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Newspaper
Princeton News
Location
Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
1
Princeton Borough moves to establish a separate housing authority after Township Committee balked at joining a joint entity. First reading approved June 7 with a public hearing set for June 21. A five member board would oversee a program to provide low rent housing to meet urgent local need.
Terminal Ath letic Club maps a second annual track meet for August at the High School grounds if permission is granted. A six member committee led by Major C C Hausenbeek and including Mario Venier William Geddes Anthony Fuminero Chester Page and Bing Den nen will plan the event and arrange contestant blanks. Last year’s meet drew about one thousand spectators with roughly one hundred contestants and medals awarded to event winners.
Princeton Township School to hold graduation on Wednesday June 15 at 8 30 p m Rev Guy A Bensinger will give the address Norman Thomson will deliver the student address on Colonization of New Jersey by the Swedes Graduates include Eleanor M Allen Peter Bovino Katherine E Butcher John R Caruso Laura Clausen Lorraine Conover Marjorie Cortel you Carrie Diaforli Thomas Geherty Miriam Kurkjian Verna Leigh Albert Lieggi W Robert Maple Eleanor J Nini Ellen Parese William Penelli Dante Pinelli Edmondo Pinelli Ralph Pirone Angillio Ranallo Charlotte Rickard Victor Rosso Elizabeth Thomas Norm an Thomson Jane Updike David Van Iderstine Gretchen Van Voorhees Garrett Van Voorhees Louis Venta Barbara Wilson.
Councilman Maple announced that in the first six months of this year almost completed, only one residence was built in the Borough of Princeton setting a new low record in years. The dwelling is at 75 Alexander Street.
The Princeton Community Playgrounds Committee met at the Elementary School and re elected Mrs. Margharetta H. Link as president for the coming year. Officers named were Vice President Mrs. P. B. Silvester Treasurer Mrs. Alfred Nelson and Secretary O. H. Emmons The group approved plans for three playgrounds and a summer swimming program and thanked local officials and the water company for sprinkler service.
At the June 7 Lions Club meeting at Nassau Tavern the group nominated and elected officers including President Ralph E. Kimble First Vice-President John Lyons Second Vice-President Harry L. Renwick and Treasurer C J Underwood All incumbents were re elected Also chosen were Secretary Harry P Petrozzini Tail Twister C A Page Lion Tanner Bert L Gulick Directors I Russell Riker and Edward A Frohling were re elected William Turner remains as hold over director.
Two hundred four graduates led by President Robert Donald will receive diplomas at 3 00 p m Friday June 17 at the Princeton Playhouse Palmer Square Dr George Shull will present diplomas and Charles Seidensticker will confer awards Dean Wicks of Princeton University will address the convocation The program honors the 150th anniversary of the National Constitution with talks by Ellen Coan Jack Van Overen Janet Greene and Julius Foster A senior dance closes the evening
The Rev. William Johnston retired Presbyterian clergyman died Tuesday at 152 Nassau Street aged 82. He lived in Princeton 20 years since retirement and leaves a wife Annie Graham Johnston a son William Alexander Johnston a daughter Ella Johnston four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral is at First Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 3 with Rev. Frank S. Niles and Rev. Dr. Sylvester W. Beach officiating. Burial in Princeton Cemetery under S. S. Mather directions.
A five member Planning Council was announced at the Tuesday meeting on June 7. Mayor Charles R. Erdman Jr appointed four members Mrs. Charles R Link Holmes Forsyth C W McGraw and Borough Engineer I R Riker to serve on the council.
Professor J Douglas Brown of Princeton University urged a year long housing strategy and a Joint Housing Authority with Princeton Borough. The Township Committee declined the invitation citing separate municipal needs and zoning concerns as attorney Louis Gerber warned that housing authority property is tax exempt and competes with private business.
Herbert M. West of Trenton is named councilor at the Princeton Summer Camp for under privileged boys to be held at Blairs town this summer. William J. Watson of Trenton announces the eight week camp, now run by Princeton University’s Student Faculty Association.
Chairman John Lyons leads the Lions Club committee as they thank the public for donations to the fund for the blind. Boxes were placed in Liggett's and Bamman's stores for collected contributions.
William G. Young of 712 Maple Avenue South Plainfield faced reckless driving charges after forcing a police car off the road near Stockton Street and the Hun School. He posted bail of 15 dollars and asked a postponed hearing to secure counsel. William Smith of 8 Shirley Court was arraigned for disorderly conduct and received a suspended 90 day workhouse sentence conditioned on returning to Virginia within two weeks.
The membership of the Borough Relief Board reports Professor Brown has resigned. Mrs. Bradford B. Locke, former Council member, is appointed to fill the vacancy.
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