RARITAN MOST PROGRESSIVE TOWNSHIP WITH THE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER LARGEST IN GUARANTEED THIS AREA CIRCULATION "The Voice of the Raritan Bay District"
VOL. IV.—No. 9. FORDS AND RAEITAN TOWNSHIP FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. PRICE THREE CENTS I Balloting lime Nears j Valuable Background Of Vital Training Found in "Administration FORDS CITIZENS Ho Hum, Please Candidates" Who Seek Election in Raritan Township May 9 VOTE ON DUDGET Don't Disturb! ..." AGAIN ON MAY 6 Ir. case you don't know, the Raritan township commis- sion election is slated for May 9 ... Tonight is the zero NO CHANGES TO BE MADE hour for filing petitions . . . But, basing oui* stand on a IN BUDGET: WILL BE general concensus of opinion of local voters, there's no FOURTH ATTEMPT need for filing further petitions . . . There'll be two party tickets as well as several independent candidates in the FORDS. — Leg-weary fords race . . . Indications, however, at this stage of the cam- voters will trod to the polls for paign, point to the re-election of the present administra- the fourth time on Saturday, May tion headed by Mayor Walter C. Christensen. 6, to vote on the thrice-defeated fire budget, according to an an- Taxpayers of the township seem satisfied with their nouncement made yesterday by Ralph Liddle, treasurer of the present government because of the manner in which May- Fords Board of Fire Commission- or Christensen and Commissioners Victor Pedersen, James ers. Forgione and Henry Troger have year after year reduced It is the opinion of the fire the local tax rate . . . After all, that's the one and only item board Unit the budget will be pass- which interests taxpayers the most ... As one citizen ed this time. Firemen of the Fords stated, "Anyone can make promises, but few are able to company want it to be passed and they are doing everything possible cany out platform pledges in office" . . . Records of the to prevent another march to the present administration are proof of the individual and col- polls at same future date. lective abilities of the men comprising the governing body. Victor Pedersen The budget which will -be sub- Walter C. Christensen James C. For&ione John E. Pardun mitted to be approved by the citi- RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—With Henry H. Trogrer, Jr. On the other hand, the opposition group charges the RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Resi- RARITAN TOWNSHIP. — The zens will be the same as the one RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Mayor youth, aggressiveness, an educa- RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Com- voted on April 15. No changes present administration with failure to adopt a program Walter C. Christensen, of Raritan dents of Raritan township will only member of the Administra- tion which has closely followed the find sterling qualities in. Commis- tion Ticket not seeking re-elec- missioner Henry H. Troger, Jr., have been made. The budget items to encourage the location of worthwhile industries in the township, who is seeking re-elec- requirements for public office, and seeking re-election to the Raritan include: $7,300 for operating ex- township ... If this blast is th« only rnissle the "outs" can tion on the Administration Ticket, sioner James C. Forgione, of this tion but aspiring to serve his ini- 1 a reputation for being a 'go-getter1 place, who is running for re-elec- tial term on the Raritan township Township Board of Commission- penses and $6,000 for water ap- toss at the "ins," then the "ins" shall remain to conduct is one of the most widely known and a sticker who will fight con- ers on the Administration Ticket, propriations. and. respected personalities not tion to the township commission commission is John E. Pardun, of sistently until he achieves his ob- the business of the municipality ... It is far more import- on the Administration Ticket this place, present health inspec- lias a wealth of knowledge as his At the last election, April 15, only in this township but in the jectives in his favor, Commission- principal credential for retaining ant to be able to boast of low taxes than industry and high county as well. headed by Walter C. Christensen. tor o£ the municipality. the current expense item was de- er Victor Pedersen, of Raritan the post from which he has faith- feated by 134-78 votes while the tax rates. . . After all, the payoff in any man's language is Mayoz- Christensen, who is 40 Commissioner Forgjone's e.xperi Pardun, born in New Brunswick township, seeks re-election to the ence in the commercial world and and educated in the schools of that fully served the citizens of this water bill was given a close 100-94 in dollars and cents—that, today, is taxes. years old, was born and raised in township commission on the Ad- township. setback. Perth Amboy and educated in the the affairs of his community made place, has an enviable background ministration Ticket. That's why the present administration is in the good schools of that City and Cornell him particularly fitted for the of public service. Commissioner Troger lias been post which he has held the past Commissioner Pedersen, who is, employed by the Federal Ship- graces of the people of Raritan township . . . Mayor Chris- University. He is a businessman, He has served for four years as 1 at present being associated with a four years. His record as a public a .member of the township board director of the department of pub- building and Dry Dock Company, tensen and Commissiotneirs Pedersen, Forgione and Troger large building material and coal office holder has been one which of education. He was one oi the lie safety and .has held that post Kearny, N. J., ever since hjs gradu SCHAFFRICK MAY have been in office the past four years . . . they've pro- supply establishment in Perth has toeen consistently for economy organizers of Raritan Engine Co., for the past eight years, was born ation from Rutgers University in and government without curtail- No. 1 and has been an active mem- in Perth Amboy 35 years ago. He 1926. His present position is that duced the desired results . . . The taxpayers know it ... Amboy. He is also actively, en- of Assistant General Superintend- The Republicans know it ... The Democrats know it . . gaged in the sale and management ing necessary services. ber of that organization for twelve was educated in the schools of of real estate. He holds an honor- years, having held the position of that city and furthered his edu- ent. FORCE ISSUE ON Yes, and all the independent voters, too . . . With such a Based on that background, For- cational background at Concordia able discharge from the United gione as a candidate for re-elec- second assistant fire chief. He is a The candidate was born in record, what will be the result? States Army. He is married and life member of the New Jersey Preparatory School and Columbia Brooklyn, N. Y., on January 11, tion on the Administration Ticket. University.' has one child. the residents of the township will State Firemen's Association and a 1904t but he has resided in Rar- NAMING OFFICER The Administration Group should be returned to office The popular chief executive of find in him a champion for their mrtnber of the local Exempt Fire- Pedersen is a member of the itan Township for the past 26 <• . . . They will serve the best interests of the township . .. this municipality is very actively cause of reducing unnecessary ex- men's Association. Board of Governors of the Perth years. He is married and has one MAY PUSH VOTE ON SZOLL- They will not lean toward the way the wind blows . .. Tax- interested in civic affairs, having penditures in government, a man In addition, Pardun served nine Amboy General Hospital; presi- son who attends School No. 3. ER AT NEXT REGULAR payers like to- see the place in which they live run honest- served for three years on the who uses every ounce of his years as a member of the board of dent of the Building Contractors' New Brunswick high school and board, of fire commissioners of strength and works with all .his Association, as well as president Rutgers University. He was gradu MEETING ly, cleanly and efficiently . . . The wishes of the taxpayers fire commissioners of District No. ated from the latter institution District No. 3. Christensen .has Continued on page eight 1 in the capacity of treasurer. of the Raritan Township Safety F Q. R D S . — Although an will be in vain unless Mayor Christensen and Commission- served eight years on the boartt of Council which he was instrumen- with the degree of Bachelor of For 32 years, he was employed Science and was awarded the high apparant deadlock has been reach- ers Pedersen, Troger and Forgione are re-elected. commissioners of Raritan township in the post office department of tal in organizing in 1935. ed in the appointment of a police being in charge of the department est honors in Mechanical Engin- the United States government. He He is actively engaged in the eering, beside being made a mem- officer from the second ward, Every taxpayer should put his thinking-machinery in of revenue and finance. He has was president of the New Bruns- buillding construction business, friends of Committeeman James given much of his valuable hours 3 TOWNS ASKING ber of the nation's torj honorary gear . .. Study the achievements of the Christensen admin- wick Rural Letter Carriers' Asso- being a member of the firm of M. Continued on page eight Schaffrick insist that the man he istration . . . Diagnose the feeble charges of the opposi- for the good and welfare of the ciation for two jiears and served Pedersen & Son of Perth Amboy. is backing, Frank Szoller, wlU be tion ... Add it all together. .. Reach a private decision . . citizens of the township. four years as chairman of the New With youih and energy balanced named to the force next Monday And vote accordingly. For the past four years, in ad- FOR ARMY TANK Brunswick Post Office Employees' by experience and training, the night. dition to the department of rev- Service Board. congenial public safety director is It will be remembered that there enue and finance, which depart- Pardun has been affiliated with the answer to the voters' needs ANNUALIIEF'S are two factions in the second ment consists of the tax office UNWANTED HERE every civic organization of the for true representation which ward, one boosting Szoller and tiie with its intricate problems, he has township which he thought was an speaks for the interests of the other just as ardently behind Har- •been called upon to reorganize and MAKE OFFERS WITH LEGION asset to the municipality. people. BANQUET TO BryE Anderson. The latter is said to Recommended coordinate the activities of the COMMANDER; TO RETURN Since his appointment to the His hobbies include hunting andj have the support of Assistant township water department which TANK TO ARSENAL township board of health as in- fishing, and is Raritan township's Prosecutor James S. Wight, who is division is now operating at a spector, he has turned in an envi- No. 1 baseball fan. He is married HELDJJA122ND also Township Republican chair- The Shoe Fits „.:/ . profit. able record in bettering sanitary and resides with his wife and man. Wight, it has been rumored, : In addition to the foregoing de- FORDS. — Bartolo Di Matteo, daughter in the Clara Barton sec- has threatened to resign his chair- Commander of the Harry Hansen conditions in the community ana TO HONOR JOHN MC CRAW Fords Perfectly! ... partments, Mayor Christensen al- has been given high praise by tion of the township. RETIRING CHIEF; WILL manship, if Szoller gets the ap- so has under his supervision the Post, No. 163, American Legion, health authorities of the State of pointment over Anderson. Man has designed fine weapons with' which to fight his building inspection bureau; is a announced this week that three New Jersey. Holds Important Post RECEIVE BADGE However, persons close to Sehaf other communities have already ancient enemy, fire. But in too many oases man allows member of the library board; chair Continued on page eight Serving in the capacity of Di- j"rick say that the committeemuii these weapons to deteriorate and become useless. man of the police and firemen's asked for the transfer of the army rector of Public Safety, Commis- KEASBEY.- -According to an is ready to do battle and may ev- For example, periodically reports are published of high- pension fun'di commission which, tank which the local post would sioner Pedersen controls the des- anouncement made early this en introduce a resolution appoint- Contlnutd on page Kht return to the Raritan Arsenal. tinies of the following bureaus; week, the annual fire chief's ban- ing Szoller Monday night, force it ly destructive fires which take place in buildings equipped BOARD MEETS bureau of police, , bureau of li- quet of Keasbey Protection Fire 1 However, Di Matteo intends to re- to a vote on the chance that it with automatic sprinklers. In practically every case, the turn the tank to the arsenal upon FORDS.—The board of direct- censes and permits, bureau of traf- Co. No. 1 will be held Saturday might pass. word from the commanding offi- ors of the Knights and Squires fic control, bureau of health, bu- night, May 27, in the Keasbey sprinkler systems would have swiftly extinguished the held its first meeting Tuesday It is known thai Police Com- COM. ALEXANDER cer of the post. reau of public buildings and bu- school, under the direction of Ste- Rankin, who blaze, and almost no loss would have resulted—but, due night in Ferbel's store. missioner Herbert reau of vital statistics. phen Katransky and the good time has been ill the past few days, is to carelessness and inattention, the systems were allowed A nearby Middlesex town, a Directors of the newly formed The inside workings of the vari- committee. in Union county and another in body include: President, Stephen provoked at the state of affairs. to become inoperative. CASTS NEGATIVE ous bureaus is briefly outlined in According to tradition, John Me He suggested that the next ap- Somerset county have sent repre- Tankochik, William Balderston, the following breakdown of Ped- Graw, retiring chief will be pre- sentatives to visit the Legion Com Andrew Jacobs, Michael J. Ger- pointment come from the second This is true also of lesser fire fighting- equipment. A cai*e- ersen's department: sented with a gold ex-chief's ward and .has urged the organiza- ful home owmea* usually keeps hand fire extinguishei*s mander asking for the transfer of mak and Secretary Clarence Dil- badge. The Woodbridge First Aid VOTE ON BUDGET the tank to their respecive com- worth. Continued on page eight tion there to come to an agree- Squad gave a first aid demonstra- within reach in the evanUof fire. Those extinguishers are munities. The names of the town ment. He too lias threatened to especially valuable on farms, where highly inflammable — « tion at the recent meeting of the take the mutter into his own handi have been withheld pending the unit. buildings and stored commodities exist. But many types of SAYS COMMITTEE FAILED action taken by the arsenal com- if an agreement is not readied Plans were also discussed for the shortly. extinguishers must be refilled at definite intervals, whether TO MAKE PROVISIONS mander. TONIGHT IS DEADLINE FOR FILING firemen's convention and parade they have been used or not, due to chemical changes that; FOR RELIEF The town council of the Somer- to be held in IrvJngton, May 20. take plac ki the fluid used. If the owner forgets to do this, set town has offered to purchase a Buses to the convention city will The roast beef dinner prepared or lazily puts it off 'til tomorrow ,he may find the •extin- FORDS. — Evidently special plot for the tank, to pay all OF PETITIONS; CANDIDATES READY leave the firehou.se at 11 o'clock and' served by the Legionnaires at guisher on which he pinned his faith, worthless when it guided by previous experience in expenses of moving the tank, and that day. a party given by them for the Aux the past few years, when they ob- to invite the entire membership of The next meeting of the com- iliavy on April I5th, was some- is needed. the local Legion post to attend the pany will be held May 1 and will thing to boast of. In the culinary jected to budgets and they were dedication ceremonies after the FOR FINAL STRETCH OF CAMPAIGN start at 7 P. M., not at the usual are, the "boys" rate aces high. The In the case of towns, community equipment such as passed over their objections, citi- tank had been set up. Opposing Factions Open Headquarters WhiJe Independ- time, 8 P. M., because of the an- party was well attended and a water supply, fire engines and alarm systems should al- zens of the Township failed to The dinner of the Legion to its nual carnival which opens that very pleasant evening of fun, ways be kept 100 percent efficient, and replacements show up at the budget hearing Auxiliary in the Sunshine home ents Seek Organization of Five-Man Ticket; week at Hamilton Field in Rogan's music and dancing was enjoyed should be made immediately when required. Cutting down scheduled for Wednesday night. Saturday night was a great suc- Campaign Managers Named Corner. by all. on the fire fighting- budget is likely to prove the most ex- Previously, on Monday, the cess. Among the distinguished pensive "economy" move any town can make, and cause committee amended the budget guests were county Vice Com- RARITAN TOWNSHIP. — With the deadline for adding $25,235.71 to the appropria- manders Allen Miller of Old filing petitions for the Commission election of May 9 set for loss of life. tions as demanded by the Commis- Bridge and Car Roos of Metuchen. sion of local Government due to The committee in charge was John tonight, the township is buzzing anew with pre-election insufficient relief appropriation Dambach, chairman; Ben Sun- fervor. Heated campaigns are being waged by both par- for 1938. shine and Rufus Allen. ties and the independents. It is expected at this writing BOB EGAN NABS MAN WANTED HERE On Wednesday evening, Com- that the independents will enter a ticket of their own, NOTICE mitteeman Charles J. Alexander probably a fusion group. voted in the negative because he Campaign headquarters have TO VOTERS OF RARITAN TOWNSHIP "felt that there was an insufficient FOR DEFRAUDING FORDS RESIDENTS LOCAL CLUB TO been established in every section So far only four independents relief appropriation for 1939." of the township. The Republican have been mentioned as possible | FORDS. — James Melvin pointed a receiver. From the re- '•We know by past experiences party, seeking to re-elect the Ad-1 candidates in the race in opposi- The County Board of Election will sit Yost, 57, of 906 Cooper street, cords in Trenton it appears that and from the fact that Darby's ministration ticket, has opened tion to the two five-man tickets Camden, was lodged in the county DONATE JELLIES for the purpose of registering voters for the receiver is about to declare a office has demanded that we add quarters in Piscata way town in the presented by the Republicans and jail in New Brunswick this week to our relief budget for 1938," ex- FORDS.—The Fords Parent- store formerly occupied by the the coming municipal election in llari- after being held here under $10,- dividend. Democrats. However, several other j plained Alexander, "that we have Teachers' Association held its public library. Dr. E. K. Hanson's citizens have been mentioned as tan Township on May 4th, 1939, at 000 bail to await the action, of the According to Duggan, Yost step- not appropriated enough for 1939 regular meeting recently at School home has been designated as the Grand Jury on charges of defraud ped into the picture ewid told vari- possible candidates, but they are Police Headquarters from 2 P. M. to 10 relief. Although I do not like to No. 14 with Mrs. Charles Blan- headquarters for the Clara Bar- trying to form some sort of com-! 1 ing several Township residents, ous Township residents that he see the rate, go up, I am also in- chard, presiding. P. M. Eastern Daylight Saving Time, several of" whom reside in the was an investigator from: the court terested in seeing to it that there ton, Sand Hills and Phoenix sec-ibination before making an official and May 5th, 1939, at Clara Barton of chancery and for a small fee of A film, "The New England tions. announcement. Fords section. Yost was arrested are not too many over-expendi- States" was shown by Principal Mayor Christensen has again school from 2 P. M. to 10 P. M. East- by Officer Robert Egan on a com- ten or twenty dollars, depending tures . to take care of in next Howard Sharp. The attendance chosen Russell B. Walker as his DON'T FORGET! ern Daylight Saving Time. plaint signed by Victor Duggan, of on the amount involved, to cover year's budget" prize was awarded to Miss Edna the Attorney General's office. court costs, he would get at least campaign manager, while Com- Alexander then inquired as to Nolan's class for having the most missioner Troger has named Wil- WOODBRIDGE.—On Sun- The story goes back to the tune 50 percent of their original invest- the status of moneys due Town- ment. Yost, who is alleged to have mothers present. liam Wittnebert, well-known prop day morning at two o'clock when a corporation, trading under ship merchants for relief goods The organization voted to do- erty owner here, as his campaign the timepieces in the state will MIDDLESEX COUNTY the name of the Hickox Finance used the name of Officer Robert and was told by Township Attor- Egan to get the confident^ of nate jams and jellies to the Kiddie manager. Dr. E. K. Hanson is the be moved ahead one hour and BOARD OF ELECTION, Co., induced several Township ney Leon E, McElroy that the pas- Keep Well Camp. All such dona- general campaign manager. once more we will be operat- residents to turn over Building & Fords residents and who is alleged sage of the budget makes it pos- to have shown a statement signed tions axe to be brought to the next The windows of the campaign ing on Daylight Saving Time. Waltea- J. Rielley, President Loan certificates to them, prom- sible to pay some of the bills so meeting. A card party was planned headquarters have been decorated Railroads, as usual, will op- ising them the face value on the by Egan. which authorities say is that money can be released by the James A. Dempsey, Secretary a forgery, is. said to secured over for May 24 with Mrs. J. Turner with the names of the candidates: erate on Standard Time. M. Ethel Isele, certificates. In return the resi- state. The attorney said that the acting as chairman. Mayor Walter C. Christensen, County and Township boards dents received a series of post- $100 in that manner before he was state would release enough money James Kosa. arrested by Egan. Following the meeting, refresh- James C. Forgione, John E. Par- will conduct its business on dated checks which were never to pay July and August bills. ments were served by Mrs. J. Tur- dun, Victor Pedersen and Henry the Daylight Saving Time made good. The Attorney Gener- Duggan said that Yost has a The passage of the 1939 budget ner, hospitality chairman and her Troger, Jr. It was also announced schedule. al's office stepped into the picture long police record and has had means an approximately rise in committee. The next meeting is to that the local headquarters will So don't forget. When you when it stopped the company from three changes- in address sinc-e the tax rate of five or six points over be held on May 17 at School No. open every afternoon and evening go to bed tomorrow night, doing further business and ap-i first of the month. last year's $7.21 rate. 14. until election time. turn the clock ahead one hour. PAGE TWO FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON
CORDS PERSONALITIES AS BRIDE AND GROOM BY MRS. C. AUBEBT LARSON ^^ 18 Summit Avenue TeL P. A. 4-441Z-J
Preliminary plans for the annual A card party, under the auspices memorial service of the Exempt ef the Fords Parent-Teacher As- Firemen's Association oC Fords, sociation, was held yesterday aft- Hopelawn and- Keasbey, which ernoon in Schocl No. 14. Mrs. C. will take place Sunday, June 11, Elanchard headed the arrange- were made Sunday at a meeting ment committee of Mrs. W. Hand- of the committee, headed by Joe- erhan, Mrs. J. Rennie, Mrs. W. SL.ph A. D&mibach, in the Hope- Brose, Mrs. A. Melder and Mrs. $75,000 Worth of Clothing lawn firehouse. A. Lucka.
A meeting ol the board of dl- j meeting- of the Junior Auxiliary rectors of the Knights and Squires [to Harry Hansen Post 163, Ameri- was held Tuesday nigrht in Fer- i can Legion, was held Monday To Be Sacrificed! bel's store, on New Brunswick]night in the home of Miss Lillian avenue. Misak, 88 Hornsby avenue. • * « * A meeting of the Ladies' Aux- A. Y. NELSON iliary to Harry Hansen ,Post 163 American Legion was held Tues- AND HIS day night in the home of Miss MARQUIS OF Julia Dani on Maple avenue. RHYTHM * * * * The Cozy Corner club held a meeting Tuesday night in the SpringSuitS Jack's home of Miss Mary Mikusi on Er- in avenue. A scavenger hunt was Hollywood inn held. 367 State St. Perth Amboy, N. J. Charles Fritz of Third street is recovering from an appendectomy, DANCING EVERY NIGHT performed recently at the Perth Amboy General hospital. at Sensational Savings Myrna Lor'And Robert Taylor appear together (or th* first time In Metro- FOREST TIRE CO. Goldwyn-ltayer's "Lucky Nl^bt", directed by Norma Tauroy. 175 New Brunswick Ave., Cor. Madison William Bennett in Fifth street. OPP. CITY SCALES PERTH AMBOY P. A. 4—0505 • • • • ARRANGE PLANS THE JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB TIRES ON TIME met Wednesday evening in the heme of Lillian Sayres on Saf- FOR MAY DANCE fron avenue. The LowestPriceTire Store in Town • • • • LINDENEAU.—Final plans have MRS. ANNA BURNS OF JERSEY FEDERAL or DUNLOP teen completed at the recent meet City wr,s the recent guest of ing of the O. F. S. Sportsmen's Mrs. Wiliam Wagner a*, her 1 YR. GUARANTEE Club to held a Scandinavian- home in Union avenue. 4.75x19 $4.49 2 FOR $ 8.50 American dance Saturday evening • • • » | 5.25x18 $5.49 2 FOR $10.50 May 12, in the Hopelawn school MRS. LEONARD McLANE AND ' 5.50x17 : $5.69 2 FOR $11.25 auditorium. son. Leonard, Jr., are on the sick 6.00x16 $6.49 2 FOR $12.75 Henry Moe and John Zelenak, list with severe colcL. i co-chairman of arrangements, met FIRESTONES REBUILT New, Used with their committees at the home GOODRICH TIRES and of President Samuel Marie, on 4.75x19 $5.25 G month guarantee Rebuilt Woodbridge avenue, to make the H. K, FIREMEN TO 5.25x18 $6.41 5.50x17 $0.99 final ai rangements. Music for the 5.50x17 $6.99 affair will be furnished by Chris G.OOxlC $7.82 6.00x16 Pedersen and his Copenhagen five. 3 Truck Tires Michael Mitrosky was named RUN SPRING HOP USED TIRES treasurer of the club. Vulcanizing at OAK TREE.—Plans have been UP CUT RATES completed by the H. K. Volun- inch $1 teer Fire Company for its annual We Specialize Hat Social By Barton spring dance to be held in the fire 40c NEW TUBES house, Charles street, tomorrow 79c up in Auxiliary Is Success Vulcanizing evening. The committee in charge TYDOL, Sealed 2 Gal. can CLARA BARTON.—A hat so- of affaiis includes Emer Ehrman, TEXACO Retreading cial featured a meeting of the La- Oliver Goodrow, Charles Smith, MOTOR OIL Irving Hardin and Edward Devlin. GREENZOIL Regular $1.00 Recapping dies' Auxiliary to Raritan Engine Company No. 2 Tuesday night in Sealed Quart and the fire hall, Amboy avenue. Priz- Cans 49c Regrooving es were given for the most ridicu- Regular 25c qt. lous, prettiest and modem head- FLATS FIXED and wear. Mrs. Nicholas Tcft was gen- WHITE WALL eral chairman. TUEYREKEEN TIRES Hostesses for the evening were 25c Mrs. Mary Molnar, Mrs. Michael Milcsik, Mrs. Chester Baron, Mrs. Wilbur Blanchard, Mrs. Walter Christensen, Mrs. Emery Demcsak UPHOLSTERING and- Mrs. Andrew Dudics. ALL MODELS PPPP 2 PILLOWS CLARA BARTON ALL SIZES I MXLMEM With Each Set A MEETING OF RARITAN EN- •gine Company No. 2, was held 3 PC. SET UPHOLSTERED Monday night in the Amboy ave nue fire hall. Final plans were LIKE NEW made for a dance, May 6, in the fire auditorium. • • • • EXTRA SHAVES! MEMBERS OF THE CLARA BAR EXTRA COMFORT! NO CHARGE ton Woman's Club visited the township public library in Pis- FOR ALTERATIONS catawaytown Tuesday after-
A REHEARSAL OF THE CHOR- MADE TO ORDER al group of the Clara Barton SINGLE-EDGE BLADES SLIP COVERS Woman's Club was heldi Mon- For GEM and Ever-Ready Razors 3 PC. SET SLIP COVERS .95 day night in the home of Mrs. MUST UNLOAD AT ANY PRICE Custom tailored hi a choice of smart new materi- We're taking the bull by the horns . . . we want als. Cretonnes, plaids and linens. Double stitched.10 quick action ar^d have taken drastic reductions on TIME PAYMENTS ARRANGED YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT every garment in stock in order to get it. We're for- PHONE OR FOR FREE getting about original costs and losses . . . we're only WRITE P. A. 4-3848 SAMPLES BUT YOUR COAT interested in quick clearance. We're OVERSTOCK- 1 ALL NEW IUATERIALS USED. ED and we must UNLOAD . This is yocr opportunity WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED 5 YEARS. IS PROBABLY OUT OF STYLE to buy at lower than wholesale prices. Our entire FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY WITHIN 20 MILES. stock, without exception, is included in this store- wide price slashing SALE. DON'T miss this event . . . AVON UPHOLSTERY it's like finding money in the street . . . come «arly 242 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE. PERTH AMBOY. N. J- SEE OUR LATEST CREATIONS and you'll never regret it. WHY SIMMER THIS SUMMER? FOR 1939-1940 OPEN EVERY EVENING INSTALL AWNINGS AND MODERN Sport Jackets All Wool SLACKS MAKE YOUR Every Men's fashion expert pre- Slacks for sporty or conservative dicts a bigger than ever odd-jack- men . . . featuring "West Coast HOME et season! You save $5.00 on $ Belts" and zipper flys. Choose $ these ... a saving you can't af- from: tweeds, coverts, shetlands, LIVABLE! ford to miss. 1/5 flannels, gabardines. 2.90 They'll dress up your FUR home, too!
Manufacturers of AWNINGS, WINDOW SHADES ALL STYLES AND ALL COLORS STORAGE VENETIAN BLINDS ALL SIZES • O Estimates Furnished! FADEPROOF •11 KELLY AWNING, INC. CORNER OAK AND FAYETTE STREETS Woodbridge Fur Shop TEL P. A. 4-2487 PERTH AMBOY, N. J. 522 AMBOY AVENUE, WOODBRIDGE, N. J. _^___ Telephone 8—0770 PERTH AMBOY, N. J. '&?,'&>
FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. PAGE THREE Social Briefs of Fords, Keasbey, Hopelawn, RaritanTownship & Metuchen
FLOWERS THAT JUDGE RAFFERTY TO BE PRINCIPAL OLD TIMERS MAKE MERRY AT MANY PRIZES AWARDED AT CARD BLOOM IN THE PARTY BY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN SPRING SPEAKER AT PRESS CLUB BANQUET ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2 SOCIAL FORDS.—A successful card party was held recently WOODBRIDGE. — Judge John| in political life in the state are CLARA BARTON.—Over 125 charter, honorary and by the Fords Woman's* Democratic Club in Our Lady of J. Rafferty, of the court oi errors expected to attend. George Ruddy iiCtive members of Raritan Engine Company No. 2, attend- Psace school. Mrs. G. Ebner served as general chairman. and appeals, will be the principal and his orchesra have been en- ed the old timers' night Saturday given by the company in speaker at the eighth annual din- gaged to play for the dancing. Mrs. honor of its organizers, in the fire hall on Amboy avenue. Special prizes were won by: John Butolozzi, L. Liv- ner-dance of the Middlesex Coun- Justine Marsh and Joe Harko. ingston, J. Simon and door prize, Mrs. L. Lambertson. ty Press Club to be held Saturday members, of the band, will enter- Progress of the company in the • ~~ Other prize winners were: E. night, May 6, at the Elks' Club in tain. In addition it is expected past sixteen years was reviewed! Q\r\ Scouts Plan For Mulvaney, J. Dambach, A .Ton-P. Appleton, M. Nalepea, D. And- Perth Amboy. Roy E. Anderson, that at least wo radio stars will by Mayor Walter C. Christensen, ._., o i t *i on chetty, H. Ave Maria, Mrs. J. Damerson, D. Penny, W. Nalipa, G. district clerk of the Board of Ed-be on the program. Director of Public Safety Victor Hike Sunday, April JO bach, J. Casole, J. Dambach, J. Ebner, J. Palko, M. Grega, E. Nag- ucation and honorary member of Tickets may be obtained from Pedersen and Commissioners Poliny, M. Petrie, M. Kjersgaard, engast, W, Weidner, R. Lambert- the club, will serve as toastmast- any member of the club or from James C Forgioiie and Henry FORDS.—The Girl Scouts of M. Lakomski, E. Dorn, A. Poliny, son, Mrs. Carmody, H. Horvath, er. the members of the following com Troger. Other speakers included Troop 7 of Fords held their regu- S. Connors, F. More, L. W. Living- W. Rice( W. Brose, Jr., E. Blan- mittee In charge of arrangements; Andrew Dudics, Joseph A. Dam-lar weekly meeting in Our Re- Newspapermen from all over bach, the latter of Fords, and othdeeme- r Lutheran church on ston, K. Van Horn, Mrs. Geraghty, chard, W. Barcho. the state and men and women high Miss Ruth Wolk, chairman; Mey M. York, R. Chiocchi, L.. Connors, er Rosenblum, Miss Helen Char- er charter members. Fourth street recently. Captain E. Schultz, M. Bilas, R. Sauer, Among the visiting fire chiefs Dorothy Kreyling was in charge, . Haydo, J. Seyler. R. Stockel, Mrs. O. Alexander, onko, Peter Urban, Mrs. Lillian Duff, Gilbert Papp. Elmer J. were George Graff, of Raritan En- assisted by Lieutenant Helen Ren- W. Brose, J. Ave Maria, E. Pet-A. Petrie, J. Clear, Mrs. Melheim, gine Compay No. 1; John McGraw, ick. A number of girls passed' the ern, Mrs. Livingston, Mrs. Mark- H. Peterson, K. Taylor, A. Mikalag MRS. GOSTELLO Vecsey. of Keasbey Fire Company No. 1;community life and music require ouse, J. Bertalozzi, J. Chiocchi, J. M. Chiocchi, Mrs. Perry V. Sereda, A special meeting of the club Leslie Peterson, of Fords Fire Co., ments tor Uie second class test. Chubay, A. Bright, E. Anderson, R. Weidner, A. Bellivian, A. will be held tonight at 8 o'clock No. 1. Entertainment was furn- Quadt, J. Blanc, Mrs. L. Cover at the Municipal Building to make Plans were made for a hike to V. Novak, M. Archinault, J. Le- NAMED HEAD OF ished by Jack Egan and Henry be held iSunday afternoon to visit and J. Mackonski. final plans for the affair. Ann Morrlss demonstrates the conect wandoski, Joseph Arcinault. P. Tir way to apply paste rouge. Spread the Anderson, of Fords; Police Lieut. the Conference House in Totten- paste rouga on the cheeks In tiny 1 pak, A. Anderson, J. Gilford, H. dots, using- the finger-tips to smooth Harold Peterson. ville. A Court of Awards will be Fischer. carefully, fadias the rouge at the .held in School No. 7 on May 26. Sand Hills P. T. A. To MOTHERS' CLUB Game Social On Tap edge of each cheek toward the hair- Fire Foreman Stephen Kurry J. Carmody; M. Petrick, C. Lam line. was general chairman of arrange- Theresa Mako and Jane Ratajack bertson, A. Drost, H. Schmidt, E. Give Program Tonight WOODBRIDGE.—Mrs. Elias L. Tonite By Democrats ments, assisted by John Kalman, were received as new members. Mish, F. iSolowinski, D. Hegedus,- Myrna Loy's pert spring bonnet fea- tures a cluster of multitoiored velvet Costello was elected president of Michael Bandies, John Nagy and J. Chatoay, A. Sutch, B. Chiocchi, FORDS. — International night flovu-vs which sit on i>ie cone-shaped the Mothers' Club at its final busi- RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Plans George Bandies. R. Kolb, G. Del Grosso, M. Varady, ft-lt front. Miss Loy will soon be seen SAFETY DEVICE CAUSES and a community festival will opposite Robert Taylor in "Lucky ness meeting of the season held have been completed by the Sec-FORDS CLUB TO mark the meeting of the Sand Nbt" Monday afternoon at the home of ond District Democartic Club for a Chicago.—After waiting sixty- WRECK Hills Parent-Teachers' Association Mrs. Harold P. Hayden, in Sewar- game social to be held tonight at one years, two play-mates, James this evening in the school. j en. the club rooms in Chestnut avenue M. Braschler, 79, and Mrs. Anna Louisville.—Swerving: to avofad SUBSCRIPTION DANCE Lindeneau section. SPONSOR DANCE "a boy" on the side of the high- The annual school exhibit will I Other officers elected were: Holloman, 74, were married. They WOODBRIDGE. — More than John Ellmyer, Sr., is serving as attended school together and have way, two men were injured when also take place beginning at 7 o'-l100 persons attended the annual Vice president, Mrs. Horace Cro- FORDS.—At a recent meeting of their automobile turned over. The clock. The meeting program will! well; treasurer, Mrs. William Finn; general chairman in charge of thethe Fords Young Men's Club, final both been twice married. subscription dance sponsored by affair. A large attendance is ex- "boy" was a life-like metal stand- incude songs and dances of differ-1 the vestry of Trinity Episcopal secretary, Mrs. Barron McNulty. plans were made for the club's ard designed as a .highway safe- en countries to be performed by Plans were made for two affairs pected. Tickets may be secured dance to be held in the auditori- church at the Colonia Country 1 Read the BEACON ty warning. students under the direction of one a luncheon scheduled for Mayfrom members of the club or atum of Our Lady of Peace church Club, Saturday night. the door. their teachers. Refreshments pre- Connie Atkinson and his orches- 8 at the Chanticleer in Mi lib urn on Saturday, May 13. pared in the style of the varioustra played for the dancing. A buf- with Mrs. Leon E. Campbell as Arthur Gloff was appointed countries will be sold at a nominal fet supper was served with chairman, and lor a dinner dance, etiairman and he will be assisted FOR BETTER MADE TO ORDER SLIP COVERS May 19, at the Blue Hills Planta- ACROBAT FALLS by the following committee: Char- fee. George A. McLaughlin as gen- AT LOWER PRICES - -^^^ al chairman. tion in Dunellen with Mrs. Stan- New York. — While more than les Grenfield, Wilbur Blanchard, ley C. Potter as chairman. 8,000 persons looked on, Roselle, Bernard Frey, Edward Nedierau, KEASBEY LEGAL NOTICE The club will sponsor a dessert "The Man in the Moon" of the Joseph Brizzsky, Stephen Sabo, J. DUNWELL Jj N'OTICK OF ELECTION bridge tomorrow afternoon for Bodner and Robert Reilly. Jimmy MR. AND MRS. CHARLES Pfeif- Notice |3 hereby given that, a Gener- Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Gay and his orchestra will furn- al Municipal Election will be held in friends and members at the home circus, plunged twenty feet to a er, Si\, of Smith street, had asthe Township of Raritan, County of of Mrs. George H. Rhodes, Green ish the music. their guests Corporal Charles Middlesex, and State of New Jersey on wooden stage, when he lost his SHOPS f~fi TUESDAY, MAY 9TH, 1939 street. The affair will begin at grip while sliding down a sixty- PfeiCEer who is stationed at uA the places designated below for 1:30 o'clock and Mrs. Crowell is Decorators j/ | Aak IM how you cmn Flemington, andi Mr. Pfeiffer holding elections in said Township be- foot rope at the conclusion of his Houston, Tex. — H. M. Taylor, tween the hours of seven o'clock A. M.chairman. Members have been fur acrobatic performance. He wasan old-time oil driller, who has Our high standard for * ; « oMh i*ward for »afe drMng. and son Richard of Hacketts- and to eight P. M. (Eastern Standard nishing school lunches to seven- Wt protect you aftatnit dttmaft* town. Time). seriously injured. known all the hardships and vaga- workmanship and qual- teen under privileged children for ries of the oil business, recently ity materials used is your Guarantee. . . Call us to be •alt* In one of tht largest and * * • • BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS the school year and each member strongest companies In the busl- MRS. JOHN CHARONKO AND struck oil in the middle oC his convinced. District No. 1 furnished sandwiches. The card Plan Supper tract of 3,000 acres and prospects MM; In a company with daughter Rose and John Gubics Beginning at a point on the north party is being given to raise mon- of town, Mrs. Joseph Matusz of bank of tiie Raritan River where the are that his holdings would bring ' nation wide aervk*. dividing line ol Highland Park and fie ey to purchase milk and soup. CLARA BARTON".- -Plans for aaround $20,000,000 on the present DUNWELL SHOPS Fords and William Auer of township Intersects; thence northerly Milltown, were the weekend along said dividing line to the center The entertainment program fea- roast beef supper, at which time market. His well is estimated to line ot Wuudbndge avenue; thence homemade be capable of producing 30,000 L Upholstering — Slip Covers — Draperies guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kalman running easterly along the center line tured quiz games and a song guess the presentation of a f 433 AIVIBOY AVENUE TEL. P. A. 4—2G14 ADOLPH QUADT of Woodbridge avenue to Bonhamtown ing contest. Mrs. Noel E. Kittell quilt will take place, were made barrels of crude oil a day, which is Gubics of Fairfield .Conn. Corner; thence southerly along the r Corner Washington Street Perth Amboy, N. J. center line of road leading from Bon- conducted the quiz and prizes Friday evening at a meeting of the worth $1 a barrel. AND SON * • • * haraton Corner to bridge over Red were won by Mrs. Barron McNul- American home department of the Hoy and Maxwell Avtft. ALEX SEBESKY OF GREEN- Root Creek, Ravitan River, thence «p ty andi Mrs. S. C. Deber, and Mrs.Clara Barton Woman's Club in the brook avenue, is a patient at Raritan River to place of Beginning. Ford*, N. J. Polling Place, School Number 3. Leon McEIroy. Refreshments were home of Chairman. Mrs. Mulford the Perth Amboy General .hos- Woodbridge avenue, Piacat away town. served and assisting hostesses Mills, in Amboy avenue, who was pital. District No. 2. were Mrs. R. M. Atkinson, Mrs. made general chairman. Beginning at Bonhamtown Corner, at ttie intersection of the center line of A. C. Dodwell and Woodbridge avenue with the center line Mrs. Francis of Main street; thence running along Kath. the center line of Woodbridge avenue THE ONLY STORE IN THIS to the center line ot Duclos Lane; ARBA SFKCIALISSINtt IN REX AUTO BODY thence northerly along the center line o( Duclos Lane to Where Mill Brook AND LAUNDRY crosaea the same; thence easterly up CASEYS PLAN GAME MAPLE Mill Brook to where the same inter- BODIES AND FENDERS STRAIGHTENED sects the line dividing the property of SOCIAL ON TUESDAY Mirfiael Jelin and the property known FURNITURE COMPLETE REFINISHING as the Hill Tract; thence continuing easterly along said dividing line to the WOODBRIDGE. — Middlesex Come in and see our selection ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN center line of Plainfield avenue; thence of Porch and Lawn Furniture— northwesterly along center line of Council, No. 857, Knights of Col- mi eh as: Plalnfleld avenue to the center of theumbus, will be hosts at a game so- "Tubular Ste-el ChaiTa CARS WASHED, POLISHED AND SIMONIZED Middlesex and Essex Turnpike; thence •Adirondack Chairn. Open Sundays from 8 A. M. to 3 P. M. northeasterly along the center line of cial to be held Tuesday night, "Beach Chairs. the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike to May 2, at the Columbian club at "Lawn Umbrellas the Metuchen Borough line; thence "Gliders TEL. P. A. 4-4298 southeasterly and easterly along the the corner- of Amfboy avenue and "Porch Rockers. Metuchen Borough line to the center •Hammocks. 270 MAPLE STREET PERTH AMBOY, N. J. line of Main street or Bonhamtown Main street. road; thence southerly along Main THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF street to the Place of Beginning. Fifteen games will be in play THE MANY ITEMS WE HAVE IN STOCK. Qz*^<^X^ and valuable prizes will be award- Polling Place, Raritan Engine Co., No. I, Woodbridge avenue, PIs- ed. catawaytown. The following commitee is in District No. 3. charge: All that part of Raritan Township WINTER BROS. north of the following described lino: Winfield Finn, chairman; John Beginning at a point In the dividing Henry Winter lne between Raritan Township and F. Ryan, Jr., Peer Urban, Leon Woodbridge Township, near Menlo Geriy, Parick Ryan, William Gold State Highway No. 25 NOTICE! Park, where t*.ie Port Reading Railroad : intersects the same, thence running en, James Mayer, William Boylan, Avenel, N. J. westerly along the center line of the Beron Dunigan, William Miler. Tel. Wdbg. 8-2141 Near Cloverleal Port Reading Railroad ttoo where the same Is Intersected by the Metuchen —~m\ \ hmA i hmrf I hmr\ I hmrd I h-mri I tmrTi I HTTTTI I HTTTA I hrmi I ^TTTTT^ I h-mri I JTTTTH 1 hrmilhTmHIhnii Borough Line: thence northerly, west- erly and southerly, along the center TAKE NOTICE THAT THE WEEK BEGIN- line of the N&w Purham Roftd; thence westerly along the center line ot the NING APRIL 24TH, AND ENDING APRIL New Durham Road to where the same la intersected by the line dividing Pis- 29TH, IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE cataway Township and Raritan Town- ship. KING'S MEN'S SHOP Place of registry. Oak Tree School, Oak Tree Road. Oak Tree. District No. 4. 166 SMITH STREET, PERTH AMBOY, N. I Ij Beginning at a point in the dividing GLEAN-UP WEEK line oetween Raritan Township ana Woodbrdge Township near Menlo Park where center line of Port Reading Rail- road Intersects the same; thence run- During this period it is expected that the resi- ning westerly along the center line of said railroad to the point where same dents of Raritan Township will clean up their intersects Metuchen Borough line; then- back yards, cellars and other places collecting ce running southerly and southwesterly Lease Expires alone the dividing line between the Borough of Metuchen and Raritan rubbish. Township to center line of Amboy ave- nue: thence eaaterly along center line or around of Ambov avenue to the dividing line TALKING ACROSS m CONTINENT, between Raritan Township and Wood- Everything Must Be Sold Special collections will be made Monday and bridge Township: thence northerly along dividing line of Woodbridge After 24 years of service to the people of this vicinity, we are Township and Raritan Township to the world, is easy today, largely because of the development Tue&day, May 1st and May 2nd, in sections of the place of Beginning. forced by business conditions to— Township not in an established garbage district. Poling Place, Clara Baton r School. of vacuum tubes for telephone use. Amboy avenue, Clara Barton. District No. 5. EMPTY OUR STORE Beginning in the center of Duclos Lane where the same is intersected by EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! Including an especially fine Theee tubes are placed in "repeater llil Brook, said beginning point being line of MEN'S HATS, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR. SWEATERS, Etc. also a corner in the Highland Park Bo- Btations" every 50 miles or BO along JULIUS C ENGEL rough line; thence running eaaterly to MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE! the center of said brook to where t*ie Department of Public Works, lame intersects the line dividing the telephone circuits to "boost" your voice property of Michael Jelin and the prop Township of Raritan. erty known as the Hill Tract; thence conUnutas along saSd dividing line, to waves when they tire from travel, so that the center of Plainfield avenue: thence HERE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIALS northwesterly along the center ot your words arrive clearly and naturally. Plainfield avenue to the center of the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike; thence northeasterly alone the center of the ten's Men's When you talk to Europe, South the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike to Mi MEN'S SHIRTS U the Metuchen Borough line; thence Why look old when it's so easy to look young? northwesterly along the Metuchen FELT HATS White or Colored America or Australia, your voice waves Borough line to the center of the New CAPS Our regular $2.95 Your"mirror will tell you: "My dear, you look 10 years Durham Road; thence westerly along are stepped up millions of times and younger. Your hair is no longer faded and mousy. the center of the New Durham Road to Regular SI.00 Union. Made the Piscataway Township line; thence 87c Those ugly grey streaks are gone. Credit Clairol with southerly and southwesterly along the hurled overseas by huge water-cooled the Piscataway Township line to the adding color and brilliance and subtracting 10 years Highland Park Borough line; thence 67c MEN'S SPORT southeasterly and easterly along the $1.93 amplifier tubes. from your appearance!" Does yourmirror say the same Highland Park Borough line to the to you? It will, if you use Clairol, the Modern* Method place of Beginning. Men's Men's SWEATERS Xoday—thanks to continuous tele- ValHe $1.95 of Hair Coloring which shampoos, reconditions and Polling Place. Stelton School Plain- POLO SHIRTS tints—easily, quickly and without preliminary bleaching tield avenue. Stelton. PAJAMAS Special phone research and development — you Dlitriet No. 6. . . . giving your hair natural-looking color and lustre. Beginning at a point In the dividing 57c can send your voice to almost anyone See your hairdresser today or send this coupon NOW. line between Raritan Township ana 97c Woodbrdge Township at Fords, where Including B.V.D. anywhere . . . quickly, easily, cheaply. center line of Amboy avenue intersects 77c tiie same; thence westerly along cent- MEN'S HOSE er line of Amboy avenue to a point PARIS * * * where the same interaects Metuchen MEN'S Rayon or Ingrain C1ASHO& Borough line then running southwest- trly and westerly along dividing line GARTERS Lisle between the Borough of Metuchen and SUSPENDERS After 7 at night and all of Sunday, re- •* iur« Id look for thli mark of GENUINE Clairol en rflt bottfc. Raritan Township to the center line of Value 25c PAIR Bonhamtown Road; thence southerly duced rates apply on calls of over 50 alonr Bonhamtown Road and the road to the bridge over Red Root Creek to 15c 2 25c JOAN CLAJR, CLAIflOl, Inc. the Raritan River; thence down the 15c miles. Then you can TALK 100 miles 132 W«t 46th St., New York, N. Y. Raritan to the point where the line i * The perfect combina- dividing Raritan Township and Wood- QUANTITIES LIMITED! . . . SATISFACTION for35c and400 miles for 80c (3-ininute tion of rich oil. fin* Send FREE booklet, advice ind analysis. brldgs Township intersects the same; •otp and delictt« thence northerly along the dividing GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY REFUNDED Type of voice amplifier tube used Name «——— ., •.••—.. line between the Township of Raritan Btation-to-etatiou rates within the color tiiat can't b* and the Township of Woodbridge to in long distance "repeater stations". copied... I bland that the place of Beginning. United States). (actual size.) City- Polling Place. Clara Barton school. Amboy avenue, Clara Barton. KING'S MEN'S SHOP Witness my hand this twenty-sixth day of April. A. D.. 1939. WILFRED R. WOODWARD. | 166 SMITH STREET, PERTH AMBOY, ft. 3. \ Township Clerk. NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY PAGE FOUR FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON By PERCY CROSBY Back o' the Flats
RA FORDS ADVENTURERS' CLUB .OWNERS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY —toy— HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES THE BEACON PUBLISHING CO. MFORUM OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! Remember, Raft us, With Offices at > By A.BXER GORDON 611 New Brunswick Avenue, Fords, N. J. O matter how flne the prepared Thai's papa's best N enamel you use for Interior TELEPHONE: PERTH AMBOY 4—2123 "Terror in a Tent" woodwork, the teauty and service- ELLO, EVERYBODY: ability ol the Job will depend primar- Subscription 51.50 per year ily on the undercoater. H You know, there's always a lot of hard luck on camp- An inferior undercoater invari- ing trips. Somebody is sure to get sunburned, and some- ably produces a "ropey" or generally Elmer J. Vecsey Publisher and Managing Editor body else always steps on a rusty nail or clips himself with uneven surface. the hatchet while chopping wood for the fire. The bird who Frequently it la advisable to mix the undercoater on the job, to be Entered at the Post Office, at Fords, N. J., as second class is doing the cooking burns half the food, and just when sure of the quality and quantity of mail matter en April 17, 1936. you're comfortably settled and getting along fine, Farmer the ingredients. An excellent primer Jones comes along and orders you to move on. consists of three parts white lead, three parts linseed oil, two parts Camping trips just breed hard luck, but the one Syd turpentine. One-half pint of drier An Item: "No News" Rapoport went on was the champion hoodoo camping trip should be added for each gallon of turpentine. Last week the Yankee Clipper, 74-passenger flying boat, of them all. It started dealing out tough breaks before Syd For second or third coat use mix- completed a round-trip trans-Atlantic flight to Europe, and his pals even got started. ture of half white lead and half flat- Syd lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. It was in the summer of ting vehicle. bringing back to the United States twenty-one men—the Apply with suitable varnish brush, largest number ever to span the ocean in a heavier-than- 1935 that he and half a dozen other lads began planning that allow plenty of time for drying. Then air machine. camping trip. They had picked a spot upstate, in the neigh- apply a high quality enamel. Thie completion of the journey occasioned comparatively borhood of Poughkeepsie, and were all ready to go. Then,' Question: Suggest a way to keep two days before they were due to leave, there was a terrific j small headlines. Its success was taken for granted and, ung up when consequently, there was no "news" in its return. rainstorm in New York and, after inquiring about the not in use keeps its shape longer. weather, they learned that it was the same upstate. An occasional wetting of the broom Just another illustration that people are becoming air- head maintains resiliency. minded and that the age of the air is at hand. The gang decided to go anyway—at least, some of them* Question: Can I obtain an FHA did. When the day of the big trip rolled around one fellow loan to cover installing new bath- had the mumps. Another was laid up with an Infected foot, and two room, fixtures and renovate my There are people who wouldn't spend a dime unless they other fellows had mothers who said they couldn't go camping in such plumbing system? expected what they call "results." weather because they'd catch their death of pneumonia sleeping on damp Anstccr: Yes. Permanent bath- room fixtures and the entire plumb- ground. The trouble had started early, but It was nothing to what ing system qualify for FHA loans. 5yd was to get Into before that trip was many days older. Apply to your local FHA headquart- Peace Is Within The Hikers Find a Camping Site. ers. The peace and happiness of the average citizen of this "There were only two brothers and myself left," sayi Syd, Question; How can I prevent con- but we went anyway." The brothers were Harold and Jerry Left. densation on the water pipe lines ID Township does not depend upon the amount of money pos- The three of them took a boat to Bear Mountain and then started my cellar in the summer? sessed, the success of any organization or the outcome of Answer: Apply a heavy coating of to hike, with two tents and blankets and equipment on their red lead paste. While it Is still wet, any great struggle abroad. backs. After a day on the road—and Syd doesn't say whether dust on pulverized cork. When this The contentment that makes for human happiness is they walked or thumbed rides—they reached the spot they had has Uioroughly SK, the pipe lines within the reach of ievery individual who is able to face chosen and picked a camping site. may he painted. The ground was wet, and the earth was loose. They had a little (The flume Owner* Forum of the Borne life with a philosophy that solves personal problems. The Service Bureau nill be i/i'i't to help you ;rouble putting up their two small tents. But finally everything was solve home mmutemmei: problems re- SPAGHETTI DINNER wilt meet at 7 P. M. (EST) in the •i.nti-act of sale. acceptance of religious tenets often provide the answer, lating to plumbing, painting, etc. Writ* SEWAREN.—The Sewaren Mo- Committee Chambers, Memorial Muni- Take further notice that at said sale, shipshape. They got a flre going, cooked t meal, and when they htd core of this pnif " I cipal Building, Woodbridge, New Jer- or any date to which it may be ad- whether these religious beliefs are adopted as an indivi- eaten it they were ready to turn In. Jerry and Harold occupied one torboat club will open the season sey, and expose- and sell at public journed, the Township Committee re- sale aiic| to the highest Didder accord- serves t*ie right in iis discretion to dual or a member of some religious organization. tent, and Syd slept alone in the other. with a spaghetti dinner and dance Ing to ler.ms of sale on (lie with I'.IP reject any one or all bids and to sell Syd dropped oft to sleep, but he didn't il««p very well. Finally, he church, written by Mrs. Russell to be held in the Motor Boat Club Township Clerk open lo inspection and said lots in said block lo MUCII bidder The capacity of the individual for self-control is the key Lorch. house tomorrow night at 7:30 o'-lo be publicly read prior to sule. Lot as it muy select.
AT RAHWAY THEATRE AT THE REGENT THEATRE PRODUCTION NEWS A LINE ON At the Movies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announces that Hedy Lamarr will be co-starred HOLLYWOOD RITZ THEATRE, Elizabeth. jhis first solo starring vehicle, with Robert Taylor in "Lady of the Mark Twain's '"The Adventures The rapidly growing ranks of! Tropics" which Sam Zimbalist will Judy Garland sending postcards of Huckleberry Finn," successor to produce and Jack Conway will di- of New York's popular spots to the screen's Western stars arej "Tom. Sawyer." The new picture rect- Taylor has just completed work joined for the first time by Nel- friends in Hollywood . . . Rosalind tels the story of a Mississippi riv- in "Lucky Night", in which he is co- Russell trying on chic gowns, de- son Eddy in "Let Freedom Ring" er boy and his adventures, dra- starred with Myrna Loy . . . The romantic and pulse-stirring dra- signed by Adrian, for her role in matic, comical and pathetic, while latest Hardy Family picture, "Andy "The Women" . . . Clark Gable and ma of American pioneer days at seeking to aid a runaway slave to Hardy Gets Spring Fever", has gone the turn of the '60's which comes his wife, Carole Lombard, showered escape to a free state in the days into production at the M-G-M stu- with gifts and good wishes for their to the Ritz Theatre today. before the Civil War. dios, with the same cast of players recent marriage . . . Robert Taylor Grimly gripping story of the Much of the picture was filmed who appeai-ed in t!.e tirUer Hardy adding pigeons to his collection of New York police and of a father on the Sacramento River, serving stories, namely, Mickey Rooney, livestock on the ranch... Myrna Loy who must put a halt to the Crim- for the Mississippi, where the rait Lewis Stor.e, Cecilia Psrker, Sara home again from her sojourn in inal activities of his own son, "Ser Haden and Fay Holder. Other play- Palm Springs, and featuring an en- trip of Huck and the runaway era include Ann Rutherford and geant Madden" screening at theslave, the invasion of the swind- viable coat of tan . . . Una Merkel Terry Kiiburn. This is the seventh back on the lot for one of the fea- Ritz Theatre, presents Wallace lers "The King" and "The Duke" production of the series. Beery in his most masterfu char- and the race of a river steamboat tured roles in "On Borrowed Time" acterization to date. ,.. Mickey Rooney back in his Andy Hardy character for the latest A double length, all-technicoor Story rights have been acquired family .picture namely, "Andy "Popeye the Saior" cartoon, filmed FASHION NOTES by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to "The Hardy Gets Spring Fever" . . . by Max S. Fleischer's amazing Life of Henry Bergh", by Joseph Freddie Bartholomew the proud "three dimensional method, will Ansen and "Dr. Jenner", by Dr. possessor of his very first grown-up be a special treat for moviegoers Again the "angel" note in fashion Ryland B, Madison. Both are orig- tuxedo . . . Greta Garbo visiting tha at the RLtz. Theatre beginning to- make3 its bow, this time in "shoulder inal, unpublished stories . . . "Witch lot for story conferences on her next day on the same program with winga". Rita Johnson's black chiffon in the T/ilderness", novel by Des- film, "Ninotchka" ... Wallace Beery "Let Freedom Ring" and "Seran-d lace dress features stiffened mond Holdridge, has also been pur- making a flying trip to the San geant Madden." The picture is shoulder pieces in lace extending far chased by the same studios. Diego Naval Base . . . William "3 Smart Girls Grow Up" "Aladdin and His Wonderful beyong the shoulders, thus obviating Powell resuming his weekly meet- Lamp," starring Popeye. It is thethe necessity for sleeves. Other in- ings with Ronald Colman and teresting details to the semi-formal A new contract has been signed disliked by doing the wrong things. son, Donald Crisp, Hugh Williams third duble-length Max Fleischer Richard Barthelmess . . . Walter To make matters worse three girls and. Miles Mander. Popeye cartoon to be released. Pre dress worn by the actress are the re- at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stu- Pidgeon spending all day in "soli- movable peplum and removable dios with Fred Astaire who will ap- and their aunt come to live with vious two-reelers were "Popeye tary confinement" for a scene in hia Mr. Donkin. BITE OF CHEESE CAUSES Met All Baba and the Forty starched bertha which terminates pear •opposite Eleanor Powell in new film, "6000 Enemies",... Mr. into suspender straps at the front. "Broadway Melody of 1940". Jack and Mrs. Frank Morgan entertain- Otto Kruger plays the part o£ ARREST Thieves" and "Popeye, the Sailor •The floor-length skirt is fitted at the Cummings, who did "Broadway - Meets Sinbad the Sailor." ing a group of friends in their new Mr. Donkin, and Kynaston Reeves Austin, Tex, — Confronted with hipline but gored into hemline full- Melody of 1938", will produce the Palm "Springs home . . . Robert is Dr. Ovington. a plaster cast made from an im- ness. new picture ... "Tell No Tales" has Young elected honorary Mayor of pression left on a piece of cheese RAHWAY THEATRE, Rahway. been selected as the final"titl e lor the community of Tarzana ... Lana "The Flylnff Irishman." and another made of his teeth, a Mickey Rooney is the attraction the M-G-M production formerly Virginia Bruce's wrist-length Turner planning another Catalina burglar confessed that he had coming to the Rahway Theatre in known a3 "One Hundred to One" cruise on her new power cruiser .., The story of Doughs Corrigan's forced his way into a store at Pe- white ermine coat focuses attention co-starring Melvyn Douglas and .ire and his final successful flight on widened-shoulder sleeves of Ann Rutherford giving her sister a can Gap. Had it not been for his Louise Platt. The supporting cast hew spring wardrobe and a trip to to Ireland. Although Doug is no horizontal lines contrasting with the Includes Gene Loclchart, Douglas mistake of biting into the cheese, vertical manipulation of the jacket. San, Francisco as a birthday gift... finished actor, the .story is natural police would have been without Dumbrille, Florence' George and J Kitty Carlisle, New York singing and interesting. LJQJ Miss Bruce wears a wrap over a Halliwell Hobbes. Leslie Fenton is clues because there were no fin- WALLACE stage Btar, visiting and testing on Paul Kelley, Robert Armstrong NELSON white chiffon formal, draped alt ng the director. gerprints—lie had worn gloves. BEERY Grecian lines with girdle studded in Mickey Rooney the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Jot . . . Donald McBride, Dorothy Peter- EDDY Maureen ^O'SuIHvan taking the "IXT semi-precious stones. son, Eddie Quillan, J. M. Kerri- 'SERGEANT by Walter Connolly and ills fellow problem of spring gardening seri- gan and others give gooidi perform- ANTELOPE CAUSES WRECK FREEDOM COMINGS AND GOINGS: crook by Wiliam Frawley. Lynne RING" MADDEN" Spencer Tracy will arrive in New CHARMING ously . . . Eleanor Powell working ances. Rawlins, Wyo.—When the auto- •with Bag and gloves in red and white Carver and Jo Ann Sayers play eight hours a day figuring out novel Vi/ijpi* BRUCE TOM BROWN York next week for a short vaca- mobile driven by C. E. Okerberg rtd«r HtUCLEN dance routines for her new picture ALAN CURTIS checked gingham highlight in Vir- tion trip, having stopped en route the heiresses whom Huck saves , BILLIE BURKE "Wuthering Heights." hit an antelope, the antelope was EAxud ARKQID ginia Grey's white linen suit cut on for a visit with Father Flanagan by exposing the crooks. Jim, the ,. . George Murphy taking a seriea The adaptation of Emily Bron- killadi, the automobile wrecked semi-tailored lines. The actress af Boys Town, Nebraska, the com- slave is played by Rex Ingram tol 16 rnm. motion pictures of hitte's tragic novel of the same name and Okerberg suffered eight POPEYE wears a matching checked ribbon noted Negro actor who payed "De young son. Double-Length i- TICH«IIOIO« munity which supplied the back- is marvelously done in this pic- broken ribs. "Aladdin and His Lamp.' band on her navy straw sailor and ground for his picture, "Boys Town" Lawd" in "Green Pastures." ture, with Merle Oberon as Cathy, repeats the dark note in navy san- . . . Victor Saville, Metro-Goldwyn- and Laurence Olivier as Heath- LEAVES 11 CHILDREN dals with their double-thick plat- Mayer producer in Great Britain, REGENT THEATRE, Elizabeth. form soles outlined in the lipstick cliff. The parts of Edgar and Isa- Two Rivers, Wis.—When Henry sailed for New York this week on ment, replete with action, tragedy bella Linton are taken (by David Schmitt, 58, died recently, ,he left red. the Queen Mary . . . S. ^ Sylvan What is said to be the most pleas and romance, but a stirring docu- ing picture in which Deanna Dur- Niven and Geraldine Fitzgerald. eleven sons and six daughters, be- Simon, M-G-M director, arrived ment of human emotions, filled Others in the cast are Flora Rob- sides his widow. back in Los Angeles after a brief bin lias ever appeared, Univer- •\viih drama and suspense. EDDY vacation in the East. His most re- sal's "Three Smart Girls Grow cent motion picture is "The Kid Up" comes to the Regent Theatre. PLAYHOUSE, FORDS From Texas",, Deanna became a full fledged BROS. star with her first picture, "Three "Three Smart Girls" featuring Smart Girls." It was followed by •Deanna Durbin, wil be the main =ALL NEW == to save the life of the slave from a '100 Men and a Girl," "Mad About attraction at the Fords Playhouse WHITE STA Lynch mb, were staged. Music" and "That Certain Age." on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The co-feature will be James Cag- Richard Thorpe, director o£ Each picture was hailed by critics SPECIAL COUPOV! "The Crowd Boars" and other hits, as a better one than its predecess- ney in "The Oklahoma Kid". filmed the new picture. Mickey or. Now critics and preview au- "The Lady Vanishes" with Paul PERFORMANCE plays the title role, with the ras-diences are claiming that "Three Lukas and the Jones Family in HAMBURGERS PAR EXCELLENCE cally but comical "King" played Smart Girls Grow Up" is the best "Everybody's Baby" will be the AND THE of the live. feature attractions on Wednesday 3 BIG MENAGERIE Columbia's "Let Us Live" which and Thursday. COFFEE & CREAM IS ONE STRIDE AHEAD OFNOAH'SARK, Bill!* Burke continues-to captivate This Coupon Good Until May 4th AS M&HY DF THE ANIMALS ARE REPRE- Your first starring role ... has been hailed from coast to screen audiences tho world over. The On Friday and Saturday the SENTED BY MORE THAN ONE PAIR. coast as one of the greatest screen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actress will as Mark Twain's lovable, soon be aeen In an Important role In management will present the Ritz Route 25* No. of AVENEL ST. Avsnel, N. J. SENSATIONAL dramas of the year, opened at the "Tha 'Wizard ol Oz". Brothers and Don. Ameche in "The adventuresome Huck Finn [State Regent Theatre with Maureen O'~ Three Musketeers." . . . will give the world WOODBRIDGE Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy in the featured roles. Among the hits that are sched- THRIUIMC PERFORMANCES, something to shout about! uled to appear at the Fords Play- AND A HOARD OF Based, upon one of the most sen- TODAY sational newspaper headlines, "Let house in the near future are: "Cafe FUNNY CLOWNS Society," "Sergeant Madden," { ^ Mickey pWallace Beery and Us Live" is said to be not only superb motion picture entertain- "Love Affair," "The Life of Alex- Y Robert Taylor in FORDS ander Graham Bell," "The Castles" Roomy > "STAND UP & FIGHT" an "Dodge City." ^ plus PLAYHOUSE > "Annabel Takes a Tour" "House Master." FORDS. NEW JERSEY Based on Ian Hay's play, "Bache ^k Jack Oakle & Lucille Ball Son., Hon., Tues., April 30, May ORUM THEATRE! lor Born", this picture is the story SUNDAY. MONDAY, TUESDAY Deanna Durbin in MKTUCHBN, N. J. of an English school and some of April 30. May 1. 2 its faculty. "3 SMART GIRLS Sim. Mon, Tuea. April 30, May 1. There is the lovable Charles Double Feature GROW UP" Donkin who instinctively knows CLAUDETTE COLBERT and plus "HONOLULU" HERBERT MARSHALL In JAMES CAGNEY as what the boys are thinking, and starring the new headmaster, Dr. Oving- "ZAZA" "The Oklahoma Kid" ELEANOR POWELL, BO BEET AFTERNOON 1:30 Wed, and Thura., May 3 and 4 YOUNG, GEOBGB BUBNS and ton, who gets himself thoroughly plus GEACIE ALLEN EVENING 7:00 "Peck's Bad Boy with "THE LADY VANISHES-" Crime Doesn't Pay Series "MONEY TO LOAN" EGENT NOW POPULAR PRICES the Circus" with Paul Lukas Our Gang Comedy ELIZABETH Comedy — _ News plus "PRACTICAL JOKERS" WEDNESDAY, MAY 3rd TIIE JONES FAMILY in Walt Disney's "EVERYBODY'S BABY" 'BARNYABD SYMPHONY" u< \n\ium Wed and Thurs, May 3 and 4 i- and Sat.. May S and 6 WOODBRIDGE with FLORENCE RICE * CASH NITE UNAMERKEL • ANN RUTHERFORD DON AJlECHE and 1 TUESDAY, MARY HOWARD and ALAN MARSHAL "The Headleys at Home", THE BITZ BROTHERS in /SWING, SISTER SWING Kent TflYLOR • Buddy EBSEN • ttstle RALPH with EVYLYN VENABLE "THE 3 MUSKETEERS" with Screen Play by Dorothy Vost • Directed by also Wai. BOYD in plus 'KEN MURRAY, JOHNNY DOWSS MAY 2ND S. SyUan Simon • Produced by Hat Levin* "Sunset Trail" "PARIS HONEY MOON" KATHRYN KANE, EDDIE with BING CBOSBY QUILLAN auspices Cartoon — News Events Friday Kite A. .. Clairol is to the hair! AMERICAN LEGION Today and Saturday THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY* "Newsboys Home" May 4, 5 and 6 Play Jingo, $25.00 with JACKIE COOPER JAMES CAGNEY in PLUS BIG JACK POT! Show Grounds San., Mon., Tues.. May 1, $ and 9 Fox Movietone News •And your hair is most important of all! For it's your "OKLAHOMA KID" CHARI.ES LAUGHTOJJ in plus MICKEY BOONEY in Fri. and Sat. May 5 and 6 hair that makes or mars your look*. Let's look at your FBIKDA INESCORT "BEACHCOMBER? 1 "The Adventures of HENRY WILCOXCON pllIS A W. C. FIBIDS in hair now. Is U drab?—overbleached?—streaked?— LEGION Huckleberry Finn" "WOMAN "DOCTOR" 'The Girl Downstairs" J plus ("You Can't Cheat an flecked with grey? Certainly you know that Clairol'* Request Feature Saturday Nil*— FBANCISKA GAAL and 4 JOHN GABFIET-T) In CABOLE LOMBARD in FRAXCHOT TONE J Honest STADIUM "NOTHING SACRED" News Pictorial ^ "BlackweU's Island" with Modern* Method will correct these defects as noth- Ed Bar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy 2 Reel Musical ing else can . , . shampooing, reconditioning and C»rt**» "SOUP TO MUTS" News ol the Day TINTING in one triple-action treatment without "Music and Models" [preliminary bleaching . . . adding natural-looking OUR LADY OF PEACE BIG SENSATION color and glamorous highlights . . . making a more youthful YOU. Sec your hairdresser or scad this You Are Cordially Invited To Attend The } WEEKLY GAME SOCIAL VARADTS INN coupon NOW. FORD AVENUE / FORDS. N, J, ST. JAMES' j Naturally.. • with EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT T. KONDOR MARISKA, Hungarian Songstress AT 8:15 P.M. STEPHEN TQTH, Comedian WEEKLY GAME SOCIAL] — • — BELA BABAY, GYPSY LEADER 4 PROFIT SHARING PURSE, $45.00 and his Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra from Budapest DOOR PRIZE, $10.00 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT *• tan to hok for thl$ mstk •/ FEATURING FRANK ORPASI, Gypsy Symbolist GEHUIHt Cl*!nt «i t*« ttttfo. OUR LADY OF PEACE SPECIAL—5 PRIZES AT 8:15 P. M. DIRECT FROM BUDAPEST, HUNGARY pwfect combtertm •( rich ofl, fin* mm a4 d«Bc*t* »fer • tfca* cMn't b% copU4 . . . • U«nd tfatt only CUinA ccatsbu. $225 IN GASH & MERCHANDISE JACK POT, $20.00 Try Oar Chicken Paprikas and Other 10-20 GAME, $60.00 ON THE LAP BOARD ALL HIGH GRADE PRIZES DOOR PRIZE, $10.00 JOAN CLAIt OLAJROL, lac Q Hungarian Dishes 132 W«t Wth St, New Yor* N. Y. \ Send FREE booklet, tdvic« and saalyria, OUR LADY OF PEACE AUDITORIUM OINE AND DANCE ST. JAMES'WoRIUM N«n» Amboy Avenue, Fords AMnm. — a — at Amboy Avenue Ckyu -Sifttt ADMISSION : 25 CENTS VARADY'S INN $250.00 IN P R I Z E S I .ADMISSION--40 CENTS My Bmtttdm FAGE SIX FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1989. FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON
MR. AND MRS. JACK BERTRAM his parents, Mr, and Mrs. John bridge has set Monday afternoon Piseatawaytown Briefs of Metuchen moved Saturday to ISELIN NEWS Ackert, of Correja avenue, Sat' May 8, at 2:30 o'clock as the the home on Woodland avenue' urday. date for a public card party to recently vacated by Mr. and Menlo Park News MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH BOLTZ- • • • * be held at Koos Bros, furniture MR. AND MRS. CHARLES A.; EDWARD M. SNEDIKER AR- Mrs. John Miler and daughter, er and daughter Marianne, of MRS. JOHN CKIEKALO OF OaK store, Rahway. Mrs. William G.' 1 Brewer is chairman and Mrs. Dawson and'children and Mrs. rived Saturday from. Syracuse, Doris, who moved to Baldwin MR. AND MRS. KENNETH P. timers' party of the Raritan En- Linden, visited her sister, Mr. Tree road, is a patient at St. Margaret Dawson of Gordon N. Y., to spend the week-end and Mrs. Michael Kovacs of Peter's hospital where she un' A. E. Bernstein is in charge of street, New Brunswick. Grapes of Lincoln highway and,! gine Co., No. 1, Saturday eve- tickets. lane, Stelton, spent Sunday with with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. * • • a family and Mr. and Mrs. Lorain ning. Wilson avenue, Sunday. derwent an appendectomy last Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan Loetzer of Main street. Mrs. MISS FLORENCE AKERS, OF Grapes and family of Harvey * • * » • • • • week. - • • a of Brookview. Snediker andi son David Kirk, Water Gap, Pa., spent the week- avenue, spent Friday evening MR, AND MRS. WILLIAM Kae- * • • * EUNICE BLOOMFIELD SOCI- • • • • returned to Syracuse with him end as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. MR. AND MRS. MOE RUBINSKY MRS. KATHERINE BRANIFF, visiting in Perth Amboy. pernic and family of Delwood of Coney Island, visited Mr. ETY, C. A. R., will meet Friday MR. AND MRS. AXEL CARLSON Sunday evening after spending Leonard Wait and family of • • • • road, visited in Perth Amboy Mrs. Myrtle Sharp, Mrs. Joseph afternoon, May 5 at 3:45 o'clock of Lloyd avenue were guests of several weeks here. Silver Lake avenue. and Mrs. William Cclwell, of Rapacioli and son Richard, vis- MRS. JOSEPH STRAKA AND recently Correja avenue, Sunday. at the home of the senior presi- Mr. and Mrs. William Andrews • • • • sen Stewart, of Edison • avenue, ited Mrs. Howard Davis, of Me- dent Mrs. Ernest C. Moffett, of Roselle Saturday evening. MRS. JOHN SORENSON AND V. HOPELAWN visited in New Brunswick Sat- • • * * tuchen. Prospect street, instead of Fri- • a • * MRS. LEONARD McLANE AND MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR Dube, S. VOORHEES OF THIRD ave- ST. ANNA'S R. C. CLUB WILL in day. day of this week as at first PERCY E. CASTNER IS ILL AT nue, Highland Park, spent Sun- son, Leonard, Jr., are on the sick of Rah way, visited his mother, planned. his home on Second street. sponsor its first annual picnic list with severe colds. Senta Brinkman, of Iselin boule WOODBRIDGE day with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Sunday. May 28, at Pfeiffer's • • * • KENNETH SHEPPARD OF LIN- vard, Sunday. Lewis of Easy street. Grove, music to be provided by coln highway, represented the * r «j o MR. AND MRS. JOHN E. MUR- • • • • • • • • Freddy Richman and His Ten Edison Volunteer Fire Co.. No.MRS. ANNA BURNS OF JERSEY A MINSTREL FROLIC AND THE FIRST WARD REPUBLI- MRS. P. WILLIAM LAURITSEN ,phy and family of Flushing, L. I.MRS. MINNIE LUNDIN HAS RE- Hi-Hatters Orchestra. I, of Menlo Park, at the old City was the recent guest of can Women's Club will sponsor chairman of the miscellaneous spent the week-end with Mr. turned to her home in Brook- dance under the auspices of the • • * • Mrs. Wiliam Wagner at her disabled American Veterans of a rummage sale at 71 Main club sponsored by Americus and Mrs. William Mcnaghan of lyn after spending some time home in Union avenue. street, Friday and Saturday, Chapter No. 137, O. E. S., .has Elm street. with Mrs. Aksel Lundin of THE RECENTLY FORMED BOL Co., will be the camporee on the World War, wiU be held at Scout Troop No. 57, led by July 11, 12 and 13. The Scouts' «... the Franklin school, Lincoln May 5 and 6. Persons having announced the following win- Woodbridge avenue. articles to donate may cull Mrs. ners: Mrs. Majorie Gardner, • * • * Sccutmaster George Hanson is will camp at the reservation at; MR, AND MRS. DANIEL Schneb- highway, Friday evening. May MRS. HENRIETTA BUYS OF to participate in the trout fish- Menham from August 6 to 20 [ be and daughter, Anna, of Haw- 12. M. J. Darcey, of Ridgley ave- Lloyd Fry or Mrs. Mary Dun- Mrs. Patrick J. Trainer, of town; phy, co-chairmen. Nixon is the guest of herson MR. AND MRS. HAROLD TOMB ing contest at Roosevelt Park George Langel has been ap-'; thorn, N. Y., were toe guests of i nue, is chairman. Miss Evelyn Liddle, of Fords; and daghter-in-law, Mr. andof Adan, Pa., visited Mr. and Lake on June 10. Another ev- pointed on the camp committee! Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Schneb- • a * • • • « « Miss Fannie Vhevalier, of Rah- Mrs. J. A. Buys of Bergen Mrs. A. Leonard Murphy of ent fo rthe troop which is spon- of the central district of the! be of Michael street for theMR. AND MRS. GILBERT ACK- THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT way and Mrs. Stephen H. Wyld place. Meadow road Sunday. sored by the Hopelawn Engine Raritan Council, B. S. A. weekend. ert of New Brunswick, visited of the Woman's Club of Wood- of town.
rTTTTTi I f I Illll I I'M fit I FTTTTH 1 I I'M N I JlTlirl IJ H m' I if 11 III I rTTTTTi 1 MII'll I f 111 Til I hlllH I M'l mi I rTTTTTI 11 Illl M I t M11 * j^ I Fords Specialty Shop I j In Fords Theatre Building i FORDS, N. J. i / NEW BRUNSWICK AVE. I I I ! PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER FOR 1986? j Clean and Healthy That's something- only the future will reveal. But here's | something you can be sure of: this youngster is getting: 1 off to a (food start in life. The Vereb's Dairy Milk he 3 drinks supplies calcium and phosphorus to build bones and 3 teeth—the protein aids body growth and repair—.the lac- q tose is helpful in preventing- digestive disturbances—and | vitamins guard his health. . . Serve it to YOUR youngsters! ' j VEREB'S DAIRY j PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM 1 I 86 Hornsby Ave. Tel. P. A. 4—0906 Fords, N. J. 1 i_uj uj.^i I ii--'-t 11111"! I |*""( I I* ""I .-""I I iiniii I LJJAlij I I11' "| I IILL'JI | UiniJ j luliM I jiinil I piTiu I uiiiji * \ VABY Baby is King! Let's all pay homage to the monarch what the merchants of this vicinity have done to in swaddling clothes who so condescendingly per- solve the problem. CHRISTENSEN OFFERS! mits us to admire him while he sits on his imagin- BABY BLANKETS $1.00 $1.49 $198 ary throne and sucks on his scepter. As the most CARRIAGE SHAWLS $1.00 $1.49 $1.98 beloved emperor who ever reigned in the kingdom JACKET & BOOTEE SET $1.00 to $1.98 of the hearts of all of us, we are only too happy to BABY SWEATERS honor him, having set aside the week from April COAT & SLIP-ON STYLES, at $1.00 30th to May 6th as a week of special celebration. INFANT'S DRESSES 59c—$1.00 INFANT'S SLIPS 29c—59c As the royal edicts are coming through, let us con- KING INFANT'S ROMPERS 79c—$1.00 sider what can be done in the way of homage. CRIB SETS _ $1.00—$1.49—$1.98 First, we can offer the King and his playmates Clean from his bath—and healthy from BABY HOSE _ _ _ 25c gifts—in the form of toys, a new playpen, or a new Reg. Spe. his diet of PURITAN'S perfectly pasteur- BABY'S MOCCASINS _ 79c Pair outfit, from shiny new "booties" to a flowery BABIES' SILK DRESSES 1.19 .95 BABY DEER SHOES (blue, pink, white) $1.00 pr. printed bonnet. Second, we can care for His BABIES' SHIRTS 29 .19 ized Milk That's a real combina- "PLAY-TEX" RUBBER PANTS & BIBS _ 50c Majesty's health—take him to the doctor for a BABIES1 RUBBER PANTS 15 .09 CRIB SHEETS 25c to $1.00 thorough check-up and to the dentist to see how BABIES' BIBS 10 .05 tion for anyone—young or old — cleanli- BABY BOOKS _ 50c & $1.00 the new teeth are progressing. There are endless BABIES' HATS & BONNETS .39 .25 ness and a generous daily supply of Puritan CARTER'S INFANTS PANTS & SHIRTS ... 29c—35c ways in which we can show our feelings toward BABIES' HATS 59 .48 INFANT'S ROBES l._ 59c—$1.00 the lovable monarch, and every parent should see BABIES' DRESSES _...._ 29 .25 Dairy Milk. LITTLE BEAUTY SLIPS & PANTIES 29c—39c BABIES' HEMSTITCHED PILLOW INFANT'S PILLOW TOPS .._ 59c CASES, 2 in pkg _ 39 .25 COMB & BRUSH SETS _ 50c DON'T MISS THE BABIES' CRIB SHEET (Hemstitched) Youngsters thrive on it! AND MANY OTHER ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS GREAT LARGE, 2 in pkg _ .69 .49 TO MENTION. BABIES' CHRISTENING SETS 3.19 2.69 Older folks depend on itl As a Special Inducement To Our Customers During BABIES' PURE GUM RUBBER BABY WEEK SALE CRIB SHEETS 39 .25 NATIONAL BABY WEEK AT BEN FRANKLIN BABIES' SOFT CANNON WASH Drink A Quart Daily! WE ARE GIVING AWAY FREE Children's BATISTE DRESSES CLOTHS, 2 in pkg _ _ .15 .09 Sizes 3 to 6 _ _ BABIES CARRIAGE COVER SETS, (all colors) - 1.29 .95 (3) PRIZES Infant's Soft-White BATISTE DRESSES BABIES' CARRIAGE COVER SETS 2.29 1.98 To the first (3) customers making the highest amount Phillipine Embroidery, Sizes 1-3 of purchases on any kind of MERCHANDISE in this Wonderful Value 49c Many Other Good Bargains Can Be Had At PURITAN DAIRY Store. You may apply credit for your purchases to Watch for Our Circular Fayette & Wilson Sts. Perth Amboy, N. J. any one you wish. BEN FRANKLIN STORES Nature*$ Purest Milk and Cream GHRISTENSEN'S DEPT. STORE 5c and 10c - 25c to $1.00 and UD FORDS CUT RATE STORE Phone P. A. 4-1200 465 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE. FORDS, N. J. 97 MAIN STREET WOODBRIDGE, N. J. 85 MAIN STREET, WOODBRIDGE, N. J. RARITAS SPORTS TOWNSHIP SPORTS FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. Simonsen's One Hit Elbowing Trims Somerville High, 3-0 COUNTY PISTOL CHAMP and he says he is in top notch fielders promise to knock the pants condition. Mr. Ruggieri, the faculty off every hurler that faces them BOB SIMONSEN HURLS ONE-HITTER PISTOL CLUB TOFACULTYLINE-UP catcher, is going to wear a suit of and from that fierce look in their asbestos, so he will be able to eyes, they might be able to fulfill catch Mulvaney's fire ball without their promise. They are not worry- getting burned. If the varsity can- ing afcout anyone getting past AGAINST SOMERVILLE i CHAPLAR IS BEGIN DRILLS ON BOASTS SEVERAL not see the ball, Mr. Mulvaney will third base with "Two-Ton" Prisco oblige them by pitching from covering the hot corner. BOUNCED BY SOUTH RIVER 8 TO 3 OUTDOOR RANGE BASEBALL STARS center field. The success of the faculty de- While our litle Willie Mes- The line-up for the faculty will pends mosty on the strategy ot WOODBRIDGE. — Bobbie Simonsen missed entering LIEUT. HAROLD PETERSON The game of the century will be, at first base, "Cowboy" Wer- Manager "Barney" Dunigan. Bar- sick was busy the past week lock; short stop, "Flash" Drum- ney says his boys can't lose, unless showing friends his newly the mystic ranks of no-hit, no-run pitchers Tuesday after- COACHING TEAM OF take place May 19. when the var-mond; third base, "Two Ton" pris- something happens to prize pitch- acquired jallopy, Charley noon by a very slight margin, a single in the ninth with OFFICERS sity tangles with the hard-hitting co; catcher, "Jumping Joe" Rug- er, '•Fire Ball" Mulvaney. He Gadek, his arch rival and one out. Cleary, Somerville third baseman, spoiled Si- Faculty. The Faculty has promised gieri; and outfielders, "Hank" Wes- claims "Fire Ball's" arm is in bet- monsen's golden opportunity when he laced a single over RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Mem- not to let a man reach second base, cott, '•Butch" Noe, "Objection Ov- ter shape now than it has ever manager of the North Am- bers of the Raritan Township if Bob "Fireball" Mulvaney pitch- er-ruled" Desmond; "Tarzan" Full- been before. Barney keeps his boys boy nine, grabbed two of the second which Tony Barcelona missed by inches. The Special Officers' Pistol Club are es the entire game. "Fire Ball" has erton, • "Spike" Beckley and I in shape by letting them play plen- best local prospects right BaiTons, however, played a good defensive game behind in serious training for future been practicing over the holidays "Twinkle Toes" Tamboer. The outty of ping pong. from under the Legion boss' the Sewaren youth and walked off the field with a 3-0 win matches with other pistol clubs lose. The two boys Messicik to their credit. throughout the state. The team has a pitched ball to load the sacks. been practicing all winter on their 'should have signed are Bob Last Friday afternoon the Bar- indoor range. With better weather rons suffered their first defeat of Cantore flied cut to left for out Simonsen and Johnny Kor- No. 2 and Allen drove a grounder in sight the team will begin out- the season at the hands of South dor practices on its new range lo- czowski, Barron diamond River by an 8-3 count. Chaplar, to Pochek who tagged Vroom for stars. So, as the season gets the final out. cated on Route 25 in rear of the Prisco's No. 1 moundsman, was Mayfair Grill. widen way, Charley pulls trounced soundly in the first in- For the Barrons Wa£>Uek, took the first fast one. ning when he yielded five runs on batting honors with three hits in The first match of the season six hits after two outs were re- four trips to the plate, while Kor- ! was held on March 2 when the lo- Mayor-Coach Fitzpatrick corded'. Five of the six hits were czowski and Bedi each reached cal sharpshooters nosed out the has given us his solemn line drives over second base. A he bases on two safe hits. Simon- Lieut. Harold Peterson Keyport Police by 43 points in a bad throw to second base by Leff- sen fanned four batsmen and walk match at the latter's range. A re- THE promise that he wilt fur- turn match has been scheduled for TOMORROW nish Barron rooters with ler accounted for the only unearn- ed one. He also hit one batsman. Lieutenant Harold Peterson, of ed run. This afternoon the Barrons play the local police department, is do-May 14 on the local range. camels the next time we hosts to Perth Amboy high school ing a grand job coaching the Town The newly organized pistol club Zukowski alowed the locals 7 ship Special Officer's Pistol Club. has been receiving instructions visit the dunes surround" hits, with Molnar and Korczowski in the Municipal stadium at 3:30. ing the South River high Perth Amboy has not entered real Peterson is well known for his pis-from Lt. Harold Petersen. Peter- each garnering two base knocks. tol marksmanship, sharing the sen took ten special officers to a school diamond. Imagine, Korczowski smashed a long home competition so far this season and today's game will be a test for thehigh score in Middlesex County competition shoot at the County only five months ago, run to right field in the fifth with with Detective Burke. The mark Range last Sunday where special Thanksgiving Day to be no one on the bags. His double in Rosenmen. Chaplar will start for the sixth scored Wasilek and Si-the Priscomen and Leffler, as usu-was set in 1936. The same year he j officers Edward Lucas, James sure, several ^ thousand al, will be behind the plate. won the county championship in Governale andi Wilbur Nelson took monsen with the only Barron tal- Silhoutte Shooting, making five fans thought they paid lies. Perth Amtboy will have a veter- prizes as high shots in Class B. their first visit to the direct hits in 2 and 3/10 seconds. For the past three weeks the Chaplar settled down after the an club on hand, with many left- • special officers have been work- North Pole. You'll hardly first, and although he was hit overs from last season. The pitch- ing 'in their spare time erecting recognize the old place on hard at times, he managed to keep ing department has been shatter- 1 1 WORK IS STARTED ON the new outdoor range and the top of the hill. the opposition scoreless until the ed by the absence of "Lefty" Gal- boys will have their first practice seventh when three hits resulted leta, but Rosen will probably shoot at their new range next Sun- A "Woodbridge fan" drop in three runs. Trustinski's double start his new ace against the Bar- day morning. ped us a line this week ridic- and Pvalik's triple didi the damage. rons. FORDS.—-Work was begun last Officers of the club are: Edward Chaplar allowed thirteen hits. Next Tuesday afternoon the Pris week on a new sports establish- uling the one published lastj Against Somerville on Tuesday ment at 596 New Voorhees. President; Edward Lu- week in this column. He comen cross the Staten Island Brunswick ave- cas, vice president; James Gover- the Barrons banged out nine hits Sound to play Tottenville. It will nue. According to John Bacskay, nale secretary and Joseph Merk- claims Woodbridge high had of£ the delivery of Legel, but fail- be the first meeting of both clubs proprietor, the building wil house er, treasurer. better forget about the Perth ed to use them to a good advantage this season. Not much is known of eight modern bowling alleys and Amboy "jinx" and start wor- until the fifth when Molnar, hit the Tottenville nine, except that three stores. The trade mark cer- rying about South River. It's by the pitcher—his third this year, veterans fill practically every spot tificate was filed with the county scored on Korczowski's single to on the diamond. Bobbie Simonsen clerk, naming the establishment as Louisville.—Swerving to avoid a long, long time since the center. Leffler added run No. 2will robably start the game. the Fords Reccreation Center. "a boy" on the side of the high- Barrons registered a win ov-after he reached first on an error According to an announcement way, two men were injured when er the cross-river combines. and was scored on a sacrifice toy made yesterday, the building will their automobile turned over. The And he warns it will be a Gurney. In the seventh Wasilek Houston, Tex. — H. M. Taylor, •be completed the latter part of "boy" was a life-like metal stand- doubled, Pochek sacrificed him to an old-time oil driller, w,ho hasAugust and; the bowling leagues ard designed as a .highway safe- longer time before they do third and Korczowski singled over known all the hardships and vaga- will inaugurate their season the ty warning. the impossible. Your all wet,second to score iiim. ries of the oil business, recently [first of September. Tentative plans _Mister, watch for May 16, Somerville was completely baff- struck oil in the middle of his will have three leagues using the udgement Day. led by iSimonsen's deliveries. Al- tract of 3,000 acres and prospects new center, an Industrial league, though he fanned less than in his are that his holdings would bring a Commercial league and a league LUPS . . John Bac- debut against Asbury Park, he hadaround $20,000,000 on the present for women. Used Truck his son, Joe, will the visitors hitting to spots. Few market. His well is estimated to tluxe sports cen- of the fans who witnessed the game be capable of producing 30,000 Salt Lake City, Utah. — Posted "Fords the latter part realized how close he came to re- barrels of crude oil a day, which is by his master to guard the en- this year . . . According cording a no-.hit no-run game. worth $1 a barrel. trance to his restaurant, a police SPECIALS After Leary had singled, Vroom dog slept peacefully while bur- to hearsay, it will contain walked and Major was hit by Chicago.—After waiting sixty- glars ransacked the place, but be- eight bowling alleys, the one years, two play-mates, James came very nfuch alert when the best in these parts . . . M. Braschler, 79, and Mrs. Anna police arrived. He refused to let BUY YOUR Johnny Dubay, always, a LEGION POST SPONSORS Holloman, 74, were married. They police officers enter. GOES TO shining light on Barron CIRCUS NEXT TUESDAY attended school together and have teams, left some time WOGDBRIDGE. — Forty-seven both been twice married. READ THE BEACON ago for a CCC camp. years ago, in Kingston, N. Y., a Commercial circus was born, lt probably Woodbridge will have its sounds1 oddi to say a circus is born, first thrill-packed week of but certainly at that time it was AL SGftACHT, AGE FUN MAKER OF w sports when the Round-Rob- only a baby in size. Charles T. or Truck in bowling tourney gets und- Hunt, the owner was then a young man imbued with certain BASEBALL. WILL BE PRESENT AT WHERE YOU GET THE FACTORY er way Monday night on theideals. He started his little cir- Peanut League alleys . . . cus convinced that the public WORLD'S Don't miss the big show wanted good clean entertainment Plans have been made to where folks received more than LEGION GAME SUNDAY AFTERNOON TODAY! their money's worth. How well his make this an annual event idea was received can be better WOODBRIDGE. — Al Schacht, the clown-prince of Fair-est Prices for the keglers . . . They te-11 told: by saying that every season baseball and the man who has warmed the hearts of mil- me that "Shorty" Kuzmiak without interruption, the circus lions of baseball fans, will be in town Sunday afternoon to 1937 FORD "60" Cleveland Indian outfielder, owned and managed by Mr. Hunt, cut capers while the Legion tangles with the Perth Amboy are close chums—via the corhas grown in size and importance. SEDAN D. L. Today it stands as a monument of Clover-Brooks in the Municipal stadium. Al will bring respondence route. achievement not equalled by any with him his favorite catcher's mat, top hat and tails and $375-00 Harry Jone, ex-Barron other circus in the world. The size will give the fans a complete show before and during the moundsman, dropped in has grown from a small tent that game. 1936 FORD 34-ton held but a handful of people and Pick-up on the Barron's workout was carried on a wagon drawn by Perc Wukovets, who handed the each, man was well bombed for his Monday ju$* long enough one horse, to where now it Newburgh, N. Y., nine an 8-0 share. Andy Barcellona's three for $295.00 to see his pal, Bob "No-travels on an entire caravan of biglicking last Sunday afternoon, will five and Bodnar's two singles in Hit" GUlis, throw wrinkles modern trailer trucks. The show again take the mound against the three tries paced the Legion. 1933 CHEVROLET Because he knows that at the Hopelawn Grey- was originally given by Mr. Hunt Clover-Brooks. Mesick (booked this Messick will use the same line- %-ton panel . and hi family, but now the acts game after fans asked for local up against the Clover-Brooks Sun- hounds in a jayvee prac- and his family, but now the acts competition- They'll get it. said the day afternoon, with, the possible $145.00 TOPCOATS Only at BOND'S FACTORY tice tilt . . . Legion base- of the earth. Legion manager. exception of Jost. Frank has play- ball fans are getting tired The Glover-Brooks have not as ed third base for the locals, but 1936 FORD 4 can a The circus is presented in Three yet announced their starting bat- duties at Manhattan college might 3 of seeing 12-0 and 7-0 big rings and in a manner that tery, but it is believed that they have an open gap in the infield. /4-ton panel $275^ IN ice saving be effected on games . . . They want ac- that only a veteran of Mr. Hunt's will find a picher who will stop In that case "Swacky" Dunham purchases made tion for their two-bits and experience can exhibit them. the terrific pace of the Legion- will step in and play his former 1934 G. M. C. l^-ton games with nearby clubs . Trulyove can say—Here is a Cir- naires. So far this season the Le-position. D. W. open ex. body $250 DIRECT FROM THE FAC- . . Some fans would even cus! Of course there are elephants, gion has not been scored on and A record crowd is expected for lttce to see the Messickmen Lions, Bears, Dogs Horses, Pon- Messick is hopeful Wukovets gives the game .especially with the an- 1933 FORD ies, etc., and the air and ground another sterling mound perform- nouncement that Al Schacht will be D. W. rack body ... $225 TORY at FACTORY PRICES! back in the county loop. is a profusion of aerialists, pretty ance. . Line Tamboer, fearing an- on the sidelines to keep the game girls, gymnasts, clowns, freaks. Wukovets, in winning his mound in high spirits. 1932 DODGE iy2-ton other disastrous court cam- The entire circus will make you debut of the season, allowed the Legion (8) D.W. high rack body $125 paign, has begun practices thrill to see it and your chest will Newburgh club only two hits, swell with pride both at the ab for the Barron basketballers singles by Riley and Kane in the T. Barcellona, ss 4 MODEL A-FORD 11/2 thought of one man's achievement first and fourth innings -His con-Mitroka, 2b ..._ 2 two we'eks ago . , . And heand of the knowledge that the cir-trol was perfect as he allowed on- ton short W. B. flat intends to start regular prac- cus is an American Institution that A. Barcellona, If 5 ly one base on balls. In addition, Jost, 3h 3 Body A. $100 tices as soon as school reop- cannot be seen anywhere else on the former Barron star fanned sev earth. Morgan, lb _ 2 ens in September . . . How- en batsmen At no time did he al-Delaney, cf _ 3 1931 MODEL A-FORD ever, those in the "know" ex- Eddy Brothers, the title under low the opposition past second Golden, rf ..._ _ -... 4 COUPE, pick-up $5 pect another poor season which they travel, will show in base. Bodnar, c - 2 NEW BRUNSWICK FACTORY now that several top-rank- Woodbridge on Tuesday, May 2nd The Legion bombed the visiting Wutowets, p 4 under the auspices of the Ameri- pitching with eight hits which re- REMSEN AVE. at HOWARD ST. ing fives have b"een added to can Legion at the Hoard of Edu- sultd in the same number of runs. Totals 30 8 8 the schedule . . Now, is that cation grounds across from the Single runs were scored' in the DORSET USED NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY nice ? stadium. first and second innings, but the Newburyfa (0) fireworks came in the fourth when ab A. Barcelona's triple cleared the Riley, If - . 4 CAR MART Optn Sam Scutti and Johnny UP Philadelphia, Pa. — While at- sacks. Andy also collected a single Duscher, 2b — . 4 • "The Safe Place to Buy" 8-.30 A.M. until Q P.M. Tuesday, Thursday and Angel going to town in tempting to prevent her pet dogand a double to pace the Legion Kane, ss - with 2 trousers Saturday until 9 P.M. weight-lifting . . . Johnny from running after an automobile, batters. Marona, cf . 2 [ ELM TO OAK STS 3s the lad who started little Dorothy Mary Reichert, 3. The Messickmen also had a field Pestrano, lb — .. 3 followed him into the street and day stealing bases. No less than Martin, rf ..._ _ 3 • ON Stanko oln the road to was grabbing for him when an six players beat catcher's throws Callahan, 3b _... 3 fame . . The bug has crept automobile struck and killed her. to secondi with Mitroka and Bod-Granit, c 3 •NEW BRUNSWICK AVE to "Richy" Janni's garage The dog was not hurt. nar taking top honors -with two Eddy, p 1 r PERTH AMBOY, N. J. where several of the boys steals apiece. Golden, Delaney, Cummings, p 0 Jost and Tony Barcllona pilferred Jork, p ..._>. 2 • p. A. 4—2703 are going in for the Samp- streams where the trout other steals. Nbrham, p _ 0 son stuff . . . Few of the move to ... Tip—They Newburg used four pitchers in f Open Evenings to 10 P. M many fishermen found the swim right over the 4am. an attempt to stop the locals, but Totals _ 29 0 2 KlGHT FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1939. FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BfcACON ship that through the efforts of the police cctfrt dealing with traf- The detailed operation of the ients, as far as can te ascertained, Mayor Christensen Christensen, the municipality has fic violations, there were 229 ac-department has been handled are perfectly satisfied that they 1 FORDS YOUTH IN Continued From Page One been able to carry on through the cidents, causing injury to 138 peo- very ably during the past four LIONS CLAMBAKE have been served honestly and ef- SAFETY COUNCIL through his untiring efforts and very depressing years just passed, ple and death to 12 people. This years by John Pafdun, who serv- ficiently. that of his associates, is in sound and the citizens of Raritan town- record is considerably less than for ed in the dual capacity of secre$ Such are the merits of candi- condition, and member of Board ship are definitely assured that the year 1937, when there were tary and inspector. IS SUCCESSFUL: date Henry H. Troger, Jr. He hasWANTS DRIVERS PLANT ACCIDENT of Health and Excise Board. their township is once again firm- 300 motor vehicle accidents, caus- Bureau of Vital Statistics given more than enough in order FORDS.—John Elko 20, of King It is known throughout the town ly established on a sound founda- ing death to 17 people and injury To the Bureau of Vital Statistics that honest adminisfartion should f tion. to 12 people. lies the responsibility of maintain- JENSEN ABSENT survive. Alert to take advantages, TO BEJAREFUL George's road, .here, lost four The high plane on which Mayor The Department of Public Safe- ing records pertaining to every his education has been most use- fingers on his right hand Friday marriage, birth and death taking ful. And as time goes on, the peo- Christensen conucted his office ty maintains the traffic lights at SAFETY SQUAD CAPTAINS night when his glove was caught during the past eight years is the various intersections through- place within the boundaries of the WISH SPEEDY RECOVERY TO ple of this township will realize ample prcof to the residents of out the township and during the township, as well as recording STRICKEN MEMBER OF more fully and with more grati- MAKE REPORTS TO in a grinding machine at the Uni- the township of the sterling char- past five years, many improve- these facts for residents of the . COMMITTEE tude the work fceing done every i COMMISSIONER versal Plastics Company plant on acter and unselfish motives as ments have been made en these township who are married or died day by one of its youngest and Jersey avenue. elsewhere. • most capable servants, Henry H. RARITAN TOWNSHIP. — The continually demonstrated by him.traffic signals. The coat of in- FORDS.—The semi-annual clam Elko was taken to the Middlesex He is respected by members of all creasing .the efficiency of these Department of Public Buildings bake, sponsored by the Fords Troger, Jr. executive board of the Township Safety Councils issued a plea to hospital by his foreman, Neil Slier political faiths. lihgts was taken care of through Outstanding among the accom- Lions Club to gain funds for its man, and admitted for treatment. the operating expenses of the Bu-plishments of jthe Board of Com-annual Christmas party for needy the drivers of the two local ambu- Mayor Christensen is dedicated lances, operated by the safety He also had a laceration of the to the interests of Raritan town- reau of Traffic Control, thus ma- missioners during the past four children of Fords and vicinity, palm and thumb of his right hand.. king it unnecessary to go into any years was the undertaking of the was attended by sixty members CHARTER TO BsquadsE , to be more careful and to ship and its people as a qualified, drive more slowly in the future. The accident happened at 8 P. M.. experienced fini efficient public- bonded indebtedness for this building of the new Town Hall. and guests who gathered in Thorn THE servant. work. This building is located sV Wood- sens community hall Monday A letter from Police Chief Al- Safety Patrol bridge and Plainfield avenues, night to partake in the celebra- GRANTED TROOP fred Smalley of Highland Park The police department has as-Piscatawaytown, and in order to tion. asked, that the ambulances refrain SERVEL ELECTRO LUX Com. Pedersen signed the services of one man forkeep the expenses of this project Ben Jensen, who has not missed from speeding through that bor- (Continued from page one) three days each week to further at a minimum, the building is be-a single affair of this type was ab- NO. 52 TONIGHT ough. GAS REFRIGERATOR Bureau of Police the education and practice of safe- ing built in sections. The first sec- sent Monday night, being confined Captains of the five safety The police department of Rar- ty among the school children of tion was completed in April 1938, to the hospital following an appen- » squads were asked by the council GIVESYOU CONTINUED itan township has a personnel of the township. Eight years ago theand houses the offices of the may- dectomy. At the sugestion of Ray EXPECT 3 00 PERSONS TC to make sure that al drivers have 14 men under the able leadership safety patrols were organized in or, tax collector, treasurer, water Mundy, the entire assembage arose ATTEND CEREMONIES new driver's licenses. Arthur Lake- Naw Jeney'i Mast Beautiful of Chief of Police JTharles Grand- the seven public schools and onedepartment, tax assessor and li- to signify their best wishes to Jen- IN SCHOOL NO. 14 captain of Squad No. 1, reported Rendcivoui. LOW OPERATING COST parochial school in the township. brary- sen for a speedy recovery. The that 121 calls have been answered Presenting Every Evening jean. Its activities cover a wide FORDS.—Everything is in readi field in the handling of various Until today, under the direction of Operations on the center wing county probation officer was a by that squad so far tins year, 84 Officer Edwin Mineu, there are was begun in January 1939 and ismember of the clambake commit- ness lor the monster Boy Scout *™** been transportation cases CARLOS KAUAI criminal matters and matters per- rally which will be held in School taining to public safety. The de-235 boys and girls assisting in pro- rapidly nearing completion. The' tee. J^ 33 accident cases. The Menlo and the moting the practice of safety center wing will provide space No. 14 en Ford avenue tonight in f^k sjuad, reported that their am partment is equipped with a two- During the course of the meal, conection with the ceremonies at- Hawaiian islands Ensemble among the school children of the for new police h&adquarters, jail entertainment was furnished by bulance*has been used on about 20 —with— i way radio system, consisting of tending the charter presentation to ra so three patrol cars equipped with township. The department is very and various other municipal of- the folowing: "* far this year. LEIA proud of its record in this work, fices and the township clerk. the newly organized Boy Scout Oth routme two-way radios. This system has Joseph Dambach and Edward Troop No. 52. ^' business matters HONOLULU NIGHTINGALE proved very efficient because the as in the past eight years there Seiler, poem; Leon Ferbel, Dave • Bf.lH MIRROR TRIO The third wing will house the A committee made up of the were discussed and the council ad- efficiency obtained makes it pos- has not ibeen a single -accident in commissioners' chamber, police Meyers and former Judge Leo cu ed u ta • » M4/.K VOCALISTS sible to contact policemen with a the handling- of over 2000 boys court and other offices. Plans ore Goldberger, who sang "Ham and following, Arthur H. FeddersonJ J ™ " «« next regular • MittMAR minimum loss of time. and girls going to and from the under way for starting this opera- Eggs"; Anton Lund, Chris Niel- chairman, Charles Hanson, Joseph meeting. Commissioner Victor C. A Crystal Gairr of Rare Ability. various sdhools each day. sen and Hans Jensen, Danish folk Finan, Joseph Dalton. Albert Turn Pedersen chairman of 1 Bureau of Identification tion at an early date. er Steve Horwath, Richard Lam- conducted the meeting. 275 CLINTON AVE., NEWARK The police department has an Police Court • song; Committeeman Samuel Far- BI-2-9521 rell, recitation; Herbert Melbourn, bertson, N. iSlover and J. Duffy, Identification Bureau consisting During the past year, the local all members of the Parent Scout- READ THE BEACON of a fingerprinting system and police court, with Alfred C. Urf- vocal _ solos; Committeeman Char- Com. Forgione les Alexander, Allyn Peterson and ers' Association, and Scoutmaster rogues gallery for a criminal divi- fer as Recorder, has handled ap- Walter Neary, Assistant Scout- sion, which files contain the fing- proximately 1100 cases including CContinued from pifc one) Windsor Lakis, trio. George Rud- ability toward constructive, pro- dy played the accompaniment at masters Eugene Martin, Robert er prints of those arrested for in- motor vehicle violations, general Martin and Junior Assistant Scout dictable offenses for the past eight arrests, juvenile delinquency and gressive and necessary achieve- the piano and rendered several DINE-DANCE ments in. the interests of the town- piano solos. master Harvey Lund, have charge years. Similar identification files board of health violations. It is c[ the arrangements. contain the finger prints of some pleasing to know that juvenile de- ship. T. Wesley Liddle and Hans Jen- linquency is not a serious prob- He was born in New York City sen served as the committee in A total of 300 persons, including 3500 school children. These files eight full Boy Scout tioops with SHORTY'S CLUB CAFE ERVEL ELECTROLUX costs as lit- are for civilian identification only lem in the township. in 1900, the son of Clement and charge. Mary Forgione, He and his par- their colors, full equipment and MEET THE S tle to run after years of service and are in no way connected with Bureau of Licenses and Permits standards. Parents, Scouters and u the day it's installed because the criminal files. The Bureau j>f Licenses and ents moved to Oak Tree in 1907 where they have resided ever the Board of School estimates from members of local organizations, is there are no moving parts in its Bureau of Traffic Control Permits has become an important 1937 to 1939. silent freezing system Co wear—and since. He obtained his education in expected to witness the ceremon- The handling of traffic is an im-bureau in the functions of the His long line of service to his ies. ; Music By •o wear means no lose efficiency. township government, for in the the local schools and later took up TWO portant phase of the police work of motion picture business adminis- fellow members and citizens of the Arthur H. Fedderson .chairman, Raritan township. During the past year 1931, the total receipts of this township is indeed a very credable WALLY bureau amounted to approximate- tration. He married the former has hod his committee working for; FLOOR year, despite the fact that there Bertha Schmitt of Fortfs. They one. His background on public af- nearly a month on the arrange- ROMAN • N« Movfet Parts in Ks were some 800 cases handled in ly $215.00, whereas today in the fairs and municipal government is issuing of some 120 restaurant, have two children, James, Jr., 15, ments. A full program of Boy SHOWS freezing system and Gloria, 10. rich. His wonderful education is Scout activities and speakers will | And His store, pool parlor and lunch room an asset. • Permanent Silence Commissioner Forgione is the be presented. ANNOUNCING .... licenses, as well as 35 liquor li- Commissioner Troger is ex- 1 ORCHESTRA NIGHTLY censes, the total receipts of this owner-majiager of the Forum The- The Parent Scouters Associa- • CuUmied Low Operating Cost tremely interested in the welfare tion of Fords is the first organiza- THE REMOVAL OF bureau now amount to approxi- atre in Metuchen, operating that of the public. That is why his • Mere Years of Dependable Service mately $11,500.00 each year. playhouse for the past eleven tion of its kind to be formed in four-year-term with the present the Raritan Council of Boy Scouts • Savings That Pay For It Board of Health years. commission is a popular one. "Re- ELIZABETH'S FINEST SPOT In 1933 he was elected to the and has been in existence for six CASTEUO The activities of the Board of lief," as a result, has become his weeks. NEVER A COVER OR MINIMUM CHARGE Health have increased greatly dur- township board of education serv- main goal. ing the past four years. The cause ing one year as president. He was During the past four years the 739 BRUNSWICK AVE. ELIZABETH, N. J. of this being the fact that all re- elected to the township commis- The Ladies' Auxiliary to Har- administration of relief in the ry Hansen Post 163, American Le- PHOTO STUDIO cords of communicable diseases sion in 1935 and named director of township has been organized on a from must be handled by the local the department of public buildings gion, met Tuesday night at the under which bureau was the work basis that has assured the relief home of Miss Julia Dani, 42 Ma- 403 STATE STREET board of .health. This makes it ne- of many families. The citizens on cessary for the local boardi to keep of landscaping and sanitation. relief are recipients of aid through ple avenue. f to records of every case received at While in that capacity, Forgione no fault of their own, but have 430 STATE STREET Roosevelt Hospital. During the effected! uniform lighting through- found themselves the victims of ex LEGAL NOTICE ) FUR STORAGE out the township \fcithout addi- NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION *. Cor. Washington St. pastyear, some 350 cases of com- ceptional circumstances. WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP FIRE J) Of Your Own municable diseases were reported tional cost to the taxpayers; pro- DISTRICT NO. 7 if PERTH AMBOY vided softball and tennis courts, The administration of relief in FORDS. NEW JERSEY (L PERTH AMBOY through the local board. A record NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the ¥ Valuation and recreation facilities for the Raritan Township, through the un A Modern Studio that of dog bites with emphasis on tiring efforts of Commissioner legal voters that on Saturday, the 6th' J) 0 Specializes In cases where rabid dogs are involv- people cf the municipality. da.y of May, 1939. a special election (Minimum 52) He is a member of the Metuchen Trogei, has been executed in a fair will be held at the Fire House at Fords, 2 GAS LIGHT CO, ed are given special attention by and impartial manner, each case in said District, said election 13 called GROUP PICTURES Rotary Club being electdd presi- for t'ae following purpose: 222 SMITH STREET the board. being treated on its own merits. To vote an appropriation for general PERTH AMBOY, N. J. ANO WEDDINGS The board also issues permits to dent of that organization this Also, recipients have shown a co- fire purposes for the current fiscal year. You can't get better, safer storage month. He is Past Master of Mount The polls will be opened at 3 P. M. food .handlers upon certification by operative spirit in co-operating and will be closed at 7 P. M. service at any price—anywhere. the doctor, whether he be a conk Zion Lodge No. 135 F. & A. M.;with the administration to the end The itemized budget list is 39 fol • baker, waiter, or handler of food served as a member of the Consis- lows: tory of the Reformed Church of that the facilities and limitations Water power, light gas and Expert Fur Cleaning and Remodeling Everybody likes FORDS in any form. This work is done for of the administration could do the telephone S 200.00 the protection of the public pa- Metuchen; was director of the Me- Miscellaneous 600.00 at low summer prices Our cold storage tuchen Building & Loan Associa- most gocd. Paid Drivers 2.150.00 BAKERY Bread Best! tronizing the various eating estab- Raritan Township has in Com- Repairs to building -100.00 vaults located in P. lishments throughout the town- tion; is chairman of the Business Equipment 1.000.00 A. Natl. Bank Bldg. YOU'LL LIKE ITS Relation^ Committee ol the Allied missioner Troger an alert and Fuel 1!00 00 ship. wide awake administrator, one Maintaining aktrm 200.00 Call P. A. 4—1346 For Bonded Messenger OVEN FRESHNESS TOO Theatre Owners of New Jersey Insurance 915.00 and has been a member of that who has ever been ready and pre- Commissioners' salary .... 410.00 "Look for the Esao Sign" pared to take advantge of assist- Truck 500.00 Closing out our entire line of Spring Coats and Suits TRY A LOAF TODAY! group for the past several years. Paid firemen 625.00 ance rendered by the state depart- Supplies 100.00 at NEW LOW PRICES! BETTER KEROSENE ment. Through Troger's alertness, and RANGE OIL Raritan Township was among the S7.3OO.OO AT NO EXTRA COST Pardun Water hydrants and LARGE SIZE first municipalities to qualify for mains .etc $6,000.00 LOAF Continued^ from page one state assistance. Board of Fire Commissioner 7G pep r $ Pardun came to Raritan town- -of Wood bridge Township A, GREENHOUSE, INC. ship in 1900 and has lived here With the increased enrollment Fire District No. 7, Delivered Anywhere In Middlesex of relief recipients it has become WILLIAM LYBECK. SMITH AT McCLEIAAN PERTH AMBOY, N. J. BLUE RIBBON SLICED BREAD 10c Co. in Quantities of 25 gal. or more continuously for the past 39 years. Secretary. His wife and children plan to main necessary to procure larger and 4m. 28; 5m, 5. W. WESTLAKE tain the Pardun residence here more adequate quarters so that the 147 FORD AVE., FORDS, N. J. for many years to come. administration would be carried FORDS BAKERY on in an efficient and economical TELEPHONES Although seeking his first term MRS. WOLAN, PROP. PERTH AMBOY 4—3523 on the township commission, Par- manner. 613 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE. FORDS, N. J. | NEW BRUNSWICK 715 dun's qualifications to the post is All relief matters are now con- LINDEN 2—400© unquestionable. ducted in one headquarters, locat- ed in the former Legion Building, Piscataway, under the direction of >_ _ J Com. Troger a capable director. All cases are Continued! from page one thoroughly investigated and treat- fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa. ed accordingly. Being one of the (most active The taxpayers and relief recip- men in the township. Troger was first president of the Brotherhood Q/IM of Lutheran Men of Central Jersey SHOP AT president of the West Raritan Re- publican Club for four years and Republican municipal chairman IMPORTANT for one year. FORDS In addition to his many political activities, he is also, a member of the American Welding Society HARDWARE Standard Insurance Companies the American Society of Mechani- FOR YOUR cal Engineers and the (Society of Reduce Auto Rates Approxi- Naval Architects and Marine En- SEEDS . . FERTILIZERS gineers. He served as a member of GARDEN TOOLS mately 40 Percent the Raritan Township Board of Education from 1931 to 1934 and POULTRY WIRE New plain designed to protect careful motorists shar- as Commissioner of the Depart- ment of Public Affairs from 1935 ing in large saving. Financial responsibility limits $5,000/ to 1939. He also was a member of 10,000 5,000 AS LOW AS $38.89 TO NO-ACCIDENT DRIVERS. FORDS HARDWARE 511 New Brunswick Ave. Ford«, N. J. We represent companies which can give you the things From its hermetically sealed Polarsphere freezing unit i you need and want. It is good horse sense for every motor- Classified to its built-in thermometer a Kelvinator refrigerator ist to obtain RELIABLE INSURANCE PROTECTION. Blood Tested Chicks is new! With gleaming white acid-resisting finish and Consult with us. Directory Chicks Hatched Daily chromium door handle it will improve the appearance of any kitchen. But most importantly, Kelvinator CONVENIENT PAYMENT TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED TO LET OPEN ONE FURNISHED ROOM. 327 EVENINGS refrigeration, based upon twenty-five years' experi- Columbus Ave. Woodbridge, N. J. AND ence in the field, offers trouble-free operation and low cost. It is a money-saving, labor-saving, health- Real EstaU For Sale SUNDAYS Stern & Dragoset saving necessity in the home of today and tomorrow. E. R. FINN * COMPANT Real Estate and Insurance Reliable Hatcheries, Inc. Prices are low and payment terms are liberal. A Bonds - Mortgages TELEPHONE N. B. 5816 90 Main Street, Wood bridge. N r 227 French Street six cubic foot model may be had for the low cash price INSURANCE Tel. Wo. 8-1221 NEW BHDNSW1CK. N. J. of $149.50. So visit our showroom and pick out the THOMAS F. BURKE, INC. 97 MAIN STREET PHONE WOODBRIDGE 8-0123-4 Real Estate & Insurance Kelvinator to meet your needs. Mo rt rages 166 State Street. Perth Amboy, N J Vhone 4—G4O* BUMSTEAD'S WORM SYRUP (•liable r«m«dy d«Y*lop*d by a phytidon in Trucking hii practice for axpailing Iorg» round wermi, _pln worm* and whip wormi. For .children end JOHNF. RYAN, JR. '•rfutti. A mothw itoUd thai •£ bottt* PVBLICajDSERVICE Woodbridfe. N. J. up«H*d 13? wonni. Stood th» t«il for 7$ TRUCKINa . EXCAVATING y*ort.n*fliQnttolok«.Drvs0i*ti-5pC a bottta. A-6S9I TOP SOIL . . SAND . . FILL [it C A VOORHEES. M D . Phiiidtlphu Pi Phoot, Woodbrldge f-Otl9