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^ H iCxHt s t o w n G a z e t t e . ^ lOOtli YEAR-NUMBEIR S HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, i m PRICE—FIVE CENTS Present Diplomas to 58 High School High School Graduates Betrothal Revealed Compton Falls Dead Graduates at 34th Annual Exercises, Dorothy Adams Anthony S. Nebbia Richard Howard Anderson Barbara Joann Nolan At Baseball Contest, Ethyl Marie Baremore Frederick Edward Nurko Miss Blum, Sutphin Get Top Awards ♦Virginia Patricia Blum Edith Oser Nicholas S. Centenaro Mildred Verna Perrine IWoitd War 1 Vet Eileen Marie Cronce Shirley Phillips Fifty-eight graduates including three Shirley Lois Croshaw Florence Elizabeth Pullen World War II veterans were awarded Honor Scholars Doris Angela Del Pup Martha Jean Reid Military funeral services for Earl T. diplomas Tuesday night at the 34th an James John Eufemia Raymond Robert Russo Compton, 57, who was stridken during nual commencement exercises of Vincent L, Ely William Harrison Schanck a baseball game in Philadelphia Sun Hightstown High School in the audi ♦Jane Farr Helen Bertha Skeba day, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at torium. A capacity audience of more Leo W. Fenity David Houston Smith the Heyer Funeral Home, 202 Stockton than 600 parents, relatives and friends Rita Julia Fischer Joseph Smith Stults, Jr. street. of the graduates were present. Lois Toy Francis ♦Martin Dolan Sutphin The Rev. Robert L. Jenks of the First This was the finale in a series of Elizabeth Marie George Karl E. Tabler Methodist Church will conduct the commencement activities which began Alice Rae Gifford Virginia Lois Turp service and interment will be in Cedar a week ago. Feature of the affair was Martha Herman Charles H. Ugi Hill Cemetery. the presentation of prizes given yearly Morton Allen Hirschkop Pearl Angela Visintini Members of the Legion post will pro to top ranking members of the class Raymond Herbert Hutton John Edward Walker vide a color guard and an Army firing and school. Martin Sutphin, president Lillian M. Jackson Pauline Weaver squad from Fort Dix will fire three vol of the outgoing class and Virginia P. Frances M. Kolnoski Jerome F. Welsh Mi«» Margaret Ann Nau leys at the grave and sound taps. Blum took down the major portion of Estelle Anna Liedtke William Joseph West Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Nau of Cran- Mr. Compton, a rug weaver at the the cash awards. ♦Rhoda Mach Barbara Adele W hitson. ; bury-Hightstown road announce the local Rug Company for 30 years, col Earle Irons McKnight Helen Elizabeth Williams [engagement of their daughter, Miss lapsed in his grandstand seat at Shibe Dr. Rohrhach Is Speaker Ann Marie Mellevold A. Theodocia Williams Dr. Q. A. W. Rohrbach, president of I Margaret Ann Nau, to Lawrence N Park, Philadelphia, Sunday afternoon Robert Alan Meyer Curtis N. Williams [Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John and was pronounced dead on arrival at Kutztown State Teachers College, Alice Eliza Mount James Applegate Wilson, Jr. Kutztown, Pa., was the principal speak |R. Anderson of Trenton. Temple University Hospital, apparently Ruth Viola Mount Mary Elizabeth Wincklhofer of a heart attack. er and spoke on “Challenges to All of Margaret Ann Nau Robert L. A. Wojciechowski Compton and a friend, Russell Carr, Us Tomorrow in America.” Sutphin * Member Hightstown Chapter, National Honor Society Assigned to Recover Ball local jioliceman drove over to see the made the introductory address. Two Athletics play St. Louis. Just before other students, Robert L. W ojciechow- Martin D. Sutphin Rahway Inmate Escapes, the game started Compton collapsed in ski and Miss Blum spoke on “The Stu his seat behind the third base line. dent—The Builder” and “Civic Respon Honor Four 8th Grade Summer Slated Monday, Arrested Here by Police Philadelphia police removed him to the sibility and Human Relations.” hospital. William A. Mitchell, president of the An assignment to chase a baseball Compton was a baseball fan and for Board of Education presented the di knocked over the wall at the Rahway Students With Prizes, But Hints Are Ail Wet mer player with teams here and in plomas and Paul D. Haring, high school State reformatory one night last Freehold. He was a veteran o f W orld week proved slightly overpowering principal, made the awards. Music was Miss Zolenski Wins 2 As Rain Holds Sway War I and a member of American Le provided by the high school orchestra for inmate Benjamin Wilson of Rail gion Post 148. He was the son of Mrs. road avenue and he conducted his and the Octet. The Rev. David B. Wa- Blanche C. Com^pton and the late John search all the way to Hightstown. termulder of the Presbyterian Churth Four students of 38 receiving certifi Summer is slated to make its bow Compton, formerly of New Egypt. Local police acting on a tip arrest made thfe invocation. cates of promotion at the commence next Monday morning at 7:11 o ’clock, In addition to his mother he is sur ed W ilson Saturday at the home of Veterans receiving diplomas were ment services of the eighth grade in but the hints the weatherman has been vived by two sisters, Mrs. Albert Mess Vincent L. Ely, Karl E. Tabler and the high school Thursday afternoon giving us these days have been all wet. relatives here. Later in the day he ier of Toms River and Mrs. Francis was turned over to reformatory James A. W ilson Jr. Members of the were presented with additional honors. Cooperative Weather Observer James Bradley of Trenton. guards Joseph Tulley and Oliver Hightstown Chapter, National Honor First prize in three Parent-Teacher Pickering reported today that residents Cortwright who transported the man Society, who were also honored were Association cash scholarship awards have undergone one of the wettest back to Rahway. Jane Farr, Miss Blum, Rhoda Mach went to Margaret M. Stubbs. Second Mays in years with 6.71 inches of rain When taken into custody Wilson Mrs. Lydia L Danser and Sutphin. prizes worth $2.50 went to Dorothy M. falling. This is some three inches above was clothed in prison garb and told Prize Winners Listed Zolenski and Carol Abrahamson. normal. police he traveled by night to cover Following are the list of prizes and Other awards made were the Amer For the 31-day period, Hightstown Dies Suddenly at Home up possible identification. Town au the recipients: ican Legion and American Legion Aux- had 14 days of the wet variety, Picker thorities said the 29-year old inmate PTA Scholarship prizes—three sen iliarv Medals. They were given by ing said, June picked up where May The funeral of Mrs. Lydia L. Danser, iors having the highest academic aver Hightstown Post No. 148 to Robert P. escaped Wednesday, June 9 and was 79 years old, widow of Frank C. Dan left off and during the first 14 days serving time for violation o f parole. age for four years: first, Virginia Blum, Barrett and Margaret Stubbs. 2.71 inches of precipitation have fallen. ser, was held at her home Monday af $7.50; second, Martin Sutphin, $5; third, Virginia P. Blum Basis for the medal presentations About the ball—it still hasn’t ^ e n ternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev. Da The normal for June is approximately found. Jerome Welsh, $2.50. were as follows: for the boy—honor, four inches, Pickering stated, and m ore; vid B. Watermulder, pastor of the First Alumni Association o f Hiehtstown [courage, ^chplaj-ship, leader.ship ^and ■4h^ frffure hwB -beeit High SEliooI-^ To THe senior wiIF’ 44 High School Pupils service; for the girl—courage, charac counted for. Saturday night’s cloud ment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery un highest scholastic average during junior ter, service, companionship and schol burst amount to 1.65 inches. Baptist Mission Society der the direction of W , S. Heyer. and senior years—$5, Miss Blum. arship. Mrs. Danser died suddenly at her Skillman Memorial Prizes in English Receive Final Honors The final award, the Laura Camp Tindall Family Slates home, 337 Stockton street, Friday —three seniors having the highest av Grammar School prize of $5, went to House Party Held Here morning. Well known here she had erage for four years—first, Sutphin, Dorothy Zolenski and was for excel lOtb Reunion Saturday ^ been a resident of Hightstown for 33 Forty-four high school students were j 1 he annual house party of the Wom- $12.50; second, Miss Blum, $7.50; third lence in arithmetic, English, spelling years. She was a member of Hights awarded honors in the final six weeks The 10th annual reunion of the T in-jan’s Baptist Mission Society of New Welsh, $5. and penmanship. town Chapter 103. Order of Eastern marking period, J. Harvey Shue, super dall family will be held Saturday in [Jersey wa^ held Monday through Keeler Memorial Science prize William A. Mitchell, president o f the Star and the Presbyterian Church. vising principal of East Windsor Town Sullivan's Grove, Washington Crossing, i Wednesday at Peddie School. Theme memory of Charles J. Keeler-;-$5 to the Board of Education made the presenta Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. De ship schools announced today. Pa. A basket picnic lunch will take {of the party was “Thy W ord—a Light.” senior with highest scholastic average tion of the certificates of promotion to mos C. Bakoulis of here; two sons, Getting first honors were eight pupils place at 1 o’clock and supper will be [About ^ attended, for four years in Science—Welsh. including Virginia Blum, senior; Sara the students.