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jg H ightstown Gaze^fte. Ip V O L U M E XCIV HIGHTSTOWN, ilERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, ilAY 13, 1943 Juniors Play Hookey in Philly . NEWS School Board Reverses Self from the Fighting Front Monday Night, Gives Three Married on April 24 . Teachers Bonuses of $100 Friday Club Sets Fourth Gets Pay Increase; Date for Final 1942 Bonus to Be Granted; Session of Y ear Tempers Flare at Session An enjoyable spring musical was pre sented to members of the Friday Club at their recent meeting held at the Following a stormy two-hour session Monday night at the high home of Mrs. Clinton I. Sprout of schooi in which locai citizens severai times tangied verbaiiy with board South Main street. Dr, William S. Lit- members, the Hightstown-East Windsor township board of education terick of the Peddie school played sev : retired to a ciosed meeting and reversed itself. eral violin selections. [ The school board voted to give $ioo bonuses to three teachers to Xliss Grace Ashton spoke on the mu sic of the American composer, Edward j whom it had originally refused grants—Mrs. Newton Perrine Lusby, Mac Dowell, which formed the back I Miss Sylvia Rogers, and George E. Coons—and to give Miss Ruth \ ground for a number of vocal solos she Hunt a $50 raise during the 1943-44 school tem . presented and also a piano number played by Miss Carlotta B. Davison, 94 Per Cent of Students Sign Petition member of the faculty of the West minster Choir School. In addition, the school board voted to IS untrue. QM3/C WILLARD E. DAVISON Mrs. Harry R. Field reported the give all full-time teachers a $50 bonus “Mr. Black reported that there is a club’s recent visit to the USO center j for 1942 and the two part-time teachers, faculty meeting every Thursday with Q. M. 3/c Davison, son of Mr. and at Fort Dix where the group acted as j Albert T. Stretch and Alfred M. Ma- Dp. Schultz. ‘Then is the time and Mrs. J. Ernest Davison of South Main hostesses. Those representing the club [sonheimer, Jr., a $25 bonus—to meet the place to make suggestions,' said Mr, street, was m arried to M iss K athryn Hightstown high school’s junior Below we have six boys and Dr. were Mrs. William H. Franklin, Mrs. [ rising costs of living. District Clerk Black. I wish to say, however, those Wills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. class played hockey and went to Williams just before the mad rush Ernest J. Thompson, Mrs. Norman A. [Joseph Stiilts is in the process of mak faculty meetings are only for the high Franklin K. W ills of Bristol, Pa., on Philadelphia several weeks ago. They for the bus was made in Hightstown. Keeler, Mrs. Calvin H. Perrine, Mrs. ing out the checks and notifying the school teachers. April 24 in Oakland, Calif. were chaperoned by iliss Dorothy From left to right there are Joseph Field, and Miss Mary Field. A num teachers of this latest bonus. “Teachers in the elementary school Davison was graduated from the Stauffer and Dr, C. Dunn Williams. Locke, Lester Pullen, Jack XIcQueen, ber of cakes were contributed by the At 7:45 p. m. the board decided to have not had one meeting with Dr, Peddie school in 1941. W hile at Thirty-eight students made the trip Dr. Williams, Donald Mohr, Henry club for the men in service who visited hold the meeting in a classroom because Schultz this year,” Mrs. Lusby con Peddle he was captain of the baseball via Quaker City bus. Hunt, and Harold Stackhouse. the USO center. citizens of the town already had be cluded. team and played varsity soccer and The top photo shows 39 of the 40 Included in the cast who made the Mrs. William H. Franklin and Mrs. gun to file into the school hall. Usually Coons Speaks Up soccer. He later attended Rutgers invaders of the City of Brotherly trip \yerc Frances Conca, Phyllis Alfred M. Masonheimer will attend the the board meets in the rest room pro Coons then took over. He said h« university. Davison is stationed on Love perched on the steps of Frank Plutchinson, Flelen Kolnoski, Lor spring convention of the New Jersey vided for the women teachers. had come to refute more charges which Government island, Alemeda, Calif. lin Institute. Donald Eldridge was raine Carson, Hazel Davison,, Lucille State Federation of Womans Clubs Once again the three teachers who he had not heard about before the April The bride was graduated from the 40th person, but he was taking Mount, Bessie Agriogianis, Jean which will be held in New York city had not been given bonuses originally meeting of the board of education. George school in 1940, later attending the picture. Dr. Williams may be Hancock, Marie Dunphey, Margaret May 18-21 instead of Atlantic City as were on hand. Mrs. Lusby w a s the He presented a statement signed by Mary W ashington college in V irginia seen at the extreme left (the only Hoffman, Margaret Fischer, and had been previously scheduled. i first to be heard. Then came Coons, and Rider college, Trenton, one with a hat on), while Miss Under the direction of Mrs. C. Stan six students whom he had driven to Miriam Davison. ! to be followed by Miss Rogers. Asbury Park the day the local basket Stauffer is • the gal who is pecking Others were Doris Webb, Caroline ley Stiilt sthe club will hold a Rummage I Henry Hunt, jack McQueen, Ellison oyer the shoulder of the boy on the sale Saturday, May 23. She will be as- ball team played Keyport high in a Pvt. Gilbert Greenberg, who was sta- Davi.s, Ritz Roszel, Jean Owens, (Davison, and Phyllis Hutchinson were state tournament game. The statement tione>l at Fort Benning, Ga., has been rizht who is holding his coat and the Rose Marie Eufeniia, Virginia Pug- siste dby Mrs. Walter C. Black, Mrs. jon hand to present a petition, which gal’s next to him. (Pardon us, Miss Edward T. Jones, Mrs. Robert H. was used to clear up what Coons called tran.'fcrred to E.G.B. 447 A, APO 8842, lin, Betty Potter, Dolores Van Avas signed by 94 per cent of the high a “misunderstanding by the board.” Xcw York. Stauft'er is wearing a hat, too.) Ki-iiren, Mary Brandt, Rebecca Pol- Stevens. Mrs. Stenson Rogers, and ! school student body, in favor of giving Miss Edna M. Conover. Two board members had informed Ci'l. Fawrenson C. Rue of the Divi Katherine Campbell, Miss Stauffer, litt, Milton Hutchinson, Zalik Oser, ; tlie bonus to the three teachers and him, so Coons said at the meeting, that and Viola Krupowies are the three George Walstromer, John Bradley, The closing meeting of the year will ' the raise to Miss Hunt. sion Chaplain’s office, 30th Infantry be held at the home of Mrs. Alfred T. the Asbury Park episode had entered Division, Camp Blanding, Fla., returned some shown in the inset photo on William Johnson, Roger Cooke, and ; All but. one board member was on "reatly in their reasoning for not giving the left. They are pictured beside Howard Harris. Masonheimer on South Main street. ■ liand. Mrs. Charles J. Keeler presided. Monday after enjoying an eight day Scheduled as a supper meeting, it will him a bonus. According to Coons one furlou-iii with his parents. the Betsy Ross house. Staff Photos. ! Present were Ernest Simpson, Mrs. J. member told him that “We understood be held May 28 with Xlrs. Field in i Ely Dey. W alter Black, C. Allen Ely, The Navy wants upright pianos. charge. She will be assisted by Mrs-. you'took the hoys to Asbury Park and .Justin S'tiff, William Mitchell, and John that was the l ^ t they saw of you.” Any one who wishes to contribute one , Bertram H. Strohmeier, Mrs. Stuart H. West. David Farr was absent. should contact Mrs. Louis F. Fow of Whistle Slow to Sound j American Legion 1 Simpson» Mrs. Paul M. Humphreys, The statement read by Coons re 234 Morrison avenue. Her phone iMiss Edith Stackhouse and Mrs. Rich- Local residents who put in appear vealed that he had left them only for number is 437. The Navy will pay all Blue Signals in Air I ard 0. Ely. ances were William M. Perrine, the the time which it took him to get his expenses of removing and shipping I War Work Fund I ------------------— . -■ - supper and see “. the tail end of a ) Rev. John McConomy, S. Elwood movie ...” the pianos to Pensacola, Fla. Here Raid Test Yesterday ■Services Held Wednesday Croshaw, George Phillips, Newton is your chance to aid the boys in the Lusby, Frank Herbert, Lawrence Algo Addresses Black service. Any pianos today! Donors Listed For Lillian B. Hofflinger Ivins, John P. Groendyke, Richard “I took them to Asbury Park and ■ Whitby, John Brandt, Jerry Potter, brou,iht them back,” Coons added. “I PiC Charles Cullen is now stationed A state-wide air raid test yester with the First Platoon, S&S Company, Mijney continues to pour into Post Funeral services for Miss Lillian B. I Leslie Burtis, Miss Edith Erving, Miss didn’t play wet nurse to them while day was met successfully by civilian Ho fii i n g c r ^v e r e co :i du c t e cl W ed n e s d a y Ruth Hunt, and John Bennett. they were there, for those boys are old 4ih Service Battalion, 25th Marines defense officials in Hightstow’n with 148,.American Legion, coffers as a re- FMF, Camp Sejeune, Xew River, N.