H ightstown Gazette. 97th YEAR—NUMBER 19 HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COUNTY. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1945 PRICE—FIVE CENTS Turn Your Clock Back ‘Y ’ Clubs to Open Postal Notes on Schools Opened One Hour Saturday Night NEWS OF OUR Fall Program, Standard time will again be in vogue Sale Monday at Monday WithSl 2 beginning early Sunday morning. Turn your timepieces back one hour wlien MENwWOMEN Thursday Night you retire Saturday night and thus re­ Post Office Here Total En roll m en t gain sixty minutes you lost when W ar­ time began. IN UNIFORM ‘Y ’ President Reports Notes Will Be Sold in Even New Supervising Principal Financial Campaign Will CharterMembers Dollar Denominations; Introduced to Students by Stamps for Odd Cents McChesney Gets Returning Servicemen Can Go Over Its $1800 Goal Honored Friday School Board President Register at Local Office By LeRoy PULLEN Postal Notes, a new and cheaper form The public schools opened Monday 'Y' Program Aitociate wf money orders, will be placed on sale with a total enrollment of 812 students. Army Discharge All returning servicemen can register By S. & D. of L. tat the local post office Mon<lay morn- Of this number 272 are registered in the at the Veterans Aid office in the The boys’ clubs and the girls’ groups, high school and the remaining number Indiarrtown Gap, Pa.—T/Sgt. Warren Hightstown Public Library Monday, under the direction of the Y.M.C.A., Hightstown Comic,1 No. 46, Sons ami announced of 540 students are distributed from the will begin their fall program with re­ E. McChesney, combat returnee and Wednesday and Friday evening be­ Daughters of Liberty, celebrated its ! ^ ostinaster John B, Braun Jr. kindergarden to the eighth grade, sumption of boys' groups on Thurs­ son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McChesney tween 7 and 8 o’clock. By registering 50th Anniversary Friday in the First notes will be an ideal form of 137 Outcalt street, Hightstown, was day evening, October 4. j A general assembly was held in the at the local office the servicemen will _ . Methodist Church. Dinner was served!®^ transmitting money in amounts oi high school auditorium at which time honorably discharged from the Army not be required to rejiort to the Prince­ I heir first scheduled event is Gte ; ^ .3() ,$10 or less although larger sums mav Wiilham Mitchell, president of the Air Forces September 19 at Indiantown ton Service Board. The discharged vet­ Lafayette-Princetona fa vpttf‘-T^rinr#»tnn footballfonthall bameham«» on;nn '■ __ c* j -vr d i , i, ■ i m be used througli« tlie' purchase■ of- any' Separation Center. Saturday, October 6 to which the Uni-i chairlady Board of Education, addressed Grades erans may also obtain information le- number of the postal notes. 6 to 12 and presented to the group sev­ garding the provisions of the G.I. bill versity is admitting boys fr^m ten evening and was assisted by her Sgt. McChesney reported to this sta­ committee, Ella Davison, Florence Sit- The notes will come in even dollar eral members of the Board of Educa­ tion from Ellington Field, Tex., an in­ of rights. through high school age for 30 cents. It denominations up to and including $10 tion who were able to be present. They Relatives of servicemen may obtain is estimated that 60 local boys will at­ ko, Jennie Ervin, Margaret Perrine and stallation of the Army Air Fo’rces .-\<ldison Hunt. and the odd cents will be taken care of were Mrs. W. G. Riley, John West, Training Command, where he was as­ American Legion membership cards for tend. All reservations for the game, by the attaching of postal note stamps The Council honored its six living and Earle Love. After the presentation signed an air technical inspector. Prior men in service at $1.75. which have been coming in to Mrs. Rue to the note, thus providing for any of the Board members, Mr. Mitchell in­ to his service at Ellington Field, he and Leroy Pullen during the week, charter members: Gertrude Donnell, amount of odd cents up to ninety-nine Vincent L. Ely, S2/c, son of Mr. and Cora Shinn, Elizabeth Rue, Jennie Cole, troduced to the student body J. Harvey served in the Southwest Pacific area in must be turned in by tomorrow. 'Tick­ cents. Sliue, Supervising Principal, who wel­ aircraft maintenance. Mrs. C. Allen Ely of South street, who ets will then be distributed on the first Gertrude Dey and Eva McCue. All entered the service April 17 and re­ charter members were present and Ger­ The principal advantage of the postal comed the students. Entering the service in March 1941 "Y” meeting night. Transportation to notes will be their lower cost as they Among the new teachers on the staff ceived his apprentice training at Samp­ the game has been offered by several trude Donnell as first Councilor and he went overseas in June 1942 and re­ son, N.Y., left July 10 from Norfolk, Cora Shinn as the first Guide were pre­ will be sold at five cents each jilus the this year are Mrs. Margaret Mitchell turned to the United States in Novem­ public spirited men but a few more cars amount to be remitted and the prepara­ who is in charge of the kindergarten; Va., on a destroyer for the Pacific. He are needed. These men will be admit­ sented with special gifts. The other ber 1944. He and his wife live in Nil- is now in the Philippines. charter members were also presented tion of an application ds for a money Miss Jean Banning, 6rst grade; Miss wood, 111. ted at the same rate as the boys who order will be eliminated. The Postal Elaine Alward, a rt; Miss Evelyn Aikey, accompany them to the game. with gifts. Franklin L. Reid, Sl/c, son of Mr. Service in turn benefits by the time mathematics; Miss Vera Tombleson, Girls' Work Committeo Singing America opened the program, CpI. Proctor Ely Serving and Mrs. Frank Reid of Franklin street, saved in issuance and the subsequent commercial; and Miss Dorothy Tuohey, Mrs. Bessie Keeler has organized an followed by the Salute and Pledge of listing of issued and paid orders. physical education. who was recently in Pearl Harbor, is Allegiance to the Flag. The Invocation With Construction Unit now enroute to Japan. Seaman Reid active girls’ work committee for the Postal notes are not negotiable and The former members of the staff arc: Y.M.C.A. to work with advisors of was given by Marvin E. Burrus, Ex may be paid only to the person des­ made eight trips across the Atlantic be­ State Councilor of Pennsylvania. Miss Luella Dey, first grade; Miss Alice Peninsular Base Headquarters, Leg­ fore going to the Pacific. girls’ clubs. Her committee consists of ignated thereon, or repaid to the pur­ Everett, second grade; Mrs. Florence Mrs. William Mitchell, Mrs. John Beau­ The first Councilor, Gertrude Don­ chaser. They may be deposited in a horn, Italy.—Cpl. Proctor K. Ely, who nell, gave a review of the institution of Keeler, second grade; Mrs. Ruth is the husband of Mrs. Joan W. Ely of Raymond C. Jack, 20, pharmacist's lieu, Miss CarloUa Davison, Mrs. Otto bank for collecuon, since bank stamps Cleave, third grade; Miss Huldah Ely, mate second class,, USNR, son of Dr. Laegeler, and Mrs. Croshaw. the Council, also the work in the first are not regarded as endorsements trans­ 209 Mercer street, Hightstown, is now years of the Council. third grade; Mrs. Dorothy Wyman, serving with the 30th Signal Heavy and Mrs. A. G. Jack of 157 South Main They have held two organization ferring title. fourth grade; Miss Gloria Silano, Guests of the evening included: Mar­ Construction Battalion, recently award­ street, served on the USS Bennington, meetings and will meet again Friday fourth grade; Miss Thelma Allen, fifth garet Fette, State Councilor, Asbury ed the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque an aircraft carrier, when she entered evening with all leaders of girls’ groups grade; Miss Helen Fenton, fifth grade; Park; Irene Morrison, State Vice for outstanding performance of duties Tokyo Bay. to begin program planning for the first Milk Cost Study Miss Edith Stackhouse, principal; Miss half of the year. The leaders who are Councilor, Arlington; Grace Siessel, Marjorie Matlack, sixth grade; Mrs. in the Peninsular Base Section, main Pfc. Paul Bauman of Jersey Home­ planning to attend are Elaine Apple- State Associate Vice Council, Avenel; Marion Hunt, sixth grade; Mrs. Bea­ Army Service Force in the Mediter­ steads arrived Friday at Boston aboard Fredia Taylor, State Guide, Bloomfield; ranean Theater, commanded by Brig. gate, Elizabeth Owens, Mary Pastore, ShowsProfitLess trice Bentley, seventh grade; Mrs. Isa­ the Clianston Victory. June Bird, Eileen McQueen, and Helen Pauline Thompson, Jr. Ex State Coun­ bel Lusby, seventh grade; Miss Ethel Gen. Francis H. Oxx. cilor, Grantwood; Jeannette C. Heath- This battalion, specializing in the con­ Payton. They are scheduled to open McKnight. eighth grade; Mrs. Grace Men 17 to 25 May Volunteer theiriCli groups Lon311 Wednesday,VVUHltJ'Kiy, V./V-XV.October 10. wood, State^ Secretary, . Wood-Ridge;* . i— Than 1/3 of Cent Rogers, eighth grade. struction and maintenance of all major It is expected there will be groups Margaret Gordon State Associate Sec­ In the high school A. H. Albert is the outside plant wire communications, and For EnlistmentWith Marines tor all bovs and girls from fifth grade Cbffsxie : Harry Chr.stme, State under combat conditions in Italy, as­ .’According to an Indiana University \’ice Princiiial and teaches science. through high school.