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J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS Santa Arrives—Lights Glow—Christmas Coming und For Needy Shy $100 of Goal; i Seen "Willing to Forego 40-Hour Week if Pay Increase is Allowed Pupils Donate $50 WOODBRIDGE—A definite de- cision on pay raises for Township employes, including members of Town Asks State i Kin ofBoyntonFamily, Prominent Children Raise tli Police department, -will be made by the Township Committee to- morrow night in caucus. in Heyday of Sewaren, SuccumbsGift with Play The subject was discussed in RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Thirty- SEWAREN — Word was re- Boynton Beach, older residents, eight additional street lights for ceived he-re yesterday of the of the Township will recall, was caucus after the Board of Health death of Mrs. Nellie Boynton And Sacrifice meeting Tuesday but no decision Route 25 between Plainfield and a well-known summer resort* Parsonage Road, were requested by Ames in a hospital in Buffalo, was reached because three mem- N. Y., Tuesday, There was a hotel and baats, WOODBRIDGE — The children the Township Commissioners from filled with fun-seeking New- of the Township led the list of bers of the committee, Willam the State Highway Department at Mrs. Ames, who was the widow Warren, William. Pitzpatrick and of William T. Ames, was a mem- Yorkers, used to dock there, donors to The Independent-Lead sr a meeting of the former Tuesday there was excellent swimming, Christmas Fund for Needy Families Peter Schmidt, were absent. night in the Municipal Building. ber of the original Boynton fam- ily who owned most of Sewaren boating, and fishing in Sewaren this week. The total received to It is known that a committee of The locations of the lights were in early 19.00's. When she. mar- | bu* theJr al! h.ad to »ive wa5"" to date is $915.18, and the goal is the Patrolman's Benevolent Associ- determined by the highway depart- rieti, she and her husband built progress and industry. still shy by $100. ation conferred with some of the ment last summer when it con- members of the Committee Tues- a home on Cliff Koad and they Mrs. Ames is survived by her At No. 11 School, Woodbridge, ducted a survey, at the request resided there for many years un- son, Oliver B. Ames, Niagara the youngsters raised $50 and sent day and it is understood that they of the Township, which has been will accept a raise in pay in lieu i-M Mr. Ames' death several years Falls; a sister, Miss Louise Boyn- it to the fund. Accompanying the pressing for every possible means ago. ton, Taiinersvflle, NeW York; a donaton was a letter from Mrs. of a forty hour week at the present to reduce the accident toll on that tims. Mrs. Ames' father was Casimir brother, Albert Boynton, Mel- Frank Edgar, principal, which highway. Whitman Boynton, for whom bourne, Florida, .and a nephew, read as follows: "The enclosed There has been some discus- The highway department's light- Boynton Beach was named. Francis Drake, Cranford. check for fifty dollars is a con- sion among members of the Com- ing survey was submitted to the tribution to the Christmas Fund, mittee about granting a blanket Township, which now is asking sent by the pupils of School Num- raise, similar to the one granted that. it. be placed in effect. ber Eleven. This money was a a few days ago by Perth Amboy Street lighting also figured at Volunteers for Auxiliary Police, voluntary silver collection taken at to its employes. A sum of $300 has the two regular assemblies last been suggested as a possible raise the meeting in a letter to the com- missioners from the Board of week. A Variety Show, planned by in the yearly salary and it is be- the pupils, was presented at these lieved by some committeemen that Freeholders in which the county's Firemen 'Big Civil Defense Need governing body expressed its sup- assemblies and the pupils hope such a raise would be more bsne- WOODBRIDGE—Hugh B. Quigley, chairman of the Civil that this contribution will 'bring as fical to employes .in the lower port for the Township's efforts to Defense Council, today announced his department heads The Spirit of Christmas prevailed all over Main Committeeman L. Ray Alibani and State Senator have the N. J. Turnpike Authority much happiness "to some family as brackets. A percentage raise would Street Friday when Santa Claus (John Safranski) B. W. Yogei. Below, Mayor Greiner is shown pull- and issued a call for volunteers :to work with the various they had in raising it." not help them as much. was welcomed to town and the Christmas lighting ing the switch which lighted the beautiful Main install the necessary wiring out- services. "We need able-bodied residents to serve with our was turned on for the first time this year by Street Yule decorations. Left to right are Senator lets in the turnpike underpasses From, the High School came a It is also understood that the here so that these tunnel-like un- police and fire auxiliaries, with our air raid wardens, with five dollar bill enclosed in a Christ- hourly workers in the Road De- Mayor August F. Greiner. At top, Santa Claus is Vcgel, George Del Grosso, Tax Collector Sliehael 3. shown talking over "mike" to the kiddies. Look- Trainer, Magistrate Desmond, AI Cohen, president derpasses can be properly illumi- the medical, public works and health divisions for A-Bomb mas card signed "Mr. Keating'^ partment will also receive a raise on are (Ieft to r}ght) Commltteeman John Bergen, of the Woodbridge Businessmen's Association; nated. Defense," said Mr. Quigley. "We Modern Living (1> Club." It is equal to that given to salaries ^ j the Shell Oil Company, Mr. Dunigan, and Aaron Levy, member of the The commissioners had pre- require 400 auxiliary police and undei'stood that the students ha-d T Berton Dun gan of businessmen's Group. 150 auxiliary firemen alone for workers. Mayor Greiner, Magistrate Andrew Desmond. viously requested these facilities $5.50 in its entire treasury and sent j of the Turnpike Authority, which Woodbridge Township:" Pupil Newspapers five dollars of it to the fund. Township Attorney B. W. Vogel I replied that the request had been Mr. Quigley listed his chairmen Another donation, $1.25 was Sent said yesterday that a few o.t the referred to its lighting engineer. as follows: Public Health, Emer- Entered in Contest by four little children, David E>is- salaries paid to some of the em- The .freeholders agreed that the gency Welfare and Housing, Har- brow, John Hunt, Betty Ann Reed polyes would have to be reviewed underpass lighting problem was old J. Bailey; Air Raid Wardens, and Jo Ann Hunt, who raised the as "they are completely out of line J. J. Godby; Auxiliary Firemen,. one that was om common interest WOODBRIDGE—Three Wood- money by selling comic books and with wages paid by private in- eries to't the county and the Township Joseph Dambach; Red Cross, Wil- bridge Township school papers will .used toys in the Lock wood Avenue dustry." RARITAN TOWNSHIP — Plans | Riesz, the contractor to meet with liam Thompson; Public Works, compete in the School Project cur- WOODBRIDGE — Two 15-year- and promised "every cooperation." neighborhood. All salary boosts will become ef- for a new school to be located in boys who admitted "to a I The freeholders have asked the Emergency Water Supply, Robert rently being conducted by the Mid- Other donations received this fective January 1, Senator Vogel the Nixon Park and Lincoln Vil- explain what is delaying this con- M. Munger; Auxiliary Police, Pat- dlesex County Tuberculosis and said.' series of thefts in the Township, I county engineer to consult.with the rick J. Kilmurray; Communica- week were as follows: lage section and to cost in the struction and what the board can Perth Amboy and Carteret, ap- j Turnpike Authority on the same Health League, Miss Rose Golosoff, 125.00 t m wf .Uons, Air Raid. Warning.. Beyices, neighborhood of- $200,000 were hope for n the jtnatter of comple- peared before Judge' KlemirieV 'qu****e ' ,.~—.r~.^*««a» director, of Bublifclnformation, an- rushed at Monday's meeting of the tion. L. W. Livingston; Operation, Road nounced today. Woodbridge liumber Company. Kalteissen in Juvenile Court, New The request is only for the Clearance, Rescue Crews, Russell $10.00 . Board of Education in an effort to Brunswick, Friday. One was com-necessary wiring to be: installed in The papers are "All-Hi News," keep pace with the growing popu- Deppe; Personnel and Recruiting, Woodbridge High School; "The Mayor August F. Qreiner, Wo- mitted to the State Home for the underpasses before the con- J. B. Allardiee; Training and Re- men's Club of Fords, A Friend, Mr. lation of the municipality. Boys, Jamesburg. crete is poured. It will be the Scoop," Colonia Sehbol and "No. 11 2 New Teachers cruiting of First Aiders, Stretcher News," School No. 11, Woodbridge. and Mrs. Andrew Aaroe, American The school^ which will also serve The second boy received a sus- I responsibility of county and local Bearers and Ambulance Crews, Leigon Auxiliary of Post 87, Wood- RARITAN TOWNSHIP — A re- the Washington Park development, authorities to install the actual The project, sponsored nation- pended term in the same institu- lights and provide for their main- John J.