RARITA owNSHI Every Reader The Beacon of the Beacon should keep in mind that Invites news articles and expressions the advertisements carry as much V of opinions on timely subjects from our "punch" as the news article*- Every readers. We welcome all such contri- advertiser has a message tor the read- butions and will publish them as far ers and uses this medium because he as possible. But, It Is very Important knows the readers desire to keep that all correspondence be signed by abreast of every advant*e« *B the writer. know what's COing on. (and Woodbridge Journal) Raritan Township Office: Fords Office: Cor. Main St. & Route 25 465 New Brunswick Ave. "The Voice of the Raritan Bay District" VOL. VI.— No. 21 >ORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1936. PRICE THREE CENTS WILL ELIMINATE A Short, Short Story SCHOOL BODY TO WOMAN ESCAPES TID BIT BUSINESS An Open Letter About Raritan's Relief , 9 RAMBLING RARITAN TOWNSHIP.— July 31, 1936. TALMADGE ROAD REPAIR MOST OF IS MANIPULATED Here's a triple-short story in DEATH IN JUMP Stadium Commission, REPORTER Wocdbridge, New Jersej. resolution form: "Whereas the Dear Brother Members: CRADE GROSSING Township of Raritan finds it- OLDER BUILDINGS Says ^== BY COMMISSION self unable to entirely meet FROMJDSTORY Of course you know I'm still for you and all that stuff. Fellas BIDS FOR WORK TO BE RE- such responsibilities (the relief TO EXPEND ABOUT $3,000 One of the more prom- GETS LIQUOR* APPLICATION but I'm wondering how. it was that we came about giving the load) because of Its loss of rev- MORNING BLAZE FORCES people of Fords, Keasbey and Hopelawn the impression that we inent Fords couples will CEIVED AUGUST 17. TO enue through falling off of tax IN ADDITION TO WPA soon hit the front pages HER TO LEAP FROM LETTER FROM HOSPITAL, wouldn't need their help to reach our goal. LABOR COSTS BEDROOM INFERNO START SOON AFTER payments and the failure of via- the Chancery Court MAKES APPOINTMENT N'cw, fellas, you know a certain g-uy gave it to them, al- other sources of income and though I know our modesty must have prevented our realizing it route The boys along the inability of the municipality RARITAN TOWNSHIP. — An CLARA BARTON. — A fire of RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Char- at the time, but somehow those esteemed residents of Fords, RARITAN TOWNSHIP. — The announcement issued this week by the main drag are wond- les E. Boland, a Justice of the to further reduce its operating ering who is the cause of undetermined origin, which swept Keasbey and Hopelawn got the idea that to count on us for any- elimination of Raritan Township's John Anderson, district clerk of quickly through a two-story frame Peace, manager of the Chase Res- thing would be a waste of time and energy. So help me. dangeious Talmadge road grade expenses it applies for financial the Board of Education, reveals Irene (Stadium Queen) taurant on the super highway assistance by way of a cash ad- Tobias' bursting into song building on Central avenue here, Now, we know, fellas, we let them down hi not listening to crossing is nearly here. And, that's that the approximate cost of put- early Tuesday morning causing here, made application to the Rari vance in amount of said esti- a la "With All My Heart." their pleas too thoughtfully, even though it is admitted that their good news to many thousands ot ting the various schools of Rari- damage estimated to be about $3,- tan Township Commission for a ears. mate §3,604.50." What's the tan Township in Condition for 0-0-0 plenary retail consumption license. plan is not the best for the other sections of the township—espe- 500, nearly caused the death of cially Iselin, Colcnia, Avenel, Port Reading, Sewaren and Wood- According to an announcement 50 cents for? September's reopening aggregates A Woodbridge fella sizzles ev- Mrs. Ollie King, 26, colored, who The application was referred to bridffe proper. by State Highway Commissioner about $3,000. This amount, how- leaped from the second story win- Victor C. Pedersen, commissioner erytime he sees the Hornsby ave- It's easy to see, fellas, that we were counting solely on the E. Donald Sterner this week, bids i ever, is only the school board's nue (Fords) good-looker and a dow of her bedroom as the flames of public safety, for consideration. will be received by him for this ! share of the entire cost. licked their way through the only Boland's original application was efforts of the school children, residents of Woodbridsre proper, Meluchen guy arming it The and a guy by the name of Edward Jordan, a professional pro- project on Monday, August 17, at NITE-CRAFT GO. The Works Progress Adminis- exit. rejected due to his failure to ob- hot-cha Ford avenue (Fords) pa- moter, who did a fine job of promoting us a nice debt of a few Trenton. tration is contracting for the actu- looka has forsaken all others Tor The injured woman was rushed tain a state permit first. His new Raritan Township commission- request is expected to be granted. thousand dollars. All this was proven conclusively via the Stad- al labor expenditures. a Clara Barton femme. to the Perth Amboy General hos- ium Shows—Woodbridge Township's mightiest flop. ers and citizens have been fighting RE-OPENS DEAL Painting is the major part of the 0-0-0 pital suffering from a possible frac- Mayor Walter C. Christensen, Therefore, don't you think, fellas, that we would have fared for the elimination of the Tal- summer renovation program. The appointed Max Fochtmann, of Sam Katz, (Fords ture of the skull, lacerations of much better ff we had not overlooked the requests of the little madge road grade crossing for the schools listed under the painting the scalp and a fractured should- Central avenue, Piscatawaytowji, "Big Three"—Fords-Keasbey-Hopelawn? Don't get me wrong, past few years. Now and then project include Clara Barton, Bon- druggist) is still keep- as the township's representative to FOR FORDS SITE er, her condition, today, is said to fellas, they don't blame us for'giving all we had against the great pressure was made on the hamtown, Piscatawayto\v,n, Menlo ing his chest out a few be "fair." Mrs. King, with her the Port Raritan District Commis- great odds. After all it's not a disgrace nor is it shameful to lose officials higher up. However, all CONFERENCE TO BE HELD Park, Oak Tree, Sand Hills and husband, William and a brother, sion. Fochtman,n succeeds Harold inches because he is a fight when everything and everybody is against us. the satsfaction that was received TUESDAY-TO SIGN LEASE Stelton. Nearly all the class rooms Rueben Brice, were asleep in the Eartford, of Stelton. here was a lot of promises. are being painted while at the ,now a popper. So what's house which is known in this sec- The new representative is man- Take a hint from me, fellas, and let's do something out of the FOR CUTTING PLANT Continued on Page Eight Nevertheless, there was no let- Clara Barton building, the entire that? This Rambler is a tion as the Old Brice Home. ager of the Alexander Ungar Cigar up on the part of the local offi- exterior woodwork is being re- fourteen-day old daddy The blaze was discovered by Box Company, of Peace street. cials. No opportunity was over- - FORDS, July 81. — Al- decorated. now and somewhat leg- Helen Maty, who lives across from St. Peter's General hospital of looked to stress the existing haz- though it was believed that New Brunswick, in a letter to the Oak Tree, Piscatawaytown and weary. Yes, us fathers the Brice home on Brower ave- aid of the Talmadge road murder the Nite-Craft Corporation the Stelton schools are also sched- nue, shortly after 2:30 P. M. She commission, interrogated the BREAK BETWEEN SCHAFFRIGK AND~ lane. had given up its original in- certainly must suffer. membeis as to how the township uled for repairing of roofs. saw flames leaping up the back of Raritan Township's aggressive- tention of taking over the It is also probable that the Don't we Sam ? the building. She dressed quickly plans to pay for hospitalizaticwi of ness won for it the decision that its relief clients. The communica- former Fords Porcelain grounds at the Clara Barton and 0-0-0 and rushed to the burning building N1ER WIDENS ON POLICE CHANGES the crossing in question will be plant for the manufacture of Oak Tree schools will be leveled Her cries brought William King tion was turned over to Commis- Faint separation noises eliminated this year. That fact, To- nightgowns and pajamas, ne and graded. and Brice running out of the sioner Henry H. Troger, Jr., who HOPELAWN. — The "break" young and courageous. He was re- day has been proven. Work on the In Fords, are beginning to blazing structure. between Committeeman James commended to me by Chief Walsh. gotiations have been started Stanley Van Sickle, chairman of turn into heavy rumb- elimination is expected to begin the buildings and grounds com- Mrs. King, however, who was Schaffrick and Committeeman I agree that Balint has made a the latter part of next month. once more, with the result lings. In case you don't mistake, but who of us haven't that a conference has been ar- mittee of the board of education-, is know what this reporter sleeping in another room, failed Ernest Nier, police commissioner in complete charge of the entire to respond.