VOL. VII.—No. 34 FORDS, N, J., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945 PRICE THREE CENTS We Shout Tidings Of V-E Lt. Sofield, Ration Board 'Magnificent/ Says Bowles; Sweetness (Ed. Note: You Can Have Your Opinion, Too) •&\t-yr * - • • AND Darragh WOODBRIDGE — The local as follows: "I have just listened Much as we might will it other- War Price and Rationing Board over the radio to the good news wise, our difficult job is far from has been commended for "the for which we have been waiting complete. We must count on you Are Killed magnificent contribution" it has for months and I am anxious to and every member of our organ- Light express to you, your board, and ization, to stick to his guns until made to the country's welfare By Charles E. Gregory but has been urged to "stick to your office, staff, my apprecia- the grave economic dangers Former Dies On Luzon, its guns" until final victory, in a tion for the magnificent contri- which confront us have been Latter In Italy; Town telegram received from Chester bution which you have made to finally defeated. Regards and I really didn't intentional- Toll Mounts To 117 Bowles, Administer of OPA, by your country's welfare during good luck." ly slight the newspapers last Charles E. Gregory, chairman the last three years. The year The Board serves Woodbridge Oversubscribe Quota WOODBRIDGE — Two more of the Board. that lies ahead will be among Township, Carteret and Me- week when I was putting a The telegram, in full, reads the most critical in our history. tuchen. WOODBRIDGE—"The job is little heat on some of our Township men were killed in ac- but half-done and our boys in the tion, according to telegrams re- Pacific have stiff fighting ahead of self-annointed uplifters who ceived by their families from the them. It is therefore out1 duty have been getting them- War Department this week. Science-Theme Prayer 'Service. For War Bead?here at home to over-subscribe the selves all lathered up over They are Lt. Gordon W. Sofield, Seventh War Loan Drive which the possibility of a horse- son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace So- opens Monday so that our fighting field, Dunham Place, and husband At Graduation Battle End? Memorial Highlight men may have the- best in equip- race emporium in Raritan 1 Township. of the former Ethel Walling, Car- ment, food and clothing ." teret; and Pvt. Ralph F. Darragh, President's Wishes To W. Henderson, pastor of the Meth- •So declared Mayor August F. « * * husband of the former Miss Mar- (Picture on Page 3) odist Episcopal Church; taps, Greiner, honorary chairman of the Today, they go on the garet Patrick, 253 New Street, WOODBRIDGE — "Science in Be Followed In Rites Charles V:an Decker. Seventh War Loan, as he issued On V-E Day several bouquets a proclamation setting the period grill with the starry-eyed Fords, and the son of John Dar- the Post-War Home" will be the At Park Here Sunday ragh and the late Mrs. Lillian Dar- were placed at the plaque, some of of M'a.y 14 to June 30 for the professors at Rutgers and theme of the student talks to be (Continued on Page 2) Seventh War Lean Drive. ragh, New Brunswick. This makes WOODBRIDGE — In conform- those particular members of given at the annual commence- Fred' Bim-tenbach, genera] chair-- a total of 117 Township men who ance with President Truman's V-E the Ministers' Association have died in the service of their ment exercises of Woodbridge j Heads Editorial Staff nan, stated that the "cominar Day proclamation, the memorial drive challenges us to meet—and who stirred from a long Employes in the tax office in the Memorial Municipal Building country in the present war. High School June 6 at Legion services to be held Sunday, Moth- learned that the Germans surrendered and that it was V-E Day beat,—the- largest individual War sleep the other day to find Lt. Sofield, 26, was killed April Field. er's Day,, at the Honor Roll Plaque Bond Quota of this war, a;t a time when the 'newsboy sold them a copy of the extra edition of the the county dangling into per- 17 on Luzon. He was a graduate The symposium speakers, Roger in Woodbridge Park, will be dedi- when there may be a tendency to- INDEPENDENT-LEADER, the first newspaper out with the news dition. of Woodbridge High School and Schaufele, Gloria Kittell and Mich- cated to those Who lost their lives ward a let-down at home. There in this area. , '; ' * * * Rutgers University, and was em- ael Freeman, will discuss the sub- in battle, and to prayers for vic- can be not let-down on the battle- . Left to right are: Mrs. Florence Redd, Mrs. Margaret Greas- ployed by the DuPont Film Manu- topics, "Science in . the Home," tory over Japan, Michael J. fields and there should be none What I can't understand, heimer, Miss Stella Kelly, Tax Collector Michael J. Trainer and facturing Co. before entering the is how this trinity of virtue "Science and Health" and "Sci- Trainer, commander of Wood- at home if we make an attempt to Miss .Nicdlina Lombardi. Mrs. Redd and Mrs* Greasheimer both service on August 5, 1941. He was ence in Food and Clothing." bridge Post, No. 87, American Le- realize the tremendous task that can go into a high-gear fren- have sons in service and Miss Lombardi's brother is in the Army. a photographer in the Signal gion, said today. remains to be done in the Pacific." zy over a pari-mutuel ma- Corps. Besides his parents and his The address of welcome will be iven by Theresa Pellegrino and All the religious denominations Mr. BuiTtenba.ch announced that chine when it has been able widow he is survived by a brother, the quota for Woodbridge Town- the farewell address by Beatrice —Catholic, Protestant and Jewish to lie down peacefully every Robert, also in service. ship has been, set at $1,125,000 of Johansen. Rev. William Schmaus —will be represented. The pro- night and sleep beside Dun- Triumph. By Allies (hm Nazis Pvt. Darragh, 23, father of a which $425,000 is in Series E will conduct the devotionals and gram will start promptly at 3 P. dee Zullo. He often has been five-months-old son" he never saw, Bndis, $225,000 in other imiieidnal : Maurice P. Dunigan, president of M., with Senator John E. Toolan mentioned in these despatch- was killed in Italy on April 19. bonds, Series F. G and special Finds ToumsfoIk In Solemn Mmd the Board of Education, will pre- as guest speaker. Gold Star moth- jon-ds and $475,000 for corpora- es as one of the, top contend- Born in New Brunswick, he was ers will be presented with Legion graduated from St. Peter's High sent the diplomas. Woodbridge tion bonds. ers for keeping on the cozy at the Congregational Church, High School Band is scheduled to Gold Star certificates. side of our million dollar ar- V-E Day Services Of First Presbyterian^Church, Trinity School there, and was em-ployed Boy Scout troops will distribute at the Paterson plant of the play for the academic procession The program follows: rasters and materials and will ray of fly-cops and judges, Prayer, Thanks Held In Episcopal G/hurch, Hungarian Re- and the singing of the class song. and who for a full year and formed Chupph, Our Lady of; Mt. Wright Aeronautical Corporation National Anthem, Stanley C. ondutft ai door-to-door canvas;;. a half now has been able to AH Local Churches Garmel Church,' St. Cecelia's when he entered the service in Class Night will be held June 1 Potter, accompanied by the Wood- Brichze Co-c'hairman Church, St. Anthony's Church, June, 1944. After receiving his with Roger Schaufele as chairman. bridge High School Band; invoca- Mr. Buntenbach also stated that keep an indictment for causing basic training at Fort McClellan, ?hooil-ore Brichze will serve as cu- death by auto in suspended anima- WOODBRIDGE—-There were no Our Lady of Peace Church. He is being assisted by Mary An- tion, Rabbi Alter Abelson, Congre- hilarious celebrations in Wood- Ala., he sailed overseas last No- field, Genevieve Billman, Robert gation Adath Israel; address of •hairman for Fords, Hopelawn and tion in the prosecutor's office'. Services of thanksgiving for vic- vember. Besides his widow, son Ceasbey a;iid that other committee bridge on V-E Day. tory in Europe were held Monday Davis, Mary Pinelli, Betty Jane welcome, Mayor August F. Grei- I might add, parenthetically, and father he is survived by four illenberger, Rose Smiriga, Ruth ner; band selection, Woodbridge Miss Virginia Wight vorkers include Hugh B. Quigley, night in Congregation Adath Israel ndustrial committee; Mrs. H. D. that the alleged long-missing wit- The people of the Township, brothers, John, Jr., Arthur, Eobert Moore, Pat Leisen, Bob Hooban, High School Band; prayer for de- Synagogue and' in . the Methodist WOODBRIDGE—Miss Wight, Dlark, women's organizations; A. ness in this case has been loafing concerned with the. welfare of and Herbert, and five sisters, Mar- Kay Mc-Ewen, Arlene Nemeth, ceased members of armed forces, Church. • - • daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James . Sabo, theatres; W. Guy Wea- around, in plain view and unmo- their boys in the Pacific area and ha, May, Anna, Tessie and Vero- Rev. Charles G. McCorristin, pas- nica Darragh. ois Kemmerer, Thomas Hynes, 5.