MOST PROGRESSIVE" RARITAN TOWNSHIP WITH THE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER LARGEST IN GUARANTEED THIS AREA CIRCULATION ''The Voice of the Raritan Bay District" VOL. V.—No. 26 FORDS, N. J., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940 PRICE THREE GENTS •Oar Prize Carriers Visit Fan GAS FUMES MAN'S BODY Grappling For Romer's Body TAX SALE RECOVERED ADVERTISED TO LUSTICK AFTER1EAP FOR RARITAN Postmaster Seyler Reports Hopelawn Man Suffocates Romer Boasted He Could Properties Involved Jo Be This Number Already In Garage j Was Public Negotiate 135-Foot Jump; Sold By Township On Complied With Law Service Employe Tried It Labor Day, October 2nd WARNS NON-CITIZENS BODY FOUND ON FLOOR VICTIM FOUND AFLOAT LAW COMPELS ACTION, OF NEGLECT PENALTY WEDNESDAY BY WIFE AFTER 4-DAY SEARCH COLLECTOR DECLARES Arranges To Send Agents Emergency Squad's Efforts Police Discount Suicide Kirkpatrick Urges AH 0e-/j To Homes Of Physical- Stuir l*U*>to Fail To Revive Victim; Theory; Death Is 4th Staff Plioto linquents To Pay Ar- FORDS—-Pictured above are eleven BEACON carrier boys KEASBEY One of the last boats to give up grappling for ly Handicapped who were the guests of this newspaper at the New York World's Police Also Aid From Edison Bridge the body of John "Buck" Romer, 35, of Crow's Mill Road, this rearages For 1939 FORDS — Postmaster Edward Fair last Saturday. They earned the free trip by winning a place, who jumped to his death from the Thomas A. Edison circulation drive contest conducted by H. J. Berger, circulation HOPELAW1N—B v i d e n t 1 y KEASBEY — Funeral ser- RARITAN TOWNSHIP—A Seyler stated yesterday the regis- overcome by gas fumes while work- Memorial bridge here Sunday afternoon, is the "Vagrant" sale, including those who owe 1938 tration of aliens at the post office manager of the BEACON. In the group are, top row, left to vices for John Romer, 35, of pictured above- and owned by Thomas Fee. The photo, taken right, William Lehman, John Yanick, Theodore Csik, Berger, ing on his car in his garage Wed- taxes and prior, is advertised to- was moving along smoothly with nesday morning, Martin Lustick, Crow's Mill Road, Keasbey, who shortly after the fatal leap, shows Charles Pfeiffer about to day in THE BEACON. Sale of the clerks in charge being kept Thomas Skomba, Charles Murdock and Joseph Sautner; bot- 53, of 89 Howard Street, Hope- juznped to instant death from, the throw the grappling hooks back into the river. Fee is at the the delinquent parcels will be held tom row, left to right, James Holovacko, John Cholar, Victor busy recording- and fingerprinting lawn, succumbed to the deadly car- Thomas A. Edison Memorial wheel or the boat, with Joseph Stark in front of him. October 2. aliens in the district. Csik, Samuel Chirico and Julius Yuhas. bon monoxide fumes. Death was Several calls have been received Bridge into the channel of the Ra- Tax Collector James Kirkpat- listed as accidental by Coroner rick said yesterday that he was by Seyler from persons who axe Joseph V. Costello. ritan River, 135 feet "below, on La- physically handicapped and unable bor Day, will be held tomorrow making the announcement con- Lustick was employed as a County Legion Auxiliary Names Two cerning ' the sale because a- great to call at the office to register. He Damhach Is 'Selected As Delegate watchman for the Public Service morning at ten o'clock from Our advised that agents would be sent many taxpayers are of the opinion Corporation in Kearny and was Lady of Peace Church, Fords. Rev. that it is impossible to sell them to their homes within a week or working on the afternoon shift Fords Women Committee Chairmen two when a check would be made J. Ketter will officiate. out for two years after the tax bill IQ Convention By County Firemen from 3 to 11 P. M. Lustick's is due. on the various homes where aliens widow, Katherine, told Detective The late Mr. Romer, whose body Mrs. Sunshine Chosen To Head Child Welfare Actvi- ' • • «-t "This is an erroneous opinion," may be inmates. Sergeant George Balint that her was recovered yesterday morning, ! Mr. Kirkpatrick explained. "The More than thirty aliens have Fords Man Named To Represent Middlesex At State husband was in the habit of tinker- is survived by his parents, Mr. and ties; Mrs. Perry In Charge Of National News Group been registered to date. They re- Mrs. William Romer, of Crow's lad compels us to hold a tax-sale ing with his car when he came after July 1 of the following year, side in Fords, Sand Hills, Clara Relief Association Session In Atlantic City home and did not feel sleepy. Mill Road, Keasbey; a sister, Mrs. FORDS—Two county chairmanship" appointments Barton, Hopelawn and Keasbey. so that delinquents in the payment FORDS—Volunteer fire chiefs, delegates and life Continuing her story Mrs. Lus-Frances Scheld, of New York; and were given the Ladies' Auxiliary to Harry Hanson Post of 1939 taxes can be sold out af- Seyler reminds aliens the regis- members from fire companies in Middlesex County, named tick said she went out to the ga- six brothers, James and Joseph, of No. 163, .American Legion, by the executive committee ter July 1, 1940. In reality, we tration is compulsory and will con- rage at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday Fords; Charles, of Keasbey; Wil- should be advertising 1939 delin- tinue until December 26. 1940. A Joseph A. Dambach, Jr., of Fifth Street, this place, as their morning to take her husband a hot liam, Jr., of Perth Amboy and Mi- of the Middlesex County American Legion Auxiliary unit quents. However, in an effort to fine of $1,000 and imprisonment representative to the New Jersey State Firemen's Relief cup of coffee. Both garage doors chael and Melvin, of Philadelphia. at a meeting held in the Carteret borough hall recently. cooperate with local taxpayers we for six months is prescribed by law were wide open and she believed are a year behind in sales." for failure to register, for refusal Association convention in Atlantic City September 12-14. The body was found shortly af- Mrs. Benjamin Sunshine was named to the child wel- nothing was wrong until she saw ter seven o'clock yesterday morn- to be fingerprinted, or for making Dambach, who is former chief of the Keasbey Pro- the sprawled body of her husband fare committee and Mrs. Arthur Mr. Kirkpatrick urg-ed 1939 de- registration statements known to ing floating, face down, between Perry was elected head of • the linquents to make every effort to tection Fire Company No. 1, was on the garage floor. two barges, at the Raritan Copper toe false. earlier opposed by William Rack- national news group. pay their taxes to avoid additional Frantic, Mrs. Lustick called to Works docks, 'Perth Amboy,, by expense. Office hours at the New Bruns- enbach of Sayreville and John her neighbors who turned in a call A merit award for membership FEW TICKETS LEFT John Detriek, one of the derrick "Although neither the Township wick Avenue post office is from Albright of Car.teret. But prior 3 for the police and the Woodbridge operators at work at the dock. The was also given the Fords unit and 10 A. iM. to 4:30 P. M. daily except to voting by some 200 members Emergency Squad. Dr. M. Lan- Miss Julia Dani was given hon- Commissioners nor I approve of a dock is approximately one and one- FOR BEACH OUTING sale ifor 1939 delinquents," Mr. Saturday when the office is open present at 'the session held in the dau, of Fords, pronounced the man half .miles from the bridge. orable mention for the county only until 1 P. M.' ARE BURGLARIZED dead. Kirkpatrick said, "we will be com- Sayreville borough hall, the latter ,..••—. Boasted of .'Skill'... publicity chairmanship. pelled to hold this- sale of two candidates withdrew making Sergeant Balint said when he "The Carteret' session" was at- Fords Church Parish To Jewelry faked At; $200 Police are of the opinion that taxes very shortly" Dambach's election unanimous. arrived on the scene the right side tended by Mrs. Sunshine, Miss Sponsor Trip To 'Play- Stolen From Clara of the hood was up, a kit of tools Romer did not commit suicide. He Mr. Kirkpatriek further explain - The local man succeeds Racken- had been heard boasting around Dani and Mrs. Paul Chovan, rep^ ed that even though the Comniis • BARS USE OFbach who has held the office for was on the floor and the ignition resenting the local organization. land' Tomorrow Barton Resident key was on. Keasbey that he could make the sion is not in favor of it, oatsidi; the past three years and will as- dive off the bridge, they said. Eye The next regular meeting- of FORDS—Only a few tickets re- buyers can and have come in in > RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Police ILLEGAL POSTERS sume the position following con- witnesses say that before he jump- the Fords auxiliary will be held main "available for the first an- purchase tax sale certificates. In are continuing their investigation ed he stood near the rail on the September 10 at the home of firmation of his election at the nual excursion of Our Lady of cases of this sort it means the tax • convention. of three burglaries committed in west side of the new span, which Mrs. Chovan, 22 Fairfield Avenue. payer faces the necessity of pay. Chief' Says Persons At- the township over Labor Day has not yet been opened to traffic, Peace Churcn tomorrow to Play- ing the outside buyer 8 per eeni; weekend, Chief Charles Grandjean and looked' into the water as if land, Rye Beach, N.