Officer and Civilian Rescue Three Boys
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The News of All 10 Pages Today The Township Sporting News Page 5 VOL. X, No. 42 N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. PRICE THREE CENTS Woodbridge Men Honor Larson Legion Makes Plea Woman's Club and Juniors Dispense Christmas Cheer Assemblyman's Car Officer And Civilian AVENEL—On Christmas eve Mra. At Receptionjn Anness Home For Ex-Service Men Forest Braithwaite, president of the Stolen and Stripped Governor Elect I» Guest of Honor at Informal Affair Where Senior Woman's club, ,Mrs. L. B. Resolution Presented To Town Dickerson, councillor for the Junior Machine of Joseph Edgar Is Rescue Three Boys Friend* Wish Htfn Succeas. Committee Asks That Two Club and Miss Alice Kayser and Miss Found In Claybank In Keas- ohn Thomas of Sewaren and Motorcycle Policeman Carl Sund- Members of Post Be Ap- Francis Dickerson of the Junior club An informal reception was held of Larson being elected to the Seii- represented both clubs in giving bey By Plant Watchman. quist Drag Three Boys From Pond Where They Had I inlay night in honor of Governor- ate, being made majority leader and pointed on Police Force— Christmas cheer to the folks in the Fallwa Through Thin Ice While Skating. yd Morgan- F. I^araon in the home finally president of the senate. Hear Favorable Reports on home for the aged at Port Reading. A Nash sedan belonging to Assem- Mr. and "Irs. Fred F. Annw», in Harold G. Hoffman delivered a blyman Joseph Edgar, of r> Elm road, Crossing Protection. The clubs sent individual baskets to Crashing through broken Ice and and he waded the rent of the M;,,,, street. Previous to the recep-: humorous talk on "The Truth About the men and women with fruits, can- New Brunswick, was stolen Wednes- way, . „ Senator Larson had been the Morgan Larson." The talk made a dies, nuts, home made preserves and day night from New Brunswick and —j for all concerned the In a lengthy resolution addressed nhn TV, . ^M 3,nnd(Jalat and , boys had broken through at a point •! -tier guest of Mr. and Mr». An- hit with the gguests . The g | handkerchiefs and other gifts. The was found yesterday morning in a d M A d h to the Township Committee by the i juniors, as in the past year, gave clay bank belonging to the Ostrander ohn Thomas of Oakland avenue, fc- where the pondipond' iss comcomparativelna7ntiv«]yv .Lishal-! Mr. and Mr». Anness and John had delivered a talk much along the waren, rescued three boys tit a pond low and the men were able to reach l-'.-iffer receiveidd tthh e guestts and MMr. name line earlier in the week at the American Legion and read at the | them a beautiful tree which they Firebrick Company in Kcaabey. The near West avenue on Christmas day l-ilTer was master of ceremonies. Masonic temple in Perth Amboy car was found, by a watchman named the boys without having to swim. At meeting of the Committee Monday j decorated for the old folks, it 4 p. m. The boys, Joseph and Char- other points the same pond is said to \ ..»t fifty representative men of when the Masons gave a testimonial afternoon, the Woodbridge Post of On Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 Cassidy employed at the plant, who l« Kish, and Wil!i»m Leahey, rang- be as much as thirty feet in \ nnlhridge attended the reception, dinner in honor of the Senator. the American Legion urged that ex-1 p. m. the Woman's club will hold its reported it to the police. It was iden- ing m age from 10 to 12 years, were but a ridge extends the wero Invited without regard to There were short addresses of service men be given consideration regular meeting at the Avenel Tea tified by the registration K-8-1929 skating on the pond. The ice had N. J. Mr. Edgar having just obtain- and the'res- lilies. greeting and wishes of success to the- when appointments are being made Room. Mrs. George Ferguson, Third been weakened by the rising temp- cue was made. Mr. Anness made an address of j governor-elect by Mayor William A. on the police force. The preamble of ed and put on naw plates. district vice president will be the erature and the ice gave way, plung- The boys were taken home, dried , ting to the guests and spoke of | Ryan, Hugh kelly, Rev. Boylan Fitz- the resolution went into details re- guest of honor and speaker. As this The. plates were about the only ing the lads into the icy water. niitor Larson as. a man he had Gerald, Rev. J. Benjamin Myers, garding the sacrifice the ex-service and put on a change of clothes af- is the first time Mrs. Ferguson lias things ipftvable that were not strip- Their cries attracted Suiidquist. ter which they seemed to be none the i\vn for years and held in the high- Rev, W. V. D. Strong, Dr. Frank men made in defending the nation. visited the Avenel club, the president ped from the machine, Tires, acees- Securing a ladder and rope Sund- , • esteem. John Pfeiffer reviewed Moore, superintendent of the New In the body of the resolution it is worse for their icy hath. Thomaa and utges all of the members to make a | sories and everything that could be quist and Thomas went to the rescue. Sundquist also secured a change as . :mtor Larson's life and his rapid Jersey Reformatory and others. pointed out that Frank Miller and special effort to be present. removed, is missing. Thomas had on a new smt of clothes soon as they had taken care of the ,,.,. in public life. The speaker went Senator Larson expressed his de- George T. Finn, members of the local which was ruined in his plunge into boys. The police say that as a mea- ,-k to the time when Senator Lar- light at being able to meet inform- post of the Legion, have applications th« pond. Sundquist managed to keep sure of safety the pond should be •i was city engineer of Perth Am- ally so many of his old friends of in for appointment on the force. The on top of the ice for a time as he fenced in as its depth is not eener- v and township engineer in Wood- Woodbridge. He spoke in apprecia- Post asks that they receive the next Organizations Of Town Unite hurried to the struggling boys but ally known. It is located nefrth i,|pe, then county engineer. He told tion of Mr. and Mrs. Annesg in hon- two appointments. The matter was the ice gave way under his weight Boynton lumber yard. oring him with the reception. Refer- referred to the police committee. ring to the governorship he declared Several resolutions and motions In Spreading Christmas Cheer that he ts not seeking, any higher of- were adopted pertaining to the usual Hopelawn Men Are fice and will not use his position as adjustments of finances that are Coal, Clothing and Christmas Baskets Brought To Many Homei Kiddies Entertained Students Are Guests Kovernor to build up a political ma- made at the close of the year. One —Free Show For Children at State Theatre. chine for his benefit or that of any points out that several things in the Fined In Court other individual. While holding office nature of emergencies anticipated at Tho benefit show and all the; other 150 children at tfie show. After th< By Fords Lions At Rotary Luncheon i>f chief executive of New Jersey. He the time the budget for 1928 was activities sponsored by the united show each youngster received a half I Two Tampered With An Auto will be- governor in the fullest sense compiled. The total erf these unex- civic, fraternal and religious organ- pound box! of «andy. Gifts and Ice Cream Distribut- Congressman Harold G. Hoff- That Did Not Belong to of the word, he said, but in making pected expenditures is $26,949.29 izations of the town for the purpose The joint committee representing ed—Children Given Picture man Addresses College Boys Them; Three Are Charged appointments he will not make se- and a resolution authorizing a note of spreading Christirjas cheer was all organizations of the town work- Show—Baskets For Needy lections with an eye to future politi- for that amount, was adopted. such a pronounced success this year ed with a will in locating needy fam- Says Ability To Do Things With Threatening With Gtuii cal ambitions. The items that make up the total that the same plan will undoubtedly ilies about the township and in bring- Families. Well Is The Great Objective. The entire affair was marked by , provided for in this resolution are as be followed in the future, probably ing coal, clothing and other necess- Albert Torok, 19 and George Po- a strong1 spirit of Christmas good follows; snow removal, $1,280.50; i on a still larger scale. The show was ities. Th» part of the work was done FORDS—Tho Fords Lions Club Congressman Harold G. Hoffman ll •, 22, both of Fords, were arraign- ' will. The seasons greetings were ex- cleaning Heard's brook, $2,556; re- 'held in the State theatre on Wednes- on Saturday following a meeting of gave the children of Fords a Christ- Was the principal speaker yesterday chan ed pairs to road equipment, $3,317.86; j day night of last week and, through the committee on Friday night. Then, mas party last Saturday at the den Rt tho regular weekly luncheon of police court last night as dis-! K cordially between Mr.