Hopewell Herald, The (Newspaper) - January 16, 1946, Hopewell, New Jersey GETS INTO THE WHERE CIRCULATION COUNTS THE H VOLUME 14 N JANUARY 1946 Price Five Cents Council Session Launches Governmental Year Opening of Station One Hour on and Proposed Widening of Seminary Avenue are Outstanding Items of Side Parking Will be Established on Portion Of Mercer Street Claude Dills Appointed To Council to Fill Mayor Runyon's Term A favorable change ia the procedure of closing the station posed widening ol Seminary one side parking on Mercer and announcement that the 1946 budget would be passed on first reading on January 28 were among the leading topics of business which occupied Borough Council's time at the regular January meeting Monday evening Through the efforts principally ol Mayor Runyon the railroad station of tbe Reading Company will be open one hour over the from p m to p m every Sunday evening Late in the company closed the station Saturday nights and all day Sundays The cause given for this by the Reading was the shortage of power and fact that resulting from the railroad's investigation it found that business here on Sundays was no greater than It is daily at er points on the Reading Widening of Seminary avenue from 26 to 28 feet was considered by cil Since drains and other ob- In tbe project are existent it was deemed advisable to turn the ter over to Borough Engineer Jaynes for recommendation at a future si slon It is believed the improvement will ultimately be completed In response to complaints it was de- to establish one side parking on Mercer from Broad street up to any on Mercer the lice department may believe desirable Council was in accord with the ment that traffic is almost Impossible at that point when there is parking on both that in an emergency a fire engine or large truck not proceed The 1946 budget will be introduced fcr first reading on January 28 The measure is not expected to noticeably raise the tax but It is reported that there has been a slight boost In the County tax adjustments are expected to offset this with a view towards holding rate at its level Claude of Columbia was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Runyon on Council Mayor Runyon appointed ex-Mayor Russell K MeU to fill the term of Councilman William H Drake on the Shade Tree Commission Paul S Cutler was reappointed for a new term on the same commission Resolutions were passed to pay for the first quarter of the County and to pay part of the school tion Newark Takes Over Trenton District O P A Office The Trenton district O A office officially closed Monday Ralph W Hackett reminded the people of Somerset and Warren counties Its as well those at the Camden district office will be over by the Newark office which will serve the entire state of New Jersey The Newark office is located at 20 Washington Place Richard J rant Is director Tie office is open to the public from a to p Monday through Friday Its tele- phone number is Market The of the Trenton district office in no way affects the price con- trol boards in the seven counties com- prising the district Tbe volunteer boards will be continued at Toms New Perth Aabury Park and Trenton The Trenton serving Mercer is located at 630 East Stole street The area rent serving Ocean and Warren will remain at East State Trenton Andrew Hayes to area rent director Ladies Bible Class Entertained Tbe Bible Class of the odist Church School was entertained at a luncheon on January at home ot Mra Charlse E ton Confession Made of Hammer Killings i As The Herald goes to press It S ig learned that Robert Stuart husband of the foster daughter of Mrs Lillian S Thomas year-old was beaten to i with a hammer confessed yesterday to the 1 der of the two on the Hinkle according to the ton State Police and Whereabouts of Hopewell Boys m the Service George C A Naval Vet George C S of tbe U S Naval was honorably discharged from the Navy on January after three years in the vice He entered Md Training Base on February doing special work In gunnery Most of George's work during the war has been on 20 mm and 5.38 guns He served on the S S El S S Cape S S Juan Katherine L Bates and U S S Medusa He has ribbons for the the European and Pacific theatres of and has stars for the of Leyte and Luzon in the George was attending Lafayette Col lege when he left to enlist In the He will return to Lafayette at the be- ginning of the new term in February to major in He and his former Mary Jean nan of will reside In Baa Pa Technician Fourth Grade Stephen Kady in Manila Fourth Grade Stephen V whose Frank resides at Monmouth and whose Mrs Stephen Kady resides at 75 West is serving with the nance Tire Repair Co in Manila as Chief of the maintenance of the Tire Repair Shop He arrived overseas at on December 1944 He served in and many before he was sent to the ic Theater of Operations Sgt Kady is a graduate of tbe teret High School Before he entered the Armed he was a truck and tractor mechanic employed by George B Trucking Co at Bound Brook His Technician Third Grade is also in the service Harry B Saw Action in Pacific and Mediterranean Areas Harry B was honorably discharged from tie Navy on January at Lido Beach separation center Long Island He has returned to He was in the service six years as chief storekeeper and spent five years on the supply ship S S Arcturus Hunt saw action in the Mediterranean and Pacific areas and in invasions of Southern Sicily and lerno Capt John H Saw Five Years of Army Service Capt John a veteran of flve years In World War has re- turned from the Pacific area where he was in service two years and is ing a terminal leave with his wife and son at Skillman Capt Winant was In tbe Japan and other locations In the He Is the son-in-law ot Edward M business of the Shiftman State Village Sgt Nicholas Castoro Honorably Discharged at Mitchell Field Unit Among the 390 men who received their honorable discharge from the Army at Mitchell Field ration Unit last week was Sgt las S son of Mr and Mrs S Castoro of Cast Broad street The number discharged to date from this unit is Lt Haynes Finishes Naval Service Lt Edward M U S who has been stationed in for over a has been given his honorable dis- charge He Is the son of Edward M business manager of tbe man State Village SgL Discharged After Four Years Service Sgt L has been discharged from tbe Army after nearly four years service and Is now at his home on road Service at an End for Hi won and Staton First Lieutenant Charles of near and Emanuel 77 this both received their dis- charges from the last week O C 6 card party In Grange March it WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH AGED AND MURDERED NEAR USED WAS ORDINARY CARPENTER'S HAMMER BODIES DISCOVERED BY FARM HAND This section of the countryside am surrounding towns were shocked to learn Monday of the murder of a 77 year-old and a on a lonely farm just outside Mrs Lillian a church leader and Tom farm who hoc lived at the Hinkle home for many were beaten to death with a hammer Walter arrived at the farm early Monday morning to do some chores He stumbled over the frozen body of Davis and then ran to the house to tell Mrs Hinkle of the When he pushed his way In to the he found the room shambles The furniture was over- walls were spattered with tlood In the hallway outside Mrs body lay Near the body on the floor was a blood stained ordinary carpenter's declared by police to have been the murder weapon Like she was terribly beaten She had managed to drag herself up the single step into the hall outside the apparently in a dying at- tempt to reach the telephone at the foot of the main stairway from the hallway leading up Plans Completed for Event Honoring Presbyterian Clergy All tht members and friends of the First Presbyterian of well together with are Invited to a reception and covered dish supper honoring Dr and Mrs Edward and Rev and Mrs H to be held in the lecture room of the church on Friday January at o'clock The ladies of the Sewing Circle are sponsoring this social gathering and it is their desire to have full at- tendance to welcome back Pastor H Ginter and his to show sincere to Dr Edward Ji and his family The Sewing Circle is furnishing the meat and but each one is urged to bring a ered dishes ami silverware for his or her own use Elder John T Lawyer will be master and a short program has been Mrs Milton Smith is mau of the dining room and Mrs John Lawyer Is man of the kitchen aft by members of the Sewing cle Invited guests Include Rev and Mrs Raymond A and B Cheney Rev Edward Alvah Voorhees Starts Lawsuit Against Railroad Alvah whose farm is near the has instituted suit In Mercer Common Pleas Court against the Reading Company railroad for for damages to bis Voorhees claims that his fences were broken down and D5 trees and saplings on his farm destroyed toy road a employes In his Voorbees cites that agents or servants ot the Reading Company violated his property on June 1944 He places an 18 value on each tree and sapling and asks a total of those Voorhees damage to his grass and crops allegedly de- for Miss Adams Marriage to Cpl Stryker Announced Doctor and Kennedy of announce the marriage of their Elizabeth lo Cpl Farvin Rodney Jr States Marine on December at the Prospect Street Church The bride is a member of the Cadet Corps at Mercer Trenton Cpl the son of Mr and Mrs Parvin Rodney of has Just returned from the having served 22 months overseas with the Fourth Marine Division He Is now stationed at land Borough Participating in Clothing Drive Hopewell will enter into the ing drive today when local Girl under the leadership of Mrs will collect articles from door to door This schedule will be maintained Thursday and Friday of each week throughout uary clean and sensible clothing is stated Mrs Harry chairman at the drive here The articles will be collected and ered at Borough Hall before sent to the center for Township's share Card party by Evening Membership of Senior Roundabout January 8 at Hall and win LOCAL SCHOOL ELECTION FEBRUARY 13 CHANGE IN DATE CAUSED BY LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY FALLING ON SECOND OF THREE MEMBERS EXPIRE 1946 BUDGET INTRODUCED Russell W clerk of the Hopewell Borough Board of Education was by the board at Ls ular meeting Monday evening to make arrangements for the dis- school which according to will be held Feb ruary 13 Since the regular school the second Tuesday In falls on Lincoln's a legal the election In all dis- be held one day later January 24 Is the last day to ale nominating any candidate for election to the board There are three present members whose terms expire They are William Deitzler and Alden Lewis Blank petitions may be secured from the district clerk The 1946 budget was introduced at this session and a hearing will be held on Thursday January at 8 when the measure will be adopted or rejected Library Notes Two new books are added to the pay shelf this week O'clock by Josephine in which the scene of this story is Charleston during a few summer days that changed the lives of two not only one of the most charming novels of the year but also one of the most and by Thomas B an exciting historical taking the reader from England the Crusades to the Orient of KaMai Khan Although the course of the narrative is marked by breathless this is a love story and one of the Two nurse books are added to the regular shelves They are Rural and Superintendent of by Helen Dare These books present vivid picture of a nurse in tiie New her graduation from a great metropolitan hospital They are fine stories against background an au by Bertrand is a good story Introducing two great Army dogs in the South Pacific People who like dogs as well as action will get a load of both when they read Umbrella by Emma L is a little fcook which is il- lustrated in color and the young ers will find it very funny Glass by Josephine Is a well illustrated book about the making of glass from 1500 B C to American William Carbart Funeral Held Sunday William Carhart died Thursday in SL Francis lowing a prolonged illness had lived in or near for many but resided in the and Skillman vicinity for most of his life He left no near survivors Funeral services were held Sunday evening from Funeral with Elder C of ite Old School Baptist officiating under direction of F C W in the Old School Baptist Churchyard The deceased was well known in a wide area of country and he did have scores of friends He had a jovial dis- position and for many years during his younger days was a Sunday School teacher in The deceased was born in Millstone on mountain Garmo during 1936 old friends The bearers were John Charles Robert Patrick George Wyckoff and George His Deboran died in Hope well A large circle of attended the funeral Church Organizations to Make Surgical Dressings The Presbyterian Sewing Circle and Missionary Society will hold a Joint meeting on uary at 10 a the purpose of making surgical A covered dish luncheon wilt be held at one to followed by a business meeting Women will bring covered sugar and their own dishes The committee will include Mrs ward Mrs R H Servis Mrs Clara Opie and Mrs Hartwell Cray The most Interesting feature will follow the luncheon Mra ward of will give a review of by Lloyd C which was postponed from the December meeting All women of the congregation are urged to attend and enjoy this day at the church wio cannot give the whole day are invited to be there for Mrs presentation of the story ol what became of Christ's ment for which the Roman soldiers U N 0 Organization Location Favored Near Here HEARING ON WAGES IS PLANNED SENTIMENT OF THIS VICINITY CONCERNING MINIMUM SCALE OF PAY TO BE HEARD ON JANUARY UNOFFICIAL SUGGESTED BY U S SENATOR H ALEXANDER SMITH AGRICULTURE REPRESENTATIVES INVITED To obtain first-hand information on the sentiment ol his ator H Alexander of New a member of the tee on Education and a few days ago announced he would hold an unofficial hearing on the minimum wage in Trenton on January 21 representatives of and the public are invited to present testimony want to how the people back borne feel about this tor Smith said in announcing tbe ing agree with President man's statement that contact with the people back home helps every public servant I am Inviting them to let me know whether they are for or against this and The is in the form of an amend ment to the Pair Labor Standards Act ni 1938 Tbe present national mini mum hourly wage of 40 cents would toe raised to 65 cents with an mial increases up to a minimum of 75 cents Cowering workers engaged in interstate or in the tion of goods for such the amendment expands tbe present to Include workers In the time food processing and com- The Senate Committee on tion and Labor has held Washington bearings on the and a committee vote on the is scheduled for ary 24 The has Administration backing and was among those the President urged early enactment of In his fireside talk of January 3 Mrs Jessica R Wood Becomes Bride of Edward M Haynes A wedding of interest was on January when Mrs sica R supervisor of and Edward M ness manager at the New Jersey State Villiage for Epileptics at were married The ceremony was performed at Spring The at o'clock by Dr M F former pastor of the local lull Church The bride nas given in by Dr A W rin ten dent of The Village Her attendants were Mrs Miss Alice E and ward M jr of Hie Lt Edward acted as besi man for his father John H was an usher Following the ceremony a leceptlon held for the immediate families and a few intimate friends The ple have returned from a wedding trip of two to New York City Fellowship Groups Reorganized study and good fellowship are in store for various groups of the Presbyterian Church as under the di- rection of Miss student at the School of Religious ton Plans are unfolding for present and future gatherings of Youth and Young People On Sunday a program of ing at to be followed by a supper meeting at 5 is planned for the Youth Group 10 and and a similar program beginning at 1 for the Young People school Part of the program for these meetings will be the election ot officers and sion of future Fullest cooperation of both youth and young people is sought In this moat Important activity of the church Installation of Legion Officers January 21 Plans are going forward for the in- of officers In ley No American Monday January at 8 at AH ans and their and families msy attend the The charter for the local post will be presented and the entire affair is expected to be and largely attended A buffet supper will be served following tbe ceremonies uary at Calvary beginning at 6 p m No waiting long u you can eat them I Bring the whole 14 Section Close to Hopewell Included in Seventy-Five Square Miles Area of Location as Site for N O The World Government Of 51 Nations 42 Miles Would Be Adjacent to Former Lindbergh Home Land in the near vicinity of well was viewed on Saturday toy the United Nations Organization site com- on its final inspection trip ID the New York area About 75 square miles rolling countryside in this section appeared to be favorable to the group Dr Stoyan head of the delegation said he was that this and the Princeton vicinity would be among the proposed locations considered for the permanent headquarters ol the world government of 51 nations Included In the Princeton offer are two mile tract ing almost wholly In the Hopewell ley northeast ot the Charles E bergh and a mile re- gion extending from Rocky Hill and on tie southwest to stone on the Leaving New York in a the visiting diplomats came to Princeton toy way of ville At noon they were greeted by ernor Walter E Edge and Harold president of Princeton at Edge's Princeton ven They lunched at the Princeton Inn and planned further Inspections They spent the night in Atlantic City The site near the Lindbergh home was ideaL This spot Is the highest In the Mountain range and one ol the loftiest points in tbe State The ultimate choice of this be- ing in such close proximity to the would have a material bearing in again bringing Hopewell to world notice 1946 Officers of Mercer Grange are Installed At the last regular meeting ot cer the officers were installed by Deputy Walter Hunt and his staff from Hunterdon County as Leon M bert G Clara William Charlotte Louis V Leroy Assistant Charles Gate Andrew Elsie Van Dorothy Anna Lady Assistant Viola New pedestal searfe were presented to the Grange by the Home ics Committee This committee wilt also sponsor the National Clothing Drive Anyone having contributions leave them at the home ot the chairman Lydia Stotzer The com- mitee will also meet at tbe home of the chairman on Friday January 18 at 2 o'clock Tbe next regular meeting of the Grange will be held Wednesday January at S o'clock ard Past Lecturer of the New Jersey State will be the guest speaker The refreshment com- will be Mr and Mrs George Hulda C Charlotte Mrs Fred and Albert G Edgar Lake Succumbs To Lengthy Illness The funeral of Edgar old son of the late James and Martha who died in ation January after an extended were held from Blackwell Memorial week The Rev mond A pastor of the Calvary baptist of Hopewell officiated Interment was in the Old School tist this place resident of was employed as a Only survivors are several cousins Roundabout to Hear Speaker On Mrs Francis Cook will be tbe guest at an open meeting ot the Roundabout Club at tbe home of Mrs John on Friday afternoon at Mrs Cook's topic will be which should be Interesting and helpful in this section MM Walter club will preside and there will be a short business meeting The committee It Mrs Marvin Hunt and Mrs Rorer Opening of play on January 9 m to 12 noon MRS JOSEPH phone
