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RARITAN MOST PROGRESSIVE WITH THE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER LARGEST IN GUARANTEED THIS AREA CIRCULATION €tThe Voice of the Raritan Bay District' VOL. VI.—No. 31. FORDS, N. J., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1941 PRICE THREE CENTS Interest Lax Vogel And Wight Getting Up Steam Registration Mrs. Chovan Announces Big Building To Put Drive In Campaign Finish Committee Selections With Election In Township New President Of Ladies' Auxiliary To Harry Hansen Po»t Development FORDS — Assemblyman Bernard W. Vogel First Ward; Anthony Aquila, Second Ward and and James S. Wright, close personal friends John Samons, Third Ward. Makes Selections Public On Tuesday Night who are leaders of the local Democratic and "Tt is my considered opinion that these Republican parties respectively, are shaping plans gentlemen, all of whom are successful in their Drawing Near for a whirlwind finish to a lethargic annual cam- endeavors, men of integrity and good character, Leads County FORDS—Mrs. Emma Chovan, newly elected president of Is Under Way will render to the Township that type of service paign. the Ladies' Auxiliary to Harry Hansen Post No. 163, Ameri- • • * • which the electorate has a right to expect and Only Middlesex Municipal- Few Signs Of Activity By which the offices they are seeking, require." Extension Program Launched While Mr. Wight is serving his fourth term ity To Show Increase can Legion, announced appointments to the standing com- Either Side As Workers as G.O.F, Municipal Chairman, this is Mr, Voxel's Said Mr. Wight: mittees for the year, at a meeting of the group Tuesday night In Barton Tract, Inspec- first. He took over the reins relinquished by "Woodbridge Township is indeed fortunate In Voting Number Await Show Of Funds John Coyne a few weeks ago, at an election that the Republican party possesses sufficient in tlie post headquarters. tor's Report Shows men of capacity to be abie to present a com- held by members of the Township County Com- 1941 TOTAL IS 14,043 The appointments included Americanism, Mrs. Ella Chris- RANKIN-SAMONS FIGHT mittee Monday night. In a two-cornered race, plete ticket for Township offices, a boast which 2 HOUSES COMPLETED, he defeated Andrew D. Desmond, his rival also oor opponents are unable to make. The Greiner SHOWING BOOST OF 158tensen; child welfare, Mrs. Ellen) PROMISES LIVELY TURN for a post as Assistant Prosecutor. administration, having at its head & man In Christens /i; community- service,' MANY OTHERS PLANNED whom the entire municipality reposes gTeat Mrs. Rose Daltotn; constitution Biggest Difference Is In 3rd First Ward Contest Also Both leaders declared their parties are united affection and admiration, has achieved a monu- and by-laws, Mrs. Marguerite Range In Price From $4780 and will throw every ounce of strength into the mental record in the eight years in which it has Ward; Others Show Con- Schuster; trophies and awards, Honored ! Should Develop Into A controlled municipal affair;. Mrs. Rose Sunshine; education of To $5889; Lake U last two weeks of the campaign. siderable Drop war orphans, Mrs. Cynthia Sha Spirited Battle a • • • "It had the courage to tell the people the Beacon Again Get* Award truth about their affairs and had the courage to piro; Colonial study, Mrs. Mar- Among Features Said Mr. Vogel: garet Giesing; junior chairman, In State Newspaper "May I take this opportunity of respectfully take the drastic steps necessary to remedy the WOODBRIDGE. — Woodbridge Mrs. Myrtle Perry; legislation, Mrs. FORDS—Time was when the po- inviting your attention to the fact that the oviis of its predecessors. Woodbridge Township is Township is the only municipality Contest CLARA BARTON—An extensive litical pot was stewing at a great Democratic party of Woodbridgc Township is being restored to its place in the snn, a fact for in Middlesex County that shows Adolph Quadt; membership, Mrs building program is now under way clip, this close to election, but a offering for your suffrage, Owen S. Dunigan, which the Greiner administration is responsible." an increase in registration of vot-Mathilda Flaherty. at Roosevelt Park Estates, G-eorgr candidate for the Township Committee from the And so it goes — • ! Music, Mrs. Rose Sharick; na- NEW BRUNSWICK—The Rari- tour through the Township indi- ers eligible to vote in the general tional defense, Mrs. Ella Chris- tan Township-Fords Beason re- H. Thompson, township building; cates the pot hasn't even been election on Tuesday, November 4, tensen; national news, Mrs. Elisa- ceived honorable mention for inspect or, announced yesterday. put on the stove yet this year. according to a statement issued beth DiMatteo; policy, Mrs. Armweekly newspapers in the Better Newspaper Contest and Exhibit Two homes are now completed True, some of the ward clubs Priority Hits Township Warning On Traffic today by Walter V. Rielley, Com- Jacobson; publicity, Miss Julia and occupied in the new residen- (they're really more social than missioner of Registration. Dani; radio, Mrs. Karen Ander- held at the'20th Annual News- son; rehabilitation, Mrs. Elizabeth paper Institute at Rutgers Uni- tial development, fifteen others are political) show signs of activity— The total number of voters regis- but they never stop showing signs Romer; scholarship, Mrs. Mathilda versity. under construction and ssrenteen Gasoline Requirements Accidents Is Soundedtered in the Township is 14,043 Flaherty; unemployment, Mrs. Es- Ratings were made by Gene more already sold, will be slartod of activity. They have picnics as compared with 13,885 in 1940, in the summer and card parties ther Anderson; sick and shut- Alleman, manager of the Michi- within i he nrxt thirty days, in the fall and winter, except an increase of 158. ins, Mrs. Laura Hansen and Mrs,gan Press Association. The award 5% Cut Under Quantity Used In October, 1940, Ordered. Grandjean Urges Autoists To However, the registration figures Emma Smith; poppies, Mrs. Emma tothe Beacon was for its cdi- Thompson said. at the latter they generally in- Use The development is Jocatcd jusi. vite the candidates to put on the By OPM; Curtailment May Hit Road Repair Program Caution Bcause Of in the first and second wards have Smith! hospitality. Miss Julia! i0*}*l page. dropped considerably go that the off Route 25, opposite Roosevelf beer and sandwiches. In return, Falling Leaves Dani; trustees, Mrs. Elizabeth Ro- The complete awards for edi- Park, n covers thirty acres of they sit quietly and listen to the increase is all in the third ward, mer and Mrs. Myrtle Perry. totrial page in Division A are where there has been considerable as follows: 1. Cape May County ground, divided into 180 lots, and candidates' speeches. WOODBRIDGE—The road program in the Township RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Hazard- Join Aid Squad is expected to eventually bo the construction of new homes, es- In resonse to a request from Times; 2, Hunterdon Republi- RepubHcin.". hear Republican may be held up somewhat for word reached the Township ous road conditions due to falling pecially in Avenel. The total reg- can! 3, Merchantville Community ?> of about 1C0 now dwellings, it spech^s and Democrats hear Dem- Commander Carl Hansen of the was st.ited. Engineer's office today that the gasoline supply for the Town- leaves are responsible for many ac- istration in the third . ward is ost. the following auxiliary mem- News; honorable mention, Glen ocratic r,p22ch«!s. Then they all 3.965 as compared with 3,704 for Ridge Paper, Delaware Valley The homes now under eonstrur- sit b?.ck and wai1- to sse whether ship of Woodbridge would be limited. cidents in October, Police Chief bers volunteered to join a first aid tlon are in the $4,780 to $5,880 class 1940, an increase of 292 votes. In squad sponsored by the American News, and Raritan Township- the campaign fund is really going Charles Grandjean warns in urg-the second district, Avenel, 1,019 Fords Beason. and range from four Lo six room... to materialize or whether they are In a letter to the municipality, the Shell Oil Company, ing motorists to take proper pre- Red Cross for first aid training: They are b?ing built in a variety of persons are eligible to vote in com- Mrs. Flaherty, Mrs. Laura Han- Going to be expected to work on informed Township officials "that the office of Production cautions. parison to 863 voters last year, architectural styles, including both election day for the love of it. sen, Mrs. DiMatteo, Mrs. Chovan, cno and one-half and full two- Management has issued "limitation Wet leaves, It is pointed out, an Increase of 156 alone in that Mises Dani, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Ella This probably explains the al- order L-8" regarding motor fuel to make highways extremely treach- district. Republican leaders de- story models. most complete lack of interest evi- Christensen. Mrs. Sharick and Mrs. All homes in the development arc "take effect October 1. 1941." erous. Motorists should not at- clare that the increase in the sec-Grace Misak. Ambulance Delivery dent in this year's balloting. Both tempt quick stops on roads cov- ond district is due largely to the located on a hill which slone.s to sides, however, generally turn up •'In effect", the communication ered with soggy foliage, because of activity of Mrs. Frieda Grode, Re- Thc Lesion post, also extended the south and is beltr-vrd to b^ orr with enough money to make the reads, "this order requires that the skidding danger. publican committeewoman, who an invitation to the auxiliary to Expected Next Week of !he highest points of land nlorf Shell must not deliver to any con- attend a motion picture presenta- day worth wiiile. r Another factor to be considered urged newcomers in Avenel to the Superhighway.