Ijigtjtstoum (Gazette
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
ijigtjtstoum (gazette An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the People of Hightstown and Vicinity 109TH YEAR—No. 51 HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE. MERCER COUNTY, iS V /, THURSDAY, PRICE-FIVE CENT* Highway Safety Study Engaged 75 Seniors to Receive Planned in C. J. Area 7 Local Boys Methodists to Mark Beginning on or about June 15 Diplomas at 44th HHS through July 15, ihe New jersey Earn Diplomas Cornestone Relaying, State Highway Department, with the cooperation of the Bureau of Public Roads, United States De Graduation Exercises partment of Commerce, will con At Peddie Homecoming on Sunday duct a Highway Safety Study on School Officials State sections of three highways in the central Jersey area, Commissioner Two Father* A**i*t Former Pastor* Will Reserved Seats Will Eighth Grade Dwight R. G. Palmer announced 5 Students today. In Presenting Sons Attend Ceremonies Be Held Until 8 p.m. The highways selected for the With Certificates At Local Church Promotion Set study are Route 1 near Deans, Get Degrees Route 130 in the vicinity of Cran- The 44th annual Commencement bury and Route 206 in Burlington Seven area boys were among-the The First Methodist Church will Exercises • of Hightstown High County. 83 seniors graduating from Peddie •celebrate the relaying of a new cor- School will be held Monday evening, For June 20 School at the 93rd commencement Over Weekend I nerstone and homecoming Sunday. June 23 at 8 p.m. in the high school The purpose of the survey, Com exercises Saturday. auditorium. Jerome L. Becker Jr., missioner Palmer said, is to com : A new cornerstone is being laid to pile data that will be used to de Leonard J. Matteson, president of president of the Board of Educa The promotion exercises of the the Board of Corporators of the Five local students received de- recognize the recent major repair* tion, will issue diplomas to a gradu eighth grade will be held in the high termine what correlation (if any) grees or diplomas :rom colleges a t, t0 t},e cj1UyCj1 including the repoint- exists between accidents and driv school, presented diplomas to George ating ciass of 75. school auditorium Friday, June 20 Candelori, Michael Flicker, David commencement exercises over tre!. , . at 2 :30 p.m. Theme of the program er and vehicle characteristics. The weekend. i mg and steam cleaning o.t the entire Melvin H, Kreps, superintendent.. - . .. study is one of the reQuirements L. Ogden, William G. Rose III and of schools, will preside and present!1? "lhe Vict',rri evolved in meeting of the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Lucian A. Waddell. Matteson was ’ John J. Theoharis, son O Mr. and! s,one"'ork and a***”*. the graduates to the board president, t"e needs of the citizens of our assisted in presenting a diploma to M iss M ary J. Van Handel Mrs. Paul Theoharis of Clinton I The relaying ceremony is sched- country under the pressures of the Act. street, was awarded a bachelor of! uled to start at 2:30 pun. on the Paul D. Haring, high school princi Conrad Decker III by Decker’s fath Mr. and Mrs. James Van Handel pal!, will present the awards. rapid changes in our times.” Commissioner Palmer empha er, class of 1933 at Peddie; and by science in commerce degree with a ! northeast corner of the church prop- sized that the information obtained of Cedarville road have announced major in business administration a t} . , .« , T Four seniors will speak on the Student speakers James Simpson, Evans Hicks, class of 1925, in pre the engagement of their daughter, Jerilyn Wilson, Mary Jane Austin, through this survey would be used senting a diploma to his son, James Rider College Sunday. He is a 19511ert^ an<1 the »astor' Rtv- Leon Glb- theme, “What High School Has for statistical purposes only and Mary Jane, to Garret Docherty Jr., graduate of Hightstown High School json, will officiate, assorted by former Meant to Us.” Alan J. Reece will Emil Wunderle and Gail Whitney R. Hicks. will present essays written by Gary that no penalties will be invoked son of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Docher and a U. S. Navy veteran. A mem-! pastors and members of the church, give the address of welcome and the against individual motorists found A student for four years, George ty of Dey road, Cranbury. The pros ber of the international fraternity of j The original cornerstone, which introduction of the theme. Walter Jablonski, Geraldine Bernard, Diane Candelori was a member of the var Gierman, James Ford and Clifford in violation of the law. pective bride is a graduate of Delta Sigma Pi, the Society for Ad-j was laid in 18%, the year in which L. Sikorski will speak on “Our Stud The driver of each vehicle will sity baseball team. He is the son Hightstown High School. Mr, Gar vancement of Management, he was j the church was built, showed the ies; Barbara Elaine Magson, “Our Muse. A brass ensemble including of Mrs. Angelina Candelori of R.D. ret attended New Brunswick schools. Philip Barlow, Barbara Brandt, Wil be asked pertinent questions about elected to “Who's Who in American i effects of 60 years and has already Activities” and Elizabeth Ann Par his vehicle such as make, model Hightstown. Colleges and Universities.” I been removed m preparation for the ker, “Our Society.” liam Hutchinson and Dennis Phillips will play. and number of cylinders. The mo A student for seven years, Flicker Another alumnus of HHS, Peter! relaying of a new stone. Upon open- A commencement chorus of 33 torist’s name will not be recorded, was a member of Cum Laude, cap Melvin H. Kreps, superintendent A. Simonson, was awarded a bachel- the cornerstone box it was found seniors under the direction of Edgar although such items as age group tain of the wrestling team and re Miss Danser or of science degree with a major in D° contain interesting articles and C. Thomas will sing “Integer Vi of schools, will present the class to and state of operator’s license will ceived varsity leters for football, Henry Jablonski, Board of Educa accountancy. He currently lives in documents, some of which were tae,” Flemming and “No Man Is an be noted. wrestling and baseball. He is the Millville. damaged slightly by water leakage. Island,” Whitney and Kramer. tion vice president, who will award son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Flicker the certificates of promotion. Other Becomes Bride Frank F. Underhill of 401 Stock- Items Restored Seats will be reserved by ticket of Roosevelt and will enter Yale Most of the items have been suc prizes will be presented by Paul D Miss Terhune Graduate University in September. ton street received a bachelor of arts until 8 p.m. for parents and friends Haring, high school principal. Invo degree at the University of Mary cessfully restored and will be placed of the graduating class. At that time cation and benediction will be given Of Teachers College A student for seven yearg, Ogden of F. Struve land. A 1954 HHS graduate, he plans in the new cornerstone box to be remaining seats will be open for gen by the Rev. Norman R. DePuy, min was a member of Gold Key Society, to enter law school. sealed at the Sunday ceremonies. A i College Club, captain of the soccer Bible, a copy of the Christian Advo eral admission. ister of the First Baptist Church. Miss Beverly E. Terhune of Vil Miss Constance E. West, daughter lage Road West, Dutch Neck, grad team and received his varsity letter The marriage of Miss Constance cate dated September 29, 18%, a copy Seventh grade boys who will be for soccer and baseball. He is the of Mrs. Grace H. West of South of the Methodist New Jersey Annu ushers are Henry DeGrange, Gerald uated from State Teachers College, Mae Danser, dauhgter of Mr. and street, was graduated Monday from Trenton, Saturday. She majored in son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Og Mrs, Oscar Danser of Cranbury, to al Conference Minutes of 1897, a Kindergarten Gunnell, Clair Hil, Robert Hut den of 232 South Main street and Wilson College with high academic, memorandum book containing the chinson, Louis Piscatelli, Douglas the elementary curriculum and re Frederick A. Struve, Hi, &©n of honors. She received the bachelor ceived the B.S. degree. will enter Lehigh University in Sep Mrs. Frederick A. Struve Jr. of signatures of members of the church, Per vine, Ronald Sitko and ’Steven tember. of arts degree cum laude. She ma old coins, some of which were Indian Shuren. A graduate of Princeton High Princeton and the late Mr. Struve, jored in music and prepared for col Visits Slated School, Miss Terhune was cartoonist A student for four years, Rose was took place Saturday morning at the copperheads dated around 1898 and The annual eighth grade dance lege at the local high school. September 29, 1898 issues of the for the college newspaper, “State a member of the Varsity Club, the home of the bride’s grandparents, Miss F. Elaine Davison of 416 will be held from 8 to 10:30 Friday golf and soccer teams. He is the son Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Conover of c , , . , j j - I Hightstown Gazette and Hightstown Signal” and a board member on the Stockton street was awarded a A- inJependent were among thl various The kindergarten teachers of the evening. literary magazine, “The Chimes.” of Dr. and Mrs. William G. Rose of York road. The Rev. Roger A. Walter C. Black School have an plomam nursing at the commence-: items included in lhe Original cor- Faculty members cooperating in In the fall she will become a mem 182 Stockton street and will enter Kvam, pastor of the First Presbyte ment exerases of the University o l; nerstone box nounced plans that next year’s kin directing the various activities of the Colgate University in September.