completed for the dents for what they already have done; any of the above articles to either bring co-educational activities were among as a recommendation to the business a bouquet of white chrysanthemums. publicly to thank the following persons them to Room 20 in the Hights Theatre the suggestions for a program. Christmas decoration a n d lightin? of world; and as a standard of measure­ Miss Dorothy R. Probasco, sister of for the part they have played in the building on Wednesday ahernoons or Age limits for the new club were set Hightstown. Work was begun Monday ment for students comparable to such the bride, served as maid of honor. Pier Red Cross drive which came to a close get in touch with Mrs. Thompson. agencies as Phi Betta Kappa and the gown was of cornflower blue satin and after a two weeks' period on Novem­ Members and workers are being so­ at from 17 to 26 with the additional by Clarence Conover and Eeon Weth- she carried yellow chrysanthemums. requirement that the applicant be out erill who are in charge of getting the Rhodes Scholarship award. ber 30: licited in Allentown under the direction Campbell is a member of Sigma Al­ The bridesmaid. Miss Ruby Ellen Rich­ Mrs. William Litterick, Mrs. WilUani of Mrs. Ernest Brehaut. Allentown of high school in as much as there are equipment put up and taken down. The ardson, sister of the bridegroom, was several clubs in the Y. M. C. A. pro­ material is being made up and it is ex­ pha Epsilon fraternity at Dickinson col­ PI. Thompson, Miss Marion Thompson, members will form an adjunct to the lo­ lege and is at present its president. He gowned in rose pink satin and her flow­ ^fiss Mary Field. Mrs. Joseph L. cal chapter. gram. The membership list was closed pected that the town will be trimmed ers were rose chrysanthemums. at the meeting, and others who desire with holiday spirit probably at the end is president of Omicron Delta Kappa; Schultz, Mrs. Ada Plyers, Mrs. Karl The committee will also furnish yarn was sports editor of last year’s college Harry Alvin Richardson, brother of Baird, Mrs. Homer Thompson, Jr., Mrs. without cost for knitting socks, scarfs, to join must make application for mem­ of this week. the bridegroom, was best man and the bership and be voted into membership. According to a statement issued by year-book; vice-president of the student Roger Bentley, Mrs. Leota Perrine, sweaters and helmets to those who are athletic association and a member of Al­ ushers were Wilbur Dey of Allentown, Mrs. Earl Wilson, Mrs. Alonzo Dey, willing to help. Two committees were appointed by Ellis Cottrell, chairman of the business­ and Milton V. Probasco, brother of the President Bard to prepare reports for men’s committee selected to raise funds pha Sigma Gamma. Campbell also has Mr. and Mrs. George Coons. Mrs. Contributions have been received from been a member of the college news­ bride. Mrs. Probasco, the bride’s moth­ P'rank Hutchinson, Mrs. J. V. D. Per­ the following: Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rob­ the next meeting. Michael Radische, and lay plans for the program, an am­ er. chose a teal blue crepe gown with chairman, Clarence Reill a n d Joseph plifying system will be placed on the paper for three years and is now a rine, Mrs. Grace Hutchinson, Miss Jean bins, Arthur Walker, David L. Bard, member of Raven's Claw, honorary sen­ a matching hat and a corsage of pink Hutchinson, Mrs. Vera Bakoulis, Mrs. Mrs. Martha Cottrell. Edward Dilatush, Hopkins were appointed to suggest a second floor of the Cunningham build­ rose buds. Mrs. Richardson, the moth­ ■plan for dues while Gilbert L. Bagot, ing for the purpose of broadcasting car­ ior society. During his college _ career Frank C. Danser, Mrs. Milton Cun­ Joseph C. Johnson, David Zaitz, Max he w as active in interscholastic ath­ er of the bridegroom, was attired in ningham, Mrs. Prescott Barrett, Mrs. Zaitz, Gladys Diamond, Pauline Tara- chairman, Kenneth Croshaw, Clarence ol records and special Christmas music. royal velvet, with black velvet acces­ Hillman and William Powell were ap­ It has been announced that Miss Jos-. letics earning varsity letters in bas­ D. W. Ivins, Mrs. John Dorrance. Mrs. dash, E. Stanley Barclay, Bessie B. ketball, baseball and soccer. sories and wore a corsage of pink rose­ PI. C. Plunt, Miss Huldah Ely. Bishop, Alma F. Stults, Mrs. Benjamin pointed to arrange the program. cphiiie Silver will furnish the vocals on buds. Charter members for the new organ­ some of the records to be used. The Campbell graduated from the local Miss Myra Norris, Mrs. Kenneth Salmanowitz, F. S. Meeker. Albert high school in the class of 1935 and al­ A reception followed the ceremony. Stults, Mrs. William Clayton, Mrs. Barclay, Dr. Samuel Kotler, Gustav ization include: Joseph Hopkins, James broadcasting system will be ready for After a honeymoon in Virginia and Plarry Locke, Mrs. Benjamin Johnson, Friedman, M. Stutcher, Ely Tyesley, Doyle, Michael Radische, William Pow­ use Saturday evening. so from the Peddie School in the class of 1936 and during his preparatory southern states, Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ Mrs. J. A. Langhorne, Miss Anne Bar- S. Pearlman, Irving Zohler, Charles B. ell, Gilbert B. Bagot Charles R. Cul­ It also has been finally decided to ardson will be at home at their resi­ low, Miss Edna Tindall. Mrs. Addison Fields, Mrs. Plandell. len. Grover Field, Thomas Doyle, Max place two small trees trimmed with col­ career was active in basketball and dence on the Old York road. baseball. Robbins, Mrs. Conrad Decker, Mrs. Also, Bennett & Forman, Chamber­ Bard, John West, Kenneth Croshaw, ored lights in front of the site of the James Dawes, Mrs. Richard Ely, Miss lin & Barclay, Inc., Schanck & Field, Clifford Hillman, Robert Clayton, Clar­ old post office and another larger one Emma Fausak, Mrs. Sidney H. Roths­ Inc,, Shangle & Hunt, Hightstown ence Reill, Franklin Swinger and John will be set up in Memorial Park. child, Miss Molly Bard, Miss Dorothea Plumbing Supply, B'red Tomquist, Sam­ E. Stoyakevyteh. The Male Chorus will render groups Asher V. Beilis Local Officials Thomas, Mrs. Stanley Stults. Mrs. Sam­ uel Peppier, Nathan Dubin, J. Minin- of selections beginning on Saturday, uel Kotler, Miss Esther Hess, Miss Ann sohn. B. Grudin, William Forman, Ches­ Dec. 14, and on various other dates to Kingen, Mrs. A. G. Jack, Mrs. Charles ter W. Pullen, Richard Carr and Wil­ be announced later up to Christmas Dead at 76 Years Issue Warning J. Keeler, Miss Connie Throckmorton, liam R. Davison. Eleven YMCA eve. At present the committee is seek­ Miss Josephine Plutchinson, Miss Alice ing the choirs of the various churches Joint Statement Issued by Fire and Po­ Everett, Miss C. Ami' Hertzog; to join in the singing with the chorus. Services Conducted Monday Afternoon Groups Active lice Chiefs. Mrs. S. W. Rogers. Miss Virginia Any church choirs interested in this At the Heyer Funeral Home. Puglin, Miss Gloria Davison, Miss Janet Council Permits proposal are asked to get in touch with Wright, Miss Betty Potter and Miss Poisibility of Organization of T w o Lewellyn Bhare. A band has been ac­ According to a joint statement issued quired vyhich will accompany the Male Funeral services for Asher V, Beilis Virginia Pleyer. Property Sale More Such Clubs. todav by Fire Chief Thomas Malone Also the rug mill, lace mill, Peddie Chorus in its selections. ■were conducted by the Rev. Stanley K. and Police Chief Carlton Conover all School and Cottrell’s Garage are to_be Anyone who wishes to subscribe any Gambell, pastor of the First Presby­ persons other than ones on official busi­ thanked for their cooperation in aiding Council Votes to Appropriate $100 to Eleven groups are now functioning in funds to aid this Christmas program are terian church, at the Heyer Funeral ness following closer than 200 feet any the drive. the Y. M, C. A. program at the high asked to get in touch with Ellis Cottrell. Home Monday afternoon. Interment fire apparatus traveling in response to Christmas Committee. school with the possibility still remain­ Other members of the committee include ■was in Cedar Flill cemetery. a fire or who drives Into or parks a ing of the organization of two more Edward Juris, George Hall, T. E. Tot­ Air. Beilis, retired farmer, died Fri­ vehicle within 200 feet of fire apparatus Director of Welfare The Morris properties on Rogers ave­ to completely fill the resources avail­ ten, and Cecil Daley. day at the home of Mrs. George Snook, which has stopped in answer to a fire nue will be sold by the borough at pub­ able at the school. Windsor road, in the 76th year of his alarm will be arrested. This is a state Submits Monthly Report lic auction. The house, business build­ Newest of the groups are the young age. He had been ill for se^veral years law—title 39-4-92 of revised statutes. ing and land were acquired by the mu­ men’s clubs and the two young women’s and had been confined to his bed for The above statement also applies to all Director of Welfare Franklin K. nicipality on foreclosure in default of clubs. Illness Fatal to the past year. , persons following the local fire depart­ Hampton in his report for November taxes. A visitor at the high school Monday! Mr, Beilis ■was born Sept. 2, 1865, in ment ambulance. submitted to Council Tuesday night Council authorized the clerk to offer night would have seen an unusual I Jutland. Hunterdon county, the son of Formerly there had been no clamping called attention to relief granted to 13 the properties at public sale. amount of activity and perhaps wondered Raymond Fink the late Daniel and Mary Rowe Beilis. down on this restriction by local police single persons, $310.54. The hospitali­ Officers of Hightstown Engine Co., how each group was able to function His wife, Emma Perrine Beilis, died in officials. Hereafter it is warned there zation item of $117.04 is due to two No. 1, elected at the annual meeting under its own program with a mini­ Death Wa» the Result of a Complica- April, 1937. He came to this section will be no toleration of the breaking persons in the Trenton Municipal hospi­ of the company on Nov. 14, were con­ in 1898. For many years he operated tal. and on account of their physical mum of confusion. tion of Diseases. of this rule. Circumstances arising firmed by Council Tuesday night. The In two classrooms, two grade school a farm on the flightstown-Cranbury from the response answered by the fire condition it was found impossible to officers are: Ellis Cottrell, president; groups were meeting in business and road in East Windsor township. department on the alarm late Sunday place them elsewhere. One burial, $75, Fred Dey, vice-president; Cfharles B. discussion sessions while on the gym­ Raymond G. Fink, 26, son of Augus­ morning has brought this about. So is included. Conway, secretary; Wilson M. Evering- nasium floor the younger colored boys ta Fink of Cranbury, died at the State one and all are warned to follow the Nine families representing 43 persons ham, treasurer; Thomas B. Malone, and a Cranbury group were enjoying hospital, Trenton, Friday evening. He Hightstown Seen in above statement or suffer th e conse­ received, $181,90; 13 single persons, chief; Fred Tomquist and Claude Tab- basketball. Later in the evening, two had been a patient at the State hospi­ quences. $310.54; total, $492.44. Type of relief ler, assistant chiefs. girls’ groups appeared and immediately tal for several months and his death Alaska By Teacher granted: An ordinance determining the rate of was the result of a complication of dis­ Cash-work relief $8.00 began knitting sweaters for British War Aliss Alary Lloyd of Atlantic City compensation of officers of the borough Relief. Meanwhile, th e grade school eases. Funeral services were conduct­ Wharton Estate to Be Food ...... 203.00 was passed. The pay of the officers ed from the Heyer Funeral Home at and a frequent visitor at the home of Rent 68.00 will be: tax collector, $1,000; treasur­ boys had gone to the gym and the col­ Atiss Inafred Hoecker at the Peddie ored boys were meeting in a classroom. 202 Stockton street, Sunday afternoon, Thrown Open to Hunters Clothing ...... -...... 1,90 er, $500; assessor, $400; clerk, $500 an­ with the Rev. P. Richmond Comer of School is spending this year in Ketch­ Coal 18.00 num. Still later, young men began appearing ikan Alaska, as an exchange teacher. The 150,000-acre Wharton estate, in 1.50 on the scene, and soon they were busily the First Methodist church, officiating. Medical service Ellis Cottrell on behalf of the mer­ Interment was in the Presbyterian She has written from there relating to Atlantic, Burlington and Camden coun­ Flospitalization 117,04 chants' committee requested Council to engrossed in discussing plans of or­ Aliss Hoecker that when attending the ties, will be thro-wn open to deer hunt­ ganization, ending their meeting with a church burial grounds at Cranbury, un­ Burial ...... •;....—— ^5.00 assist financially in the holiday street der the direction of William S. Heyer. movies one evening pictures concern­ ers of New Jersey, when the season Surplus commodities received_ and dis­ lighting project. Council voted to ap­ gymnasium period. ing the U. S. war and preparedness pro- opens on December 17, On Thursday night, grade school boys Fink is survived by his father; a tributed: 536 bags each of raisins and propriate $100. brother, Bertram Fink of Cranbury, and gram were shown. Miss Lloyd declared Announcement was made last week beans, 272 heads of cabbage, 40 bushels The Mayor was authorized to renew who are not yet affiliated with a group she was quite surprised and thrilled to by G. Lee Hurlbert, president of the apules and 40 bags of potatoes; total, agreement with the State Highway De­ are inivted to meet to discuss a Junior a sister, Mrs. Thomas McDonald ot see in the news reel “Training Young New Jersey State Federation of Sports­ Newark. 1,424 packages. Clothing. 715 articles. partment for street lighting on Route Hi-Y Club, meeting promptly at 7 in Alen for Parachute Jumping at Hights­ men Clubs, The action by the man­ 33 for the year 1941. the gymnasium. town, N. J." and she stated she saw agement of the estate gives the gunners PEDDIE WOMAN’S CLUB Clerk was instructed to write Robert Y.W.C.A. Group Elects dearly pictured the parachute on which a chance to hunt over the restricted HEAR GUEST SPEAKER W. Allan, state administrator WPA, she once had been and nearby the high­ area during the four-day period. that that Borough was willin^r to co­ Concert to Be Given way which she has so often traveled. The area has been closed for the Mrs, John N. Telep gave a lecture Officers at Meeting before the Peddie Woman's Club last operate in the continuance of the sew­ Arthur Rothschild and Alphaeus Al­ past month to sportsmen. Permission ing project. At Princeton University bert won the open championship of the to hunt over the estate can be obtained Wednesday in the Peddie social room The newly-organized “Tri-Ed” group on Russian art and Russian icons. Miss Financial Reports of the Y W. C. A. under the leader­ Locust Club at contract bridge Satur­ by writing L e e s o n Small, superinten­ Collector-Treasurer E. V. D. Erving A concert will be given in Procter day at Hotel Philadelphian, Philadel­ dent, at Atsion, near Egg Harbor. Telep also had on display a number of Hall. Princeton university, on Sunday ship of Miss Dorothy Stauffer, elected examples of each. The club had as submitted financial reports for Novem­ at 4 p. m., by Barbara Lull Rahm, vio­ the following officers at a meeting in phia, Pa. their guests members of th e Friday ber to Council Tuesday night: lin ; Jan LaRue, clarinet; George Ba the high school: Lydia Bollengier, presi­ Peddie Scheduled club and after the meeting refreshments Collections— ■ati, cello; and Timothy Cheney, pi dent; Gladys Croshaw, vice-president; Windsor Minister were serevd by the hostesses. Miss Eva 1937 taxes ...... - ...... — 2.25 ano. Ruth Taylor, treasurer; Jean Hutch­ Eventit for Week S. Townsend a n d Mrs, J. Walter 1938 taxes------— $105.73 The program will include three works inson, secretary, and Alberta Mount, re- And Bride Feted Reeves, with Mrs. Alphaeus H, Albert 1939 taxes...... —. 13,605.03 by Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B- presiding at the coffee tabic. 1940 taxes .—...... 15,152.13 program committee composed of The following events appear on the 1941 taxes______63.87 fiat for piano, clarinet and cello, Op. A reception and surprise pantry show­ Peddie School schedule of events for Gladys Croshaw, chairman; Betty ALFRED BENNETT Rents ------60.00 ’ U : Sonata in A for piano and cello, Op. er were tendered the Rev. J, Swain the week from December 5th through Miscellaneous ...... 100 69; and Trio in B-flat for piano, cello Dunmphey and Kathleen McQueen was Houtain and his bride of Windsor in December 12th: , • ATTENDS CONVENTION and violin. Op. 97 (Archduke). also chosen. The committee will plan Fri.. Dec. 6.—North Jersey Alumni din­ Dog license ______-...... LOO programs following each business roeet- the Methodist church auditorium by the Alfred B. Bennett of North Main Bus taxes ...... L57 This concert, like others in the Proc­ Ladies’ Aid and members of the com- ner, 6:30 p. in., Newark, N. J., Athletic street left via stratoUner from LaGuar- Tax lien ...... 739.41: ter Hall series, is open to the public log­ Club. dla Field. New York, on Monday for in place of the regular meeting on Sat., Dec. 7.—Peddie b o y s attending Interest and costs ------10.00 without charge. Monday the girls were “knitting fo r A three-tiered weddin.g cake, made by Kansas City where he ■will be the New Water department collections, $1,- a member of the church, was a fea­ Bucknell university will visit the Jersey delegate to the national conven­ 401.73; sewer department, $239.64. RECORDER'S REPORT Britain.” Mrs. Karl Baird and AIiss school. Helen .Buchanan assisted m the dis­ ture of the party. tion of government flight contractors. f o r NOVEMBER Guests were present from Brooklyn, Sun., Dec, 8.—The school’s fourth con­ Bennett Air Service is a contractor with tributing of the wool and aided the Belmar and Rumson. Among them vocation service to be held in the Twenty cases were handled by Re- the United States government for train­ Power a Light Co. girls in the work. was the bridegroom’s grandfather, First Baptist church of Hightstown, ing- flying students of Princeton uni­ . Corder Franklin K. Hampton during George Swain, formerly a Brooklyn ca­ with the Rev. Frederick B. Igler, Bap­ the month of November according to versity at the Princeton university air­ Declares Dividend RED CROSS NEEDS BLANKETS terer who made the cake for the wed­ tist university pastor of the Univer­ port which is operated by Bennett. the monthly report submitted to Coun­ ding, which took place on November sity of Pennsylvania, as speaker. The bmrd of directors of Jersey Cea*' cil Tuesday night. The local Red Cross is in need of Press Club meeting, with Jack Mc­ quilts a n d blankets. Anyone having 21, Mr. Swain is 87 years of age. FUNERAL RITES FOR tral Poarct ft Ligiit Sompany have de-' Seven msoraerly persons were in Donald, assistant director of public dared the r^ular qaarterty dividop^ court with two paying $S in fines, one such articles will they please get in relations at Rutgers university as MRS. ETTA LA ROCCO ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED on their prefated stock payable to the workhouse, one to local jail, and touch with Mrs. J. Ely Dey. guest speaker. The foaerdl of Mrs. Etta La Rocco, ary 1, 19U. to stoebtaWea of record three suspended senten.ce.s. There were Mary A. Wilson of 114 Morrison ave­ Y. M. C. A. “Old Clothes” drive. wife of Philip La Rocco of 106 Morri­ OB Decenba lOlb. IM OkIM dWIeedij; eipht motor vehicle violations with fines c a r d o f t h a n k s nue announces the engagement M her son avetme, who died Monday at the ate$I.7S, p ^ ' of $8 and three criminal cases with two to. LAROCCO.—WertV./V,rV.ry ___ wish extend maicrh. our daughter, Alice I., to Corporal Harry WOMEN’S SHOP — GUFTS Graduate hospital of the University of prtfentd Oeing reviewed and settled out of court. sincere thanki to .our rtlatiyes, neigh- De Witt, Jr., of the 119th Quartemiast« Tremendoui choice — nicest Robes, Pennsylvania, will be held this after­ torfand frknds for the many acts of Regiment stationed at Undies, Gotham Hosiery an4 ethers, noon at 2 o'clock from the Rocco POQ|> S A L E A B A Z ^ . l^dness and expressmns of Witt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hendbegs, Gloves, S«:fR»..,|iwiseK home. Interment will be in G m c on Satnr4ny Etoe. T, *t Ctaig Airinirduring the illnessiUn*>s and*nd at.»t. .the tlie tune tiro of o. De Witt of Pompton Lakes. Coats, Skirts, Sweaters, The BiraT cemetery. Bcudes her “ A stoff. Au k M f Hie death of pur belov^ unfe 1 quality for Less, hlwy oWg La Rocco leaves a dai«hl«M3lBrl| ‘.■•de -eooiiies ■dudiofli ■••Wt ^ she’ll like Women's SBepi 9 JL IMtin

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additional royalty of $3,750. Today they be booked frequently into location spots HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE Twenty Years Ago enjoy the distinction of being the high­ with national air-time. GEO. P. DENNIS, Editor and Publisher est paid quartet in the entertainment Kate Smith Choir on Records: Ted W. PALMER DENNIS, Associate Editor The continued operations of shoplift­ world. Straeter, choirmaster of the Kate Smith ers has aroused the ire of local mer­ Word comes that Count Basie, the ^program, will use this choir for the first Phone 373 sepia “Jump King of Swing,” and his ANGELS OVER BROADWAY chants and it is stated that private de­ booking agency, Music Corporation of time in his next batch of Columbia re­ tectives have been employed to capture Entered at the Hightstown, N. J., Post Office as second class matter. Ben Hecht has been permitted to ex­ America, have come to a satisfactory cordings. The chorus will be heard as agreement and Basie will continue to press himself on the screen and the re­ the operators. In an interview on vocal background with Straeter’s or­ Wednesday afternoon a prominent lead his own band instead of breaking chestra, now engaged in a New York Published every Thursday at the Gazette Building, 114 Rogers Avenue. sult, while not boxofficey in appeal, is Hightstown merchant stated that the up h is organization to join Benny a rare bit of entertainment showing at small losses are growing to big losses Goodman’s n ew orchestra as pianist. night club. the Rights today and tomorrow that and there seems to be no end to the Under terms of the settlement, MCA For the latest news and gossip about TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION haunts the memory like a musical re­ story. has agreed that Basie shall be charged your favorites in the music biz, be sure One Year.—...... $1,50 Eight Months...... $1.00 Six Months.. ,..75c frain. A few weeks ago one mercantile es­ smaller commissions than previously, to catch “NOTES TO YOU” broadcast From Mr. Hecht’s gold-studded im­ tablishment lost a valuable coat. Many the band will not have to travel such daily, Monday through Saturday, from Four Months.™...... 50c Single Copy______4c agination emerge four characters—a minor articles have been stolen. Nat­ great distances on road tours and will 3 to 4 p. m., over WINS. weakling, John Qualen, bent on suicide; urally merchants expect a few minor THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, IMO a. young men, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., losses. However, the number of missing suffering from wrong values (a not un­ articles has grown to such a large ex­ common disease); a younu girl, Rita tent that the merchants thought some Hightstown Lights Up Playworth, ready to give her soul for action should be taken to prevent fur­ success; and Thomas Mitchell, a failure ther loss. of a playwright. It seems that merchandise disappears HAVE YOU A . . . Local citizens are learning how to work together as a community. Incongruously they meet, merge in an during noon hours and rush hours. exchange of thought and ideas, then The Christmas rush is now on in full Hightstown merchants and business men are cooperating to provide separate and each strangely help. swing and during many hours of the HEATING PROBLEM > Christmas lighting and decorations on Main street for the first time Flashes of bright dialogue pierce the day some of the customers are required air like skyrockets. It is all Hecht in to wait for service. It is during such in the town’s history. writing, production and directing, but it periods that shoplifters can operate to Let us tell you about the Oil-O-Matic oil burn­ The tradesmen are inaugurating an idea which may become a tradi­ takes those four marvelous performers the best advantage. to give life and reality to his dreams. Musical Program er with its reasonable price and the satisfaction it tion in Hightstown in years to come. All business men are participating It seems that every member of the cast The choir of the Baptist church will in the affair, and the rest of the community is asked to share in making outdoes himself. give an interesting musical program suitable for Christmas season Sunday will bring you. the event successful. SPORTING BLOOD evening. Instead of presenting a can­ Ellis Cottrell is chairman of the business men’s committee handling “Sporting Blood” appearing at the lo­ tata as has been their custoin, they cal cinema as the first-half of a double have selected numbers of especial ap­ Complete Installation of the affair. Working under him are Thomas L. Totten, Edward Juris, feature on Saturday is a horse-racing peal from the various composers which Cecil Daley, and George Hall. Clarence Conover and Leon Wetherill picture, but not quite as horsey as the will tell the Christmas story. . . . Boiler Burning Units. title sounds. At least, romance has a The Roosevelt club of the local Y. are in charge of handling all equipment to be installed. place in it too. You will like better I\L C. A., which was organized in Octo­ Already the average observer is Ijeginning to see what is happening than ever Robert Young as iMyles Van- ber. lield its final meeting Monday eve­ CRAIG &HORNOR CO. cier, a Virginian race-horse owner in ning for the year. The boys entertained as more and more is l)eing done. The stores are becoming resplendent disrepute in his own community through their sisters or some other boy’s sister. in their holiday garb. no fault of his own. He falls in love The evening was spent in games and PHONE 57 HIGHTSTOWN refreshments were served. The mem­ It is pleasant to walk into various stores just to witness the activity, first with Lynne Carver, but it is Mau­ reen O'Sullivan (Lynne’s sister) who bers of the club are Harold Polhemus, WILLIAMS the hustle and bustle of Itusy people. It is pleasing to listen to the swift finally shows him the meaning of true Leonard Daniels, Harold Wicoff, Har­ love. There is also a horse race at the old Johnson, Frank Morris, Lester Ely, patter of feet as merchants scurry around, first fixing this, then changing end that makes everything turn out John Totten. William Wilbur, Marvin that. After every article is in place, they step liack to survey' their work. beauti fully Lewis, Walter Wright, Leroy Van OfeNfllCHEATING RHYTHM ON THE RIVER Sciver and Ralph Cook. The officers of To top it all—they turn around and ask their customers if they like the the club are: Leader, Warren Ryan; arrangement. “i-J-liythm on the River” (Paramount) president, Harold Polhemus; vice-presi­ brings back the heterogeneous talents dent. Leonard Daniels; secretary, Har­ There is prospect of setting up two Christmas trees, one in front of Funnyman O.scar Levant to the big- old Johnson; treasurer, Harold Wicoff; of Stern’s hardware store at the intersection of Mercer and South Main time cinema after an eleven-year pause. assistant leader, Charles Lewis. Fresh from successful sallies into liter­ The regular meeting of the Friday streets, the other in Memorial Park. These will become focal points of ature (A Smattering of Ignorance) and club will be held this Friday afternoon- MAPLE PLATFORM RCCKER interest. radio (Information Please), Levant re­ at the home of Mrs. H. G. Rue. vives his movie career as the surly, Mrs. I d a V. Robbins of Stockton In addition, the Male Chorus will furnish music on various occa­ acidulous secretary of a charlattan song street underwent an operation in the n4.75 sions during the holidays. On particular evenings there will be carol writer (Basil Rathbone). This gives Mercer hospital at Trenton. him a chance to rattle off some facile Mr. and IMrs. Milnor Robbins of EASY AND LUXURI­ singing with the entire community participating. Here will be a chance trills on conveniently placed pianos, be­ Windsor entertained at dinner on Sun­ OUS. Has coil-spring for all to get into the spirit of Christmas, to show that Philadelphia rate the musical ignorance of the sur­ day Mr. and Mrs. William Riddles of rounding characters, growl an occasion­ South River, Lester and Harvev Rob­ unit on platform. Auto­ is not the only “City of Brotherly Love.” It takes so little to join in al wry witticism through his cavernous, bins, Mrs. Alice Malsbury and Mr. and mobile type spring seat. he singing—why not make it a point to be there on at least one night. smoke-filled mouth. Mrs. Walter Davison. Reversible spring back Otherwise, “Rhythm on the River” Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grover and The project is in its earliest stage. Hightstown is in the process of (not to be confused with “Rhythm on the Misses Ella and Julia Grover and cushion. Upholstered in lighting up for the oncoming holidays. The Yuletide spirit is invading the Range), appearing at the local play­ Mrs. Hannah Hutchinson spent Satur­ Blue, Mulberry, Rust or house on Sunday and Monday, is like day in Trenton. Brown striped homespun. the hearts of young and old, the crusty and the sentimental. Yor your the best Bing Cro.sby musicals which Mr. a n d Mrs. William Rogers of benefit and for your enjoyment the business men are doing their part, preceded it. With the quiet simplicity Pleasant Flill spent Sunday with Mr. of a nursery rhyme it unrolls the fable and Mrs. John Rogers of Stockton. What are you doing ? of a lazy Composer (Crosby) who col­ Air. and Mrs. Alonzo Dey and ^Irs. laborates with a pretty, ambitious lyri­ Lizzie Ely spent Wednesday in Tren­ Food for Thought cist (Mary ^lartin) in knocking out ton. the popular tunes which make Basil Mrs. William H. Howell and daugh­ Rathbone a Manhattan social superba. ter. Jennie, were visitors in Trenton on Theodore Dreiser wrote effectively of “The Great American Trage­ When Crosby and Martin set out to Monday. dy” more than lO years ago, but today at this moment a far mpre grue­ write under their own names they are Mrs. John Peppier recently enter­ accused of stealing the Rathbone style, tained Miss Virginia Raybold of Ros­ some catastrophe may' occur. tramp the edges off their heels in vain elle. Twenty million Americans are preparing to visit movie theatres visits to song publishers. With this tis­ Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mason re­ sue-thin plot Director Victor Schertz- cently entertained a few friends at cards before the end of the day. Oh, the horror and shame of it all—unknow­ inger has managed to string together at their home on South Main street. ingly they will make the fatal mistake of attending double features 90 minutes of first-rate crooning by Mrs. John West of Jersey City was Crosby and Alartin, lively trumpeting the guest of iMr. and Mrs. G. H. West without taking food along. by famed one-armed Swingster Wingy of Rogers avenue. When the performance is over, youthful ushers will march gaily Mannone, some casual, restful reading Clarence Conover and Everett Cro Other Maple of Scenarist Dwight Taylor’s smooth shaw spent the weekend in New York Platform Rockers down the aisles. Their whistling will suddenly stop; their smiles will lines. and Brooklyn. disappear when they observe the still forms of the patrons—dead from SAILOR’S LADY g Strand Theatre Films 19-75 to 28-»“ The Strand Theatre offers new films starvation. Not such a much, this, except for the this week. The feature picture stars personality and performance of Skip­ Norma Talmadge in “The Woman Maple is ideal for Christmas Gift How, then, can this disastrous situation be remedied? Simple per as portrayed by Bruce Hampton, Gives,” with the following comment: MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS FROM A GREAT STOCK OF enough! Theatres can branch into a new field and open sandwich bars atjed one year. Nancy Kelly and Jon “Miss Talmadge has a role which is Hall who are the stars in the picture in their spacious lobbies, thus averting the certain death of those staunch admirably adapted to bring out the appearing at the Hights Theatre as the many talents of this popular young film Knee Hole Desks Secretaries moviegoers who dare to brave the double feature without adequate second half of a doubleheader on Tues­ star in this picture. She plays the part day and Wednesday, are engaged and End Tables Rockers equipment. If this does not prove successful, the only alternative per­ of Igna Sonderson who risks happiness Nancy wants to adopt Skipper. But to pay in full a debt of gratitude she Lamp Tables Adjustable Chairs mitting continuance of the double feature is showing them in restaurants. Jon’s navy buddies object to his get- owes for her start to success as a maga­ Cricket Chairs Bridge Sets ting_ married to say nothing of his be­ zine artist. The result of this course War ravages civilization and destroys human life. It is necessai7 coming a father so precipitately, and and the circumstances which lead to Bookcases Occasional Tables to prevent the double feature from attaining the same dastardly con­ manage to prevent both of these events the happ y conclusion make one of the for a while. Meanwhile Nancy stows Lamps 3-pc. Suites sequences. Indeed, this is food for thought! most entertaining film productions Skipper away on a battleship, about which has appeared in a long time.” to_ embark upon war games—which Coming attractions include Clara Statehood for Japan? thickens the plot considerably. Kimball Young in “For the Soul of J. B. Van Sciver Co. ARGENTINE NIGHTS Rafeli” and George Beeban in “Heart of 160 So. Broad St. Trenton, N. J. (Last week arguments were given in favor of Hawaii’s admission Instead of real South American ro­ Men.” to United States as the 4Qth state. This editorial presents why Hawaii mance, you have the Ritz Brothers and the Andrew sisters (of radio fame) should not be admitted.) gently poking fun at Latin legends in State for Hawaii! A flat statement, indeed. To many its signi­ the picture appearing at the local the­ Notes To You atre next Thursday and Friday. There ficance is lost among thoughts of a paradise set amidst an ocean of blue. is not much of a story, but what there By HARRY KRAMER The haunting beauty of lovely Waikiki beach flashes across one’s mind is is lost in monkey business. Settings, however, are a convention hall, an ocean (Copyright 1940 Harry Kramer) at the mere mention of Hawaii. liner and a ghost hotel. If you go for Statehood for Jajan I A bold challenge which could shock a nation Ritzers Brothers at A-1, you will like Benny Goodman holds his lead in them fine here. The Andrews girls' the “Swing” and “Down-Beat” polls as into instantaneous action—three words that would bring the ire of 130 dancing is something to see. the nation’s favorite hot band, holding million people down upon the head of the American government and a small margin over Duke Ellington in the latter magazine. Benny also ranks upon the heads of all advocating such a step. Charley Grapewin, veteran character sixth in "Down-Beat’s” balloting fo r actor of the stage and screen, has been Statehood for Japan may seem to be a fantasy to the mentally sweet bands, and first in both magazines cast in the role of Jeeter Lester in the for solo honors. Helen Forrest has top unalert. To the informed, it is what statehood for Hawaii would even­ movie version of “Tobacco Road.” The honors in the vocalist class. Other M-year-old player was chosen, accord- tually be. Of course, formal representation of the Nipponese can not Goodman honors include first In the ine to 20th (Zlentury-Fqx, because of the small band department with the new be foreseen, but in time the situation would assume such proporthions manner in which he handled a some­ Sextet, with Artie Bernstein rankinf^ what similar part as Pa J'oad in ‘The as to create alarm. second in the bass division. Goodman’s Grapes of Wrath.” arrangers, Fletcher Henderson and Ed­ Admittedly, Hawaii has many arguments in favor of her entrance as Charlotte Greenwood and Milton die Sauter, run first and fourth in the a state. Population figures show that Hawaii outnumbers certain of Berle teamed by 20th Century-Fox to “Down-Beat” poll. the 48 states. She is richer materially than a few of the common­ furnish the comedy for a major musi­ Celebrating their sixth anniversary wealths. In many respects she is a step ahead of some states in labor cal. They will pool their talents in this month, the Four Ink Spots are rid­ “Tall, Dark and Handsome,” which is ing the crest of a popularity wave that legislation and in agricultural economy. scheduled to go before the cameras got under way with the release of their As has been said before, the crux of the problem of Hawaiian state­ early nert month with Bruce Humber- recording of “If I Didn’t Care.” The hood is the preponderance of Japanese in the island’s population. And stone as the director. Spots, are currently appearing at the New York Paramount for the third time it is rightly,so. Iron Eyes Cody has a role in the this year—the same theatre where they Nearly 40 per cent of Hawaii’s population is Japanese. In 1938 Warner film, “The Sea Wolf.” It is were backstage porters at eighteen dol­ there were 155,042 Japanese in a total of 414,991 inhabitants. The ma the first role in which he has worn lars a week. Today they receive sev­ jority may be what surveys and statistics have revealed—orderly, law clothes other than a loin cloth. In the eral thousand dollars a week. past, Iron Eyes protested violently Despite the fact that for five years abiding, charaterized by thrift, industry, and ambition. What amout the at the unfairness of it all when white they were heard regularly over the air, rest? men played Indians’ roles on the screen, the Spots are the most conspicuous case It takes but one Mata Hari to “ run the best laid plans of mice and and now he himself, a full-blooded In­ of radio failure. Their radio work men.” United States has the world’s strongest fortified base at Oahu; dian, is playing a white man's part. failed to draw any attention or recog­ nition. However, Dave Kapp, of Decca it is the best of America’s far-flung outposts guarding the nation. Army There is a possibility that Harold records, took them in hand and gave ■« strategists, therefore, are unwilling to give Japan a stranglehold upon Lloyd will return to the screen next them a ballad, “If I Didn't Care,” to CHOOSE AN ELECTROLUX Havaii‘ ■ , year as an actor in a picture produced prepare for recording. This was the Wliat if Hawaii was admitted as the 49th state? What if the voters by himself. If he does, he wants Lu­ first ballad the Spots ever did because The Electrolux gas refrigerator gives silent, auto­ cille Ball to be his leading woman. the radio rajahs insisted that their forte dectied a Japanese goyemor? Would it not be appropriate for him to Miss Ball has just completed a role was rhythm numbers. The record was matic service. The freezing system hasn’t a single fofm ttitlooa* his “modier'''.couatry? In all probability he would under Lloyd's production aegis in “A released February 16, 1939, and the moving part to wear out or to cause a noise. A tiny Girl, a Guy and a Gob,” and her work sw m m d l^ a sd f With. J^rtnese cronies, who in turn might-|^in control four lads split $37.50 advance royalties. gas flame does the work. Prices begin at 8111. cash. Asn^iml's. qiest Mrora|W fortified area in the Pacific. Uhited States therein drew from the producer the The record soon began to soar skyward obse^rvation that she is “the most prom­ Terms—small sum down, small sum monthly. ' e s x ^ n g ly shaky, for the Hawaifan base in sales and in no time at all it sold ising screen comedienne since Mal^l more than 200,000 Tidies. The success to l^eep Japan at a safe distance, Normand.” of the record s attributed to the nick­ , - . rfo for rwth* bbewildered and the f«irful Lloyd, who is now 47, controls several elodeon machines or the “juke” boxes tic c a m and desfmctkm sweeping the world, story pfopertie# but he has not an­ that arc k .every ^ bar and ice nounced his selection of a vehicle for caa be no am th o o d for Hawaii. cream |»rlor.J. Strict wu himself and Mias. Ball. destroyed and fhe ‘ opoM received an JG H TSTO W N g a z e t t e , h ig h t s t o w n , m e r c t r c o u n t y , n e w j e r s e y . THURSDAY. Farmers usually raise» a surplus, but DECEMBER 5, IfW one thing he can never produce enough irJ!!'K Bowman, famous Amer- PA itThrM of is votes. can ba lerma, wears a hat made ^ e ly of pipe cleaners dyed black. Hunting Season New Jersey Canneries Changes Backed Use Tons of Tomatoes PLAN TO ATTEND A total of more than 160,000 tons of By Commission Garden State tomatoes were used by THE New Jersey canneries during the 1940 season for juice, canned tomatoes, soup, Important changes in laws and regu­ ketchup and similar processed foods, ac­ ANNUAL M E E T I N G lations governing New Jersey hunting cording to a recent survey by the de­ seasons and the protection of valuable partment of agriculture presented at the annual meeting of the State Horticul- |of the wildlife within the state have received Society held in Atlantic City. the approval of the State Fish and "^he 162,813 tons of tomatoes pur­ Farmers’ Cooperative Assn. Of New Jersey Came Commission in an effort to im chased by canneries in the state graded prove conditions for licensed hunters. 55 per cent U. S. No. 1 and 41 per cent ON he State Fish and Game Commission U. S. No. 2,” Warren W. Oley, chief announced today it will secure introduc- of the bureau of markets in the depart­ tion of a bill m the Legislature fixing ment of agriculture, told fruit and vege- Saturday, December 14th the dates of the upland game season attending the convention. Irom November 10 to December 10 and The volume of offerings grading U. AT THE making the open season for buck deer S. No. 1, varied from a low of 42 per Irorn December 12 to December 18 in cent near the end of the season to 70 elusive, with the exception of the inter' per cent at the peak during the week vening Sunday. The present upland of August 24. * Grange Hall - - - Hightstown game season extends from November Most of the tomatoes Durchased by •mall down paymnnt. 10 to December 15 while the official canhouse in the state have been grown deer season is from December 17 to from southern plants produced for New FREE LUNCHEON ^ mof» paymonts December 21. The changed dates will Jersey certified seed. Although the until noxi ynar. allow SIX days for deer hunting. 1940 yield was estimated at 5.4 tons per 11 A. M. lo 1Z:30 A. M. ONLY Ihe commission also announced that acre, as compared to 6.9 tons per acre Dnlivnry Chrhimm no further permits will be issued for last year, it was pointed out that the Ev» , . . anywhnrm keeping red or gray foxes in possession 1939 yield was exceptionally high and on and after January 1, 1941. Persons ENTERTAINMENT wHhin 25 mi/es. the ten-year average. 1929-1938 was only PRIZES having foxes in possession after this 5.1 tons per acre. date will be prosecuted according to Liberal Trad*-in law. Those holding fox permits at the _ The young tubers of tropical water Allowmcnt. present time will be duly notihed. This lilies, after being washed and dried, Farmers’ Cooperative Association decision was reached by the commis may be stored over winter in clean, Modnit for every after surveys showed that many slightly damp sand in tin cans or glass purte and person of the animals are brought into the state jars with tight lids. Best results will Of New Jersey ~ -i99S up. and liberated, to the great detriment of follow if the containers are held at a valuable wildlife. temperature slightly below 60 degrees Hightstown Trenton New Brunswick Sportsmen, in cooperation with land- Fahrenheit. owners, are planning to secure intro­ duction of a measure in the Legisla­ y k e /d ea i Tam i£tf ture to provide protection for crops against deer damage, according to in­ A perfect Christmas gift! Brings you formation received by the commission. New Overseas Wave-Band. Built-In Persons who accept game on their MiRRY properties and sign agreements to clas­ American and Overseas Aerial System. CHRISTMAS sify their acreages as open land dur­ ^ A N D A HAFFY More Tubes for the Money. Bigger, ing the hunting season, and later repu­ Better Speaker. Electric Push-Button diate the agreement by disregarding it Tuning. Many others. Order your Philco entirely and post their lands a few days before the hunting season, will become while our special Christmas Offer is on! I PHILCO subject to court action instituted by Indoor- PHILCO, rlw WorM’f Largest Radio M onu- the commission in the future. The com­ Outdoor FT-87 mission announced it will initiate a le­ farhm i brings you many olber Big-Value PORTABLE (omplele gal test to determine whether such peo­ Christmas Sperialsl Sm lham } ple can be forced to open their land after receiving game through agreement to keep the territory open to licensed J. A. McGo v e r n hunters during the upland game sea son. 110 Main Street, Hightstown, N. J. 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Thompson’s classes a Prepares for 17 Dec. 20.—Fallslngton (here) The school’s fourth convocation ser­ ed the broadcast of “America’s Jan. 7.—Pemberton (away) Take League Leadership Meeting of the Air.” The main s Jan. 10.—Trenton Catholic (away) vice will take place Sunday in the First ers of the broadcast were H G. ’ Game Schedule Jan. 14,—Metuchen (away) Baptist church. The Rev. Frederick novelist and historian; Dr. Hu Jan. 17.—Dunellen (home) Take Top Position as Heyermen Remain Idle and Set B. Igler, Baptist university pastor of Chinese Ambassador to the X Face Thirteen Different Teams With Jan. 21.—Allentown (awav) the University of Pennsylvania, will de­ States; and Ray Lyman Wilbur, dent of Leland Stanford universit Three Newcomers as Alumni Led by Jan. 24.—Alumni (home) Strong Pace as Eleven 200 Maple Dumping Jobs Are Jan. 28.—Pennington (home) liver the sermon. As has been the custom of the Taylor Plays on Jan. 24. Jan. 31.—Jamesburg (away) Rung Up. Lugianni Leads With 179 Average. the Peddie Y. M. C. A. will si Weimer K. Hicks, alumni secretary an informal dance on this Sat Feb. 4.—Highland Park (away) of the Peddie School, has announced Coach Harold Hunt opened Hights- Feb. 6.—Trenton Catholic (home) Dec. 7, from 8:30 p. m. to 11:45 p. Ha\ing won every game since their that the annual dinner of the North Jer­ the alumni gymnasium. T h e C town High’s winter basketball season Feb. 11.—Freehold (away) two out of three defeat by the W. S. sey Alumni Association of the Peddie Feb. 14.—Princeton (home) Standings Blues, school dance band, whic Monday afternoon with approximately Heyer outfit on October 29, the Hutch- School will be held at 6 30 o’clock this played for previous socials, unde Feb. 18.—Rumson (away) inson’s Men’s Shop have been setting a 30 aspirants responding and putting in Feb. 21.—Jamesway (home) 32 4 .888 Friday night, Dec. 6, at the Newark direction of Philip M. Hood, mas their appearance on the gymnasium fast pace and are now the league lead­ W. S. Heyer 29 4 .878 Athletic Club in Newark, N._ J. the French department, will furnis Feb. 26.—Peddle (home) ers. However, they have played three Toastmaster for the occasion will be floor. Feb. 28.—Highland Park (home) 24 12 .666 sic for the event. T h e approaching 17-game schedule 23 13 .638 Edward P. Hulshart of Westfield, N. was viewed with pessimistic predictions hav a good chance of catching up and 21 12 .636 president of the Nqrth Jersey Alumni Miss Burke to Appear tying things in a knot once more. 21 15 .583 Association; and the speaker for the Borough of Hightstown. by the wily “Prof” who has lost four Showing no letdown the Haberdash­ AN ORDINANCE of his five regular men of last year’s 21 15 .583 evening will be Dr, Wilbour E. Saun­ An ordinance to provide for and de squad. Those lost by graduation in­ On Trenton Mat ers Tuesday evening at the Princeton 19 14 .578 ders. An added attraction for this the rate of compensation of the officers Bowling Academy r o.l 1 e d over t h e year’s dinner will be movies of the 1^0 Borough of Hightstown. cluded “Bub” Byrne, midget guard; Shangle & Plant ...... 19 17 .525 BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Miss Mildred Burke, kingpin of the Hi.ghts Barber fire in tlmee straight 16 17 .484 Peddie-Lawrenceville game. Orville Marple, high scoring ace; “Abe” behind the pinmanship of Elmer Wilson American Shoe Repair . of the Borough of H ightstow n: j.iartin, towering center and guard Fred female wrestlers, will appear at the Whispering Pines ___ 14 19 .424 Directing and conductino’ the Peddie 1. The rate of compensation of each Tornquist. Marple, Martin and Byrne who came through with a three-.game 16 20 .444 of the Borough of Hightstown shall be Trenton Arena Wednesday, Dec. 18, total of 563. Whitey Johnson aided the concert orchestra at a musical program lows: are the severest blows and Hunt is al­ Promoter Johnny Ipp announced. Ipp 14 22 .388 which was held at 4:30 p. m. last Sun­ Tax collector______$1,000. per am ready beginning to worry who is avail­ winners’ attack also with a 181 score. 12 21 .363 T reasurer ------$ 500. per am contacted Miss Burke at Oklahoma Barrv Dey of the Barbermen came .368 day in the alumni gymnasium were Dr. A ssessor ------$ 400. per am able to take these boys’ places. 13 23 William S. Litterick and Spencer M. Clerk — ...... $ 500. per am With only a couple of lettermen re­ City, Okla., last Thursday and offered throu.gh with the best individual game 11 22 .333 of the two teams with a 222. Mcrriam. Miss Jean Steward, contral­ 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinar turning in the forms of Emil Radische her a large purse to meet Miss Carol Ru"^ 11 25 .305 to, studying at the Curtis Institute of consistent witii this ordinance are her and William Hoffman, Coach Hunt will The Quality iiarket keglers turned 2 31 .066 pealed. Starr, the winner over Miss Hazel on the pins and grabbed a 2-1 decision Ru- Music, was the guest soloist. This pro­ 3. This ordinance shall take effect undoubtedly use these men as a nucleus from the Mercer Diner outfit. They gram was the first of an extended sea­ adopted according to law. for the forthcoming 17-game schedule Forbes in an all-girl bout at the Arena Notice last Wednesday. Miss Burke accepted took the first game by 93 pins, went son for the orchestra. The foregoing ordinance was introd which opens on December 20th with a Announcing the Newark dinner on a meeting of Common Council of the ' contest with Fallslngton tiigh school, on to capture the second, but fell apart Penn Basketball the offer and Miss Starr will be her in the tliird game. December Cth, the Philadelphia dinner of Hightstown held on November 12, 1! On Mmiday Hunt opened the practice „ jpe Arena on December passed on first reading, and the same :ssion by drilling his charges m th e : jg Lovett and Norcross with 200 games on February 14th. and the New York dered to be published acaccording to la headed the Marketmcn with Diner ace. Team Prepares dinner on March 14th, copies of The that said ordinance will be further co: art of defensive tactics hoping to cut Miss Starr showed fine wrestling Bill Rhoads, blasting out a 209 spiller. Peddie Chronicle, the alumni magazine, for final passage at a meeting of the ( down much unnecessary fouling as form ill downing Hazel before the big­ were released recently. Weimer K. Council to be held at the Borough Hall brought about by the bad use of hands In a low scoring but nicely contested Borough on the 3rd day of December, gest crowd of the current season. The match the Rug Co. Designers handed I For Big Schedule Flicks, alumni secretary, supervised eight o’clock, P. M., at which time a: and body while guarding an opposing Amazon grapplers seem to be a box- a 2-1 beating to T. L. Totten’s boys. mailing of the December issue ol the all persons interested will be given player. portunity to be heard concerning said or office lure and every time that they are Hannings and .Abraliamson sparked the imblication to nearlv 5,000 alumni. The E. DREW SlI There are three newcomers to the scheduled to appear a near capacity \v i n n e r s with I'air showing for the Davis, Captain-Elect of 1941 Football inside-cover feature, “Every Boy Should locals’ schedule including Rumson, Pem­ Team, Coached by Monger in Both Attest: GEO. P. DENNIS. berton and Freehold. Single games will crowd is on hand. losers. Have a Hobby,” is by Bertram A. The team free-for-alls are continuing Alter sliowing poorly in the first game Prep School and College. Strohmeier, master in the mathematip Clerk. be played with Peddie, Alumni, Falls- to be very popular with the fans. The (Hightstown Gazette, Dec. 5, 1940.) ington, Pemberton, Princeton, Freehold, the Selected Risks team led by Leon lepartment. Mr. Strohmeier is in Notice four-lime winning team of Chief Che- charge of the hobbv shop at Peddie and Notice is hereby given that at Rumson, Metuchen. a n d Pennington. Babcock’s 207 settled down and won a wacki and Eddie Newman have split up 2-1 victory from the coming Whispering Pennsylvania which has been handi­ in t his ■= article describes J . :i— —what is being of the Common Council of the B or Home-and-home affairs a r c arranged and Newman has secured a new part­ capped for the past four seasons by a done to promote interest in worthwhile Hightstown held in the Borougli Hall with Jamesburg, Allentown, Highland Pines bowlers. Brown and iladden lack of tall players for its basketball cember 3, 1940, the foregoing ordinal ner Herbie Freeman, tjic bounding_ bull­ lieaded the offensive of the I’ine com­ hobbies. [lassed. Said ordinance was .submittec Park and Trenton Catholic. All in all frog of matland. While Chewacki and team, has this year at least ten of a Mayor and was by him approved. there are 13 different teams on the high bine. squad of thirty who arc well over the GEO. P. DE Newman were winning they were far 'riie Decker’s Dairy five, with a few Fiftv-tw’o students from Peddie’s so- Boroug school’s schedule. from cordial partners and they had a six foot mark. The season will end with Highland changes in tlieir lineup, took^ a turn fracas last Wednesday after they won for the better and gave the Chevrolet Led by Henry Soleliac, the first jun­ Park on February 28. their fourth snccessi\'c match. Newman ior since Franny Murray to captain a The following men reported for prac­ keglers a 2-1 lacing. and Freeman have been partners be­ Johnson, Decker and Deschu paced Red and Blue team, this year’s squad tice and are expected to be in the thick fore and they arc rated a fearsome duo, includes Tony Caputo, Sidney Levin­ of the fight for positions on the starting the ililkmen as Lugianni starred for the son, Charles Vi,t?uers, Bruce Writ^ht, five: Leroy Crawford, Emil Radische, losers. Incidentally he is top man in William Flook, Harry Dempsey, (Jor­ George Cook. Albert Reese, Edgar SPORT SIFTINGS the league with an average of 179. don Gustafson, George Lenz and Rich­ Archer, Oscar Hopkins, Charlie Stults, Daley, Rhoads and Westover are also Iowa State motion-picture cameras closely contesting the Chevrolet ace for ard [Martin, all of whom are over the William Hoffman, Frank Eufemia, take about 800 feet of film in photO' six foot mark. Grover Field, Robert Campbell, George graphing the varsity football games . . individual lionors, The tallest candidates in the squad Dubell, Proctor Ely, Russell Hampton, Pleaded by two 200 jobs turned in by Kllen Quillen has been voted the out­ Fred Danser and Bob Adams the Rug are Bruce Wright and Charles yiguers, Dave Turp, James Corcodilis, Clinton' standing athlete of the Oregon Aero who reach six feet four inches in their Pier.son, Jack McQueen, Frank Blum, Mill Office climbed up the ladder a step Club. She is the leading woman breast- bv taking a 3-game victory from the stocking feet. Both were members of Bruce Davison, and Fred Paladino. stk)ke swimmer on the Pacific coast . . . last year’s freshman team on which they On January 24 the Alumni will stack Shangle & Hunt team who are having Portland (Ore.) has a six-man touch- a difficult time getting started. Dawes gave every indication of having varsity their forces up- against , the high , school I football lea.gue, possibilities. outht. Ainton Taylor is playing-coach 1 ti,,, second time and Hunt showed the way for the Lum­ Lon Jourclet, in his seventeenth sea­ of the “Old Men.” 1 21 meetings that Mississinni has de- bermen, The office force has advanced son as head coach of the team, is build­ Hightstowii High school’s 1940-41 has-' feated Vanderbilt on the gridiron . . . to third |)lace in the standings, ing this year’s team around seven vet­ ketball schedule as released by George | Cincinnati made more runs against Friday Night’s Activity erans, who sur\i\e from the 1939-40 E. Coons, director of athletics, is as fol- j Brooklyn last summer than they made Cliarles Lugianni upset the pins for team. Soleliac, Caputo, Ross Hahn, : a,gainst any other National Lea.gue team. a three-game total of 619 Friday night Hook, Bernard Schreiber, Levinson and to lead the Chevrolet outfit to a three- Arnold Beinstein, are the holdovers. game win over the Hights Barber Shop. Sophomore Prospects Bright This is one of the best three-game to­ In addition to Viguers, Lenz, Gus­ tals ever rolled in the community bowl­ tafson and Wright, the sophomores of ing league competition. Albert Burd more than usual ability include Paul and Richard Laird si>arked tlie beaten Weaver and Stuart Carroll. From the team. Bowling one of its best matches of junior varsity squad Lester Sablosky, the season the Whispering Pines five Robert Fulton, Jack Townsend, William NEW YORK took a two-game win from the Shangle Wolman and Frank Savage are working & Hunt dub. M a d d e n and Brown out daily striving for positions on the to showed well for the winners with Peter­ team. son starring for the Lumbermen. Five members of the varsity football The Hights Theatre team headed by team, after a rest of two weeks, are ex­ l.ialcv’s 223 and Humpliries’ three-game pected to report for basketball. They total'of 522 won three games from the include Gene Davis, captain-elect of the Mercer Diner boys. Todaro and gridiron team, who was on both the LOS ANGELES Rhoads spared the Diner. varsity and junior varsity fives last sea­ son; Ray Frick, who also played on In a New 1941 De Soto with Fluid League Bowling Scores both teams, and Richard Martin, Harry Dempsey and Paul Isenberg, who were H ights T heatre (3) M ercer Diner (0) on the freshman court team. Humphries 198 187 167 Rhoads 167 169 182 iVoir You Can H ave, Drive and Simplimatic Transmission Wolf...... 125 129 134 W hite 117 134 163 Pennsylvania will not open its sea­ Conover 137 156 134 Conover 162 127 ..... son until January 8, with Maryland in Grover 170 185 164 N agurny 166 ..... 161 and perfect light leo . .. at special low prices! Daley 158 223 183 Todaro 158 196 141 the Palaestra. Sixteen other games in­ O'Rourke __ 133 126 cluding twelve league contests, will be Every one of these beautiful table lamps, with marble, china or glass played during the season. Army, Navy, Total 788 880 782 Total 770 759 773 Notre Dame, and Syracuse, from out­ bases, and brocade, rayon silk, or chinU over parchment shades, also bears the LE.S. (Illuminating Engineering Society) tag of approval for Better Light Chevrolet (3) H ights Barber (0) side tlic league, will meet the Red and Potter 131 165 113 Burd 145 137 132 Blue in the Palaestra. Better Bight. NO SHIFT! Burtis 113 124 124 Mull 93 119 111 LLTh’km’t’n 101 132 152 Radische 101 133 135 Davis Captain-Elect Every lamp has been specially purchased and priced to give our Hillman 140 144 138 Blind 91 114 103 Gene Davis, captain-elect of the 1941 ciutomers an outstanding bargain in lamp beauty and good light during fmgiaimi 189 202 212 Laird 155 143 157 Pennsylvania football team, has ,been the coming season. 674 767 739 Total 575 656 638 coached by George Mnnger in both Total pren school and in college. At Episco­ These lamps have been selected to &t into any home decoration, coming Shangle & H u n t (1) W hispering Pines (2) pal Academy where he earned All- In traditional period or modem designs. This U the lighting buy of the yearl Dawes 130 142 134 C hristians’n 140 112 124 Bimpson 118 — 153 Cottrell •144 146 154 Academic honors, Davis' spent two sea­ H unt 156 133 147 Hopple 115 138 129 sons under the Red and Blue head Ralph 121 167 147 Madden 190 135 186 coach. After a year at Mercersburg, Peters’n, Jr. 178 169 170 Brown 171 129 185 he entered Pennsylvania and has had See this unusual value I.E.8. Better Dietz — 113 —. two seasons of varsity play under the Bight lamp with china urn shaped bowt Total 703 724 751 Total 760 660 778 head coach, •f Ivory, Fawn, Green, or Oxblood, and shades of rich brocade or pleated silk. Decker’s D airy (2) Chevrolet (1) Davis occupies a dual role on the Johnson 124 190 136 P o tter 122 160 111 gridiron. He calls the signals and acts The china bowl is fitted into sturdy jleschu 180 137 140 B urtis 146 130 95 as th e blocking back. H i s 28-yard bronse base made to stand up for long W arr 152 148 171 G .i'h ’km ’t'n 173 134 108 placement goal against Cornell—actually Glass 152 136 131 Hillm an 163 96 141 wear. Lower right shows another re­ Decker U. 149 187 L ugianni 182 190 168 38 yards from the point where the kick w'as made—is one of the longest made markable value with swirl china bowl, Total 745 760 765 T otal 786 710 623 by a Pennsylvania player in years. colors in Ivory, Oxblood, Sand, Light Blue, and Dark Blue, and shade In silk. Rug Co. Office (3) Shangle & H un‘ (0) Francis X. Reagan, Pennsylvania’s Danser, Jr. 170 190 212 Dawes 149 140 147 brilliant tailback, who set a modern Birdsall, Jr. 129 ...... Simpson 137 137 151 Pennsylvania scoring reco.rd of 103 H.B.Davis’n 181 95 129 Shangle 115 144 118 Chubet 190 133 159 Franklin 138 105 137 points during the past season, will play Below. A smartly styled I.E.8. end UbU 152 171 144 Qn 1941 iriuid Drif« Suto eqaipped witb ipcciui ewunting davicfl. Adams 173 143 208 H unt ] the east team that meets the west lamp of Colonial design, beautifully propor­ H.CDavis’n 141 76 at San Francisco. His brilliant run­ tioned, with marble base, brass spindle and Total 843 702 784 Total 691 697 697 ning and punting during the_ past sea­ hobnail glass font. Shades are stretched silk 2 Gills Make 3070 Mile Trip Over All Kinds son earned Reagan the bid for the Selected Risks (2) Whispering Pines (1) game. or flowered parchment. I^wer left ibovt Babcock 149 164 207 C h n stian s'n 126 120 1 ^ lamp with decorated china bowl -with bro­ of Roads WitiNwt Once Shifting Gears or Using Clutch Dougherty 113 124 122 Cottrell 129 104 126 Reagan who is captain of the 1941 Campbell 138 182 143 Hopple 143 111 133 Pennsylvania baseball team, will not cade or silk shade. Homer 124 122 — Madden 152 115 162 make any decision on a. professional dia­ An a m a z i n g r e c o r d 1 But yon DeSoto performance. Drive a new Cornell 153 166 137 Brown 149 179 160 too can drive all day without ahift- De Soto w i^ Fluid Drive and Sim- Stackhouse — — 117 mond career until he receives his dip­ Bmeh Immtp Sknttm loma next June. He is reported to have JPrICMl AiUp ing--«njoy thia new amooth-aa-oil plimatic Transmisaion today! Total 677 758 786 Total 699 629 704 received several .altering offers, none fg.TS *Avoiiable oo all nodcU al Bodarate extra eo*t. Rug Co. Design. (2) T. L. Totten (D of which he has accepted. Abr’ham son 180 167 J26 Reed 121 152 1^ Skahan 133 125 117 F air 105 129 180 DRAMATIC PROOF O’Neill 147 116 135 Hendricks 104 122 — Puglin 121 99 Raffel 159 110 147 HIGHTS THEATRE Hannings 137 139 161 Blind IH 89^ HIGHTSTOWN. N. J. Tel.: Hi«hUt^wn 13) Bhare — 99 — Waddy ------*‘For Normal Driving You Don^t Have Totten — — 149 MATINEES—Mon., Wed., St Fri., etartinf at Total 600 602 745 2:00 P. M.--'^t., Sun., and Holidays start- to Shift or Use the Clutchr Total 718 646 638 in|T at Z:M P. M. and continuous until S:30. Evening Shows Starting at < :36 P. M. and Quality Market (2) Mercer Diner (l) Johnson 167 ISO 152 Rhoads ' 176 209 172 »:M P. M. Braun 158 167 114 W hite 161 166 159 Norc’ss, Jr. 216 195 151 O ’Rourke 151 131 __ Thursday & Friday, December 5 & S. Carduner 159 138 172 Choko 182 166 138 ANGELS OVER BROADWAY” with Doug­ Lovett 203 192 151 Todaro 139 — 148 las Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Conover __ 156 143 Mitchell. - ! Total 903 842 740 Total 809 828 760 Saturday, December 7. One Day Only. Double FeaUFuture Program TlieeC hnpe are part of a Barber (0) SPORTING. . BLOOD" ith Robert Young, Hutchinson’s Men’s (3) Hights Maureen 0 ’SulUvan-al8o-”GIRLS OF THE large stock for thia special ule. Wilson 183 180 200 Burd 113 117 90 O’Sidlivan—all *WUUDmU¥EwHh VVetherill 136__ 185 Blind 126 95 113 ROAD’ with Ann Dvorak, Hdon Mack, Lola There are stay other LEJS. Donahay 149 142 193 Radische 117 124 109 Lane. 126 95 113 lamps OB diqday in our ^ f ^ A T f C T H A m i m S I O N Johnson 181 160 163 Blind Sunday St Monday, December 8 A I. Ellis 144 U4 Dey 222 133 168 with pricM from $4.96 up. Thia P’ters’n, Jr. __ 105 123 RHYTHM ON T H E RIVER" with Bing Croaby, Mary Martin, Charley Grapewin, Jean b your.opportuiiity to buy turn Jm im . «BV W tOOAY OfM ' I-I.- I ... Cagney. Total 793 701 864 Total 704 564 5W lor ChriskBaa! Tuaaday A Wednasday. Dacaaabor It A 11. Only two schools have defeated Mich- DouUa Wmtuv ~ isan by the extra point since 1901. Il­ "FUGtfWi:^|IOIi A ~ Motor Sales linois has twice beaten the Wolverines Jack thusly and Minnesota once. Another Route 25'33 Robbinsviile, N. J. queer scoring quirk between the Illini and Wolves is that these two teams TltoRl have scored a total of 47 points in their wttk * . last seven games with each other. Gaarf a lUeuee, Pawy DUTCH NECK dren. Janice, Bobbv and | 6hn, spent RATES; No «dT€rtif€meat inserted in Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas i j j * column for less thsn 2S SINGER Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Pierson of Mnts. Add one cw t for eich word or abbreria- Everett of Mercerville, tion Above 25c. Large size heading 10 cents SEWING MACHINES Rosedale were guests Saturday of Mr. Miss Hazel Brietner of South Am­ , Postage stamps are acceptable. Ads and Mrs. William S. Matthews. inserted only on receipt of cash. boy. Mr. and Mrs. William Karch and VACUUM CLEANERS Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Spivak of cliildren, Ruth Ann and Billy, of Prince­ Robert CutmelH attended th e New SEWING CLASSES Philadelphia spent Sunday with Mr. ton, were recent guests of Mr. and The nicest courtesy you can show and Mrs. Abe Shteir. your guests is to have their visits xork Giants-Bri^klyn Dodgers football FOR SALE MACHINES for RENT Mrs. John H. Snedeker. the Polo Grounds on Sun- Ivfr. and Mrs^Harry Coolidge of East Mrs. William M, Mount, Mrs, How­ mentioned on this page. The nicest Orange were guests during the week­ courtesy you can show your friends FOR SAEE—Young turkey gobblers. r e p a ir SERVICE ard Reid and son, Howard, of Penns end of Mr. and Mrs. George L. GUham. Neck visited Mrs. Hiram A. Cook Fri­ is to let them know of your visits itr. and Mrs. Otis Simmons and fam- Anna Stoyakevytch, 118 Chamberlin avenue. Phone 357-J. 29-*21. Mr. and Mrs. Welling Sailey and chil­ day. through this page whenever you go ' spent Thursday 14« MERCER ST. PHONE 333 away. Even we will consider it a .Mn and Mrs. Thomas Stults of courtesy whenever , you will give us Reading. Pa., as their Thanksgiving FOR SAEE — Rutabaga Turnips. HIGHTSTOWN UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiig an item of any kind. guests. “ Istsize—40 cents a basket, seconds—25 The Rev. an d Mrs. P. Richmond cents—Alichael Holland—Hightstown— Mrs. Esther Hoyt of Academy street Corner Jr., recently entertained Miss Phone 274-J-1. 2t.* USED LUMBER I Get Christmas Savings | •spent the. weekend in Danbury, Conn. Hannah Comer of New York City, Mr Doors, Windows, Sash Weights and Mrs. George H. Bowen and 'Wil- FOR SALE—Gas stove, cheap. 120 LIGHT & HEAVY TIMBER Mrs. Dora Heyer of Stockton street .liam Burnham of Manahawkin, at their Monmouth street. ♦ All Lengths of Zxf spent the week-end in New York. home on Stockton street. ALL KINDS of LUMBER At Your A&fi ! Miss Grace Lieberman of Philadel­ Miss Maribelle Turp, daughter of Mr. SPINET PIANO MACH LUMBER CO. PHONE U3-J-2 ETRA phia, formerly a resident of Hights- and Airs. James S. Turp of South Main I have 3 Spinet Pianos in storage •town, visited friends here Thursday. street, who is a freshman at Massa­ Your A & P is Jainpacked chusetts State college at Amherst, that I will sell rather than send INSURANCE with Christmas savings! Mrs. Sam Paige of the Peddie School Mass., spent several days’ vacation re­ back to factory. Write— Eas been visiting with friends in the cently at the home of her parents. Come and see them! Spend JSlew England States for several weeks. MR. ROY, 234 E. State St., Trenton Albert C. Barclay less for all the good things Negotiations are pending for the erec­ PHONES; Mrs. George B. Mershon of Cranbury you need to feast your fam­ tion of a building on the Schoen RESIDENTIAL property at 432 . spent a few days last week as the guest property, Stockton street. It is re­ Hightstown 13 Cranbury 735 •of Mrs. Henry Applegate. South Main street, consisting of six- ily and have more to spend ported that the structures on the land room house with bath, steam heat and will be demolished and a new building for Christmas. Come to The monthly meeting of the Board of molern improvements, large lot, also has Mac Adlerman suitable for a food market will be erect­ frontage on Taylor avenue. This is a your neighborhood A & P Education will be held at the high ed. Hightstown, N. J. school Monday night, Dec. 9. very desirable location. For inspection today— and save! phone 253-AI. Samuel K. AIcCue, 400 formerly U.^ S. Government accountant The next re.gular meeting of Hights- is now soliciting Mrs. Kate Field spent a few days Stockton street. 28-2t.* town grange will be held on Tuesday, PRIVATE ACCOUNTING Order Your Chrittmas recently with Mr. a n d Mrs. William Dec. 10, with a pot luck supper at 6:30 Haviland of Robbinsville. Desires Small Accounts on Part-Time Basis 116 MAIN STREET p. m. a n d th e lecturer's program in LA HACIENDA Hote,. Well located All Kinds of INSURANCE for Every Need HiruTQTnu/M M . p il g r im TURKEY charge of the past lecturers of Hights- lot on main traffic highway. Dwelling Phone; Hightstown 96-W HIGHTSTOWN, N, J. n o w i Mrs. Thomas Peppier was guest one near Peddie School. Small farm priced •day last week of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer town grange with Mrs. Lillian Nau as chairman. low. Phone 158. Russell A. Egnor or Eilers of New Sharon. any broker. QUAUTY FURNITURE FLORIDA SWEET JUICY Airs. A. G. Jack of South Alain street Mr. and Mrs. William English were ASK YOUR NEIGHBORS entertained one day last week at the was a guest at a birthday party given lAIPROVEI) property on Mercer home of Mrs. Sadie English of Wind­ Airs. W. Lyman Bunting of Cranbury street priced low for quick sale. Im­ They Buy Here sor by her brother, Hugh AIcEdwards, and proved dwelling on Stockton street to ItAPLE - ilAHOG.WY - WALNUT friends, Hans Koenig, in New York settle an estate. Phone 158. Russell GRAPEFRUIT DINING ROOM SUITES Mrs. Valeria Parisen and Miss Min­ CiB'- recently. A. Egnor. and BEDROOM SUITES nie Parisen were entertained recently Air, and Airs. Enos Hutchinson en­ SO Styles Living Room Suites at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Our Location Saves You Money Meeker of Windsor. tertained at dinner recentlv Airs. Caro­ FOR RENT line Hutchinson, Air. and Mrs. Harvey 4 ■ 15 c PLENTY OF PARKING SPACE Hutchinson and children, Harvey and Members of the Cranbury J. F. Club APARTAIENTS for rent. Good lo^ were entertained Monday evening at the Richard, Aliss Afarjorie Salties and LEE FURNITURE CO. Henry Eifert, all of Cranbury. cation, modern improvements. Phone home of Mrs. G. A. Bennett of North 34-W or 428-W. J. Ely Dey. 25tf. 354-356-358 s. BRO AD ST. Main street. OrangesThinL\“?Aicv 18 2 5 c Mrs. Roy Allen and Airs. J. Addi­ Opeji Every Day Until p P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Hiester R. Hornberg- son Ely were invited guests at a shower FIVE-ROOAI bungalow, all improve­ FREE DELIVERY er and son, Richard, of the Peddie given *for Airs. Lester R. Anderson of ments. Airs. E. H. Reed, 138 Franklin School were recent visitors in Boston, Princeton recently. The shower was street. 29tf. A pples or N .* ^ ^ I ^ J ™ n g " 4 15c Mass. tendered at the home of Airs. Samuel INSURANCE SERVICE Gordon of Allentown. SIX ROOAl house, with all improve­ Lowest i)reminm rates Wesley Archer of North Main street ments. on Outcalt street. Phone 305-R. Insurance for e\ery need. was entertained recently at the home of Walter Stults, son of Mr. and Airs. Mrs. F. H. Wriglit 213 Rogers avenue. Unexcelled claim service T urnips WHITE or YELLOW 4 1 Oc Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dempster and C. Stanley Stults of South Alain street, 29tf. family of New Sharon. spent several days recently at the home REAL ESTATE of his parents. Stults is a member of ROOMS and board at Central Hotel, I For Sale or Rent Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Roszel and the sophomore class at Williams col­ Hightstown. [Desirable town properties—fertile farm^ Brussel Sprouts cauf h \ 2 c Mrs. Elizabeth Hendrickson were lege. j _ In and near guests recently at the home of Afr. and LARGE double room, furnished, all ! Hightstown, .MIentown, Windsor Mrs. Ernest Hausser of Robbinsville. The Parent-Teacher Association will sponsor a community card party for imitrovcmcnts. Also garage available 1 and Cranbury U. S. No. 1 the benefit of the lunch counter of the Dec. 14. Phone SZO-W or call at 163 lbs. Mr. and Mrs. Spafford Dey and Janet Stockton street. 28-*2t. I THE CROSHAW AGENCY, INC. O nions YELLOW Dev were recent dinner guests at the local schools. The affair will be held lOc I home of Air. and Airs. Stacy Lippincott in the firehouse tomorrow night. Airs. 536 S. Main St, Hightstown, N. J. William H. Thompson is general chair­ SIX-ROOM house, balh and all im­ ! Phones U2 & Sec’y 117-3-11 of Crosswicks. provements at 102 Second avenue. man of the event. White House P & G or Joseph A. A'lohr of Cranbury left Phone 118. 1). S. Croshaw, 211 Stock- 1 Campbell’s Saturday for Caribou, Alaine. in con­ The Post Office denartinent at Wash­ ton street. 25tf. Evaporated Octagon junction with his work as an agriculture ington has awarded the contract for the FRIDAY & SATURDAY inspector. transportation of mails between the FOUR 5-room healed aj>artments, 156 Beans Hightstown office and the newly estab­ Stockton street. Large restaurant on SPECIALS 1 M ilk S oap Stephen Nagnrny and Palmer Den­ lished post office at Jersey Homesteads main highway with furnishings an d nis spent Thursday afternoon in New to Abe Lipsky of the latter place. The equipment. Also houses. Phone 158. SWIFT PREMIUM 4l6-or. O C p York visiting Plubert DeBlaere, a for­ schedule of services between the two Russell A. Ivgnor. SMOKE HAMj “ 6-"’-24c 4 cans 25c 3 lie * cans mer resident of Hightstown. offices calls for two round trips daily. E WANTED HOME-MADE Airs. George Forman of Stockton Air. and Airs. Ferris Waite an-d SAUSAGE LOOSE ..'t 25c street and Airs. George W. Weed of daughter, Aliss Ruth Waite, of Ale- SW IFT’S PREM IU M SPAGHETTI 4 25c South Alain street visited Philadelphia nands. New York, and Air. and Airs. VEAL calves wanted. Phone 18 cano on Alonday. Donald Ticknor of Troy, N. Y., were Joseph Riordan. 112 Main Street FRANKFURTERS ,'b- 25c recent guests of Mrs. Waite’s parents, Hightstown. 35tf. DEL MONTE ■...... 15c Voorhees A. Craig has been awarded Mr. and Airs. Walter C. Black of York Karl Lutz’s Meat Market the plumbing contract for the Chamber- road. WANTED to rent a six-room with lin-Dietz house development on Persh­ modern improvements. Write to Box 113 STOCKTON STREET DEL MONTE 19c ing avenue. The George E. Coons residential 9. Gazette office. * PH ONE 45S property, 438 Stockton street, has been SC O T-TISSU E...... 3'“'"22c Air. and Airs. Charles J. Roszel of purchased by John Bennett of Cran- MISCELLANEOUS Frankha street left Friday by auto for biiry, who plans to move to Hights­ .1 Bradentown, Fla., where they will spend town in February. Air. Coons has pur­ the winter. MONEY to loan on well secured first ■ SAUER KRAUT ...... 3"-^* 20c chased a lot in the G. A. Bennett tract, mortgages. Phone 158. Russell A. Kg-; Morrison avenue, and will erect a new Sun Optical Company Fire destroyed a barn with a quan­ nor, Insurance and Property Manage- j P A N r * A \CV or b u c k w h e a t f l o u r _ 20-oz. c _ tity of potatoes and farm machinery on home. ment. 158 Rogers avenue. : rSunnyfield “ pkg. the Joseph J. Ely farm in Alillstone Ernest A. Harding, assistant state township last Friday. commissioner of Education, w as th e RUBBER STAMPS We have completely modernized JELLO o r ROYAL ^>^^serts Pkg.s^- Rubber stanip.s, self inkers, band guest speaker at the dinner meeting of our offices and equipped them Air. and Airs. James C. Norris of the Alercer County School Transporta­ daters, pads, stamp inks, numbering South Main street have been guests of machines, stencils, seal presses. Prompt P I niTR SUNNYFIELD _ tion Contractors’ Association at Grange with the newest scientific instru­ ^ CtC/VJIv Purpose Family C' 35c Mrs. Ralph Powell of Wellesly Farms, Hall Tuesday evening. A magician pro­ attention to all orders. Gazette office Mass. in Gazette Building, 114 l^ogers Ave- ments for e.xaniiining eyes. vided entertainment for the 150 per­ 15-or. 8 sons in attendance. DEL MONTE RAISINS heedless Aliss Leota W. Perrine will entertain FOUND—A bird dog. Owner can We suggest that you consult us pkg. “ a number of guests at a luncheon bridge SEEDED MUSCAT RAISINS - - - , 15-oz. pkg. 9c Aliss- Alabel Wright, Aliss Lois Hop­ have same by proving property and pay- concerning any difficulties you at her home on Alercer street on Satur­ kins and Theodore Cottrell motored to in^«>$2.31 South Alain street. received instructions in knitting sweat-- Charles Richardson of the Rising Sun ers from Airs. Baird. The sweaters will Sherwin-Williams Paint and Varnish School of Aeronautics of Philadelphia be dnoated to the British Relief Socie­ Semi-Lustre, $3.47 gal. Flat Tone, $2.55 gal. spent the Thanksgiving holidays with ty- ______DAILY GROWTH his parents, Air. and Airs. Harvey Rich­ Carl Dains of the state department Myers Electric Water Pumps, $59.00 & up ardson of Applegarth. of health’s social hygiene division m Growing Mash Air. and Airs. C. Sanger Robinson charge of venereal diseases will be the Banner All Metal Hog Scalders, $57.50 and daughters, Phyllis and Sandra, have speaker at the combined meetings of tl.^-57c ’r ,-$ 2 .2 3 returned to their home in Trenton, af­ the high school groups of the Y. M. L. Jamesway Cow Stanchions and Water Bowls ter spending the week-end at the home A Thursday night at 8:00. Air. Dams of Airs. Robinson’s sister. Airs. Alattie has a message of real value 19 boys H. Perrine. They were also guests or of high school age on the subject of Dr. Hess & Dr. Lee Poultry Remedies Mrs. Robinson’s sister, V- venereal disease control and it is ex­ TOP QUAUTY Lee and family at dinner. The attair pected that all “Y” members m high Metal Hens’ Nests Water Founts being the'birthday anniversary of Miss school dubs will be present Air. Dams will illustrate his talk with slides and AT A MOWCY-SAVfMO Marjorie R. Lee. pictures that have been taken for use Cord Wood Saw Frames and Saw Blades PRICE Nancy Weed entertained Saturday af­ in his department____ ternoon at the home of her parent^ Mr. Those attending the state gran p ses­ Wood Picket Snow Fences, 10 cts. ft. and Airs. George W. Weed of South sions at Atlantic City this week are^ Alain street. The party was in honor Mr. and Mrs. George S. itount and THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL TO DEC. 14th of her eighth birthday anniversary Mrs Charles H. Gierman as master, John P —re Modal D A 32/18*’ Those attending the affair were: Beth wife and lecturer-elect, who Shivers. Audrey Gordon, Joyce Stults, eate’s from Higlitstown Grange, No 96. TRACTOR DISK HARROW, $143.75 N'**^**- Patsy Davison, Marilyn Gordon. Alane m 1 and Mrs. J. Ely Dey, representing Parker, Celeste Skahan, Jerry Thomp­ Windsor Grange and lecturer of Mercer son, Dick Hood, Robert Dey and De­ County Pomona. Others who expect to THOS. PEPPLER, SON & CO. SAMUEL PEPPLEK, PrapcMor mos Baicoulis. attend are Mr. and Mfs. C. B. rro I DECEMBE31 ISSUE WOMA»TS 1>AY - • Ka«iro Air. and Airs. S. Elwood Cro- PMONE 143 HIGHTSTOWN. N. J. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS shaw Mr. and Mrs. T . Davison, Jr_, PHONE 143 d e l i v e r NmOmMi Mmgmtkm IIm 4 % StulM & Rhenow announce that they M r ind Mrs. M .W Croshaw and Mr. arc retiring from business. Seliing out and Mrs. Byron G. Frank. at cost.—adv. P*Ct Sts HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COtTNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER_5^_1940_

Plane trees or oaks which have been diseased wood, if possible. Also, the Interesting Mulberries infested with sycamore blight during leaves which fall from such trees should be raked and burned before winter. By A. C. McLEAN this past season should be freed of all (N. J. Agricultural Experiment Station) Trees which we used to see much more of in plantings are the mulber­ ries. They were grown largely for their ANNOUNCING Gome in —see the new 1941 fruits, but they are good ornamentals and reasonably free from insect and O U R ANNUAL disease troubles. The kind of mulberry one usually sees are White Mulberry, Morus alba. John Deere Day Program O OS C When ripe the fruits vary from white to purple and are not of the best flavor. TO BE HELD AT OUR WAREHOUSE ON Two other species, Morus nigra and Morus rubra, bear fruits which are ROUTE 33 - HAMILTON SQUARE more highly flavored and more pala­ table. It is doubtful, however, if mul­ berries will be much grown for their BEGINNING AT 10 A. M. fruits, except to attract and furnish food for birds. Hardly any trees do more Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1940 niNEis to draw birds to gardens. Planted in an out-of-the-way place, where the dropping fruit will not be a nuisance, Free Lunch Will Be Served at Noon you will also find them an interesting addition to your free collection. Some varieties, particularly Russian, Downing, and New American are quite showy and rather heavy fruit_ producers. “Melody Comes to Town” They provide food for the birds during See Jean Parker, lovely Hollywood actress, supported by an a great part of the summer months. Don’t confuse the tree mulberries with entire Hollywood cast in “MELODY COMES TO TOWN.” Also Paper-mulberry, which sometimes 4 other talking pictures. sprouts very badly from the root. Both were planted when this country was in­ terested in silkworm cultivation, b u t recently they have been neglected. BE ON HAND New Features All mulberries will grow quickly in You’ll Like any well drained soil and make mod­ YOU MAY 6 e a w a r d e d ONE OF THE erately large, round-headed trees. MANY VALUABLE PRIZES (Vi and 1-Ton Models) CORNED BEEF HASH • Ntw Two-Tone Colors—at No Extra Cost Make corned beef hash balls from canned corned beef hash, salt and pep­ Smartest Delivery Trucks on the Streets o Now Ineroasod Horsopowor and Torqno— On both Vi per, one .raw egg, a little tomato ketch­ D. L. Schcidcicr Equipment Co. up and a few drops of seasoning sauce. •Here’s streamlined styling for business-building pres­ and 1-ton. Shape into balls. Dip in flour. Fry in oNow Synchro-Shift Trans­ deep fat. tige. Here’s economy of operation, too, and QUALITY mission — Smooth, fast, construction that insures long, dependable service. Steel siienL TOWNSHIP OF EAST WINDSOR NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT: SALE FOR TAXES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS framework and body panels unit-welded. Body, fenders o Now Fuil-Floating Roar Axla Sale of Lots or Plots of Land, Situated in the Totynship of East Windsor for Unpaid (1-ton) — Efficient, oco- The ACCOUNT of tlie SUBSCRIBER, sub­ Municipal Liens. and sheet metal rustproofed. Effective weathertight seal­ stituted trustee under the last will and testa­ Domicai. ment of George Henry Franklin, deceased, will Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Walter C. Black, Collector of Taxes of the Township of East Windsor, in the County of Mercer, N. J., will sell at public auction at ing protects merchandise against dirt and moisture. o Now OR Bath Mr Cloanor— be settled by the Mercer County Orphans’ Court on December 20, I940.-THE FIRST NATION- his office, York Road, one mile from Hightstown, N. J., on the 20th day of December, 1940,. Sealed doors — dome light — comfortable and adjustable Saves oil, saves gas. AE BANK OF HIGHTSTOWN, N. J., Sub­ at 10 a. m., the following described lands: stituted trustee. Said lands will be sold to make the amount on municipal liens, chargeable against the driver’s seat — and many other desirable features’. o Now Heating Oil Intake— same on the first day of July, 1940, as computed in the following list, together with interest gvoids sediment in oil. (Hightstown Gazette, Nov. 14, 1940.—5t.) (Fees $4.20.) on said amount to the date of sale, and costs of sale. e New Edge-Type Fuel Filter. Said lands will be sold in fee to such persons as will purchase the same, subject to redemp­ tion, at the lowest rate of interest, but in no case in excess of eight per centum per annum. oNew Comfort Design Cabs NOTICE The payment for the sale shall be made before the conclusion of the sale, or property will be ALL TYPES AND SIZES . . . from ' 2-Ton Delivery —A "hir with drisersi CREDITORS OF George T. Wyckoff, De­ resold. Cash or certified checks only will b accepted in payment. ceased, are, by order of the Surrogate of Mer­ Any parcel of real property for which there shall be no other purchaser will be struck off Units to Big Heavy-Duty 3-Ton Diesels cer County, dated October 28, 1940, upon appli­ and sold to the Township of East Windsor in fee, for redemption at eight per centum, and cation of the subscriber, notified to bring in the municipality shall have the same remedies and rights as other purchasers, including the their debts, demands and claims against his right to bar or foreclose the right of redemption. estate, under oath, within six months from above The sale is made under the provisions of Title 54:5-1, et seq. Revised Statutes. date.-CARRIE H. WYCKOFF, CHARLES H. At any time before sale the undersigned will receive payment of the amount due on any DAVISON, Executors. property advertised, with interest and costs incurred up to the time of payment. BARTON F. FRANCIS Present claims to: Given under my hand this 19th day of Novem ber, 1940. JA M ES S. TU K P, WALTER C. BLACK, Collector of Taxes. 143 East State Street, 1939 2235 Nottingham Way Phone Trenton 6427 Trenton, N, J, Trenton, New Jersey. (Hightstown Gazette, Nov. 7, 1940.—6t.) Page Line Nam e Assessed Property Address Taxes Dec.20?’40 T otal (Fees $6.10.) 18 25 Lewis B. Rogers, 128 acres & bldgs., Freehold Road ...... 278.40 31.46 309.86 19 3 Vincenzo Mot^iello, 137 acres & bldgs., Freehold Road ______573.05 64.75 637.80 30 6 Sarah Hines Est., 1 lot & house, Windsor Road ______18.25 2.06 20.31 -^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiv (H ightstow n G azette, Nov. 21, 1940.—5t.) ESTABLISHED 1874 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, N. J. NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES, ASSESSMENTS I Stoll’s the choice of AND OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS. Public notice is hereby given that I, R. D. Perrine, Collector of the Taxing District ol Washington Township, County of Mercer, New Jersey, pursuant to the authority of the statutes m such case made and provided, will sell at public auction on Saturday, the 21st day of December, 1940, at the Windsor Schoolhouse, Windsor, N. J., at 2 o'clock P. M., the Christmas Shoppers for 66years following described lands: The said lands will be sold to make the amount of municipal liens chargeable against the same on the first day of July, 1940, as computed in the following list, together with interest on said amount from the said first day of July to the date of sale, and costs of sale. Said lands will be sold in fee to such person as will purchase the same, subject to re­ All departments are filled with gifts which experience demption at the lowest rate of interest, but in no case in excess of eight per centum per an num. The payment for the sale shall be made before the conclusion of the sale, or the property shall be resold. Cash or certified checks only will be accepted in payment. has shown to be most desirable at a price you want to pay. Any parcel of real property for which there shall be no other purchaser will be struck off and sold to the municipality in fee for redemption at eight per centum per annum, anej the municipality shall have the same remedies and rights as other purchasers, including the right to bar or foreclose the right of redemption. The sale is made under the provisions of Title 54:5-1, et seq. Revised Statutes. At any time before the sale, the undersigned will receive payment of the amount due on A gift from Stoll’s is a ^ift of quality any property, with interest and costs incurred up to the time of payment. The said lands so subject to sale are described in accordance with the tax duplicate, in­ cluding the name of the owner as shown on the last tax duplicate, and the aggregate of taxes, assessments and other municipal charges which were a lien on the first

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Mr. and Mrs. David Horn, Jr., left ONE SAVING EXPERIENCE tion was held Friday night at Prince­ Mr. and Mrs. William N. Hann and Sunday by auto for Miami, Fla., where Mass everv Sunday at 8 and 10:30 A. family spent Saturday in Trenton. they will spend the winter LEADS TO ANOTHER M. ton Inn with 125 members and friends Mr. and Mrs. David Grove and son, in attendance. The guests were re­ Allen, of Hamilton Square were recent As Mrs. Homekeeper moves amoncr the big food displays In oni ALLENTOWN, N. J. markets, and one by one selects her purchases, she has an op­ TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH ceived by iirs. A. H. Albert, Mrs. W. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Cham­ REV. THOMAS B. BRAY, Priest-ln-Charg. H. Franklin, Mrs. H. R. Hornberger, berlin. portunity to compare prices and to appreciate how much she Reaidence—170 N. Main St. saves on her food purchases. It pays to shop In the Acme. Mrs. A. M. Masonheimer, Mrs. W. G. Mr and Mrs. Charles Davidson and FOURTH ANNUAL Services— Riley. Mrs. M. H. Cunningham, Mrs. daughter, Patsy, of Hightstown and Facts About Acme Quality Meats First and third Sundays, Holy Com­ Stenson Rogers and Mrs. C. L. Shangle. Miss Lillian Chamberlin spent Sunday munion and Sermon at 11 a. m. At the conclusion of the dinner the with Miss Laura Chamberlin of Phila­ Chicken Card Party Second Sunday, Holy Communion at guests were welcomed by Mrs. Albert delphia. To benefit Hope Fire Company Always Papaadabla Always Sara to Qlvo -Comploto Sotlsfoctioa who also presented the entertainers. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Walton, Sr., to tho laliro Powlty oad Yes Sovo Moasy at ths Sams Tims 9 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11 a. m. Rilla Gordon Wood, dramatic reader were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ap­ HIGH SCHOOL GYM of Philadelphia, gave several selections. G m h Ib # Lomb (One Prlca^Nona Higher) Fourth (and fifth) Sunday, Alorning plegate of Jamesburg Friday. Prayer and Sermon at 11 a, m. Miss Josephine Silver rendered two Mrs. Welling Sailey and son, John, Monday, December 9th, 1940 groups of vocal numbers. was a guest recently of Mrs. William Among those who attended the affair Bauer of Trenton. PRIZES—100 Dressed Chickens 2 V ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH were: LEGS LAMB Broad Street, Hightslown, N. J. Sponsored by the board of deacons DOOR PRIZE M. E. BENETHUM. Pastor Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Albert, Dr. and Mrs. of the Presbyterian church, a communi- Small Loaa (Oas Pries Noao Hlglisr) Harry S. Hill, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Schultz, 36c., 4c.— 40c Dr. and Mrs. William Litterick, Alphaeus H. ty entertainment will be held in the rec- Admission— tax, total, 10:00 A. M.—Sunday School. Albert, Jr., Frederick Banks, Rev. and Mrs. 11:00 A. M.—The service. Stanley K. Gambell, Miss Edith Stackhouse, Smoked Picnics Miss Alice Stackhouse, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy 8:00 P. M.—Luther League (Open VV. West, Rev. and Mrs. P. R. Comer, Jr., Now Caro, Ovoa Toadorod, Well Trlmmod, Short SImibIi 1 4 ' Forum). Mi.ss Carlotta L. Davison, Miss Hortense S W E R N 45 Potts, Mrs. Mary R. Tolman, Mr. and Mrs. Center Cut Pork Chops J. Halsey Reid, Mrs. Charles J. Keeles, Dr. Fresh Country Pan Scrapple lb 10c CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST and Mrs. Alvah Jack. PRINCETON, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Field, Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Ely, Mrs. W. G. Riley, Mr .and Mrs. OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS TILL 9 | C All Pork Link Sausage »>21c A. H. H unt, Mr. and M rs. H. C. Davison, U « Tender “God, the Only Cause and Creator” Miss Gloria Davison, Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert One is the Lesson-Sermon subject for Sun­ Priory, Miss Betty Baldwin, Miss Constance Prioo—- |l| day, December 8, in all Christian Sci­ Throckmorton, Frank R. Priory, Mr. and Mrs. ------o Nona 'i* ence Churches and Societies throughout R. J. W’aite, Mrs. C. J. Roszel, Miss Inafred CHUCK ROAST H igher 2 1 * Hoecker, Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Sprout, Mr. and One the world. Mrs. William Hawley. Miss Edna Conover, The “Luxury” Gift . . . L E B A N O N M Ttador Juicy JPriee— Ih The Golden Text is: “Every house is Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lewis, Mrs. Irma E- Rump or Round N one 'y Franklift, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Franklin. STEAKS H igher 3 3 ' buikled by some man; but he that built Mr. and Mrs. Stenson W. Rogers, Miss all things is God.” (Hebrews 3:4). Luella B. Dey, Mrs. E. H. Savidge, Mrs. J. Sliced Dried Beef '''♦ 13c Potato Salad ' 15c I. Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Geiger, Mr. and Mrs. Luncheon MeatMwd '-i "■ 13c Fish Cakes "S lOe FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH N. A. Keeler, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Perrine, All Wool Blankets ? REV. PAUL M. HUMPHREYS, Miniater Mrs. M. H. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Liver Pudding ’'"MBc__ Pepper Hash ■ 10c H. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grover, The congregation will unite with the Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Stults, Miss Julia 16 Grover, Walter B. Stults, Mr. and Mrs. Alan In Our i M A C K E R E L Fresh Boston 9 c Peddie School in its fourth convoca­ Thompson, Miss Jane B. Donnell, Miss Mil­ tion service of the school year. Dr. dred Davenport. SEA Frederick B. Igler, Baptist student pas­ Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mcrriam, Mr. and Fancy Sea Bass "■T2c tor at the University of Pennsylvania, Mrs. E. J. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Throckmorton, Mrs. W. H. Thompson, Dr. 8.98 Large No. 1 Smelts “ 15c FOOD will be the guest speaker. Special mu­ and Mrs. Wilbour E. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Fresh Fillets Genuine Sole “ 19c sic by the glee club will be presented Phillip Hood, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. MacArthur, Oepts. d02 under the direction of Alfred Mason- Mrs. H. G. Rue. Mrs. Fred B. Appleget, Mr. Extra Select Oysters 15c and Mrs. Lloyd W. Grover, Mr. and Mrs. 72 X 90 inches heimer. The service begins at eleven Courtnay PI. Pitt, Mr. and Mrs. Weimer Hicks, dSSi'izscSi’ji*^' o’clock. Headmaster Wilbour E. Saun­ Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Masonheimer, Dr. and Del Monte Mrs. C. Dunn Williams, Mrs. W. H. Frank­ ders will conduct the service. lin, William H, Franklin. N«. 2 The church school assembles at 9:45 Mr. and Mrs. C; L. Shangle, Mr. and Mrs. A gift that will serve through many a Christmas . . . one that Can lO*^ a. m. Senior Young People meet each F. A. Updike, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Eyre Wood, PEACHES Sunday at 6:45 p. m. Miss Josephine Silver, James M. Vandenbergh, will provide luxurious warmth. W e’ve a beautiful array of The cottage prayer meeting will be Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Strohmeier. Delicious Pear Compote •2 '*“• can* 27c held next Thursday in the home of Mr. colors to choose from . . . Royal Blue, Green, Cherr)rwood, An­ Luscious Fresh Prunes tall can 6 e and Mrs. Richard Alason on the Cran- bury-Princeton road. Marine Corps toinette Blue, Aqua, Peach, and Burgundy. Bound in match­ Standard Quality The Christmas entertainment and so­ ing Rayon Satin. No 2 cial night of the church a n d Sunday TOMATOES can 5 e school will be held on Monday, Dec. Offers College Musaelman'a 23. ______BUY NOW ON OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN! APPLESAUCE J;r5c METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Men Opportunity REV. P. R. COMER, JR., Minister Wax Beans«'c“ 2^;„J 17c -----SOUTH BROAD AT LAFAYETTE, TRENTON—PHONE 8-XOl- The Sunday church school will meet College men who wish to become offi­ Tomatoes cLk. ^ at 9:45 a. m. The morning worship ser­ cers in the U. S. Marine Corps may Joan o« Arc 2 i 5 c vice follows at 11:00 a. m. with selec­ take the first step in that direction by Pink Salmon 2 25c tions by the Junior and Senior choirs. joining the Candidate Schools now be­ Starting The sermon will be on the theme, “The ing conducted at Quantico, Va. More Tuna Fish K t 2 25c Revelation of God in the Bible.” officers are needed as the strength of MEET the Marine Corps has been increased Sat. Open value Sneni Qhnrkina A‘r At 6 :45 p. m. the devotional programs of the Epworth League are held. In from 18,500 to 38,600 men. Every Nite Wilson’s Bttf Stsw 2 l ; ^ . 25c the Senior League, Mrs. P. R, Comer After candidates have completed three P A N B U M S months of preliminary training, conduct­ SANTA Fr,iklv Wilson's Mor ‘^T21 c is the leader on the second of the com­ to 9 P. M. •akrt munion meditations. ed on a competitive basis, selected men Dinly Moors 15c The evening worship service at 7 :30 are promoted from the rank of private l> Oir Pk{ C first class in the Marine Corps to that ’til Xmas Own of 1 2 Watkins Salt 2 24-0* 5c p. m. concludes the worship of the day IN TRENTON’S Eakariu * pkga in the church. The message is on “Paul of second lieutenant in the Marine 5 RIttsr Regular or ^ 12-oz 1 O^ at Athens.” Corps Reserve. Catlap Tabaaeo ^ bote ■ Monday, 8:00 p. m. the Christmas During the first ninety days they are program of the Woman’s Society of paid thirty dollars a month, plus food, Most COMPLETE A Largg Loaf of Acma Oa« 11-os Gloti Oar Bait | Both for Christian Service will be held in the uniforms, books and equipment. From church. the time they are on active duty in the B r e a d 6t J e l l y y c t Thursday, 7:45 p. m., the mid-week Reserve, they receive the full pay and TOYLAND! A dellclona epread that w ill. appeal to both adulta and / m lt prayer meeting is held. allowances of second* lieutenants in, the kiddlea. 1 regular Marine Corps. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH They will be given an opportunity to Criapy REV. S. K. CAMBELL, Pastor SODA CRACKERS Salty 2 c qualify for commissions in the regular * See his mechanical workshop at 12 Marine Corps following another three Butter The Sunday school session is at^9:55 the North Pole through our new EDUCATOR CRAX Cracker# S P.I.\2SC o’clock. months of training, including instruc­ Purely Vegetable 3 - 1 6 The morning service at eleven o’clock tions in the art of modern warfare, com­ Tele-Visu Radio Set! CREAM-WHITi Shortening can 3 7 c bat principles, tactics, discipline, lead­ includes the sermon, “A Word to the ership and teamwork. MAYONNAISE Rleh Creamery 17 c * j.r ® 3 3 « Wise.” The choir will sing, “Make a * Get a surprise package from Joyful Noise,” by Simper. Harry How­ Some 1,200 college men, a number of « 15c—" 2Be whom are already undergoing training, Santa I Our Best Salad dressing ard will sing, “Hold Thou My Fland,” will attend the school in groups of 400 Kraft's Miracle Whip Onttl I d i« 22c by Bruck, as a solo. each. They must be between the ages 2 45c At five o’clock in the afternoon, Dr. * Get a chance to win Kraft's VelveeHi Cheese FI a r r y A. Rhodes, missionary from of 20 and 25 years, native born and un­ Frieadt Oven-BUked Beans 2 29c married. In addition, they must pre­ Korea, will give the address. Dr. sent evidence of graduation from an A $20 Suit Case Doll—Complete Rhodes is a very distinguished Chris­ Hur« Spaghetti 2 Ifc tian leader. The public is^ invited to accredited college or university as well with wardrobe for girls or Best P u re as letters of recommendation. Hurff Soap 2 « e attend this service. The choir will sing, Young college graduates who are in­ “Round Me Falls the Night,” by Drese. terested should apply at any Marine A $20 Station Wagon for Boys! Broadcast 'IJ' 15e David Nau will lead the Senior C. E. She#ord“— lOe Corps recruiting station, or by letter at 5:45 o’clock. Donald Schultz will lead to the Director, Marine Corps Reserve, ALL FOR 25c. Bine Rose RIm » 6e the Junior C. E. at the same hour. Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Chocolates J“ 25e The College Department will hold_a Information regarding railway fare, sub­ supper meeting at the manse at six Dunham’s Toyland - Lower Floor Milk Caraiuelt X 1?‘ sistence, and other details will be fur­ o’clock at which Roger Enloe and Fran­ nished immediately. .. . DiiKiham’i —A Great Stora ... In g rw w w A cis Glazebrook, students at Princeton Seminary, will be the guest speakers. Sunday Vespers Borough of Hightstown Ugaid faasfelM Dr. Harry A. Rhodes, missionary of 12-ai NOTICE OF SALE PINEAPPLE JUICE the Presbyterian Board, will speak at MR the Presbyterian church at five o’clock OF Sunday afternoon. REAL ESTATE NEVWS-VOORHEES Val-fsx G ropsfriiit Jsics 4 2 5 c The greater part of Dr. Rhodes’ mis­ I33-I35 East State Street — Trenton sionary work so far has been done in Owned by the Borougb of Hightstown W holssem e N st O lsem araarins 3 AIL 2Be Notice is hereby given that the Borough of Seoul, Korea. For many years he was Hightstown, New Jersey, on K eebisrs Club C rsdisrt 1 * - .. pk, a member of the faculty of the Chosen Christian college. He was principal of Saturday, December 14, 1940 For Your Mother • ^ ‘ 3 9 c the Pierson Memorial Bible Institute. at 10 o’clock in the forenoon at Borough Hall, As editor of the “Korea Mission Stockton Street, in the said Borough of Hights­ O n# QiuM t B ottt# of D a n ia fo r I c Field,” Dr. Rhodes comes into contact town, will sell at wUb pnrebMe ol anotber qnan at remihir price. with missionary organizations all over and Your A unts.. the country. He is the author of a PUBLIC AUCTION A 16-OX bottle Onr Beat Oar Beat Olaaa number of articles and books in English the following lot of land and premises to the •LA St CLEANER 6> SPRAYER ■r 1 9 c and Korean. highest bidder: Dr. Rhodes, who well understands the ULUirsiNlxvijrBEGINNING at a point inm the westerly side Super B e L aze American Elyer Steel of Rogers Avenue, formerly known as Mor- fo r Far______East______situation,____ , will______deliver_ _ . an in rison Street, said point of Beginning being at only spiring message relative to the work u^® ^^® Present sidewalk and in the Women’s ° . - .. .. southerlvsoutherly line nf of the nronertv property nnwnow owned hvby EXPRESS WAGON *2.89 of the mission in that part of the Margaret Dey and from thence running (1; tn tiMe for ChriitWRi. A $B^ tr Im Meel one-idace body. world. The public is invited. along the said Margaret Dey's line, as the needle now points, south sixty one degrees and forty five minutes west, one hundred and eight­ Garden Notes een feet (US’) to the south westerly comer of the said Mamaret Dey’s property; thence (2) along Philip Goldstein’s property, south twenty Make plans to give all evergreens in six degrees east, thirty five and five tenths foundation plantings about buildings a feet (35,5’) to the Bleiweis property; thence thorough watering just before winter (3) along his line, north sixty four degrees and fifteen minutes east, thirty five feet (35’); sets in. thence (4) still by his line, south twenty two degrees east, twenty six feet (26’) to the prop­ If pansies which were started in Au­ erty of George W. Ford; thence (5) along 5.00 gust are enclosed with boards and a sash the said George W. Ford and Alonzo Dey's l i e . 1 YiiiewOaieM ' property, north sixty two degrees east, one placed over them, they will bloom hundred and one feet, (101’) to an old curb im WMt# liih roowB earlier than plants left unprotected. line on the westerly side of Rogers Avenue; There should be a heavy covering of thence (6) along the same, north forty one de­ grees west, sixty four feet (64’) to the place leaves under the glass. of Beginning. Women cherish a smart all Subject to the use by adjoining land owners Sweet peas may be sown in pots and of an alley feet in width numing from wool sweater. These are kept in cold frames over winter or even Rogers Avenue toward the rear of said prem­ ises approximately 7 9 ^ feet m d^th. The sown in the open ground in deeply- above property is knows asd desigsattd as skillfully shaped and we’ve a prepared trenches. When the ground lots Nos. 7 and 8, Iffi-111 Rbgeri A s iia e , ^ e e t is frozen mulch the rows with three Block or Section 55 on tbe tax map of the Borou|(h of Hightstown. good supply of those hard-to- inches of straw. Minimum price tl,950. Ten per cent of the bid mnat ac­ find sizes 36 to 46. Good A mulch of coal ashes will help to company all bids. Cash or cbodc only win be accepted in payaacat ef protect old delphiaium plants against purchase price shaQ be payable te ^ io eoth range of colors. Plain and slugs and, by ddaying the rotette-like or certiftM check oa deliVefy ol deed oo or i shoots of late' winter, may give some before December 90, 1940. Gonnei] leeerrea the right to rojeet eoy or tiUwd knits. Jprotectkm against injury through freez- all bids. 7^ * |]n<*. Seedlings of this summers sowing Dated Dec. 4, 1940. |may be n m lA k d to advuitage with ball GEO. P. DENNIS, Sportswear—'Third Floor Borooch Clerk. an inch of sharp sand. (Hightstown Oaiette, Dec. 5, 12, 194o!)