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The Summit Herald, Summit Record, Summit Press and Summit News-Oukle OFFICIAL Official Newspaper of City and Subscription F2.00 a Year County f*" Zf ~--*-.«»',' COMBINING The Summit Herald, Summit Record, Summit Press and Summit News-Oukle OFFICIAL Official Newspaper of City and Subscription f2.00 a Year County. Published Thursday A.. M. Telephone Summit 6-G30O liy The Summit Publishing Co., 357 Springfield Avenue. Entered at the Mailed in conformity with P. 0. D. Po.sl Office, Summit, N. J., as inf No. 1!IGX7. ERALD Class Matter. 54th Year. No. 38. FRED L. PALMER, Editor & Publisher THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1943 J. EDWIN GARTER, Business Mgr. & Publisher 5 CENTS 16,388 Obtained AN ABLE START FOR THE RED CROSS WAR FUND Red Gross 1943 SUBURBAN CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS Operating Expenses Ration Book 2 Here; Has Supplement Of City Reduced Volunteer Registrars! To Explain Work $11,265 By Council A final tally of the number oi Tise ten-page Red Cross sup- Common Council took notion Summit people registered for point plement which accompanies today's Tuesday night to reduce the oper- rationing when the schools closed issue of The Summit Herald has I ating expenses of various city de- on this task Saturday afternoon been published so ihat the peoplol partments by $11,265. This ac- showed that 10,388 persons in this of Summit may know what is being tion was taken alter council had city had obtained their copies oi done locally with their contribu- reviewed the 1943 budget as sub- War Ration Book No. 2. Fewoi | tions to the War Fund Drive being, mitted for adoption and had made than a thousand people appeared carried on this mouth, and in the j deductions in practically all appro- for books on Saturday, most oil hope that they may feel inspired to j priations in the operating portion them having been obtained by ' give double this year" KO that the j of this budget but not affecting salaries and wages. In effect, the Thursday night. work may )je, continued. ] Ot the total registered ho.ro last reductions amount to approximate- week, 10,046 were at Lincoln The supplement wan compiled ly ten per cent. The Board of Edu- School; 3,1148 at Bray ton School under the direct ion of Mrs. Gilbert) cation budget as adopted will not and 2,900%at Roosevelt School. Only Cant, chairman of publicity for tliei be affected, it was explained. 16,167 had registered hero last year local chapter, and her assistant, I Council has already written vari- for Ration Book No. 1, leaving Sum- Mrs. II. O. Pattisnn Jr. It contains i ous city departments asking them to conform to the action. mit one of tlie few communities in stories written by the committee > this area having morn people reg- chairmen explaining the work of I Following the above action, coun- ister for Rook, 2 as compared to | the v.vrious committees now as | 'cil issued an explanatory statement Book 1. compared with other yours and! i as follows:' 125 members of the Summit pub- during World War 1, and ;i mini-1 "The Common Council realizing lic schools' teaching staff acted as ber of photographs showing Red j that conditions in the year lfM3 an> registrars together with about 100 Cross workers in action. j becoming more problematical and volunteer workers. For the teach- The work of. Summit's three! uncertain; business will bo ma- ers it meant giving up some of their branch chapters in New Provi-i terially affected thereby; anil annual mid-winter vacation. Each dence Borough and Township, and | further that the heavy Federal teacher served an average of twolve Mrs. George Sagan of Maple street hands lier contribution oi Taxes which we must pay makes It, $.">00 for the Red Cross War Fund Drive to Mrs. H. N. Card, chapter in Passaie Township is also report- hours, divided between two days. and pictures. imperative that every means bo chairman, at lted Cross Headiiuurters in Summit on March 1, opening Those who were unable io reg- Summit business firms who taken to reduce the cost of local dfty of-tlie lociil drive to'raise $52,000 for Red Cross work. ister last week for any reason— made this supplement possible by government and to relieve our tax one woman who called at school Linden Studios their generous sponsorship of the payers as much as is possible." too late on Saturday said she works Red Cross ads include The Summit SUMMIT Hlfill SCHOOL'S (\V«E TEAtf WITH COACH ELW0OW C. -fOlfN'OG in.an arms plant at night and could Trust Co., The Citizens Trust Co., not get to a registration site—will First National Bank, Carroll's De- be able to get their copies of War Hy defeating Glon Kidge IIigli School's basketball team !t8-i$5 Friday uiglit on Madison High School's partment iStore, Manufacturers Trolley Track Rails Ration Boole No. 2 at the offices of court, Summit High School's team won the lfMIJ Suburban Conference title. Kneeling: (left to rig-lit) arc the Summit Rationing Board. But OUR TOWN Chemical Co., H. W. Harding, pres- William Gcddfs, Itoce-o Loliiite, Captain Andrew <»«nualdi, Michael I'annullo, Eddie Tvih", and Thomas they won't be able to get them be- ident; McGregors Sportswear, Ber- Reynolds. A trophy symbolizing the championship will lie presented the local school sit. an early stu- On Morris Avenue fore March 15. J nard Sturz, president; New York dent assembly. Linden Stud in Girl Coat Co., George Sagan, presi- GOVERNOR EDISON COMING dent; Pulverizing Machinery Co., L. To Go To War The unexpected addition of Governor Edison to the roster Riiprecht, president; Ciba Pharma- ATTENTION 3=A'S Council Delays ceutical Products Inc., J. * J. Brod-Tin Can Collection Yellow and Black i Remember the trolley that used of Athenaeum speakers is a matter of great interest and l)eck, president; Root's Department Selective Service Hoard No. ; to traverse Morris avenue and importance which has been a little overlooked in the columns! store,R L. Schjosser, Dry ciean- To Continue Sunday; ,1,121 .>l)i|i|o Ntrt'ct, is anxious to Metal Tab Is Your Broad streets about a decade and Budget Adoption of this paper due to accidents and oversights. Be sure it is noerst ; Liberty Cleaners, Sam Bahto, confer witli nil registrants in i a, half ago? The rails on Morris Ilioir jurisdiction willi ti-X i avenue were never salvaged anil intentional and be sure you note it. He will speak here Thurs- president; Spencer Ma'ben, Insur- ; ance; Kaplon & Kaplon, lawyers; Results Gratifying (•liissii'iciiliiin, particularly mar- 1943 Car License now action will be taken to help in Until March 16 day evening, March 11, Tonight, as you know, Maurice Hindus, the Summjt Express Co., Arthur ried iiu'ii uiili and without | ihe War effort. foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, 'just clilldrcn, nUout their status Oomhjon Council announced ni. Manser, .Hardware; E. A. Butler,i Following the collection Sunday Common Comjclj^hjiB ..flayed and how it may IR> affected in Two things will definitely happen !jits Tuesday night meeting that backrfrom-Russia,; is the regular Athenaeum-apiitaker. The Real. Estate; Corby's Enterprise in Areas 1, 2, 3 and -I of tin cans adoption of a8*1^0ftSfcupff^ppvo.- .ill© •-Immediate luontlis ahead. in March, it. can he predicted—first, necesary details had been worked schedule is: Maurice Hindus, regular speaker, tonight, March 4; Laundry: Rogers Coal and Lumb-y the Police Reserves under the •prlations' budget until March 10. The biiurtt belloves It may he initial payment on the 1942 income jout wbel.eby yfat Materials Inc. Governor Edison, special guest speaker, a week frorn tonight, her Co.; and Doyle Furniture Co. direction of the Summit Sal- The do|ay is caused by its Tuesday culled upon to supply some 01 tax must he made on or before j will proceed to take up the rails t night action In reducing the city's 2r. r Red Cross committee chairmen j vage Committee and with tlie tliesp men t'or induction by March 15 and, second, you must! Imbedded in the roadbed of Mor- operating costs by $11,285, necessi- -Marc:h 11. •••. * ,'. land members ...who...worked with] use of city trucks, it waa announc- next full.' While flic suggested* get 1943 car license plate tabs and j ris avenue. It Is estimated 174 tons tating further approval from Wal- ••.•.-- ••••: THPT ppn rROHQ r»PTVT? RTPttTtoQ ••••> -- I Mrs, Cant in gathering and writing ,ed by the committee's chairman, conference is wholly voluntary, driver's license before the end of! of .rails will be procured for sal- ter Darby, Commtssioher of Local THE RED CROSS DRIVE BEGINS _ U]6 info,.mation jnclude'Mrs. H. N. that, the bins in Ixmrd members believe they ine month, j vaRe purposes. No date has been : tKf Government in Trenton*. The Red Cross drive to raise $51,900 .***--in.;! Surhmit" **•**•«•• v,) . New* * -w »"I I cardV';'** V*,i chapteviiMl'ivri chairmanv ii ui > IUUII ;, Mrs.'i i 3. kjuiiiSam- - fhp f'l tv'fi VI I'd If 1 stree*5t l*f»P t shed are can do many of the registrants Motor vehicle agents throuRluniti.set when the salvage action will At Tuesday's mbetlhg. Council again urge a prompt ueV Jones, branch chalrmani Osrl- |.o -,n ,)VL,rnmv]nR; SSomo e of Sun- a service if they will call for a take place. parsed a;, resolution ,tp.be sent to PrOvidencand generoue ans dgift environs. , Of ,th haes tota begul nabou andt w$22,00e2,000 .Wilwill .gogo. to the ton 'Pierijon-.
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