An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the People of Hightstown and Vicinity 121 ST YEAR—No. 8 HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, MERCER COUNTY. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1969 PRICE-FIVE CENTS Heavy Rains Classroom Assignments Social Security Marks For Grades 6-12 Listed B. Robichaud Classroom assignments for Aid, Reduce 34th Year of Operation students in sixth grade through Is Appointed 12th grade (high school) in the East Windsor Township School This month, with over 24 million people who were not covered under District for 1969-70 which opens Farm Harvest Americans receiving $2.5 billion a the original law — farm workers, Thursday, September 4, were Firm Veep state and local government employ­ released today by Dr. John D. month in social security benefits ees, domestic workers, ministers, and 20 million people insured by Hunt, new superintendent of Vegetables Are Down self-employed doctors, professionals, schools, and are published on McGraw-Hill Names Medicare, the Social Security Ad­ and member sof the armed forces. pages 7 and 6 of thisweek’s issue While Field Crops ministration will celebrate its 34th In 1956, disability protection was of The Gazette. Woman Data Official; anniversary, John J. Moorehead, added to cover the thousands of The list includes grades with Prospects Seen Good District Manager of Social Security people who could no longer work instructors and room numbers. Krein Gets New Post in Trenton, said today. because of serious illness or in­ Students whose names do not Excessive rainfall during July re- When President Frankin D. jury. appear in the list should contact Roosevelt signed the Social Se­ In 1967, still other changes were the school to which they are Miss Beryl Robichaud has been Uuced the production outlook for ippointed vice president - corpor- several important New Jersey vege­ curity Act into law on August 14, made. Disabled widows became asigned. MSi 1935, he called it "The cornerstone eligible for benefits at 50. People New students to be added are: te management information ser­ table crops and for blueberries, ac­ vices, by McGraw Hill, Inc. In her cording to the New Crop Reporting of a structure which is being built disabled before 31 needed less work Sixth Grade: Daniel Noonan, but is by no means complete.” to qualify for benefits, and children Rm. 152; Linda M ithes,. Itm. tew position, she will have respon- Service. .ibility for corporate management Vegetables for which production “The original law,” continued became eligible on their mother’s 146; Carol Lewter;, .Rin.- 141; estimates are now below a month Moorehead, "provided for old-age earnings record on the same basis Paul Haig, 145; Sharon Sheko- nformation planning and corporate ago include tomatoes, sweet corn, benefits to retired workers in in­ as on their father's. sky, Rm. 143; Mary E. Dohr- .ystems and computing services. cucumbers, escarole and onions. dustry and commerce only. Over the Through the years, increases in mann, Rm. 151; Katherine Sel-; Miss Robichaud joined McGraw- years, the social security program monthly benefit amounts were made Hill in 1946 as a systems analyst, On the other hand, the Crop Re­ vagn, 148; Donald Weintritt, has expanded so that it now pro­ to keep pace with the rising cost pf Rm. 150. i die was appointed manager of cen­ porting Service states, production vides iinancial protection for vir­ living. Today's average monthly tralized services in 1950, assistant prospects for field crops, peaches New seventh grade teachers: tually everyone in the country.” benefit to a retired worker is $95, Mr. Conry, Auditorium; Mrs. vice president of data processing and apples were not adversely af­ The first benefits to retired work­ compared to $63 ten years ago. The services in 1957, and in 1961 was fected, although quality was re­ Moehtn, Rooim 4; Mrs. Frank­ ers were paid in 1940. By that time average,benefit for a retired couple lin, Room 23. named vice president of data pro­ duced in some cases. Possible ef­ amendments to the law had been is $166 a month, compared to $111 cessing services. fects of interrupted spray schedules New eighth grade teachers: passed to provide additional bene­ ten years ago. "One out of every Mrs. Rothemich, Room ,14; Mr. Before joining McGraw-Hill, Miss are also yet to be felt, the Service fits for the dependents and surviv­ four beneficiaries are well below DECORATED FOR HEROISM—Sgt. Christopher Rolland of Cranbury added. Harvest of all crops has Quirk, Room 6. ,Ss, Robichaud was employed by IBM ors of insured workers. retirement age — young widows, is congratulated by Major General Melvin Zais, 101st Airborne Division, and Sperry Gyroscope, Inc. been hampered. In 1950 and thereafter, coverage children, and disabled workers anil after being decorated for heroism in South Vietnam. July rainfall was 86 percent above was extended to millions of other normal in North Jersey and nearly their dependents," said Moorehead. 2J4 times normal in Central and EWT Dems South Jersey. The area normal was Rocky Brook Getting Bronze Star Award 4.46 compared with 7.40 inches that AFS Student fell. Great, Big Haircut Aspirants Ask Yields of most field crops are Rocky Brook from the dam to estimated to be greater than in 1968. To Cranbury Soldier The abundant moisture was excel­ Arrives Here the Peddie bridge in the Bor­ ough is getting a haircut. James Name Change lent for field corn and production is During recent ceremonies at LZ provide a heavy base of lire, forc- expected to total 24 percent more Corcodilos and son, Nick, of Betty, Phan Thict, South Vietnam, I big the enemy to redirect fire than last year. Yields of wheat are For School The East Windsor Township Jims Diner and Country Tavern Sergeant Christopher Rolland of agai,lst h'im- This allowed the tank also high, although total production and residents of here are cur­ Democratic candidates requested at will be below 1958 because of re­ ............. , -sii m • commander to withdraw to an ef- rently cleaning the lake with the EWT committee meeting a r i*V hr ? ■ C°I .eC^ T ^ aJ°r j fective range where he could utilize duced acreage. Both barley and soy­ After a long flight from Instanbul, change in their identity to East Turkey, via Rome Hightstown their own cutter. The cutter was general Melvin Zais with the the tank’s main gun on the enemy bean production are expected to to­ the work of the elder Cor­ Windsor Township, not Hights­ Bronze Star Medal with “V” D c-, emplacement. When the bunker had tal 18 percent above 1968. Chapter, A.F.S. welcomes Nilgun town, as the proposed merger was Tekin. Nilgun is a petite brunette codilos. vice for Heroism. General Zais is j been destroyed, a sweep of the area Although quality of the hay crop The operation got underway turned down. The letter follows: commanding general of the 101s t 1 revealed six enemy casualties and has suffered from the wet weather, who will spend the forthcoming Gentlemen: school with Mr. and Mrs. John last Friday and is expected to Airborne Division. j numerous weapons. growth has been heavy. Estimated Wheras an overwhelming ma­ is now 325,000 tons, 2 percent below Bloom, Cranbury. She will be a sen­ take about 30 days. Father and llie citation reads as follows: j “Sergeant Holland’s personal ior at Hightstown High School. son plan on making about two jority of the voting residents of Sergeant Rolland distinguished j bravery and devotion to duty were last year because less acreage is East Windsor Township proclaimed being grown. The middle sister of two, Nilgun cuts into this period. A tremend­ himself while serving as a teamli„ keeping with the highest tradL ous change has taken place as their intense desire for self identity erwr i r T1Ur ^ om^an^ ^ Battalion, I tions of the military service and Heavy rains in late July curtailed comes from Besikias where her fa­ as East Windsor Township, not ther is a farmer. Both parents were the lilly pad and squirrel type 506th Infantry, on a movement to ! reflect great creditlapon Himself, his potato digging and drowned out low seedweed have been cut back Hightstown, by recently defeating contact mission north of the city unit, and the United States Army, spots in many fields. Added growth born in Greece but emmigrated to the proposed Merger question, and of Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan Pro- Turkey before Nilgun was born. She considerably. “By direction of the President of for the bulk of the crop, however, Whereas the total population of vince, Republic of Vietnam. When Miss Robichaud is expected to offset these losses and and her two sisters attend school the United States under the pro­ in Besikias and upon her return Nil­ East Windsor Township far exceeds his platoon and a tank platoon were visions of Executive Order 11045.” the August forecast of production, that of the Borough*oFHightstoWn moving to reinforce a beleaguered A graduate of Mount Holyoke 3,350,000 hunderweight, is unchanged gun hopes to enter Roberts College, Brazil Girl Sergeant Rolland has been in College, where she is presently a The American University in Instan­ while the future growth in popu­ infantry company heavily engaged Vietnam since July 1968. During his from a month ago. lation is obviously gojng to occur with a North Vietnamese Army bat­ trustee, she received her M. A. de­ bul, where she wishes to major in tour he has previously received the gree from Columbia University. Her The 1969 New Jersey apple crop architecture. within East Windsor Township, talion, they were hit by heavy rocket is expected to total 110 million not Hightstown; and i Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with activities outside the company in­ Visits Here propelled grenade and small arms Bronze Star for Heroism, the pounds, 9 percent more than 1968.