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(Eljp l|iglftat0mu An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the People of Hightstown and Vicinity 116TH Y E A R -N o. 12 HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, SEPTEilBER 17, 1964 PRICEE-FIVE CENT! Long Drought Rain Comes, But Late; After Mercury Hits 93 Roosevelt AF Officer Can't Vote If The rains came Friday night Takes Toll of| after the mercury climbed to a Top Man^n His Class blistering and humid 93 degrees, Not on Rolls; but it was too late to help farm Jersey Cropsf ers and gardeners much. Second Lieutenant Jeff I. T’ollack [ •,^.^4,;^ _ Cooperative Weather Observer of Roosevelt might easily be called Deadline Near James R- Pickering reported the the sharpest director of management State Has Received fall, the first of any consequence analysis in the Air Defense Com in the area since July 13, amount mand for his lengtli of time on the Only 7 Days Remain Only Half of Normal ed to 2.90 inches. It is also the job. total for the first 15 days of Sep Lt. Pollack, who is assigned to the To Register to Cast; Rain for Four Months tember. The normal is 3.99 inch Bangor Air Defense Sector head es. quarters at Topsham Air Force Sta Area Contests Slated The storm did bring some cool tion, Maine, not only was first in his Continued dry weather resulted in class of 18 at Management Analysis temperatures into the area and You can’t vote in the November 3 a further decline in production pros Tuesday morning it got as low as Officers School, but he was an out- ■ pects for most New Jersey crops 46 degrees. standing honor graduate Avith a 91.11 general election if you are not reg during August, according to the Weekend readings released by overall _ average ranking with the 1 istered. To take care of that task New Jersey Crop Reporting Service, Pickering went like this: Thurs three highest graduates in the past! area residents who are eligible have Friday night’s storm came too late day, 91 maximum, 59 minimum; year. j He was presented a citation for only seven days left. The deadline is to help much respite the lact_ it Friday, 93-67; Saturday, 85-56; 1 Thursday, September 24. brought 2.90 inches. See adjoining Sunday, 62-54; ilonday, 73-52; his excellent work at the August Of- j ficers Call by Col. Robert Thacker, This is a presidential year. In ad weather story. , , v , Tuesday, 46 minimum. dition to local contests voters will deputy commander of the Bangor' The state has received only about also get a chance to cast on a U.S. half of its normal rainfall for the Air Defense Sector. The manage PLAN RETIREMENT DINNER. Committee members Jack Smith, Mrs, Senator, three Freeholders, a mem May-August period and, since July ment analysis course of 10 weeks I Jeff I. Pollack duration at Sheppard AFB, Texas, | ber of the House of Representatives 8 when the last general rainfall oc Judy Larsen, Mrs. Ernest Turp, Mrs. Betty Lou Field, chairwoman, Rob Miss Davison and a member of the General As curred, only light scattered showers. ert Taylor and Mrs. Ntorman J. Walter get their heads together to plan where he was commissioned i n '1958 he attended Trenton Junior sembly. March 1963. I College where he was affiliated with Soil moisture supplies are generally for the testimonial dinner-dance October 17 at the Old Yorke Inn in honor In Hightstown registration may be very short and iinirrigated crops AUer completion of one year asiPi Eta Epsilon fraternity. He serv- of retiring Mayor Milton C. Cunningham, sponsored by the Hightstown Becomes Bride made with the local municipal clerk have suffered badly. Production an intercept director, Lt, Pollack led as secretary for the local social in her office in the Municipal Build costs for farmers who have irriga Republican Club, was eligible to cross-train into the organization. ing daily from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 tion facilities have risen, sharply. iM- management analysis field. He as- Due for promotion to first lieu- and September 22, 23 and 24 from thugh being used to capacity at the Of W. F. Hecht suiiied his director’s duties in July]tenant this month, he is the son of 6 to 8 p.m. beginning of September, many sys this year. He holds a bachelor ofi^frs. and Mrs. Philip D. Pollack of In East Windsor Township reg arts degree in mathematical statis-,8 Homestead lane, Roosevelt. He is tems are unable to provide sitmcicnt All Time Tike Record Miss Margaret Clayton Davison, istration is being taken daily from tics from Michigan State Univer- engaged to Miss Linda Laub of 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 4 water to maintain full growth on | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles all crops. July and August arc listed sity where he graduated in 1960. Marlboro. They plan to be married p.m. and September 23 from 7 to as the top rain months of the year An all-time traffic record for any when traffic exceeded llic 200,000 H. Davison of here, became the bor Bvo years after graduation' in October Avhen she will join him 8:30 p.m. with over four inches each nonnal. one month was set by the New Jer vehicle daily figure—a level that bride of William IP Hecht, son of from Hightstown High School in at his Maine duty station. AVashington Township registrants Dairymen have probably felt the sey Turnpike in August when 6,- was reached only a few times in the ilr. and Mrs. William O. Hecht of should contact Clerk Tohn T. Carr cllects of the drought most immedi 068,349 vehicles used the toll road, past four years. Garden City, L. 1. on Saturday. .ir. it was announced today by Joseph ately. Pasture conditions on Sep Biggest days of all, however, were Tiie double ring ceremony was Eligibles may also sign up in the Morecraft Jr., chairman of the September 4 witli 227,188 vehicles New Shopping Two Teachers tember 1 were only 42 per cent of performed in the Packer Memorial Court House, Trenton, Monday Turnpike Authority. and June 26 with 225,965. normal, the lowest for that date Chapel at Lehigh University, Beth through Friday from 9 a.m. to ,'4 It was the first time in tiie Turn It is expected that with tiie re <;ince 1957, another very dry year., lehem, Pa, by the Rev. Raymond p.m. pike's history tliat the monthly opening of schools ami the end of Center Slated Leave After County^ Clerk William H. Falcey i'eed grain and hay yields have been traffic count hit the 6 million mark. Fucssle, chaplain of the college. reduced and dairy farmers have been vacation travel the traffic figures will Given in marriage by her father also reminds citizens of the filing Last previous monthly high was taper off somewhat. forced to use these crops to supple the bride wore a floor lengtli gown for absentee and military service in July when 5,874,075 vehicles used Some of the increase in Turnpike ment short pasture feed supplies, of wliite peau taffeta, designed with ballots in his office in the Court the Turnpike. has been attributed to travel to and On Route 130 Long Service rather than storing them for winter a bateau neckline and fitted bodice House, Trenton. ■ Applicants must Average daily traffic flow in Au from the New York World’s Fair, file application of civilian absentee feeding as is the normal practice, _ gust was 195,753—also a record. featuring a lace appliqued midriff. Field corn production is now esti- whicli will close its 196-1 season next Robert J. Salomon, Asbury Park Two long-time ■ staff members of ballots eight days prior to the elec Tlierc were eight days that month month. The softly pleated skirt fell into a mated . at 4,740,000 bushels down chapel train. Her fingertip veil of real estate agent, disclosed today the East Windsor faculty have re tion. Notices regarding these are from the August 1 forecast of 5,472,- silk illusion was attached to a crown plans for a sliopping center addition tired this year on short, notice be published in .this week’s issue of The Gazette along with a voter list 000 bushels and 31 per cent below of seed pearls and orange blossoms. adjacent to and north of the new cause of state pension requirements, average. The hay crop is expected She carried a cascade arrangement which the County Board of Elections Cranbury Lists Nurse Weds Shop-Rite store on Route 130, East it was revealed today by school offi has been notified that such persons to total .380,000 tons, 11 per cent bc- of wnitewhite roses anaand siepnanous.stephanotis. | ' ' - - - - cials. Mrs. Helen Fortenbacher, who Miss Jill Campbell of here was I Windsor Town.^lnp. Ih e center will are deceased, addrc,s> uiilvU'iwn or he called the Higiitstown Plaza. taught in the local elementary grades improperly registered. '°Stands^*of soybeans range from maid of honor. Best man was Dan for 28 years, tendered her resigna verv good to near failure, primaiib House Tour | Barry Barlow icl Franceski of Winfield. Ushers Plans call for 15 stores on some 10 acres to be developed, Salomon tion effective July 1. Miss ilargaret because of uneven germination an< were Paul Schilling of Deer Park, Groendyke, who taught high scliool ■mowlh brought about by unusual N.