The Beacon RARITAN TOWNSHIP Every Reader of the Beacon should keep In mind that Invites news articles and expressions the advertisements carry &a much of opinions on timely subjects from our •punch" as the news articles. Every readers. We welcome all such contri- advertiser has a message for the read- butions and will publish tham 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 advantage as well aa the writer. know what's goin£ on. (and Woodbridge Journal) Fords Office: Raritan Township Office: 465 New Brunswick Ave. The Voice of the Raritan Bay District" Cor. Main St. & Route 26 VOL. VI. — NO. 20. FORDS AND RARITAN TOWNSHIP FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1936. PRICE THREE CENTS TRAINER MAINTAINS SC- FRED A, TALBOT, COLLECTION RECORDS HOPELAWN TILT CROSSING TRACK GROSSMAN TO PLEAD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION'S NEW BRUNSWICK. — Leo RAMBLING WOODBRIDGE.—Tax Col- Grossman, former Justice of the NEW SUPERVISOR lector Michael J. Trainer is TO FORCE TOWN FATAL TO LOCAL Peace, who pleaded non vult FIGHT FOR HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE REPORTER maintaining: his record of es- recently on five counts will tablishing records. Up until plead on 25 all allocations to- ••Say s= last night, Trainer had collect- TO TAKE A HANDMAN HERE TOES. day, according to assistant DECIDED BY SPECIAL REFERENDUM SUBMITS REPORT ed $19,193 more than for the Prosecutor James S. Wight. It # In preparing today's same number of days in July CSIK SAYS PEOPLE 'FED UP' JOHN POCH. 42, KILLED is expected that Grossman will RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Rari- grounds of the Clara Barton and chatter, I tried like blue last year. Oak Tree schools, The projects TOWNSHIP SCHOOL HEAD WANT TO HAVE MUNI- BY TRAIN AT L V. plead non-vult on the charges tan Township's fight for the erec- blazes to be accurate but Up until and including the today. tion of a high school in this com- were prepared by Stanley Van last Friday morning's ex- REPORTS TO BOARD CIPAL PLAYGROUND R. R. CROSSING Sickle, chairman of the building 23rd day of July in 1935 Train Grossman will come up for munity arose to a high pitch, when citement got me all con- OF EDUCATION er collected 356,000. At the sentence next Friday morning. and grounds committee. fused and instead of in- count last night, the tax col- HOPELAWN.—The Hope RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Cross- the members of the Board of Edu- terviewing those whom I RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Only lector recorded §75,193. lawn playground situation, ing the tracks of the Lehigh Valley cation discussed this matter in a intended to contact, I did a few minor changes were asked in Railroad, at the Liddle avenue lengthy discussion, Monday nighl. the calender for the coming school which has occupied the at-crossing, Raritan Township, Tues- SIX ARE INJURED nothing but park myself nj ht cost The resumption of efforts to in room 225 in the Perth year, submitted by Frederick A, tention of the second ward-!day g - the life of John Poch 42 of JAMES BARRETT, force the government to recognize Amboy General hospital Talbot, new township supervising ers this week, may come to . Woodbridge avenue, principal, who assumed his duties RARITAN WOMAN the fact, that the township is sore- where this mighty-chest- an end with the Township Clara Barton section of the town- ly in need of an institution of high- IN 4 ACCIDENTS ed, Rambling Reporter July 1. The report was accepted by ship, when he was struck by a the Board of Education at its meet- taking a hand in the three- STELTON, LOSES er education, was pushed by board has a brand new daughter train near the crossing. He died at members William R. Robertson, (Sandra Jean, in case ing, .held Monday night. IS EXECUTRIX IN cornered squabble. It is un- the Perth Amboy General hospital It was agreed to shorten the Martin J. O'Hara and George OVER WEEK-END you're interested) board- derstood that last night the shortly before midnight, Tuesday. Thompson with the remainder of # ing. spring or Easter vacation from a Poch was an his way to a store HIS FIRS1WIFE RARITAN TOWNSHIP POLICE full week to half of Thursday, two representative-„s Of th- , , , r . the board in accord with their o-O-o PROBAIEJL WILL second ward, KEPT BUSY, GIRL IS March 11, Good Friday, the Mon- ELIZABETH BERGE! NAMED p .,, _to purchase a package of cigarettes MRS. HENRIETTA BARRETT day and Tuesday following Easter. man Charles J. committeeAlexande-r rtrainwnens hwere wae approachins hit by theg trainthe cross. Two- STRUCK BY CAR However, I almost did get IN NEW BRUNSWICK OF HIGHLAND PARK lated to the other members of the around to see the following people School will reopen on Wednesday and Committeeman James ing at the time, in opposite direc- of that week. MAN'S WILL tions and as he stepped out of the GETS DIVORCE body that the government is ask- RARITAN TOWNSHIP.—Mary • for the purpose of learning what Schaffrick, received maps ing that public referendum be they thought of reporters. To the School will open on September way of one, .he was struck by the Smith, 18, of 124 East 129th street, 9 and will be closed on the regu- NEW BRUNSWICK.—Accord- from the Tow,nship attorney other. NEWARK. — Advisor Master taken on school projects before New York City, and who with her question "What do you think of John Matthews in Newark, Tues- an application is made to the PWA reporters?" they answered: lar holidays including November ing to the terms of a will admitted which showed likely spots The impact threw Poch down sister, Mildred, 17, were visiting 3, Election Day. The school year to probate at the office of Surro- which the Township has tak-and left his right leg under the day, decided that James A. Bar-funds so that the expense of ma- fiiends in Raritan Township, re- o-O-o will end on June 18. gate Frank A. Connolly, Monday, en over fen- non-payment of wheels of the train which cut that rett, of Stelton should drop his king applications and forms can ceived a dislocated elbow, when Elizabeth Bergei, of Player ave- "harem" ideas and go back to the be dispersed with in the event the George Thompson, president of taxes and with very little ef- member off at the knee and con-old American custom of keeping struck by a hit-and-run driver on CHARLES GRAND- the board, was in charge of the nue, Lindeneau section of Raritan tinued down the tracks. Bleeding taxpayers fail to sanction the pro-the superhighway, near Main Township, is .named executrix of fort can be converted into just one wife. Under the circum- jects. jean (chief of police, meeting with William R. Robertson badly, Poch called out for help. stances, Mrs. Henrietta L. Barrett street, Bonhamtown, Sunday Stanley Van Sickle, Joseph Ambro the estate of Richard Popp, form- playgrounds. He further stated that should the night. Raritan Township): erly of Lake View boulevard, New His cries were heard by Sigmund of Highland Park was granted a sio, Martin R. N. Conway, J. Her- According to John Breckenridge, Nagy, of Little avenue, and An- township voters agree to the pro-; ghe Wflg taken to thQ Middlese>: "Give a reporter a sim- Brunswick. divorce from her bigmist husband, ject, there was some possibility ple story on a bachelor bert Wildgoose, Martin J. O'Hara, of the Recreation Department, thony Badessa, of 78 Lee avenue, James, who had gotten himself General hospital by Patrolman istrict Clerk John Anderson and Popp died from injuries received Sam Klug, of Hopelawn, was des-Hopelawn, a passing motorist. Ba- that the $285,000 which the board Clarence Stout, who investigated another wife, while still married wants to erect the high school may committing suicide, and Supervising Principal Frederick A. when he was struck by a car driv- ignated to be the supervisor at the dessa applied a tourniquet to the to Wife No. 1. the accident. At the hospital, the the next day you'll find Tolbot, participating. en and owned by Nathan Pre- pJayground, The equipment which bleeding leg and with Nagy's help be furnished by the PWA. Of this girl was given treatment and X- Mrs. Barrett related to the court amount, 45 per cent would be in a screeching headlines all minger of 163 Madison avenue, was used, belongs to the Hope- placed Poch in his automobile rays were taken of her injury. New Brunswick, on Woodbridge that her hubby had married again, direct grant, with the remainder about the "Love Nest" lawn Fire Company and the Par-and drove him to Woodbridge in bonds to be either sold by the Miss Smith and her sister were avenue, Raritan Township, in ent-Teachers' Association, but thewhere Patrolmaan Dalton of the three years after the first wed- walking along the super-highway which he secretly set front of the St. James' Episcopal ding, and was living in New York. township in open market or to the SUIT IS STARTED latter unit has not been active for Woodbridge police and Sigmund Barrett was arrested and served PWA. Sunday night, when a car struck up. I think they're a church, December 28, 1935. He was some time. Breckenridge said that Nagy brought the injured man to Mary, spun her around and threw bunch of pests and con- 55 years old at 1he time of his several months in a New York jail, The township has had an appli- at first Klug appeared to be ac- the hospital where the injured leg after pleading guilty to bigamy.