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©Iff I|t0lft0tflum % An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the People of Hightstown and Vicinity 1(WTH y e a r —No. 29 HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1953 PRICE—FIVE CENTS Insurance Group Plans File Deadline State Safety Campaign Your Income Heavy Share Long-Lost Sun Makes Mercer County The New Jersey Association of Nears for Ed. Insurance Agents is sponsoring a Tax Returns Of Federal Tax Return Appearance Here Ratables Up dramatic statewide safety cam paign designed to reduce motor accidents, it was revealed today by The long-lost sun put in a return ed a total of 2.40 inches of precipi Board Posts Roy H. MacBean of Cranford, as Due March 16 For Mercer appearance Monday and it was con tation for the first 11 days of the $10 Million sociation jiresident. sidered a happy occasion by resi month. Snow for that period to MacBean revealed a program Local Residents Will dents who were just about fed up Three Incumbents Only built around the warning slogan If Budget Is Adopted taled 4.08 inches. Pickering added Borough Figure Listed with snow and rain and more of the that it requires 10 inches of snow Candidates Listed for “A Car Can Kill You” in charge Send Tax to Camden; Area Taxpayers Will At $3,917,346 for ’53; of Joel Iv. Harrison of Kearny, same. to make an inch of rain and the weekend’s rainfall could have pro chairman of the NJAIA's Acci However, residents are not com February 10 Election Booklet System Used Turn in $124,870,000 duced some nasty weather condi Township at $1,903,786 dent and Fire Prevention Com plaining too much as northern New mittee. tions here, nastier than they were. With the deadline for filing peti Harrison, president of the Hud Addington B. Campbell, director Mercer County taxpayers will be Jersey has been cleaning up after For the first 11 days of January, Figures released by the Mercer the worst northeaster in five years. tions for nomination to the Board son County Association, hopes to of Internal Revenue for this area, required to pay out approximately 6 of them have been on the wet County Tax Board Monday indicate of Education seven days away, the flood the slate with stickers and today reported that the revenue ser $124,870,000 in Federal taxes as their In that region thousands of homes side. Nonnal rainfall for the month an increase of nearly $10,000,000 in prospect of competition is dim. Ac placards showing a hand holding vice has completed its annual mail share of the cost o f the Federal were without electric service for is 3.41 inches. Coldest day of the county real estate and personal several days. month was recorded on January 2 cording to District Clerk Joseph S. a gun out of which a car is leap ing of Federal income lax forms— spending program o f $78.6 billion property for 1953 taxes. According to James R. Pickering, when the mercury dipped to 18 de Suilts only aspirants to date are the ing and containing the plea: “Stop- an operation that involved approxi proposed by President Truman for The lax board approved assess —Cook—Live.” The strikingly col mately 55 million pieces of mail. the fiscal year 1953-54. This esti local cooperative weather observer, grees, but falls short of the low of three incumbents. last week’s rainfall could have re 13 for the season set December 28. ment books showing property valu They are Prescott F. Barrett, vice orful signs, printed by the NJAIA, He urged taxpayers who have re mate, based on population figures of ations totaling $313,719,858. This is will be distributed through its the 1950 Census, was released to sulted in nearly 12 inches of snow, I)uring 1952 there was a total of president of the group, Jerome L. ceived their forms at this early date if the thermometer had been a few 51.91 inches of rain compared with $9,721,500 more than the value Becker Jr. and Melvin Davis. All county associations and will be ex- to prepare and file their income tax day by the New Jersey State Cham placed on county property last year. hibted on trucks, buses, cabs, ber of Commerce after the total of degrees below the freezing mark a normal of 45.47. The 1951 figure are Borough representatives and returns well before the March 16 for a spell. was 42.59, Top rain making month I'his ' does not include Hopewell will seek reelection for three-year State Police cars and government deadline. the President's spending budget was Township which is yet to report. vehicles. In addition, the permis made public. Pickering, who will mark his 18th was August when 8.07 inches was terms. They filed petitions two weeks The bureau’s huge mail operation year as an observer in May, report registered. The county board is slated to pre sion of Motor Vehicle Director was simplified this year by the Tho State Chamber estimated that ago- . , , pare an equalization table which will Davis was appointed to till the Dearden will be sought to permit adoption of a new "booklet” assem the overall New Jersey share of the be sent to each municipality by tmexpired term of Geojge E. Phil private cars to display them on bly of the required forms and in proposed budget would be $2,671,- Award Winner Monday. Protests against the table lips last October. Phillips left the the rear window. struction material. Labor and ma 958.000. New Jersey residents and Plan Farmers can be made at a hearing on Janu board in September after nearly "There are two sizes, 4x16 inches terial savings from the use of the taxpayers presently bear 3.40 per ary 25, nine years of service. and 2x8 inches, some gummed on new income tax booklets are expect cent of the total Federal tax bur Hightstown showed the third ,‘\si)irants to be voted for in tlie the face, some on the back," Har ed to amount to about $351,000. den, Since Federal expenditures are smallest boost over 1952. Its total election are nominated by petition rison explained. The smaller ones All of the tax forms, schedules met wholly by taxation, New Jer Week Program ratables amounted to $3,917,346, up and forms can be secured from are designed for passenger cars. and instructions that formerly were sey's share of the Federal Govern $13),080. The lowest increase was Stubs. At least 10 signers are nec manually assembled, folded and ment’s spending burden for the Fed reported by Hopewell Borough. Its essary for placement on the ballot. Adult Class Enrollment stuffed into business-size envelopes eral fiscal year 1953-54 will be 3,40 For Women total ratables amounted to $1,8^,- They must be qualified voters of the are contained in the new booklets, per cent of $78.6 billion or $2,671 355, up $10,520. East Wind«>r district. Scheduled on Monday which were mailed without envel 958.000, the State Chamber said. Township reported only a hike of The school election is slated beb- opes, from the bureau’s processing The State Chamber noted that What home life is like in other $69,475 to $1,903,786. ruary 10 at the high school. Bor Registration for the Adult Edu branch in Kansas City, Mo. “recent news stories originating in lands, how to brighten a home with Hamilton Township showed the color, new types of carpeting and ough, and Township building, Etra, cation School will be iteld Monday About 42 million persons received Trenton predict that Governor Dris greatest growth, according to the Although the township residents at 8 p.m. in the high scliool build the Form IlMO booklets. Farmers coll will shortly submit a budget to freezer food plans will be among 1953 ratables. An increase of $3,- topics discussed at this year’s meet have no candidates in the offing they ing. Classes will meet with instruc and self-employed persons received taling between $220,000,000 and $^5,- 001,698 in property values is report ings for women Jan. 28 and 29 in will cast on the 1953-54 budget. tors to discuss courses and mate appropriate additional forms in their 000,000 to run the State government ed, to bring the ratables up to $45,- connection with annual New Jersey The budget was tentatively adopt rials needed. Paul I). Haring, high booklets. Form KMOA, a single sheet for the year beginning July 1, 1953 517,181. Farmers’ Week. ed by the board last week and calls school principal, is directing the with instructions on the back, was and to provide substantial assistance The meetings are under the aus The nearly $10,000,000 boost in project. mailed to persons who filed on this to New Jersey’s local governments, for an outlay of $334,760.51, some pices of the New Jersey State De ratables is welcomed by the county Classes will get under w'ay on torm last year. including the public schools. If the $40,000 more than the 1952-53 figure. partment of Agriculture and the Freeholders as well as municipalities .\Ionday, January 26, and continue When filing their returns, Camp higher of tiiese two figures—$225,- Anticipated revenues from State Home Economics Extension Service, facing rising budgets. for 10 consecutive Monday e\enings bell said, taxpayers should detach 000,000—is assumed to be accurate, sources and tuition are expected to They are open to all women with Hightstown will receive $2,975.11 through March 30.