Local Sales Top S21 Million, Census Business Survey Shows
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M>nouth, :i2 Serving Summit For 61 Yeat? Read the Herald For Local News and SummitERAL Record D SUMMIT, N. J,, THURSDAY, JUNE at lw«i« CUM Ma*t« «t Ik* at ftimjolt. N J. VMNr tlM Act «t Mtrch 3, im. I4AYU* SCINTS Tax Exhibit at Local Sales Top S21 Million, Library Prepared «4t- By Women Voters e^,^; Census Business Survey Shows Large colored charts of interest to every taxpayer, showing graphic- Summit's 22S retail stores in 1948 had sales and re- ally the trends in federaj, taxing ceipts of $21,282,000. These figures, along with other bust- and spending, and in New Jersey ness statistics for this city, wvre released last week by the state financing, will be on display U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census* in a at the Summit Public Library dur- preliminary report on Union County retail, wholesale and ing the month of June. These charts, the facts for which have service trades. been drawn from auch impeccable Th« number of atorei, 228, ii tht sources as The Tax Foundation Walter M. Crann, jftgure given by the Census Bureau and The U.S. Bureau of the Budget, jfor this city. These stores are re- were made by members of The [ported to hire a total of UQ work- League of Women Voters of Sum- Health inspector, jera and for the Work week ending mit and used in their discussion Nov. 15, 1948.had 767 fu:i-time-em. groups thb spring in a study of jployee*. Active proprietors of un» federal fiscal policies. Recently they Dies at Overlook j incorporated businesses for the have been used by Joseph McClel- Waiter M. Crnnrt, 6?, sanitary 'same period were 193. lan, teacher of Problems of Ameri- and plumbing .inspector for the The city wa» listed n^aving IT James Kerrigan can democracy in the Summit Summit Board of Health since wholesale trady firms doin« a buai. 1WT. died Monday morning at j ness of J8,81?;0C-O for the same year. High School by his classes. Com- 1 menting on the usefulness to him Overlook Hospital after an illness .Selected service tradei, of which Made President of these charts, Mr. McClellan of days. Funeral service* will there-werejSS, hsd sales and re- stated yseterday, "Such material be held todsy at 2 p m. from the ceipts, of n,943,(KK). isn't available in any other one E. P. Burroughs fk Sons Funeral TJie total »aies in all-thTree cate* Of Merck & Co. area. I certainly have, not ever Home, 30f> Springfield avenue. Rev. gories, retail, wholesale and se- been able to find it It is a work- C W, Wood, a nephew of Wash- lected services, were $30,037,000. James J. Kerrigan of 11 Glen- ngton, D. C and rector of the dale road w&s elected president of manlike job from start to finish, Summit's retail sales were mom Merck & Co., Inc. at a meeting of done in an eye-catching manner those of Cranford, the board of director* teat Wednes- and tells the story very quickly. I than Westfield day. .He • succeeds George W. am glad to learn from The League retail tales were 321,500,000. that this exhibit is to be kept in- Cemetary. For Union County as a whole, Merck, who continues as chair- Service* for Mr, Crann were con- man of the board. taet after the library has used it IMS was a banner year. Business for I hope to be able to borrow ducted last night by both the showed a substantial increase in Mr. Kerrigan joined the Merck American Legion, Summit Pout dollar volume from 1939 to 194*. organisation in 1907, and apent it again for my Problems classes -next year." |1M, and the Overlook Lodge F. County retail tales aggregated much of his career in the com- * A M I3M.2 million, an increase of 208 mercial, phases of the company's The charts which illustrate the Mr. Crann was born In Sprlng- per cent over the $118.9 million operations. He h&B been a vice- study of the federal budget show THE HIGH SCHOOL VOTES—Annually members «f the senior field, «on of the late James Crann sales in 1939, when the preceding president of the company eince The Top was distributed last week, Dana Low was editor srwj Verle His wife waa the late Fannie MM. " the change in the pattern of gov- class at Summit High School select by ballot a number of their Walter*, business manager; Howard Blumenthal, faculty adviser to census of business was taken. 1027. Mr. Kerrigan is a director ernment expenditures from the Stewardson. With the exceptiop n of Wholesale sales_ volume in th_« cf Merck & Co., Inc. and a direc- classmates for a list of superlatives. Tom Armstrong, a senior In this the business staff; Miss Martha Berry, faculty adviser to the executive h time before World War I, when year's class, sketched the results as shown above. Consistent winner •taff, and Mrs. Adelaide Crankshaw, faculty adviser to the editorial his army service and a short time jcounty showed a f 13 per cent rl*a tor and vice-preaident of Merck (Continued on Page 4) •taff.—(Courtesy of The Top). Ijvlng; in Union City, he had re- 'over the same period, reaching * & Co. Iiimited. He la a former of first place in the yearbook section of Columbia Scholastic Press Association and first class in the National ScholasUe Preu Association, sided in Summit. total of $2667 million in 1948 as president of the Overlook Hos- Mr. Crann joined the regular compared with $32 million in 1939. pital board of trustees. army at Davenport, Iowa. Ht» serv- The service trades reported re- . Henry W. Jormstone was elected Artists Selected ice Included participation in the ceipts of 128.8 million in 1948 com* aenior vice-president. Seniors Dedicate School and PTA expedition into Mexico under the pared with $8.7 million in 1939. Mr. Merck said the changes are For Next Fall's Gen. John J, Pershing In pur- Amusement business in the county! » result of the sizable growth of of Pancho Villa and in ] recorded receipts of $4 7 million In a; • company and of the manage- 1950 Yearbook to Fetes Washington World War I. 1948. ment responsibilities involved. He Concert Series Mr, Crann was a member of Income Exceeds 140 Million addec that the management group Contracts are being completed Summit Taxpayers Doric Lodge, F & AM. Jeroey City; Included In the retail trade cate- is the »,me team as before, with with Columbia Artists Manage- School Teacher Summit Poet, 138, American Le- gory are food stores, eating and himself giving continued guidance ment, Inc., to present four out- The Top, 1350, Summit High At the regular meeting of *• te gion, an<l a psst-commander of drinking places, general merchan- t »&r .icienUrto activities of the S'->ool's annual, distributed laat Washington TUV *IMKW*«»* •hr Poitt Beacon Hill Post 1&0, dise, apparel, furniture and apjAl*. standing musical events next fall that Mrs. AnnR •••- > .'v fl* well aa matter* of and winter under the auspices of week, m dedicated to -the £as> \T4teran* of ForHgn Wars; Sum- anees. automobiles, gasoline ierv- payers of Summit." The dedica- teacher at Was mlt Lions Club nnd the Overlook j ice atatlons, hardware, lumber „ company policy. Summit's newly incorporated Com- retire this Jun« iftar teaching: Mr. Merck, aon of the company's munity Concerts Association. tion is explained «s follows: F«h and Game Club. He was also Store*, ilrug stnrca am* «!! other twenty-four yean at the teheel a former fireman In Summit, a retail stores, fender, George" Merefc, joined the The Concerts Selection Commit- "As we see- arising before our The evening pro^d to ha on* of company In 1&14 and has been very eye* a new addition to our member of Hook and Ladder O. In tha service trades are personal tee, under the chairmanship of surprises for Mrs. Aaroe, Kir it, No. 1 and a member of the Exempt services, such as dr> cleaning, etc president since 1925. Dan Kautzman, announced that high school, we realize it is evi- Mrs. Eugene F Mongan, sixth dence of your understanding of Ajwocintion. Wholesale trade establishments in« Mr. Johnstone joined the com- the first concert has been sched- grade class mother, jircsmlcd her Surviving «ro 'a sinter, Mm. pany In 1930. He became plant the importance «f education in elude groceries, machinery, equip- uled for Friday, October 13, with with an orchid ou^tfe on behalf Charlotte Tuekor of East Bangor, j ment, plumbing, heating, etc. manager the following year and Maryla Jones-, Polish pianist as our community. Because of your of all the motners in the class. constant effort* we have had Pa.: a half-brother, Leighton M. In another business statistical re- Kice.president in charge of oper- the guest artist. Miss Jonas is Robison Clark, president of the Crnnn of 4 Morris court, a step- . ations In 1936. He la a director of teachers of the 'highest caliber PTA presented htr with a large port for the game yw {1MS) gum known as a "supreme interpreter 1 brother, Arthur B. Swartr. of New Merck & Co., Inc. and Merck & of music of Chopin," and has been and have enjoyed the benefits of luggage piece as a token of appre- mit Ls shown, to be more prosperous an ideal school environment. Hnven, Conn., and « stepdaughter, than most cities In the United Co, Limited. called by Olin Downes of the New ciation from all the parents in the Ruth.