CHRISTMAS SEALS
MOST PROGRESSIVE TOWNSHIP SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER IN THIS AREA
Help to Prefect Your Home from "The Voice of the Raritan Bay District Tuberculosis VOL. V.—No. 40 FORDDS, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 PRICE THREE CENTS Junior Legion Drum Corps Drive 300 Fords Children Entertained N© Blackout Here! TOWN DRAFT ACCIDENT, By Lions* Club At Yuletide Parly or ~~ Nets $100 For Fund For Uniforms Township Alive With Community Singing Under Leadership Of Quadt Is Lights In Yisletide BOARD WINS Fifty Workers Canvas Fords Area On Saturday; Balint DEATH VISIT Feature; Gifts, Candy, he Cream Distributed Decorations Is Largest Single Contributor, Donating $S FORDS—Members of the Fords Lions Club enter- The spirit of Christmas is be- HIGH FORDS—The sale of tags here Saturday by the-Junior BAILEYHOME tained more, than 300 children of. Fords and immediate ing reflected outside township American Leg-ion Drum Corps of the Harry Hansen Post homes this holiday season more No. 163, American Legion, resulted in collections of more Nixon And PIscataway Res- vicinity at the annual Christmas party held Monday night than ever before. Chief Of Medical Division Township Health Officer in School No. 14. R. L. Predmore, president, served as A ride through all the dis- than §100.00. Fifty workers canvassed this area through- idents Volunteer For master of ceremonies. tricts of the township shows hun- Finds Its Record Thus out the day. Critically Hart In Fall . The entire assemblage, which included many parents dreds of lighted homes. Notice- Far Is Perfect Carl N. Hansen, Bartolo DiMatteo and John Dambach Christmas Eve able is the -decided display of were co-chairmen in charge of the of the children, joined in commu- outdoor lighting. tag day. nity sing-ing- under the direction By far the most impressive is The largest single donation of 15 of Adolph Quadt. Mrs. Quadt the Dunham, development on SAYS NO WOODBRIDGE the day was $5 for a tag by Anth- SPENCER TO AGAIN FATHER-IN-LAW DIES accompanied at the piano. Clinton Street, Woodbridge. The ony Balint, local fire commission- FROM RARITAN AREA settlement situated west of Am- REGISTRANT- REJECTED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT Santa Claus, with Dave Meyer boy Avenue to St. James' Ave- j er. Other donors of special gifts BOSS TOWN FUNDS ably doing the honors, distributed nue, is festive with colored dis- were: Rev. Potovich, of the Greek Group T© Enter Camp By gifts, candy and ice cream to all Procession Precedes plays. One of the homes in- Catholic Church; Joseph Dambach, To Resume Chairmanship cludes special neon lighting. Second Quota Scheduled president of the Keasbey Protec- Family Had Just Moved In- the children. Night Mass At Our Lady tion Fire Company No. 1; Mrs. Of Finance Committee; January 14, Chairman The affair followed the regular Individual honors in this area Te Be Sent To: Camp Carl Sundquist, Adolph Quadt, Succeeds Farrell to New Home On 4th meeting of the club which was 01 Peace Church • undoubtedly goes to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wagner, Mrs. Soren Of'Board States held at Thomsen's community Mrs. John Kozusko whose home On January 14th . Peterson and Mrs. Emma Smith. WOODBRIDGE — Committee- Street, Fords in West Avenue, Sewaren, is by hall. Members of the club were FORDS—An impressive Christ- The drum corps which has thir- man Fred Spencer will be named far the most elaborately decorat- , RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Draft guests of Mr. Predmore at a veni- mas procession was held at Our ty-seven members, needs nine uni- chairman of both the administra- FORDS—Christmas was a sad Lady of Peace Church here Christ- ed. Considerable neon lighting Board No. 2, comprising Raritan son dinner during the meeting. WOODBRIDGE—Official re- forms, three bugles and two fifes. tion and finance committees when mas Eve at 11:30 o'clock preced- is used to portray Santa Claus cognition of the fact that local time in the home of Health Offi- Township, Metuchen and Highland Mr. Predmore shot a 200-pound ! All further . practices of the the Township Committee convenes ing the midnight solemn high niding in a s led -drawn by two Draft Board No. 3 was the only cer Harold J. Bailey, deer recently in Potter County, corps has been discontinued until for the inaugural session at noon Park districts, received orders this mass. The church was filled to reindeer. Evergreens surround- board in Middlesex County whose Christmas Eve Mr. Bailey fell Pa. Wednesday, January 8, when a on New Year's Day, it was learned week to provide 15 men fox- in- capacity. . ing the house are festooned entire first quota was accepted as from an authoritative source last down the eellar stairs in his newly The dinner was prepared by with strings of colored lights. new program of songs and drills duction in the United States Army The carols for the procession physically perfect, was given this will be launched by the corps di- night. ly built hom^ on'Fourth Street," Mr. and Mrs. William Thomsen. The Rothfuss home in Green week when a letter commending Under the Selective Service train- r included "Ye Faithful, With rector, Howard Johnson, of Rar- Committeemen John Bergen Fords,, and fr'actured his skull. He ing prog-ram on January 14, John j Among those present at the Gladness," "When Blossoms Flow- Street, Woodbridge, is again a the. local unit was received from itan Township. and Charles Alexander, of the scene of magic lights carried out is in a serious condition at the J. McCabe, chairman of the board, | dinner were: Joseph Dambach, ered Mid the Snows" and "O, Dr. A. M. K. Maldeis, Chief of first and second wards respective- in red and blue. Perth Amboy General Hospital. announced. BeB n JensenJ , AllyAll n PetersonPt , DDan Holy Night." the Medical Division. The letter in ly, who were reelected and Sandorff, Rev. William Schmaus, At the foot of William Street, full reads as follows: Included in the quota, the sec- The midnight solemn high mass TOWNSHIP TO BUFranciY s Wukovets, of the third On Christmas* night, Mrs. Bali»_ Quadt, Dr. Oril Nelson, sung was the "Masso of the Shep- on Coley Street, Woodbridge, "It is gratifying to the medical ward, who was elected to office ey's father, James Bagger, 88, of ond group to be provided by the the roof of a home is floodlight- local board, will be three volun- Committeeman Charles J. Alex- herds," by Pietro A. Yon, com- division of Selective Service to for the first term, will be sworn 18 Second Street, Fords, died aft-' i Dunham, Nels Chris- posed in the style as sung by Al- ed to show a 'forest of evergreen call attention of local Board No. STREET WJIPMENT in by Township Clerk B. J. Dunig- teers who have applied at the draft j trees, snow-covered, with Santa er a long illness. Mr. Bagger and- tensen, Leon Ferbel, H. J. Lund, pine Mountaineers, and consisted 3 for Middlesex County to the an. Wukovets succeeds Commit- board headquarters in the muni- riding in a huge sled drawn by his widow, Emma, celebrated their Windsor, J. Lakis, Dave Meyer, Mr. of the following: Kyrie, Gloria, fact that up to and including Nov- teeman Samuel Farrell, who was cipal building here for service reindeer. Bids Are Received In Rari-. since the first contingent of five Thomsen and Mr. Predmore. Credo, Offertory, "Adeste Fidelis," ember 30, 1940, no registrant finance chairman. 50th wedding anniversary on I men was provided in November. Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, (Continued on Page 2) from its number of deliveries was tan For New Power Police Commissioner Herbert November 21, 1936. rejected by the induction board. The three volunteers are Lewis "Silent Night, Holy Night," and Grader Rankin of the third ward will re- The Baileys moved into their the recessional, "The First Noel." "Thisjs a matter of which the tain his position as police commit- Nixon, of Nixon; Frances Joseph local board and the physician at- RARITAN TOWNSHIP—The new home a few days ago. On Members participating in the SCHOOL FOUNDING tee chairman and in addition will Young, of Piscatawaytown, and tached thereto must be justly Township Board of Commission- Christmas Eve, Mr. Bailey was choir were: Miss Elizabeth Far- head the committee on lights and Frank Steven Moore, of Bonham- proud. ers, at a regular meeting Mon- ring-ton, director; Miss Elizabeth transportation, a post now held connecting a stove and started to town. day night, received bids on a new Egan, organist; Misses Rose Ba- LEBRATED "It is hoped that this record by Farrell. go down the cellar for tools. In Under the plan announced ear- power grader for use by the muni- Increased Public Interest, log, Mary Borkes, Helen Brsyckcy, will be continued and tTiis office Committeenian . Jiames Schaf- his old home there was a little ly this month to take one-fifth of desires to assist when possible in cipal street department. Anne Brsyckcy, Leona Columbet- Filth Anniversary Of Bon- frick of the second ward will con- platform after the first two steps, the annual quota from each board Returning Prosperity its maintenance." Bids received were as follows: each month, the local district will ti, Elvira Esposito, Lillian Lund, kamtown Institution tinue as chairman of both the pub- and it is believed that Mr. Bailey Second Quota Set Smith Tractor and Equipment, of lic 'parks and playgrounds com- provide about 35 men a month Seen As Factors Rosalie Lutrias, Agnes Schmidt, forgot that the staircase in the Irene Bartok, Anna Urban,. Helen To Be Observed Woodbridge will send a second Hillside, $3,105, less $150 for an mittees and the road committee. starting in January. : FORDS—A prediction that in- quota of 13 on Tuesday, January old grader; and Giles' |nd Ransome new house went straight down. He Kovacs, Eleanor Yards; Rosemary BONHAMTOWN — The Eev. In 1941 the" committee will be Board Chairman McCabe also creased public interest as well as 14. In the meantime, examinations .Company, of Philadelphia, '$3,195, fell just after he started down Habicorn, Josephine Wojtanowski, John Capistran Body, O. F. M., divided with four Republicans and announced that physical examina- returning prosperity would result Stephanie Sharo, Bernice Unari, of prospective candidates a're _ be- less §80 allowance for. an old three Democrats.; Mayor August the stairs, striking his head oti the tions, usually conducted by the in an all-time high for -the 1940 of St. Ladislaus Church, New ing continued. Last Monday night, grader. The two bids, the only Irene Onody, Margaret Prah and F. Greiner, Committeemen .Spen- concrete floor. • board of examiners of the district Christmas seal sale was made by Brunswick, sang the solemn high 14 registrants were examined and ones received, were referred to Jonn Sedivy. midnight mass Christmas Eve at cer, Rankin and Schaffrick make Coadition Called "Fair" on Wednesday afternoons in the Mrs. Howard Madison, in report- tonight fifteen additional men are Township Engineer Raymond C. up the former and Committeemen Raritan Township town hall, will Ing on returns on seal sales which St. Margaret-Mary's Church here. to undergo examinations. Wilson. The health officer was. ruahed to Bergen, Alexander and Wukovets the Perth Amboy General Hos-' be held this afternoon and next began November 25 and ended The church choir sang Hungar- The local examining board con- Decision on the contract to pur- are the Democrats. Friday afternoon, due to the holi- Christmas Day. ian Christmas hymns and several sists of Dr. Joseph Mark, Dr. I. chase a grader will be made at an pital where his condition is re- DEMOCRATIC CLUB No outstanding changes are ex- ported as "fair." days. Mrs. Madison said the sum of soloists also participated. Miss T. Spencer and Dr. Louis Wetter- adjourned -meeting of the board pected to be made in the person- $12,050.18 received was $1,654.21 Mary Orban, of New Brunswick, berg. to be held Tuesday afternoon, De- nel at the Memorial Municipal Widow, Children Survive .more than the $10,395.97 reported was the organist. cember 31, at 1 o'clock. Year-end Building. Mrs. Bailey's father lived m on the same date last year. The The regular English mass was business will also be transacted at Fords for years. Besides his wid- peak of the Christmas sale in the Exchange Of Gifts Feature celebrated at 10 a. m. Christmas the session and final bills will be ow and Mrs. Bailey he is survived state and nation as well as in Mid- Of Party Held By Day. Father Body was celebrant. BURIAL FOR B0RA1 paid. , by another daughter, Mrs. Charles dlesex County was reached • in Plans have been formulated by BONHAMTOWN BAR Predmore, of Plainfield " and f ottt " 1929, flattened out in 1930, and First District Unit members of the Rosary and Altar sons/ Allan, of Deal; Arthur, Etnil , societies for the fifth anniversary IS HED_MONDAY and B.eggo, all of Fords and ftfiir '$300 Distributed In Oak' then began a decline which end- PISCATAWAYTOWN — The ESTATE OF CLINE IS ROBBER OF $23 ed in 1934. Since that time, there celebration of the founding of the grandchildren. Women's Democratic Club held its church school. The affair, a ban- Rites Conducted From Our Tree On Basis Of At- has been gradual progress each annual Christmas dinner at the He was a member of the Baira year, and it is hoped that 1940 quet and dance, will be held in • Lady Of Peace Church; IS LEFTJTO_ WIDOW Entrance To Route 25 Es- Relief Society, of Perth Amboy" tendance At Fires First District Club headquarters, the school hall, on Woodbridge will mark complete recovery, following a short business meeting. tablishment Gained and the Woodmen of the World, OAK TREE—The Board of Fire Mrs. Madison stated. Avenue, Sunday, January 19. Survivors Listed Two Sons Are Named As Perth Amboy Camp. Mrs. Alexander Pelley, treas- The banquet will begin at 1 p. m. Through Window Commisisohers of this district dis- Persons too busy to make re- urer, resigned her position because FORDS—Funeral services were Funeral services will be held tributed bonus checks totaling and dancing will start at 4 p. m. Executors In Will . •: turns can do so by forwarding- of illness. Mrs. Ernest Church was held yesterday morning for Ste- BONHAMTOWN — Raritan tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock nearly $300 to members of the Oak their contributions to the Perth appointed to succeed her for the The Royal Cadets radio orches- Of Fords Man Township police are investigating from his late home on Second Tre» Volunteer Fire Company this Amboy office of the Tuberculosis remainder of the term. tra will play Hungarian and Amer- phen Borai, 50, of 44 Evergreen the reported robbery some time Street. Burial will be held at the week. ican music. The evening program 'FORDS—The will of Elmer E. League or to Mrs. Madison, 40 The tables were set in horseshoe Avenue, this place, who died Mon- Saturday night or Sunday morning Alpine Cemetery in Perth Aniboy. includes a play, songs and recita- Cline, who died in Woodbridge on The checks were given on a basif form and were decorated -with day at the Middlesex General Hos- at Mayfair Grill, Route 25, near Hoy avenue, Fords. tions by school children. Louis December 5, probated Monday in of percentage of fires attended. pine, holly and Christmas candles. Main Street, this place. Nearly Nemeth will also sing. pital, New Brunswick. the Surrogate's office, New .Bruns- Chief Leonard Sanford reported The Big Sisters were revealed at $25 was taken from a cash register that fifteen members of the depart- The Holy Name Society mem- Services were held at 11 o'clock wick, named two sons, Warren E., this time and the usual gift ex- of 6 Park Avenue, Ayenel, and and music recording machine. 233 HOUSES BUILT ment had perfect attendance at change made. The evening was bers are assisting with the plans. from the Mitruska Funeral Home fires during the year. Members of the choir association Herbert A., of 60 Ford Avenue, Entrance was gained by break- spent in games and singing carols in Perth Amboy and later from Fords, executors. ing a side window, according to IN TOWNSHIP IN '40 The board discussed the neces- with Mrs. Benjamin Sheppard at will serve the dinner. Mrs. John Our Lady of Peace Church here. Hazinec is chairman. The estate was left to his widow, Lieutenant Harold Peterson and sity of installing new fire hydrants the piano. Officer William Doll who investi- on Tingley Lane, Featherbed Lane Rev. Joseph Vadas officiated. Bur- Annie H. Cline, for life. After her Cost Of New Building To- Mrs. Sheppard was chairman as- ial was in Our Lady of Hungary death it will be divided equally be- gated. and Dark Lane. The matter was Annual Yuletide Fete Is sisted by Mrs. Anthony Istvan, Mrs. talled $552,196, Says referred to the secretary of the Raritan Arsenal Telephone Church cemetery. tween the two sons. Dated April Fritz Kiefer, proprietor of the Enjoyed By Auxiliary Herbert Pf eiffer, Mrs. Julius Engel, 24, 1928, the -will was witnessed establishment, told police that $18 board, J. Nelson Ramsey. It was Mrs. William Peters and Miss Bea- Operator To Be Appointed Surviving Borai are his widow, Building Chief also reported that a new hydrant by Fred B. Arner, of Fords, and was taken from the register and To Fire Company trice Gorman. Elizabeth, and two' sons, Frank is now being installed on Harding RARITAN TOWNSHIP — An- W, A. Cortright, of Metuchen. about $5 from the record machine. •WOODBRIDGE:—Nineteen hous- Avenue by the Middlesex Water KEJ|SBEY—The regular meet- nouncement has been made by the and Stephen. ing developers erected 228 houses Company. ing of the Ladies' Auxiliary to! United States Civil Service Com- at a cost of $552,197 during 1940, Keasbey Protection Fire Company TAX RECEIPTS FOR '40 BARS TO REMAIN OPEN according to the records at the _- Announcement was also made mission of open competitive exami- Ho 1 was held recently at the local LAGGING BEHIND 'SB's nation for the position of telephone Democratic Club To Elect TILLS A.M., JANUARY 1 TOWN SELLS 2,067 Building Inspector's office. -_ - that the Middlesex Water Company Srehouse. Following the business The developers, the number of will soon conduct a census of water operator at Raritan Arsenal at New Officers January 14th ; session, the annual Christmas party To Date, Total h Below $1,200 per year. ' buildings erected and the estimated users in the area served by that was held. Rankin And Keating Agree LOTS DURING YEAR cost, are as follows: Company in the Oak Tree district. Examinations opened this week x**.^ -yiTAWAYTOWW—Officers Same Period Last Year will be elected by the Second Dis- Arthur DTinham, 22, $51,5G0f- 'The 'board authorized the pur- Games -were played and prizes and will continue until January 7. On Quitting Hour For were won by Mrs. Margaret Quish, trict Democratic Club at its meet- Total Sales' Price $265,- Masbic Construction Corporation, chase of 100 feet of new firehose By $19,000 Applications, which may be secured Mrs. Frances Parsler, Mrs. Irene at the arsenal or at any first or sec- ing January 14 at its headquarters Late Celebrants 938; $214,053 Is Add- 19, $50,750; Maxwell Plotkin, 5, for use on the new apparatus with Vamos, Mrs. Pauline Dunham and WOODBRIDGE —Although ac- 5 Chestnut Avenue, Lindeneau. 110,000; Krumholz Construction funds remaining in the 19"40 bud- ond class postoffice, must be filed WOODBRIDGE—Taverns in the Mrs. Julia Stilson. The singing of tual cash* collections at the Town- The nominating committee in- ed To Local Ratahles Co., 1, $3,300; Better Homes Ha- ^ get, A discussion was also held on with the Manager, Second U. S. Township may remain open Until 5 Christmas carols was led by Mrs. ship tax office so far this year are Civil Service District, Federal cludes Julius Kapscandi, Richard provement Corporation, 30, $68y . ^the construction of a drying- rack A, M., on January 1, according- to WOODBRIDGE—Two hundred Marguerite Schuster. $19,613.32.less than last year cur- Building, New York City. Richardson and John Ellmyer, Sr. 800; Irving Sehildkraut, 4, |llr- for hose along the side of the fire- an announcement made last night and twenty-nine parcels of real es- 500; Carragher Brothers^ 58,' - Present were: Mrs. Bertha Par- rent tax collections will be higher by Police Commissioner Herbert tate consisting of 2,067 lots owned house. Action on the matter was according to an announcement 1126,000; New Type Homes, 17r'O deferred until the next meeting, sler, Mrs. Julia Stilson, Miss Irene Rankin. by the municipality were sold at ?S6,800; Cornerstone FedetaLr, Toth, Miss Mary Fazekas, Mrs. Mae made by Tax Collector Michael J. Commissioner Rankin said that public sale during 1940 by the January 23. Trainer. Homes, 8, $18,000;Lyndhurst Gaa.-.;:'- Dunham, Miss Julia Fuzekas, Mrs. Fords legion- Brevities the Alcoholic Beverage Commis- Township •Committee at a sales straction Co., 2, $7,800; -Real • ^ Mary Bertram, Mrs. Frances Par- Last year the office collected 70 sioner has left it up to the munici- price of $265,938.70, according to Value Development Corporation, r Is Sent sler, Mrs. Mary Hodan, Mrs. Paul- per cent of current taxes and it is FORDS—Representing the Fords held at the meeting rooms of the palities to decide the closing hour records in the Real Estate Office. Township Man American Legion and its auxiliary Republican Club on New Brunswick 11, $22,000; Woodbridge SousiBff/ ine Dunham, Mrs. Mary Faczak," expected that this year 75 per cent on New Year's Eve., : 'Cash sales -during the year total- Corporation, 5 ,$12,100; Mstrgaret ToHdf-Yearln ouse Mrs. Mary Cheega, Miss Hazel or better •wall be tallied. at a party given to the residents at Avenue. : , "After talking it over with Chief ed §15,748.50, while contract sale Menlo Park were: Mrs. Arthur Bradley, 1, $2,850; Superior Build- RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Being- Belany, Mrs. Irene Vamos, Mrs. Actual cash collections for 1940 On Monday, December 30, the Keating," Mr. Rankirt said, "we de- payments amounted to $83,672.92. ers Corporation, 7, $26,5&0^P»t<;L Margaret Quish, Mrs. Marguerite Perry, Mrs. Paul Chovan, Mrs. Junior AnxUiary will have a Chi'ist- cided that the five o'clock closing- Deposits on sales were $5,402.03 drunk and disorderly brought a six up to and including December 24 Philip. Shapiro, Miss "Julia Dani, son Development, 10, $20,000; Do-" _ months' term, in the county work- Schuster, Mrs. Anne Sitcosey, Mrs. were $1,533,049.76. Last year $1,- mas party at the home of the presi- hour would be best as a safety and interest on contract sales to- Ionia Ridge Development, 6,, $41,,-- Helen Urban and Miss Mary Cha- Miss Gloria Sunshine, Walter Ly- dent, Miss Gloria Sunshine, at measure for patrons would not be taled $3,855.29. Cash received, by house for Frank Barrata, of 233 552,663.08 was taken in for the beck, Carl Hansen and Mr. and 500; Integra Housing- Corporation, Woodbridge Avenue, Lindeneau. ronko. same period. P. M. leaving the taverns all at the same the office during the year .amounted 3, $11,097; Inman Estates, i-8j: Mrs. Benjamin • Sunshine. Mrs. time." to ?137,529.97. The sentence followed a hearing Perry and Mrs. Chovan assisted in The regular aneeting- of the Aux- 824,200; Elmar Corporation, 4s'*- iliary, scheduled for last 'Tuesday The regular closing hour of tav- Records show that the assessed before Recorder Alfred C. Urffer DOGGIE NAUGHTY! APPROVE CONVERSION serving refreshments and Mrs. Sun- ?a,ooo. • - -•••;•• -. Saturday in the township police WOODBRIDGE—Peter Novak has been postponed to the 30th and erns in the Township is 2 A. M., on value of the property sold at pub- RARITAN TOWNSHIP—The shine was chairman of refresh- weekdays. court. 40, of 59 Juliette Street, Hope- ments for the evening. will, be held at the home of Mis; lic sals is ?2l4,05«. Of .the 2,067 Township Board of Commission- Julia Dani and will 'be followed by ENGAGEMENT TOLD '. V : According to police records. Bar- l.awn, reported to- the local police lots sold, approximately 1,190 lots v ers Monday night authorized the KEASBEY—Mr. and Mrs/:Chasr- rata was arrested 11 o'clock Friday Saturday afternoon that he was Members of the Auxiliary assist- a Christmas! party. At this meet- GRASS FIRE CHECKED and 37 acres were sold to develop- conversion of $65,000 in refund- light by Lieutenant William Hen- bitten by a dog owned by Albert ed the Post in their tag day drive ing the birthday friend will be BONHAMTOWN—A grass fire ers. The estimated assessed valua- les Ehasz, of 58 GreenhroifttAvs- ^ lerson and Officer John Jae^b in Kovacs, of 17 Ling Street, Fords, ing bonds and §67,000 in serial re- •'for'the.benefit of the Junior Drum chosen. in Mill Pond Lane, near Route 25, tion of the new buildings erected nue, announce the engagdmetft jif Ivood'bridgre Avenue near River- while walking alone: New Bruns- funding bonds from fully register- Corps. Donations have been made to the was quickly extinguished by mem- o rto be erected is $868,600. Add- their daughter, Margaret, ^Jite liew Avenue, where he was found wick Avenue, near Bd.srar Avenue, ed bonds to coupon bonds. Cost of This evening, the Post and Aux- Woman's Club for the Community bers of Raritan Engine Company irig the land valuation of $182,703 'Mikusi, son of-Mr., and M Jarrying a loaded 12-gauge shot- Fords. Kovacs was notified to keep the conversion will be paid for iliary will tender a Christmas party Chest tree and also to the. Tuber- No. 1 Sunday evening.. The alarm the estimated ratables will amount 'Mikusi,. of Erin . ^ lm dog Lied. by the holders. to childrfiii of Legionnaires, to be culosis "League. was sounded at 5 o'clock. to $1,051,303, lawk' '.-_',-"• PA SB TWO; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON SSTUDENTS PRESENT CHURCH NOTE -Blackout ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL (Continued from Page 1) Visit By Santa-daw Is Feature sflOUDAY PROGRAM Rev. William H. Scnmaus, S. T. B., Woodbridge's Green Street, Lin- —Miraculous Medal Novena ser- Vicar den Avenue, Freeman Street, Bar- Entertainment At Sand Hillsvices were held at" Our L||dy of Miss Ida Fuilerton, Grgajiist ron Avenue and North Park Drive Peace Church Christmas Eve: •^Hopelawn Pupils Appear Services for the Sunday after are alive with lights. Nearly every SAND HILLS—The following song, Santa Land," first and sec- —Martin Pirint, Frank Kovacs .« In Pleasing Entertain- •Christmas: 9:30 A. M., Morning house has some sort of a. lighted Prayer and Sermon; 10:30 A. M. WILLIAM "JUICY" FAUBLE Christmas program was presented ond grades; play, "There's Always John Kovacs, Louis Ciktor, An- "f* ment At School display. a Santa," cast; Alfred Milchuk, An- drew Farkas, Joseph Nagy and Church School. King George's Road, Maxwell Friday toy children of the Sand Hills school in the school audi- drew Bylarczyk, Margaret -Magyar, John Morosz recently spent a day '"' HO PEL AWN—A delightful To all exclusive readers of Notes Santa would forget Mm . .. We fee] and Hoy Avenues, Hornsby Street hunting in South Jersey. and Bolts" sorry for the Doctor who has toand New Brunswick Avenue give torium: Elizabeth Tietcher, Eugene White, Christmas program was presented —The St. Nicholas Greek Cath- .^recently by pupils of the Hopelawn ST. JOHN'S You are cordially invited to at- examine Beef now that he has his Fords dta -holiday dress -of g-aily Opening song, "Jingle Bells." as- Carol Schmelz and Raymond tend a Venison Dinnez-to be held at questionnaire ... decorated homes. A smattering of Varga. olic Church held a dinner in the ;,sehoal in the school auditorium. sembly; -Christmas greeting, Rich- basement of the church Monday Borbas' Tavern, 306 Fulton Street, electrical color is found in Keas- ard Redling-,; "Signs of Christmas," Visit By Santa "'•'The program was as follows: night. Sketch, "Why the Chimes Ring," TO GIVEJROGRAM Wood-bridge, January 25, Music Iselin Inksp-ofcs Basq*iale Am- bey, Hopelawn, Colonia, Port Read- Sandra Edesa, Jeanette Hoffman, Closing song, "Up On A House- "'fifth grade; carols,, f'O Come All and entertainment will feature brosi claims to nave shot a rein- ing and Iselin. Sewaren's East and Elsa Boka, Vivian Sabo and. Flor- top," assembly. Santa Cla-us paid —Miss Irene Huda, of Liberty * Ye Faithful," and "Canttigue De Church Group To Present the evening's program .... That deer. Maybe that's way Santa West Avenues carry the yuletide ence Kovacs; song, "Christmas a •wisit following the closing song Street, and Miss Helen Velchik, • ~; Noel/' seventh and eighth grades", would be just about the set-up for Glaus missed his house. Freddie season to a beautifiil blending of Stocking," Ruth Hyldahl; recita- and distributed candy to the chil- of Paul Street, spent Sunday in r lights. •~ siaging by audience and conducted Christinas Entertainment the invitation I would have sent out the plumber is still celebrating tion, "Not Polite," Charles Molnar; dren. Jersey City. ''nbv Miss Jaffe, "Jangle Bells," and if we would have bag'ged the deer his first "buck." He's a better A Manhattan Avenue, Avenel, 'recitation, "When Santa Was A —Fred Ciktor and Roy Hander- ^"Silent Night"; "'Welcome," Al- Tonight that we expected. But as things man than I am . . . Mike Oliver home displays a huge facsimile of Boy," Raymond Varga. Germans report a new Westwall han spent a few days hunting in • f^fred Gutwein; 'Santa's Son," first FORDS—The annual Christmas are, we'll have to wait another year also was one of the fortunate— two bible pages with a Christmas of forts on Channel coast. South Jersey. "'grade boys; guitar and -accordion party and entertainment program. before we'll ba able to send them and he didn't buy it either . . . message. . Floodlights and huge Songs, "Christmas Window" and selections, Fr-aaik Calafero 'and Billy for children of St. John's Church out. In the meantime, everyone Buddy Hassey had a homecom- electric candles add the touch of "A Christmas Carol," third and "New" voters big aid to Roose- Bnitain to supply coke needed will have to hang on and wish ITS 1 Pace; rhythm band, second grade; school will be held in the chapel ing event this week . . . Eddie, color. fourth grades; exercise, "Two velt, Gallup survey finds. by United States steel mills. ^£<"Boomps-A-I>aisy," third grade; luck the neit time we go out . . . the Dane, made sure he was go- The Thomas A. Edison bridge at Boys' Christmas Presents," How- on the Peast of St. John the Evan- i ing to celebrate Xmas this year. rhythmic plays, first and second gelist this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Keasbey rises into the sky giving ard Cromes and Roy Pilz- recita- -ji' He had a sign posted, well in ad- 'grades. The program to be presented is Fords Fiekles—The Alamo Boys the area a gigantic Christmas tion, "Baby's Stockings," George vance, reading "I close Xmas" monument. The many traffic sig- Also On Prograni as follows: went ""Cantalni" (Caroling) Xmas Guffalo; song, "Jolly Santa," Carol No Games Dec. 30, 1940 Day, and the way Mickey (Bar- . . . The R. E. games are blitz- nals with their red and green lights Mills. 1 Recitation, Joe Sillaggie.; prayer, Carol, "O Little Town of Beth- : ST. JAMES' tender) drove the. car, the boys krieging Parker N. —Better lay tend to portray the holiday, in all Christmas Acoustics, John Hollo, Phaffle; solo, Marge Ingras- lehem;" invocation, Rev. William off for a while, Telia . . . jimmy "aia; playlet, "Christinas Akawen- thought they were in Coney Island its enchanting complexion. Johanna Grapes, Elsie MacFaiiane, Sehmaus; welcome,. Matthew . . . We hear that the S. P. C. A, Mastrangelo and his g. f. are . Raritan Township's Clara Barton ing," fifth grade; song', hEver- Jago; presentation of advent offer- Russell Larsen, Theresa Hoffman, was down to see Beef about find- pft-pfting. That's why he looks •section is truly radiant in red andJoseph Seroka, Florence Fendt,, j^een,"'seventh and eighth, grade ing; hymn, "Away in a Manger," so down-hearted ... Bill Free- Happy New Year ing another sport besides horseback blue. Many homes in Stelton, Pis- Marion Calchuk and Mary Kozik;! 3; accordion solo, Henry Zupko; primary department; recitation, man is .home ..on .furlough from dance, Lillian Gecsey; .song by riding ... . Talking about horses, catawaytown, Menlo Park and Oaksong, "Christmas Time," John Du- ! ! the Navy and has all the gals f taudienee, "He's My'TJncle"; poem, O Blessed Little Star," Roberta Jimmy Varady expects to open a Tree, also unfold . multd-colored dash; play, ''Christmas Presents Krauss; recitation, "Just Merry stable in the near future . . . Ru- making goo-goo eyes at him . . .-; lights in observance of the Christ- ST. 3 We deeply appreciate every oppor- tunity we have had to serve you, and Hiram Walker s Champagnes look forward to many more in 1941 G.&W. IMPORTED Blended Reserve Whiskey French 1928 Vintage Devenoge Qt. Pt. (Cordon Blend) 26 Oz. 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PHONE 4-0317 FORDS AND RARlTAKf TOWNSHIP BEACON" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2?, 1U0 Christmas Program Is Presented Previewing 1941 Models In Dress PAGEANT IS GIVEN Children In Clara Barton Schml By Piscatawaytown School Pupils BY CHURCH GROUP Present Two Christmas Programs The LighrdOien' Is Of- PISCATAWAYTOWN" — Chil- Mary Brownlie, Kathleen Rush, CLARA BARTON—Two Christ- special chorus, Adele Fullerton, dren of the Piscatawaytown school Jeanette Gere, Doris Simpson, fered At Special Yule- mas programs were given by pupils Natalie Fenehynsky, Eleanffii* Du- held Christmas programs Friday Mary Ann Istvan, Margaret Mat- tide Service Sunday of the Clara Barton school recently dics, Claire VanKirk, Irma Ains- in the auditorium. The primary at assembly exercises held in the cow, Catherine Nahay, Violet Da- thews, Roberta Lippitz, Joan Ann rocfi, Betty Vreeland, Elsie Deii, grades, under the direction of Castner, Patricia Rushinsky, Ag- BONHAMTOWN—Members of auditorium. -Mrs. Evelyn Headley, presented Irvin D. Ritter, principal, con- Anita Kaus, Wanda Wolan and Pa- nes Russell, Peggy Monaghan, the Grace Memorial Chapel pre- ducted the openpng program which tricia Alabaster. the following program: Bible read- Mildred Ott, Mary Lou Viezer, sented a pageant, "The Light of ing, Joyce Latham; salute to the was presented by the seventh, •Christmas message, Rev! "Robert Jean Klause, Robert Hansen, Men," at a special Christmas serv- eighth>and ninth grades. The pro- Seely of the Stelton Baptist flag and "America" by the school; Richard Stout, Michael Palazzola, "A Christmas Scene," by the Car- ice conducted in the chapel Sun- grams follow: Church; "Silent Night," assembly.- Robert Bertagne, Janet Frey, Pastor In Message olers, Paul Eost, Prank Lake, Ma- Eleanore Gere, Jean Henderson, day evening-. . . "Silent Night," orchestra; Christ- n!o Saiennie, Audrey.. Kennedy, mas cantata, "The Music of Bethle- The program of grades one Frank Iseman, Katina Baratta, The role of Mary was played by hem," glee club; soloists were Jean through six was opened with a Irene Kady, Edna Crooker, Helen George Sanderson, Howard Fur- Beverly Clausen while Fred Strak- DiGiovanni, Jacqueline Zalesky; Gerlufsen., .Natalie Fenchynsky, Bible reading by Steckex Wilck. A beck, Teddy Firsing, Cora Jean ele appeared as Joseph, Others in Barbara Kaus and Wanda Wolan; prayer' and flag salute followed. speakers, Doris Simpson, Corne- Rasmussen and Pearl Hansen. the east included Cherubs, Joan Song, "America," assembly; &oag, lia Penn, Charles Cotter. Part II Fedak and Joan Tomford; angels, "Jiingle Bells," grade one; Christ- Song, "Silent Night," by sehoo;l The second part of the pi"ogTam Margaret Henderson, Elsie Bor- Golamhos Narrowly Misses mas pageant, pupils of graces one "A Circus in Christmas Land" by presented by the elementary bely, Ethel Kovacs, Betty Vree- Injuries- As Car Hits Pole and two; song, "Tin Soldiers-asd Charles Smith, John Ellmyer, grades, was announced by Thom- land, Virginia Davis and Emily China Dolls," pupils of grade Louis Fox, Norman Brocard, as Harrison and included Bible Csuko; shepherds and wisemen, PISCATAWAYTOWN—Julius three. Howard Rosenfeld, George Cook, reading, Lorraine Murphy; salute LeRoy and Bobby Clausen and Ed- Golambos, of Woadbvidge Avenne, Accordion selections, "Anchors Bobby Jacobs, Robert Nogan, to the flag- and "The Star-Span- gar Larson; love, Marion Davis, this place, narrowly escaped in- Aweigh" and "Silent Night," Joyce Catherine Zuinino, Rose Marie gled Banner" by the school; and angel of death, Margaret jury about 4 o'clock Monday Christopherson; play, "Who JJ Michale, Patricia Pochinski, En- "Christmas Customs in Other Henderson. ~ _ ' morning when his automobile lieves in ©anta?" pvvpils of g gene Graff, Doris Gilhully, Marie Lands": Germany, Peter Borwe- crashed into a pole near the Rar-four; songs, "Silent Night" gan; Ireland, . Florence Keene; Following the pageant, a candle- itan Arsenal. "Deck the Halls," grade;^ Gorso, Louis Aaroe, Richard Van lighting ceremony 'was held. The Sickle, Carol Fox, Mildred Col- Italy, Marie Jackovino; Rumania, The accident resulted when.' a Christmas message, Rev.' E,Sbej|; William Snyder; France, Samuel program was under the direction Seely. ,'f "',*• letto, Robert Palke, Ruby Kover, of Philip Brunstetter, of Metueh- tire blew out on the car. "Offtc,ers —- . „• . .^._- Dplores Bro\yn. Richard Rice, Ar- Zippo; Norway, Shirley Matthews; en,, superintendent of. the' chapel: John Jacob and Albert'iLoblein ^in- thur Langenohl, Barry Moore, England, Frederick Bach; Swit- vestigated. . . Safety, Engineering Film? Mildred Munch, Jean Chuderski, zerland, Dorothy Hughes and the Members p£ the society are in- Joan Chuderski, Jean Schaffo, holly and mistletoe, Doris Ras- vited to the.home of the superin- Shown To Church mussen. This program was under tendent at 75 New Street, Metuch- New Members Admitted the direction of Mrs. Mildred en, between the hours of 1:30 andTo Club In Piscatawaytown FORDS—"The Long Road,," A Clarity. ,4 P. M., this afternoon. . • sound motion picture descr}bll)|r •PISOATAWAYTOWN — T,V o the working of an. internaF com- A lighted Christmas^ tree decor- —Parents and friends of . the bustion engine, and "The C.han# ated, the auditorium, and Santa new members were admitted into Colorda. School children were en-the Crab Club at its meeting this To Lose," a film on safety/ -weyfe Claus distributed gifts of Candy tertained by a play entitled "Why week at Ye Olde Hofbrau, 282 shown in the social room ot S^._ to the primary grades, and Mrs. The Chimes Rang" presented at Woodbridge Avenue. John's Chapel at the regular meet- Kenneth MeManis to the elemen- the school. The cast of the. pro- The new members are William. ing «f the Young People's Feilow-- tary grades, both from the Parent- Automobile designers of America turned their talents to designing 1941 models in dress, at the duction included, James Hynes, Latham and Andrew Black. The ship, Sunday night, through, gre Teacher Association. invitation of Harper's Bazaar. This gray suit with yellow blouse of Heller rayon jersey was designed Charlotte Brown, John McClure club is planning a party !for thecourtesy of Frank Hruska, of »fef* - by Oldsmobile. The yellow chevrons on the lapels and the plastic fasteners on blouse resemble and Connie Reeb. near future. ferson motors, 'Perth Anrboy, -,** the chromium bars on the Cruiser Club Sedan, as pictured here. St. Johns Episcopal Guild e Party Is Given —The Friendly Society of St. Entertained At Xmas Fete Jean Schmelz On Birthday James Episcopal Church held its annual Christmas party Monday FORDS—A Christmas party for MENLO PARK~^ Miss Jean night in the parish house on Wood- the members of the Altar and Aco- Schmelz, daughter of Edward bridge Avenue. A short business lytes' Guilds of St. John's Episco- Schmelz, of Harvey Avenue, was meeting was in charge of John lite' Now Inpal Chapel, was given by Mrs. Kur* given a surprise party recently in Rigby, president. Gift exchanges honor of her- ninth birthday. : Rehearsal; Tickets Al- Baumgarten and Mrs. Charles War- and games followed. Mrs. Warren go in their home, 446 .New Bruns- Guests present were: Florence Hibbard was chairman of the party. ready On Sale wick Avenue, recently. .Sands, Florence Fendt, Douglas —The Baptist Chapel; held its PISCATAWAYTOWN -^ Indica- Mette, Thomas Mette, Evelyn Christmas party recently, with a Those attending included the tions are already being received Fischer, Arnold Anderson, There- large attendance present. Miss Rev. William. H. Schmaus, vicar, sa Hoffman, Jeannette Hoffman, Nellie Potts, superintendent, pre- through the early returns of ticket Germaine Looser, Marie Schuster, ! Margaret Hoffman, Hilda Hoff- sented Fred Newman a gift from sales, that "Ladies In White," the Connie Van Horn, Lorraine Wargo, jman, Elizabeth Tietehen, Edward the chapel as a token of apprecia- musical comedy to be presented Matthew Jago and Thomas WaTgo. .Tietchen, Joanna Grapes}, Paul Happy New Year To All Our Friends And tion of his work in installing the Friday, January 31, 'by the Rari- heating system now i,n. use. Wil- —A Christmas party was held Grapes, Neil Grapes, Gloria Koer- liam Runyon as • a trustee of the tan River Boat Club, is going to at the Colonia school for the Sun- ber, Carol Schmelz, Joan Schmelz, Customers Stelton Baptist Church, expressed be a success. day School class of St. Paul's Corrine Schmelz' and Lillian Schmelz. appreciation of the church for Mr. "Ladies In White," as ivei-e the Episcopal Church, of Uahway. - IF EVERY BABY COULD Newman's work. Rev. Robert 0. previous two shows presented by Seely gave the Christmas message the club, has been written by Ste- REALLY SPEAK ITS MIND and Santa Claus distributed gifts phen MeNally. • ? and candy to the children. Mrs. Rehearsals are. being held Sun- It would insist on Cooper's Dairy Milk .because it's Russell Harrison was in charge. day evenings in the club dance.ball For New ¥ear s:E¥e always fresh, pure and rich and assures constant —The . Go-Getters Social Club and the stage carpenters are meet- health. was entertained by Mrs. Frederick ing Wednesday nights. Meyer and Mrs. Ernest Lucas re- Free to the First 1941 Baby Born in Woodbridge cently at the home of Mrs. Meyer, Don't forget to send a corsage to your of Wood-bridge Avenue. 'Present Annual Report By Larson. Mother, wife or sweetheart. Township were: Mrs. George Duryea and FREE TO WINNER: One quart of Cooper's Grade A Mrs. John Nelson, of Highland To Be Made January 28th Always plenty of camellias, orchids and Milk daily for one week Park; Miss Lottie Smith, Mrs. Ger- RARITAN TOWNSHIP — Ar- gardenias on hand. trude, 'Taylor, Mrs. Russell Har- thur W. Larson, township health rison, .Mrs. Joseph Brundage, Mrs. inspector, reported one case of Cut fresh daily from our own greenhouses. Frank Danford, Mrs. Sylvester At Spring scarlet fever during the last month We have specialized in unusual and artistic Dixon, Mrs. Arthur Brundage, Mrs. to the township Board* of Health combinations of flowers for all occasions, Six m-arvekrt» rnddeis 1.. Walter Keene and Mrs. Clifford Monday night. The report showed to §ive yoe iHe lovely Giddes. since 1858. Cooper's Dairy Farm a decline from the past two ifie comfort for : PROPERTY SOLD months. Telephone Metuchen 6-1432-J . > new garments. ® Sohmer ! '..'•• FEW SUGGESTIONS are skown and * • Amplitone^ here . . » and there are many more ® Janssen "i- A , e Brambach in the way of electrical appliances. For a Starr instance—eleetric door chimes, coffee Purse! makers, 'waffle irons, broilers, hand y< ? Be Sure and || ^^ *\r" ' »\1 " Beautiful vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, . . . and 1 . , . ..ftrJS.* - '" "} Mahogany Case still others. "Visit a" Public Service store See this Looking beautiful nowadays depends upon [f,s fuU key board and see them. the beauty shop you choose! Diseover our PIANO Sound high quality work. Three hundred Middle- f Construction sex County women can't be wrong! All if ems are New Year's Special! Think of the J@y §f- Filing this Pian§ • moderately PERMANENT - ONLY Alongside Yoir Xmas Tree Xmas Mora pikodi December 30, 31— January 2 • FREE BENCH • FREE TUNING FOR 1 YEAR e FREE DELIVERY * EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE FOR I YEAR TEL. WOOD. 8-2394 FOR APPOINTMENT and Baby Grands ALL ITEMS o c*c O FOR $1 AT ALL TIMES 353 allowance up. for your ACE BEAUTY SHOPPE Old Piano (CHRISTENSEN BUILDING) J. P. 261 MADISON AVENUE Small Deposit & Convenient Terms Arranged PERTH AMBOY 97 MAIN STREET' * WQOEffiRHJGE PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, "1940 FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP BEACON 4 Internal Strength Needed At a time when every American is con- Greetings/ What About National Unity? siderably interested—quite properly in the PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY physical defenses of our country, it is not This Subject, Like The Weather, Mas Developed In- - by— inopportune to listen to careful but wise THE BEACON PUBLISHING GO. to A Matter For Much Discussion And No Action words about our internal economic With Offices at Even with the vast majority of our citizens lined up" 611 New Brunswick Avenue, Fords, N. J. strength. For without economic strength, TELEPHONE: PERTH AMBOY 4—2123 we can not be physically strong. squarely behind the huge national defen8e program^ re-* Subscription S1.50 per year Elmer J. Vecsey .... Publisher and Managing Editor On this point the recent views of Philip gardless of probable cost, no little doubt and confusion " ; Entered at the Post Office at Fords," N. J., as D. Reed, chairman of the board of the continue to assail thoughtful citizens. ——™ _ second class mail matter on April 17, 1936. General Electric Co., aptly points up the The Administration in Washington calls for unity." situation. Every good citizen favors unified effort in the common * As an example of the disintegration that results from lack of strong internal cause. But even while the President was calling for unity; : defense, Mr. Reed cites the tragic experi- others were found hurling rocks at industry and business." . Oar Intriguing National Debt ence of France. "The battle of France was A spokesman for a large and important labor group, - The national debt has been an inter- not won on the battlefield," he said, "nor proclaimed a while ago that American industry could not - esting topic of discussion for many years was the much-vaunted French Army de- make its maximum contribution to defense by "fighting I and it would require astronomical calcula- feated in any real sense. Indeed, the bat- labor." He had no word to say about labor "fighting In- - tions to estimate the words that have been tle was not won at all; it was lost before dustry" and the fact that that is equally detrimental to { tossed about, pro and con, on the subject. it began, and the real victor was economic maximum defense effort. * -f The debate as to the maximum size anaemia and social dissention in the One government spokesman, who has enjoyed the A . debt that the United States can safely car- French Republic." respect of both labor and industry and who only recently--* ry has reached no accepted conclusion. Analyzing our present economic con- has stepped on the national scene in a prominent way, is?" Ting-ed with politics the issue has not been dition, Mr. Reed points to both the advan- willing to see an 8- or even a 10-hour day, if necessary, in * thoroughly clarified but, today, the nation tages and the problems resulting from the order to get the defense job .done as quickly as possible. J is carrying a debt that some people as- sudden stimulation to industry of our na- But the annual convention of the A. F. of L. has under -_' serted would produce paralysis. . tional defense program. Thus, though the consideration a resolution calling for a 30-hour week of"-" Not only are we carrying a record- current high level of activity has resulted six 5-hour days. This in the face of cumulative evidence^ breaking national debt but we are getting from defense production, a brand new of a serious shortage of skilled labor in various trades on -" ready to boost it to a new extreme height set of problems is at hand. In discussing which defense depends and equally serious efforts quickly a through defense spending. So far there these problems, Mr. Reed states: to train large numbers of workers. has been only a slight murmur against do- The elements are with us that make The President publicly announces he will welcome the -, ing this because of the general conviction for inflation and a war-time boom in cooperation of all groups and labor shoulder to shoulder - that defense must be had now even though prices. Government and industry alike are with all who are working for the preservation of the - the future pay for it. determined that this shall not occur. It American way. We are interested in the opinion of can be prevented without government is Week Years Ago Other Editors Say Industry has "volunteered" for the defense emer- Mr. Arthur W. Whiteside, president of compulsion if, and only if, every company, gency, is doing its utmost to promote the huge program " Dun and Bradstreet, Inc., a company which every industry and every organized group Ten. Years Ago lies, died at his home, 53 Main Relief Still With Us and has been warmly commended by high officials frojn. ' has busied itself with estimating the finan- in the country will firmly embrace and ac- ISELIN GIRL KILLED Street, early today. He was 70 Disposition of .the relief financing BY HIT-RUN DRIVER years old. problem next year, through diver- the President down for its splendid cooperation. cial reliability and resources of millions cept the principle that prices and wages Struck by a hit-and-run driver sion is a .reminder, that there is Yet many in government to date have not shown~a - of business men throughout the nation. shall not be advanced arbitrarily to take who sped off into the darkness, ADVERTISERS FETE still such a prob.ltm.' Our legis- His view, upon the national debt, ought to advantage of the situation created by the Katherine Jansen, a pretty 16- YEAR'S FIRST BABY lative leaders met recently in At- disposition to remove legislative and administration re- <= year-old Iselin girl, was fatally defense activity. Thirteen advertisers in the In- lantic Gity and planned to put strictions which have long hampered industry and which" mean something, regardless of why we injured when walking on Green dependent announce today the enlarge the debt. Street, near Chain-o-Hills Road, 110,000,00.0 at the disposition .of stand in the way of maximum productive efficiency. "Although profit margins on defense inauguration of a "Stork Sweep- relief administration during the shortly before 6 P. M., Sunday. stakes" in which the first baby 1 Mr. Whiteside says that this country work will be narrow—indeed, too narrow coming year. All this seems clearly to show that" the wholehearted J could afford to owe considerably more She died at the Perth Amboy born in. 1936 to Township resi- cooperation from all elements so necessary to a maximum _ to be justified under normal circumstances General Hospital a few hours dents will be given gifts ranging . About. $2,800,000 of this wil than $65,000,000,000 and even as much —we are here faced with very special don- later. from an orchid to a two weeks' come from an unused balance of effort to" protect the nation and the American way of life as $100,000,000,000. He does not advo- supply of milk. . . • this year's ly the picturization of one of - Scene From "No, No, Nanette' the comedian's stage acts (he was' COOPER, BIG CAST KIDS TURN SLEUTH Fabulous Romance Of Exotic East FIELDS SAYS NEW under contract to Flo Ziegfelct, starring in the- latter's "Follies" IN 'GALLANT SONS' at the time), while_"The B&nk ON MAJESTIC BILL Related In 'The Thief Of Bagdad' Dick" presents a score or more of the typical Fields whimsicalities. Madeleine Carroll, Paillette Jackie Cooper, Bonita Magic, Beauty And Color Combine To Make Film Com- Calls The Bank Dick' Com- Directed by Edward Cline, who_ : Goddard Also In Vivid Granville Among Juven- ing To Majestic Tonight Breath-Taking Spectacle ing To Strand, Gayest directed Fields and Mae West in Mounted Police Story- In All Career "My Little Chickadee," "The Garry Cooper and Madeleine ile Talent In Film The fabulous romance, the drama and intrigue, the Bank Dick" will present the com- edian as a ne'er-do-well, man- Carroll, cast in the sort of roman- spectacle and color of the exotic East that is the Arabian Twenty-five years after his ini- George B. Seitz was a father, about-town who accidentally cap- tic roles which brought them to of thrills on the American screen Nights will be unreeled tonight on the screen of the Ma- tial motion picture appearance, tures a bank bandit and is reward- a.creen fame—he as Dusty Rivers, a when he wrote, directed and acted jestic Theatre, when "The Thief of Bagdad," has its first W. C. Fields is starring in, what he ed with the position of special of- Texas Ranger, and she as April Lo- in the lurid serials of silent days. showing in Perth Amboy. considers the greatest of his car- j ficer in the bank whose funds gan, a gallant nurse—are the star- Of late, he is.better known for his eer. The production is TJniversal's },as saYecj, ring duo who head the huge cast of connection with the Judge Hardy Brilliantly directed by Ludwig Berger and Michael "The Bank Dick," which comes to In the supporting cast will be ~~ VNorth West Mounted Police," Family, directing the experiences, Powell, its eye-filling wonders, the Strand Theatre Tuesday night. seen Una Merkel, Richard Pureell, _" Field's first picture was a one- which Paramount will present at joys, sorrows and comedy of ado- thrilling plot, breath-taking magic Shemp Howard, Franklin Pangv lescent youth. and • the overwhelming beauty of reel subject, made long ago, by ihe midnight show New Year's Eve TALE OF DOMESTIC born, Grady Sutton, Jessie Ralph, - its color photography make it the the Gaumont Company of Ameri- Cora Witherspoon, Dave Oliver, - at the Majestic Theatre. He says , he had the experience of weaving these two extremes to- outstanding motion picture spec- ca. It was called "Pool Sharks" Harlan Briggs and Jack Norton. In keeping with the magnitude gether when he directed "Gallant tacle of the year. LIFE ATJRESCENT and presented the inimitable com- of his stars, DeMille has assembled Sons," romance of youth, with the A east of thousands, headed by edian as he did one of the great- PAINTS WRONG HOUSE an outstanding- group of starring biggest teen-age cast since "Boy's 3abu, of "Elephant Boy" and 'Father Is A Prince' To est trick juggling acts of his car- Toledo, Ore.—Taking a pros- players: Heading the list are Town." Jackie Cooper, Bonita :'Drums"; June Duprez, last seen eer, his world-famous routine pective renter out to see -one of- Paulette Goddard, cast.as Louvette Granville, Gene Reynolds, June in "Four Feathers"; John Justin Open Wednesday; Grant around a pool tabled hfe houses, Frank Updike was sur- fascinating, tempestuous indian Preisser and , othres, • including and Conrad Veidt are presented in "Pool Sharks" was made in less prised to find it newly painted anc* - girl; and Preston Foster and Rob- many youngsters from the cast of this new film with all the magnifi- Mitchell Starred than four hours before the cam- repapered. Inquiry revealed tha^l A warm, homey film that should ert Preston as iSergeant Jim Brett "Strike Up the Band," turn de- cence of Arabian Nights enter- eras, while "The Bank Dick" con- a contractor got the v^rona address have much fan —opeal is "Father and Ronnie Logan, Mounted Police- Anna Neagle is being gallantly escorted by Victor Mature tectives to track down a murderer tainment. sumed as many months in the and now the question, is "Who pays and Roland Young in this gay scene from the famous musical Ts A Prince," which opens at the men. Among- the others are Akim and save Ian Hunter from jail and making. "Pool Sharks" was mere- the bill?" Tamiroff, as Duroe; Lynne Over- show, "No, No, Nanette" which starts on New Year's Day at the Against the colorful back- Crescent Theatre next Wednesday. Diimas Theatre. Gail Patrick from the blackmail- grounds of Production Designer The human story of family life man in a comedy role as Tod Mc- ers. Throughout the story are Duff; George Bancroft as the chief- William. Cameron Menzies and Set ar-d a well-meaning father whose many tense thrills, narrow escapes est heavy, Corbeau; Lon Chaney, On Strand Theatre Screen Designer Vincent Korda, the grip- quirks! cause his wife and chil- jr., as a half-breed Metis; and Wai- and breathtaking moments rem- ling .tale of ancient Bagdad, un- dren all kinds of embarrassment, ter Hampden as Chief Big Bear, iniscent, of the serials, Seitz re- Tolds. The story concerns the ro- features such talented character ports. But they are laid amid Always one to choose an impor- mance between the young Prince players as Grant Mitchell, Nana youthful comedy. ..of Bagdad and the lovely Princess Bryant, John Litel and' Lee Pat- tant theme for his pictures, De- The picture opens at the Strand Mille has elected to demonstrate of Basra and obstacles and fan- rick. The romantic interest is held .Theatre tonight; the -fortitude and courage of the tastic adventures that befall them by two promising young players Mounted in this picture. As a Seitz heliexes. that all young- before he. wins her. The Magician —Georg-e Heeves, who made a basis for his plot, he has selected sters are 'natural actors. "After Jaffar, wily Grand Vizer of Bag- mark in 'Gone With- the Wind" the f amous Riel incident — the at- all," he says, "the very games they lad, desires the Princess for him- an(J, Jan Clayton. tempt of one Louis Riel, played by play' are .acting. They dramatize self and pits his evil powers So many fathers act like John STARTING WITH Francis McDonald in the picture, themselves as.'cops and robbers', against the Prince and his chance- Bower, played by Grant Mitchell, and thousands of half-breeds under Indians and so forth. Thus they're nade companion, Sabu, the little before they realize how unhappy his leadership to run the Mounted really acting -part instinctively. .thief, of Bagdad. This conflict re- they can : make ..their families Police out of Canada and to govern The director, need dp little, more sults in fast-moving situations through their miserly and crotch themselves." " ' , . than join in the game." • which sp^ed the film to its ending. ety ways. Although John owns a ;•;" The story which DeMille unfolds "It worked oiit-in a very logical : . Even more enthralling are the prosperous, carpet-sweeper factory in: "North, West Mounted Police" way," says the; director. ""In the .miracles in the picture; The Fly- his wife, Susan, portrayed by Na- Has epic proportions, and no con- first place, natural actions • of ing Horse, the dancing mechanical na Bryant, has run the house for densed version of it can possibly youngsters provide comedy—^bet- dolls performed by a full corps 1 ; many years with only the help of convey all the excitement, spec- ter comedy than gags— as has de ballet, the liberation of a minia- a maid once a week. tacle, romance, humor, gusto and been amply proved lately. And on ture Djinni from a bottle and his . When the daughter, Connie, sheer motion picture magic packed the other hand, youngsters don't enlargement to a monster 200 feet Jan Clayton's role, becomes en- into it. It moves along quickly apprehend danger as forcefully as high, the Magic Carpet, the six- gaged to a handsome young law- after the Metis, led by Riel, Duroc PTOwnups, hence have an incred- armed dancing girl and the pow- yer, Gary Lee, played by George - and Corbeau send their demands ible courage: because they don't . ei s of darkness wielded byJ the Reeves, Susan invites his family to Inspector Cabot. (Montagu know everything to be afraid of. magician, Jaffar. I to dinner. Love) at Fort Carlton, asking for So, by just letting them be natur- an answer in twenty-four hours. al, they give perfect performances Mounted to Fight for both thriils and comedy. The ,• The only course open to the Jackie Cooper is adamant to the wiles of vampish June great secret of it all is never to courageous Mounted is to resist Preisser in this scene from "Gallant Sons", which opens tonight at g-ive them the idea that what the Strand Theatre. Gail Patrick, Ian Hunter, Bonita Granville they're doing is 'work. As long as the Metisand attempt to keep them and Gene Reynolds are others in the cast of the new picture. from gaining the Cree Indians as it's just a game to them, every- allies, even though there are only out involve an artist and a the- thing is relaxed and natural." fifty Mounted at the Fort, and five atrical producer, both of whom ON STATE STREET AT THE FIVE CORNERS hundred in all Canada. Their pro- promptly fall in love with her. j i t along with a remark- CONTINUOUS PROM 2 P. SI. PHONE P. A. 4-33SS cedure is resolved when April, th e p c ure How the romance as well as the ef- I able dream, dance sequence. Herb- BONITA nurse at Batchoe, where the Metis forfcs of the gold-diggers ai-e, erfc Wilcox produced and directed are organizing their rebellion, ; TODAY THRU TUESDAY, DEC. 31ST. drives into the Fort with two brought to a hilarious conclusion the film for RKO Radio, with Ken GRANVILLE • REYNOLDS Mounted Policemen in a wagon— 'No, No, Nanette' Featur- make for the high-speed plot of. Er-Tlund streamlining the screen the film. . play. Richard Carlson and Victor one dead and the other mortally : wounded. ing Afflua Neagle On New "Tea for Two," "I Want To Be Mature have the romantic leads . Present when she arrives is Dusty Bill Happy" and "No,. No, Nanette," opposite Miss Neagle, and Roland Rivers,, a ranger from 'Texas, sent s Eve the three hit tunes of the original .Young. Helen Broderick and Za- out to get a murderer who has fied Romance and an anti-blackmail | Broadway success, are woven into Su Pitts head the featured cast. to Canada. Clues prove that the scheme comprise the dual themes men were shot by Corbeau — the of "No, No, Nanette," Anna inari Dusty has been sent after, too. IAN HUNTER Neagle's new filmusical offering, JUNE PREISSER • LEO GORCEY During this session at the Fort, which will come to the Ditmas THRU TUESDAY ": the two romances of the picture WILLIAM TRACY ° EL BRENEtEL Theatre at the midnight show DECEMBER 31ST. Screen P/aj byth. R. Upmsnfi Rlarion Parsoodai are clearly defined. It becomes evi- Tuesday. ' Produced by Frederick Stephanie dent immediately that Bi*ett wor- Topping the success of her re- Directed by George B. Seitz ships April, and it takes Dusty nust cent "Irene" the vivacious star about a single meeting to realize bring's another gay characteriza- that he would like to know her tion to- the screen, that of a busy : much better. 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For appointment, phono Wood. 8-2.TJ14 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 EXPEBT 'HIGHBAIXEK* AND THE LOOK STUNT. tV6 HERE H6 6OES p oe OVER TH'HSLL\' V S MOT ON f«5 TRAIL George—I understand you're some centerfielder. Freddy—Sure. I inherit dat from me dad. He's an expoit wit high- balls, too. WHEEE HELP FAILED O,UT O*= Ofe *AY UP-ro No*-ven; Uow oo YOU ' t HEAR 6E DIHNtepi DO OE LOOF»-6e-LOOF» Friend—Well, you seem pretty well fixed now. Mary helps to run the house, Arthur helps to run your office, Johnny runs the automobile and— Brown—Yes, ths lawn mower's the only thing I can't get somebody WELL 1 in the family to run. |^15 5TON£ •w>JJrl> j—I.} gg^^jg^^XB. ^*~ ~^ NOW WHEN \ SAir ' DOWN =£__ A BOO'! >«^>Lt- ALt-. , MORE THAN SKIN DEEP 5O SODOEN P 'feM First Luncher—It's always been a mystery to me what the skin oi a hot dog is made of. Second Ditto—The mystery of the hot dog, my friend, is more than I'LL FIX YA FERSTUFF!I?MY-SOCKS WITH ^ HOW MAKE IT SNAPPY, "CAUSE AFTER YA 6IT "THEN AFTER THATfe PONE YA ( AND IFYA PO A THINK WEEE L A COUPLA SNOW Wifie (turning from paper)— Here's an unfortunate man refused admittance to the poorhouse be- cause he had an automobile. DCBB1NU. PULl Hubby (heading same way)— YJELL SAVE When I suppose the poor fellow was "\""\r>YE MAKE HIM YOU, POP offering it as a proof of his poverty. STOP) SLIP THIS UNDER YEK FEW WORDS TMATS ARMS EN0U6H! I'M {OU WAIT TILl i err ME HANDS ITS A L0N6.SL0W "Money talks." OH YOU! "Such a limited vocabulary, though." "How's that?" "I've never heard it say anything but 'Good-by.' " ON A GOOD MEAL ANYWAY.THiS BEATS ; Oysters on Trees '. Mira,cle Wasted Gold Design QlcSar Attendance Up, Contributions Down 'Veteran' Department Stream of Gold ; A farmer in Atlanta, Ga., was Gold has been found in a little Oysters do grow. on trees—there ! Miracles still occur. A three-year- Gold has been found in the civic The seal on the face of our cur- i An increase of 1,006,300 in church is a variety of shellfish known as old girl, in. Newark, N. J,, toppled center, in Great Falls, Mont., but rency has the inscription (in Ii8tin> attendance from 1926 to 1936 was looking.for the "veteran's" depart- stream back of the college gymna- ! ment, in the state capitol, recently. sium of Bethany college in Bethany, i tree oysters which actually do at- oS a chair from a third floor porch, as far as the people of that town are "Seal of the Treasury of North .recently announced, but the same He didn't care whether it was "Con- W. Va. But the catch in it, accord- tach themselves to tree roots at plunged over the railing and was concerned it will stay there, as no America" instead of United States announcement stated that contribu- federate or World war veterans— ing to Prof. J. S. Allen, is that the JMontego bay, Jamaica, growing ! caught in a tdwel. hanging on a practical means have been found to because, the design of the seal of tions in the sanie. period declined a he had a sick cow and wanted to do gold is in such minute quantities partly in and partly out of the water. clothesline, which gently lowered her recover it. The gold, worth about the treasury department was de- quarter-billion dollars. Willie (in from school)-—Daddy, something about it." that its recovery would be imprac- to the ground with hardly a scratch. $750, is in the gravel and sand used vised in 1778 before there was a Unit- my goat tried to eat my arithmetic ticable. in the erection of the building. ed States of America. Consume More Milk Ancient Custom Dad—He must have figured i First Appearance of Tuxedo Leading food scientists say that if Lots of Operations A vial taken from a 2,C00-year-old Over 40 Eavesdrop women doubled their consumption of would make a good meal. Eight hundred eighty-eight opera- Sacred Pallium tomb near the city of Luxemburg, The first appearance of the tuxedo The sacred pallium bestowed "by was in the cheap dance halls of the Two out of three persons, killed Eavesdrop had its origin from the milk Hollywood ' wouldn't be big tions are required to make a shot- contained human tears, according by automobiles are over 40 years, word eavesdrip, an old Saxoa law • enough to contain all of the goad gun shell which retails for four the pope is a neckpiece'made of a to chemical • analysis. Tears once Bowery in New York city in the: circular band of white wool with early nineties, old and seven out of ten are men, which forbade a man to build a looking; gals who could face cameras cents. were buried with the dead, as a according to a study of the Ameri- j Exports Rise pendants of the material front and romantic expression of sympathy. house closer than two feet from an- without benefit of makeup expert. ! American exports rose 33 per cent back. can Automobile association. other's, property, so that water from in value during the first six months Place for Kulibers Safe Dice Game the eaves would not drop on his Nearest Star to Earth of the European war, the commerce i For a convenient place to keep President's First Auto Ride Memphis negroes huddle over the One Pound a Tear neighbor's land." Thus a person who The nearest star to the eaortis, department reported, and imports rubbers, have the tread of the bot- Largest Earnings * President William MeKinley was. galloping dominoes -in the center of One bee would have to work every appf oached close to another, to over- the exception of the sun. is increased 27 per cent over the first tom step hinged, and.use the space Seabiscuit holds the record • for the first President to ride. in an au- a railroad switchyard, and listen to day for an entire year to make one. , hear what he says came to be known Centauri, whose distance is sis months of 1939. below as the "rubber box." race-track earnings. tomobile. His first ride was in 1899. police calls on a portable-radio. pound of honey. . _._ ' | as an "eavesdropper. years. • - f FORDS AND BABITA'N TOWSOT "BEACON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 PAGE SEVEN Pin League Recognition DEMONSTRATE ZIP Schlanger 153 167 185 Chesebrough (1) Sankovich 139 145 TOURNEY TO OPEN FORDS Olah 139 155 148 Bilka 180 169 lfi") Totals 763 800 867 Sipos 177 179 180, BOWLING Karycki 188 143 164 Totals „ " 722 S23 RESULTS Peterson's Brakes, (2) Collow , 180 171 165 A. H. Moore (2) Benish ' 153 245 162 Koczan 134 147 140 Koperwhatts 181 168 17? Mixed Doubles 0n Recre- FORDS 'B' Lesko i 185 179 179 • BY ELMER "STEVE" Totals 818 735 797 Kochek 182 X12 ation Alleys Set During So. Second Coal (3) Tice 167' 209 167 Muska 187 U, S. Metals Paces Tourn- 203 Fords Coal (2) Martin 132 Some Sports Data Rakos . l%0 176' 198 Balla 160 170 Galya 193 163 178 ey, Followed'By Cop- Week-End Caeeiola 171 173 25Kanto7 r 192 183 164 Jugan 142 147 155 Except for the New Year's Day games, the grid Baeskay 130 15Marhevka8 , 192 149 182 FORDS — A mixed doubles Lesko - 168 165 189 Sabo „ 134 per Works Club Totals 857 986 875 season of 1940 has come and»gone. However, there is tournament Will be sponsored at Deak 194 147 208 Nagy. 168 174 168 Totals 829 711" 7S7 another popular American sport just as rapidly com- the Fords Recreation alleys over Madger .". 189 183 211 Fords Sporting Club (1) Marincsak 188 175 183 SHELL OHTTAKES PAIR the week-end. Joe Romer, Mio- Turkus 186 155 193 Stanley 153 149 166 FIELD CLUB TRAVELS — ing into the limelight—but, not in Woodlaridge. dlesex County Bowling Associa- Totals 892 344 1063M. Anderson 151 158 220 WOO'BBRIDGE — The Wo.nl- Industrial Bowling League tion secretary, is tournament man- Totals 836 792 848 That is the only one of the major sports in the United Kroop's Meat (1) Matusz 172 174 203 bridge P. C. Big 5 will travel to Standings ager. R. Anderson 168 185 Garteret tomorrow night to tanule States which is purely of American origin—basket- Kroop 156 184 168 Corner Tavern (1) Won Lost Combined averages should not Blind 115 with the strong Ukrainian Sin Veil U. S. Metals 31 11 ball. And although basketball will take football's, exceed 330, and highest averages Hansen - 165 IB6 145 Damoci 179 142 170 MeClary 85 173 154 Club -at the new Carteret 1Ti Totals ..-..-- 759 889 903 ers, skeet shooters, trap-shooters, pistol shooters, Titanium (1) etc.) amounts to about 200 million dollars. There- RAMBLERS TO PLAY features, This newspaper s circulation is home circulation-it is founded solely #n Stehm 183 188 156 fore the total cost every year of firearms is close to Bickel • 206 198 167 six hundred and fifty million dollars. IN TOWNSHIP LOOP Kalinowski 142 162 191 Bauer 180 119 191 Of the costliest sports, motorboating in 3rd, with editorial worth.' ;, Dahlgren 157 164 192 six hundred million dollars listed as its annual cost. Raritan Court Club An- nounces Personnel .Totals 868 8311 897 Golf comes fourth, five hundred million dollars being listed as the golfers' annual bill. And probably to Of 19,41 Team General Ceramics (2) your surprise, Bowling is No. 5. Four hundred and CLARA BiARTON—The person- Romer 182 197 188 fifty million dollars are spent on the pins every year..; nel of the Raritan Township Ram- Pucci 230 190 191 blers Athletic Club was announced People Take This Newspaper Bandici 140 190 163 So we see that baseball, nor football rank high this week by Joseph Sovart and Kubiak 205 236 190 enough to be in the costliest 1st five sports in America. George Bent, coach and manager Jenkins 166 159 194 It is further pointed out that with just a little of the team. Because It Fills A Real Need over one week's expenditures on the 2nd ranking Included on the roster of the Totals 923 972 826 club, which has entered the town- Natco (1) money sport in the United States—firearms—one ship's recreation division court Jreffry , 188 186 188 could buy up all of the professional baseball in Amer- league, are Frank Demsey, William . In Their Lives and For Kimas 179 167 134 ica. That includes he big leagues, minor leagues, all Demsey, Michael Skibo, John Gul- Koyem 185 165 208 ya,. Edward Vincz, Edward Per- Romer 216 180 192 professional players, etc. Yes, you could own the kowski, Matthew Drwal, Andrew No Other Reason Szabolsky 166 159 194 professional baseball in America if you had a little Btadnarik, John Mezey and Her- over a week's expenditures on firearms. bert iStrove. •Totals 979 878 873 John Gulya was appointed pub- o-O-o licity agent for the club. The next A. S. & R. (2) meeting of the organization will Simonsen 170 189 227 Paid Attendance Of Sports be held January 1 at Nels Hansen's Gloff 201 194 151 store in Amboy Avenue. Special corespondents in all the outlying districts-trained reporters, men and wo- Visakay 191 149 163 These figures certainly should clean up many Zuro , 191 205 148 points of confusion in the sportsman's mind. But The Lady with Red Hair" ;Haffner 173 196 183 'This purports to be a -biographi- don't confuse the annual amount of money expended cal drama, but oxie which departs men, cover the news locally. Read this newspaper every Friday and keep psted Totals 926 933 872 on a sport with the paid attendance of that sport. somewhat from, the actual facts Federal Seaboard (1) For example, basketball boasts a paid attendance all in the case. The lives into which the film dips are those of Mrs. zpra 168 179 14c over the nation of 90,000,000, to rank at the top •in as to what is going on. ' . - 175 150 224 Leslie Carter, gifted actress of an- 164 153 166 attendance figures. Baseball paid attendance is 60,- other g-eneration, and David Be>r sue lasco, producer. ufaltfcau 175 145 173 000,000, while football is but 45,000,000. Softball, ietz .\. 189 ISO 189 Mhiam Hopkins' performance however, ranks 2nd, just after basketball, with an as "Mrs. Carter" is not up to her annual paid attendance of 72,000,000 (which is prob- uiJ quality and while Claude f Totals -\ 871 807 897 Pains contributes in an interesting Order from any newsdealer or'phone the Circulation Department and have It ably hard to believe at first). Then comes baseball, character study, he fajled some- DrjrDock(l) third, and football, fourth. - , what in his portrayal of the fa- 4rsen X- 177 180 175 And lastly, comes boxing, boasting a paid at- mous producer. Others in the east Servin 1 202 174 130 mtlude Helen Westley, John. Litel, livered every Friday. r# .....\ 215 158 178 tendance of about 22,000,000 annually. There you Laura Hope -Crews, and Mona Camirisky X215 176 154 have your 1st five in paid attendance—basketball, Barie. " "f I3.3 193 159 softball, baseball, football and boxing. Used as a The Thief of Baghdad" Totals , 942 886 796 reference, these figures should settle many sports- Produced Toy Alexander Kor&a, the eminent British producer, this Steel Equipment (2) men's disputes. , RARITAN TOWNSHIP AND 165 211 202 picture is -detined to live in the memories of those who see it. An - 192 183 170 MEANS TO AN END AUTO SPRING IN HEAD imaginative ifairy tale, from the 211 195 170 Memphis, Term.—In order to get Albion, Tnd.—When he failed to Arabian Nights, it is gorgeously bophen 150 182 170 get relief from a severe headache filmed-in the most beautiful tech- an Camp 3.44 195 18aroun4d th© provisions of a new or- nicolor which ideally fits the type DS BEACON dinance against attto-horn-blowing after a doctor treated a small la- Totals 862 967 896 ceration in. his scalp, Charles Rod- of picture. The trick photography ; except to avoid collisions, one man necessary in its portrayal is also swung out his arm and jangled a man,- 32> had the doctor look at it excellently done. Planes built in United States again. Inside his skull was a part '"THE VOICE OF THE RARITANBAY DISTRtCT" nked with besS in R. A. F. test. cow bell, while a woman stopped Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June De- before a friend's house and sum-from the rear spring of Rodmaai's prez, John Justin, Rex Ingram aive - •;-; J Shortage but no actual famine in moned her friend by blowing a car, which had gotten, theT« when some of those who make up anj IiTope seen this Winter. whistle. the car had turned oyer with him. able cast. \ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHEE* BEACON Poison Found in Half Lifetime Within Prison, It's Like Home OMAHA, NEB.—Thomas J. Ritch- ie, 82, who has spent half his life- Bound for Britain time behind prison bars, is back home at the Nebraska penitentiary —and the aged man hopes he never Plot Is Suspected and All again will see the prison doors open Thirteen Killed by Explosion Told to Leave U. S. to give him freedom. Moving Against Italians in Egypt Shipments for War Ritchie, • a gaunt, kindly appear- Victims Guarded. ing old man, told District Judge Fitz- gerald when sentenced _to one year on a house-prowling job that "he NEW YORK.—Following the dis- was tired of living." - '^N •, li. -, '<• covery that a deadly poison had "Anything more than six months found its way into "blood bank" T7ill be a life sentence for me," he~ plasma destined for British war vic- told the jjdge. tims, a close guard has been placed Only a few weeks ago before his: on all such shipments, it was re- arrest in Omaha, Ritchie had been vealed here by a confidential source. released from the Missouri peniten- From the same source, it was tiary. ' A. learned that the poison was discov- He admitted to police that he was; ** > ered hi time to prevent its doing a former inmate of nine penitentia- any damage, and that a thorough ries, two work farms and 16 jails. check-system ha3 been instituted to during the 41 years he estimated he 1 \ forestall further happenings of the had spent in prison. kind. "People laugh at me when I ask It was also emphasized that, while for work. I can't get an old age sabotage was suspected, it had not pension. I've disgraced my family been established as a fact, and that —it's too late now," Ritchie said. the poison might have been intro- duced into the serum by accident. However, the nature of the poison-— Father of 87 Children— potassium cyanide—was regarded And Married Only Twice as pointing toward sabotage. "Po- MOSCOW.—Moscow has been look- tassium cyanide, it was pointed out, ing back into Russia's records and 1 is not included in the pharmaceu- has found the biggest daddy of them \ tical supplies of hospitals, and is all, Feodor Wassiliev, a peasant. used nowhere in the preparation of His first wife, the records say, pre- the serum. sented him 16 successive pairs of New Care Is Taken. twins, then triplets seven times in No official confirmation of the re- the same number of years, and lat- port was obtainable from the vari- er increased the fold by four sets of ' ous agencies concerned in the han- quadruplets. When she died, hav- dling of the blood-plasma for ship- ing given birth to 69 children, Was- I ••• - • . ; ment abroad. It was admitted, how- siliev remarried. His second spouse I Newly arrived British reinforcements in Egypt leave camp in Cairo for a route inarch, part or the training ever, that new precautions had been presented him triplets twice and ' they receive to accustom themselves to conditions of desert warfare. After a long quiet on the front in west- taken to prevent tampering with the twins six times. Her total was 18. In ! em Egypt, the British have retaken Sidi Sarrani, which they lost in October. Members of four families in Cincinnati, Ohio, were blasted out of their Princess Stephanie Schillingfurst fluid. all, Feodor's children numbered 87. beds by a pre-dawn explosion that wrecked a three-story downtown tene- has been ordered expelled from the The donations, which have come ment building, and killed 13 members of five families. A dozen others United States by the department of justice. She was once known as from all classes of society, include Honor Among Thieves 6 living on upper floors were injured. Photo shows firemen removing many pints of "blue blood" from Canadian Warship Torpedoed by SuF injured victim from the scene of the explosion. London's leading Nazi hostess. social registerites. More than 6,000 Takes a Double Tumble had donated their pint of blood each BOSTON.—The theory of "honor recently, and hundreds of others among thieves" is debunked by the had registered for their turn to help blotter at the Roxbury police sta- British Pack a Blenheim Bomber war victims in this unique way. tion. May Be New Envoy Police and the Federal Bureau of A holdup man arrested by the po- Investigation were reported to be lice told them a "chum" stole the pressing an inquiry into the poison loot from him — and that the ' mystery. "chum," in turn was robbed r*y two The poison used is one of the most strangers. deadly and instantaneous known to chemistry. Even a minute quantity, introduced into the veins of a pa- Boy Raid Imitator Is tient, would cause immediate death. Given 14 Days in Jail The "blood bank" activities are ROCHESTER, ENGLAND. -Ed- under the direction of the American ward Holloway, 18 years old, was Red Cross, in co-operation with the sentenced to 14 days in ;a:l as "the blood transfusion betterment bureau leader of a gang of Hooligans who of New York and several hospitals hung about the streets during air which are contributing services of raids and made noises like sirens nurses and technicians. and whistling bombs." Hospitals Are Warned. Hospitals where transfusions are LEGAL NOTICES made have been warned to examine Kefer To: W-35!», 34!) and !H» carefully into the nationality and af- NOTICE OF PUBLIC SAI..E filiations of every person—donor, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: doctor, nurse and technician—who At a regular meeting of the Town- has contact with the "blood bank." ship Committee of the Township of Woodbridge held Monday, December They were also cautioned to lock 16, 1940, I was directed to adver- This scene, somewhere in Egypt, shows a ground crew packing a containers and refrigerators 'in tise the fact that on Monday eve- which the blood is kept until sent ning, January 6, 1941, the Town- bomb bay of a Blenheim bomber with a cargo of death and destruction. Horman Armour, U. S. ambassa- ship Committee will meet at $ Planes like this have been battering the Italian base of Bardia, a port flor to Argentina, who is reported be- to the central storehouse where the P. M., (EST) in . the Committee and key Fascist base 15 miles inside of Libya, as the British blitzkrieg ing considered by President Roose- blood is held for shipment abroad, Chambers, Memorial Municipal velt as a successor to Joseph P. Ken- and to see that only one or two thor- Building, Woodbridge, New Jersey, At the right is the 1,337-ton Canadian destroyer, Saguenay, at Ottawa, Canada, which was damaged by sweeps on in its counter-invasion of Italian Libya. and expose and sell at public sale nedy, as XT. S. envoy to England. oughly trustworthy persons had and to the highest bidder accord- , a torpedo in an encounter with a submarine in the eastern Atlantic. Twenty-one seamen were lost and IS keys. ing to terms of sale on file with the I wounded. The Saguenay made port, and is being repaired. At the left is the warship's commanding officer, Township Clerk open to inspection The refrigerated truck, which car- and to be publicly read prior to sale, ' C. R. Miles. The Saguenay is the first Canadian fighting ship to be directly damaged by an enemy vessel. 'ries the pooled fluid from the hos- Lots 497 and 49S in Block 424C, pitals to the storehouse, was putWoodbridge Township Assessment Football Glassies That Hail the New Year! U. S. 'Listening Post' Map. under guard. Take further notice that the The security methods now em-Township Committee has, by reso- lution and pursuant to law, fixed a. als' Take It in Dav's Work 1 •• Akron 'Blaekont' ployed also include secrecy as to the minimum price at which said lots in location of the storehouse. All that said block will be sold together witu has been made public is that it is all other details pertinent, said minimum price being $200.00 plus at a point convenient to ocean ship- costs of preparing tieed anu adver- ping. tising this sale. Said lots in said blocK if sold on terms, will require The refrigerator in the storehouse a down payment of $20.00, the bal- wherein the pooled blood plasma is jance of purchase price to be paid in kept for seven days is locked. There equal monthly installments of $10.00 plus interest and other terms pro- is only one key to the locks—and vided for In contract of sale. V#U- - .•••' only one person in New York has Take further notice that at said the key. The identity of that per- sale. or an>' date *° which it may . , i_- i i ,. , • , be adjourned, the Township Com- '' *"• BGWL GAMES son is also a subject about which mjttee reserves the right in its dis- '. Bow!, Pcvadena, Calif the Red Cross is more than reticent, j cretion to reject any one or all bids S i nFord-Nebraska A final checkup of the pooled blood and to sell said lots in said block Sugat Eort!, New Orleans to such bidder as it may select, uue Boston College -Tennessee by medical specialists is now con-regard being given to terms and ducted under the scrutiny of Redmanner of payment, in case one or **•*- Orange Bowl, Miami mere minimum bids shall be re- MISSI sippt State-Georgetown Gross technicians who are deter- mined that there shall be no repeti- ceived. Cotton Bowl, Dailas Upon acceptance of the minimum bid, or bid above minmium, by the Fordham-Texas Aandi tion of the poison incident. Township Committee and the pay- Sunbowl, El Paso ment thereof by the purchaser ac- o/ic L/nivcr if/- Arizona Slai cording to the manner of purchase in Nonchalant Ex-Convict accordance with terms of sale on file, the Township will deliver a- bar- tAtlantic Goes Back With a Smile gain and sale deed for said premises. FORT WORTH. Arrest holds no DATED: Db1^tl^^ terrors for one ex-convict. He's will- Township Clerk. ing to take his punishment. To be advertised December 27, Ocean 1940, and January 3, 1941,. in the The man was arrested while bur- i-'orus Beacon. t. glarizing a drug store a few days after his release from a state prison Refer To: W-23S Docket 12^/207 farm. Book 314;$, Fuse 555 •.*..•• NOTICE Ub' PUBLIC SALE "I was just hungry," he explained To Whom It May Concern: to the officers who inquired why he At a regular meeting- of the Town- relapsed into crime. ship Committee of the Township of .v. . • The principal grid battles which will be fought throughout th NEWAYGO. MICH.—Traffic was and to sell said lot in said block tied up at the upper Muskegon river ?o,uch as it may . . . . . bridge here while more than 500 given to terms alid rtgard being one bj- motorists stopped to watch Harold be . re-i Shick battle {or more than an hour ceived. i 1 land a 22-pound carp on a flyrco . Upon acceptance of the .minimum! bid, or bid above minimum, by thej Township Committee and the pay-j 23 Years Late ment thereof by the purchaser acj>] Alfred S. Kunze of Belleville, 111., cording" to the manner of purchase Alex Kipan, 49, (above) of Indi- . , , ., ,, : In accordance with terms of sale of As a result of the November 5 election, the new senate which con- ! 1 sat down to read the weekly paper. ) Township will deliver .Mrtst". f iti '•, l>i\i!', wiif pt ihi forinT president of ("i,lr, l>ring Tom Harmon, Michigan U.'s All- venes January 3, will be composed of 6fi Democrats, 28 Eepuhlicans, 1 ana Harbor, IncL, worked 12 years fiIe| the Ili>:u lUr .mi1 iilinii1 t'.i it li'fil* her t't 'Uiubcll lii-M, Vi n Vui