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PAGE FOURTEEN Telephone Plafnflcft PLAINFIELD, N. COURIER-NEWS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930 Bound Brook News Whitehouse White house. Station David Walkerof Trust Co. Explains Estate Administrations tion became the-bride of George Lcsey Dow, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Dow of Cranford, on Saturday in the home of the bride; The Rev. Frederick W. Sloat, pastor of the Methodist' Church In Somerville, officiated. Miss Gladys Reed, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Runkle L.

Apgar of Somerville was best man. The, wedding march was played by. Miss --The Wee Ic- By Hugh Herschel Christopher Editor's Note: News Is a peculiar commodity of great significance In the world is not what th H181 haps interested in paradoxical as the statement is. rh7 3 Prima attempting herewith a weekly summary of sirniflV. Courler-Ne guisbed from that which is merely of momentary int" curb on the South side of Main street, near depot park entrance yesterday, was struck by another sedan, run by Mrs.

E. Michaelson of High street, also being started from the curb. The drivers agreed to settle. David Walker, trust officer of the State Trust Company, In addressing the Kiwanla Club last night in Tuohigs Blue Room, Babcock Piildiner. discussed the various Seven Are Hurt In Complicated Nanaline Roberts of Somervjlle.

After a reception, Mr. and Mrs. Dow left for the shore Upon their return they will reside in Cranford. Motor Accident' News Notes C. of C.

Notes The Interboro Chamber of Commerce is prepared to give out Information to the mechanics' lien law as passed by the last session of the New Jersey Legislature. The secretary was authorized by a recent meeting to write to the proper borough officials on the marking of certain street intersections. At present, street signs appear to. be inadequate for directions about the borough and the direction from one through highway to another. Preliminary arrangement for a general membership dinner during the Fall months, were discussed, and definite announcements are expected in the near future.

Bemdrdsville 1. French fliers return Lindbergh's visit. 2. Argentina's president resigns. 3.

Another hurricane wrecks Dominican Republic 4. Kellogg to accept World Court post. 5. Senator Nye and Mrs. McCormick bandy words 6.

Foreign trade reflects business depression Burned While At Work Mr. and Michael Barna and children and Mrs. Margaret Teston have returned home after a visit with relatives in North Girard, Pa. Mr. Barna drove all the making the trip in 15 1-2 consecutive hours, stopping to rest and eat along the route.

They had a most enjoyable trip and report bathing in Lake Erie as one of the outstanding enjoyments of thtrip. Mrs. R. A. Sunderland, local correspondent for The Courier-News, Whitehouse, Sept.

9 Several persons were injured in a complicated motor wreck upon the State Highway near the Ridge school house Sunday evening. Walter Eick of Whitehouse Station, was driving a large motor bus of passengers from Easton to New York. A coupe, owned and driven by Frederick Lied of Elizabeth attempted to pass the bus, but did not have sufficient room because of approaching cars, and side- given a place on the- program of the district convention to be held in Elizabeth in October. The "Who's Who in of Harrison E. Williams was read by Edward B.

Stinson, and the usual congratulations and white carnation were presented by Thomas C. Kelser, acting president. Mr. Stinson Aalso. spoke on the photographs taken for the "Who's Who." Gerald -F.

Nagcl reminded the club of the golf game to be played at the Watchung Country Club Thursday. The public affairs committee, Harold B. Searles chairman, outlined the plan for the club's public safety campaign. A new list of committees for the remainder of the year was read by President W. Frank Howard.

H. M. Foster, president of the Rutherford Club, and George L. Williams, father of Harrison William3, were presented to the club. A directors' meeting was announced for Thursday at 7:30 p.

m. at the H.O.B. sales room. Past presidents' night was announced for next Monday night. Christian J.

Ornes presented his financial report. James Simpson and W. L. Powlison directed the attendance drawing. F.

E. B. Scott was declared winner and W. E. Bach loser.

signed by more than 40 natlo MEN usually lose an arg, when they set out to women, but for the moment it as if Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCoi fiduciary functions of a trust department laying particular stress upon the plans and methods that could be devised in order to eliminate unnecessary income and inheritance and Federal State taxes. Most people were said to believe that the functions of a trust department merely- consist of receiving a will and then patiently awaiting the death of the testator. But one of the chief fiduciary duties of a bank or trust company, the speaker said, is serving the living and not administering the estates of decedents, as is evidenced by the fact that a large number of metropolitan banks and trust companies derived in excess of 70 per cent, of their trust commissions from other than estate administrations. An Interesting period of questions and answers followed the address of Mr.

Walker. Past' Governor S. E. Cole, speaking for the State body, commended Secretary Harold E. White on the weekly letters sent out to the members, In appreciation of the virtues of which Secretary White Is to be Enter Two Fish swiped the bus.

Melvin Mahr, 18, of Basking Ridge, while washing an electric buffer in a pail of gasoline, was badly burned about the body, face and arms this morning in Allen's garage in Quimby lane, and was removed to All Souls' Hospital, Morristown. It is thought that the buffer started to operate while submerged in the gasoline, igniting the latter and setting fire to Mahr's clothes. Samuel Barrett, Mahr's fellow efai-ploye in the garage, wrapped a long coat about him, putting out the blaze. The collision threw Lied out upon the concrete roadbed and he was severely cut and bruised. He was taken to the Somerville hospital.

has returned to her duties after two weeks of varied vacation spent in Pennsylvania, New York, and As-bury Park. While in New Tork one day, a visit was made to Tammany Hall's new building. Mr. and Mrs. R.

Fennessey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walz and Miss Elizabeth Bednar, all of East street, returned home on Sunday night after touring Pennsylvania, Mary Then along came Curtis D. Hill of Union, in an automobile, and he struck the Eick bus in the same manner as did Lied. Hill escaped in Two fish were entered in the Efinger fish contest on Sunday.

The first to be entered was a yellow perch caught at Lake Hopatcong by George Hoffman of Bound Brook. This is the first perch to be entered in the contest. It weighed 9 ounces. Another first entry was a tuna fish caught by Russell Hoff of Bound Brook in Barnegat Bay. It measured 34 1-2 inches in length.

21 3-4 inches in girth and weigned 21 pounds and four ounces. It was caught on an eel skin. jury but his car was somewhat TWO French niers, uieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, "returned Lindbergh's visit to Paris last Tuesday when they dropped down out of the skies In a crimson plane, the Question Mark, and thus completed the first Paris to New York non-stop flight. Coste and Bellonte left Paris at 4:55 a. m.

Monday, artd landed in New York at 7:12 p. just hours after taking the air at Paris. Colonel Lindbergh's time for the eastward crossing was better, it took him only 33 hours to fly from Roosevelt Field to Paris. His plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, -rose from the earth and started its historic flight at 7:52 a.

May 20, 1927, and landed just outside Paris at 10:42 p. May 21. Ten thousand persons met Coste and Bellonte on their arrival and on Wednesday they were given a royal welcome by the city with the usual ride up from the battery to the City Hall. On Thursday they flew to Dallas, Texas, to collect a $25,000 prize offered by Colonel W. E.

Esterwood the first one-stop flight from Paris to Dallas, riday they flew to Louisville. and Saturday on to New York. land, Virginia and the Catskills. damaged. Eick then went to his garage for another bus and the wrecker and while he was gone.

reseniauve from Illinois ing to lose her tilt with Nye, chairman of the Senate paign Funds Investigatine mittee. Last week Senator Nye wni to the fact that he wl trailed by a couple of priVat tectives. He was indignant demanded to know who was the sleuthing. Up spoke Mr. Cormick.

"I did it." she said the results have Justified my ods. What is Senator Nye eo" do about it?" Mrs. McCormick said she ployed the detectives only her office and private quarten been rifled by agents believed in the employ of the Senate i mittee. Prior to that time Senate committee for two had been investigating Mrs. Cormick's campaign in Iliinc which she defeated Senator CV Neshanic John O'Neil of St.

Bernard's Seminary in Rochester has re along came Albert Dickerson of South River, and to avoid striking turned to school after a few days spent with Mrs. George Efinger of Prospect place. Mr. O'Neil is Five Voters Register the bus or the wrecked Lied car, Dickerson pulled off the concrete right into a group that had stepped At Citv Hall Office from Bridgeport, Conn. off the bus to see the wreck.

Mrs. Emma Snyder Matthew Ruscheck, 18, who re Engagement Announced The'engagement of, Peter Q. Bro-kaw and Miss Olive Schomp of Cen-treville was recently Mr. Brokaw recently sold his farm in Centreville and took a trip to the Pacific coast. sides on the Ridge near the scene Mrs.

Emma R. Snyder, widow of of the accident, was among the crowd, and he and Charles Mosello of Easton were carried on the P. Sanford Snyder, died on Sunday evening in her home, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Sny Golf Tournainent Nears Final Stage The miniature golf tournament which is being conducted by Ball-Kirch Post, 265, American Legion, at the Blue Ridge Petite Course, Gallagher's Corner, Dunellen, will end tomorrow night.

A partial list of the finalists includes the following: Victor Schultz, Jack Reed, Jack Gough, Arthur Briggs, Frank Di Lionardo, James Murphy and William Townley. In the women's division are Helen LaPorte, May Hahr, Betty Melick, Mary Bogdanovitch, Elea i. JJeneen ror the Republican torial nomination. dcr was born in Mount Pleasant on July 17, 1853 and has resFded in Auto Hits Trestle; Three Are Hurt TTTM 4 TfD MVP i. Br.und Brook for 25 years.

She is I shall do about it is thl-J survived by her son and three Five persons registerey at the city clerk's office yesterday under the provisions of the permanent registration act. One of the registrants called last evening when the office was open from 7 until 9 o'clock for registration purposes. In addition to being open for two' hours Mondays, Wednesday and Friday evenings the office will be open from 1 to 4 p. m. Saturdays, until Oct.

8, the last day for. registration in municipalities of more than 15,000 population prior to the election of Nov. 4. Fire Menace Eliminated daughters, all of Bound Brook. Fu neral services will be held from her late home, 510 East Union avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2.30, with Rev.

Paul N. Poling, pastor of the tasteful as is the responsible the investigation in Illinois, as far as I am able to do so tinue to guide the investigate Illinois along those same lines far followed by the come lines which can be accepted credit to the legislative bod; we serve, and in such a mar will be ultimately approved i most severe of honest and ti THE week of Aug. 25 saw the fall of the Peruvian government and the set-up of a new rule there, and last week the president of Argentina' was forced to resign. President Hipolit Yrigoyen was serving his second term as chief executive of the nation. He had become known as "Argentina's powerful man." He resigned after a week of political agitation and student riots.

He i-linquished the reins of state to Vice-President En- Presbyterian church in charge. In At Hospital! terment will be in the local ceme tery. nor Koons and Miss Conant. A complete list will be given tomorrow. Prizes will also be awarded to those having the best scores for the night's play and who are not entered in the finals.

bumper of the Dickerson car and the car then struck the wrecked Lied car. Ruscheck sustained a broken left leg below the knee, both hands badly cut and left shoulder Injured and suffered much from shock as he had just recently came from a hospital. He was taken to the Somerville hospital. Mosello suffered with a badly cut leg and was also taken to the Somerville hospital. The Dickerson car also struck Lloyd Koeh of Easton, who was badly cut and bruised; Albert Lobb of Easton, who was cut about the legs and hips; John Paul-so of Easton, who was cut and bruised, all of them being taken to the Somerville hospital.

Carl Hutchinson of Easton sustained torn ligaments of a knee and was taken to the office of Dr. F. G. Clark. Constable Charles Huff investigated the accident.

There were no arrests. Clinton, Sept. 9. While returning to their home Sunday night, Mr. and Mrs.

John Kerkendall and Mr. Kerkendall's mother, Mrs. Walter Kerkendall, all of Morris Park, R. F. were victims, of an automobile accident on route 29 where the highway crosses over the railroad, near the Boys Reformatory.

After receiving first aid treatment at the home of Dr. I. R. Boothby in Clinton, they were sent to the Warren Hospital in Phillips-burg. Mrs.

John Kerkendall sustained head and face lacerations. Important changes have been Resume Studies judiced critics of the Senate Police Say He Stole Radios To Pay Taxes to follow this course with ccJ made this Summer at Muhlenberg Hospital to insure security against rique V. Martinez. Jersey Sweet Potato A state of seige in Buenos Aires I ing Instruction to our very was declared immediately, and staff to use none but clean loss of life by fire. Following a thorough survey by the Board of honorable methods in ascertai facts which have relation tc Underwriters the insurance com conduct and expenditures of mittee, John F.

Huntsman, chair campaign for the United man, was authorized by the Board Senate. Petei Teston, son of Captain and Mrs. David Teston of West High street, Francis Powers, son of John Powers of East street, Joseph Sla-hetka of Talmage avenue, Michael Argulo of Vosseller avenue and Martin Kedziora left this morning for St. Charles College in Eaton-ville, outside of Baltimore, Md. for seminary work.

Joseph Betlieski, a graduate of St. Mary's School, will continue hisstudies in St. Francis Preparatory School and Francis Kulak will continue In St Barna-bus in Niagara Falls. "The committee will not lJ of Governors to carry out in full and Mrs. Walter Kerkendall head and face cuts that required stitches.

Mr. Kerkendall, the driver of the sedan, escaped with bruises. vrted from its clearly denned troops were held in readiness to prevent any further rioting. ANOTHER hurricane flew out of the Caribbean Sea toward the end of the week and wrecked most of the Dominican Republic. The dead was variously estimated from 300 to 1,200 with 'thousands more injured.

Cities and villages were leveled with the ground. Plantations were wrecked and thousands of acres of the suggestions of the inspectors. Bloomfield, Sept. 9 (U.PJ Earle L. Marinez, 37," resident of an exclusive section of South Orange and an employe of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.

was arrested today as a radio burglar. Police said Martinez admitted a dozen radio thefts from exclusive homes during the Summer. The sets were stolen, it was alleged, because Marinez needed money to meet taxes on the home he had just completed for his wife and two Crop To Show Gain Trenton, Sept. 9 (U.R) While the nation's sweet potato crop is said to be the smallest since 1925, New Jersey's crop this year, the State Department of Agriculture announced tofiay will average 220,000 bushels more than during the past five years. New Jersey farmers are catering to the taste of consumers in the Northeastern section of the country with a dry, mealy sweet potato rather than the moist-meated type or yams which are cultivated extensively In the South.

Accordingly, new exits have been The trio narrowly missed plung by any smoke screen laid i through a will to threaten, ir. date and influence." ing over the culvert to the tracks 20 feet below. Approaching the provided in the ward building, a fire escape placed on the adminis He characterized Mrs. JJ Three Are Injured As Autos Pile Up mick's employment of detectiv bridge, the highway narrows down considerably and Mr. Kerkendall "shoddy, scabby, unprincipledJ was blinded by the lights of an 'Kan an a trpM were unrooted -or conscionable and methods." their toDS blown off.

The American Red Cross, the nw and the Marine Corps al other machine. It was raining at the time. He was unaware of the treacherous spot which has caused many accidents and which also has resulted In two deaths In the past THE UNITED STATES it-trade during the fiscal Emily Frelingliuysen Betrothal Announced ready have moved to carry relief th r.innle- Business --on the tration building and numerous alterations made in the nurses home, including fire walls, fire doors, fire escapes, roof exits, lights etc. The cost has been about $7,000 as Te-ported to the Board of Governors at its September meeting at the City Hall last evening. Vice-president W.

W. Corlell presided at the meeting. Treasurer Wilbur F. Rogers reported receipts for August $25,579, a decrease of $5,591 over August 1929. This was largely due to the unusual ended June 30, 1930, showi Case Postponed Elizabeth, Sept.

9. The case of effect of declines in prices, iii island has been almost completely disruoted. and looting and theft few years. Proceeding as though he was traveling in a straight line ployment, and in purchasing Draws $10 Fine William Manning of Jamaica, L. driving a truck loaded with sod through the borough yesterday, failed to have a registration card in his possession, and was arrested by Officer Samuel Kriney.

The truck was owned by Robert Lucino of the same place. Manning was fined $10 and cost. The truck is being held until the necessary card is nave begun in the devastated sec on the concrete, the machine which have been rather gi John D'Amico, of Plainf ield, who throughout the world. ToUi pleaded non-vult last week to lar ports and imports of mercaa; Several automobiles were involved in an accident upon the State Highway Sunday afternoon near the entrance to Lake Cushe-tunk. Gilbert Stantial of North Branch slowed down his car as the others ahead of him applied their brakes for a halt in the line of cars.

Harry Dempsey of Whitehouse, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Alvah Dempsey, and his "sis'ter, Miss Ruth Dempsey, and William Cole, was following the Stantial car. Then came Fred Walters of Nazareth, accompanied by his wife, whose car struck the Dempsey car were very much lower hr- Far Hills, 9 The engagement of Miss Emily Frelinghuysen, daughter of former Senator and Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, to H.

Edward Bilkey, son of Mrs. Charles Bilkey of Dodgeville, has been announced. crashed headon into the iron trestle. The occupants were tossed heavily against the front end of the machine, which was wrecked. Glass from the windshield showered their faces.

The bridge is just wide enough for two cars to pass. than In 1928-29, the former ceny of an automobile from P. F. Duttenhofer, at Plainf ield, was postponed until a later hearing by Judge Alfred A. Stein in; Special Sessions here yesterday.

because of smaller shipment FRAVlK B. KELLOGG, former American secretary of state, announced last week he will, accept the nomination to the World Court bench. The election is to be held next week at the League of Nations Assembly in Mr. Kellogg was nominated by the Danish" Republic, and by the League of the latter owine chieflv to produced. Drice levels.

i- Exports of finished ma: tures decreased considerably Drivers Settle than our total exports of all High Bridge commodities, and the ratio Daily Short Story of free service, the smaller number of pay patients, nd the aggregate of unpaid bills. The treasury received a gift of $1,400 from the Hartridge School in annual support of seven beds in the children's vard in memory of seven deceased pupils of the school. The Brez Foundation of New York added $750 to its long list of donations. A minute was adopted recording appreciation of the service of. the late Ellis W.

Hedges, M. who has been Identified with the hospital from its beginning, and who helped to give it its high profession class of articles to our tout A sedan operated by Miss Elsie Maurer, being pulled out from the with such force that it crashed against the Stantial car. Another car struck the Walters car, but ports was a record figure. The "favorable" balanci pulled out of line and escaped. trade fell below the high The Stantial car was damaged in of 1928-29 but was larger tl Scotch Plains Mrs.

Degnan Dies In Her 51st Year the rear and the Dempsey car was average for the five immec preceding fiscal years. Expo badly wrecked, both front and Nations group in the United States, which includes Elihu Root, Newton B. Baker, secretary of war under President Wilson; Roland Boyden and John Bassett Moore, formerly 'of The Hague tribunal. Five other Americans have been nominated for the post. They are: Mr.

Root, secretary of state under (President Roosevelt, nominated by Nicaragua; Dean Roscoe Pound by jGreat Britain, Australia and Siam; iDr. James Brown Scott by Cuba; George W. WIckersham, chairman The Two Old Desert Rats By L. E. ANDREWS and Imports from each con showed marked declines, alt.

rear. Mrs. Dempsey and daughter Ruth were knocked unconscious al standing. I there were wide variations and were taken to the office of Dr. changes In trade with Indif F.

G. Clak. Mrs. Dempsey's head stayed overnight In a town for more'n twenty years." "I can beat that." Pecos Sam; was frankly triumphant. "It's; twenty-fife since I slept anywhere-but under the stars." "And fifteen of them years we've' been together," remarked Sierra Pete.

"Fifteen! They ain't been! so bad, have they, Pard?" i "Nope," returned Pecos Sam' thoughtfully. "They've been purty! tol'able." "Thar's some things gold can't; CIERRA PETE stood as if turned to stone, his eyes fixed on a countries. The value of exports, inc: was badly bruised and her right side cut and bruised and she suffered from shock. Miss Dempsey yellow line zigzagging along the The resignations of Dr. H.

R. Reed from the house staff and of Dr. Thomas F. Powers from the dental staff were accepted. Dr.

Arch M. Paulson was appointed surgeon for eye, ear, nose and throat. Drs. Ernest I. and Willis B.

Day were given surgical privileges. Drs. C. J. M.

Hofer, H. side of the gulch. Shutting his eyes tight, Sierra Pete argued with suffered from bruises and shock, re-exports, in the fiscal year June 30, 1930, was $4,694,000 decline of $680,000,000, or VI from the preceding This was the first break of. jof President Hoover's law enforce-jment commission and famous New York attorney, nominated by 1 France, and John Henry Wigmore, Himself. Mrs.

Walters was cut upon the left cheek from her eye glasses and her Nope! he growled. "It ain't right knee and arm were injured. there. The sun's got me at last. nominated by the Dominican Re- High Bridge, Sept.

9 Funeral srvices for Mrs. Margaret Degnan, 50, borough collector of water bills and overseer of the poor, will be held from St. Joseph's Catholic Church tomorrow morning. Burial will be In St. Ann's Cemetery in Hampton.

Mrs. Degnan, who had beeen ill since February, died on Saturday night. Mr. Degnan died two and a half years ago. She was the daughter of the late James Kelly and of Mrs.

Margaret Kelly, 87, Walters was arrested by Constable jpublic. Olin Seals on a charge of reckless It ain't gold. It's nothm' but a nay' rage." T. Wright and Arthur D. Seybold were appointed to the: auxiliary staff.

driving and was taken before Jus importance in the expans' exports during the successive years since 1921-22. It should be borne in making comparisons with that exDOrts during that yet buy." mused Sierra Pete. "A few," agreed Pecos Sam. "Reckon I'd better draw a map of this here place," he added. "That gulch is a tertle hard place to find." But when he opened his eyes the It is virtually certain Mr.

Kellogg (will receive the nomination. He is particularly fitted for the post be yellow streak was still there. Pick' tice of the Peace Jacob C. Voor-hees, who fined him but $2 and costs, the main offender being the car that escaped. ing up a loose stone, he chipped off cause of the fact that the Kellogg- a fragment of the gleaming yellow very heavy, being Church School Staff Will Meet Tomorrow iBriand peace treaty disputes will be handled through the World outcropping.

A sedan, carrying a New York 10 per more man m-: onH ssnsnooooo more thtl license 1U11-13 stood along the Goldr he quavered. 'Millions in that vein. Pecos Sam and me is who has been living in Mrs. Deg- average for 1924-25 to 192T; 1929-30 value of exports about 54 ner cent, less tJ iCourt. Mr.

Kellogg is co-author 'with Aiistide Briand, French foreign minister, of the treaty which joutlaws war as an instrument of national policy, and which has been highway Just West of town for ft few days and Constable John H. Reed took It to a garage. The car nan's home. Surviving Mrs. in add! rich.

We can ride In our own limmyzine and eat alligator pears every day of our lives. We can Realty Transfers Scotch Plains Township realty transfers recently recorded in the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth include the following: Watchung Reservation Estates to William Suydam, property in William street, 276.25 feet from Mountain avenue. Watchung Reservation Estates to Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Celentano, lots 609 and 610, block M.

map of Watchung Reservation Estates. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bemko to Roman Kugman, half Interest In lots 92 to 98, block lots 69 to 72, block map of property of Wtach-tmg Development Company. Shackamaxon Corporat Ion to Archibald F.

Gilbert, lots 283, 284, 301 and 302, block 8, map of Glen-wood Estates situate at Westfield and Scotch Plains. Shackamaxon Corporation to Archibald F. Gilbert, lots 279 to 282, 287 to 290, block 8, map of Glen-wood Estates situate at Westfield and Scotch Plains. Mr. and Mrs.

Mariano Iarussi to Phillip W. Kirby, portion of lots 42 and 50, block map of Westfield Manor. Maria Salvinl and Ivo, her husband to Mr. and Mrs. Savino, lots 228 and 229, block map of Wat-chun" Reservation estates.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Miller to Mr. and Mrs.

Leo Silverman, property at the corner of Glenside and average for 1924-25 to 19- Rummaging out the stub of lead pencil and a piece of paper! that had somehow escaped destruc-j tion, Pecos Sam drew a map that! satisfied himself. Folding Jt up, he placed it in the inside pocket of his coat. I "Reckon that'll do," he decided. The next morning the partners staked out their claim. They! talked little on their way to town to record it.

Pecos Sam was grim tion to the mother, are three daugh The staff of the Weekday Church School of Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church will meet tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the home, of the minister, the Rev. D. J.

Spratt, $1 Grandview avenue. is In good condition and awaits proof of ownership TIME rAULE First Fall Meeting Scheduled For Lions Plainfield-Stirlinl ters, Alice, Margaret and Lillian Jane Degnan; three sons, Leo, Rilus and James Degnan; two sisters, Miss Alice Kelly of Montclair and Mrs. Mary Reynolds of East High Bridge and one brother, Peter Kelly of Eatontown. Summit Bus lief 5 King of Trapshooters J.W.Williamson Is Laid To Rest ly silent and Sierra Pete was snap- Watchung Avenue Station: H' 5 r' 8 0 pisn. une on either side of Music, they plodded along.

On the third day a sandstorm held them up. There was nothing, to do but camp, and when at last the partners awoke to find the sky, gloriously blue and the sun shin-: The first Fall meeting of the Plainfield Lions Club will be held at the Park Hotel tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock. Although arrangements for a speaker had not definitely been completed this morning, it was expected that Christopher J. Meetze, national representative of Ontimist PLArtrrrELD. J- WEEK DAYS OSXI Jf Fan wood Gosh, what can't we do? And ten minutes ago we was jest a pair of lean old desert rats with nothin a jackass and a grubstake between us." lie paused, overcome for the moment.

Something wet trickled down his wrinkled cheeks. He brushed it away wrathfully. he ejaculated. "A great time to bawl now, with all that gold in sight. You'd orter be kickin' up your heels like a yearlin' colt." But his hobnailed boots performed no erratic capers, as he trudged back to camp, where Pecos Sam was frying flapjacks over a mesquite.flre.

At his elbow, Music, the burro, waited hopefully. When Pecos Sam passed him a spoonful of the dough, he lapped it like a Leave 12:00 A. M. 145. 3 0a f-M io-an p.

M. News Notes Leave Summit 8:25. 9 12:15. 3:001 4:15. Saturday only.

ft i International and organiser of local clubs, will speak. All arrangements for the annual pilgrimage and district governors' day at the State Heme for Boys at Jamesburg on Wednesday, Sept. 17 have been completed. It Is expected that several of the club members Mr. and Mrs.

Charles R. Ferguson motored to Philadelphia on Sunday. Mr. and M- John Grant spent Sunday in Perkasie, Pa. I XJW, A Sundsj Only Leave MitUngon-Sria K.

M.r 12:23. 2 03. 2.58. :18 P. M.

Leave 1 1:15. 2:15. 3:15. 4:00. 6 Mountain avenues.

John William Williamson, 86, died on Friday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Latourette in- Flemington, after an illness of several months from a complication of diseases. The deceased was a son of the late William W. and Sarah Young Williamson and was born near Headquarters, but had farmed most of his life at Reaville. About three years ago he sold his property and moved with his daughter.

For several years he was sexton of the Reaville Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. Besides his daughter, with whom he resided, he is survived by his wife, who was Miss Sarah Reed of White-house Station and a son, John Q. Williamson, of Flemington, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a brother, Peter William will attend. 10:30 P. bL ing, their grouchy mood had passed, and they Joked and laughed like noys.

And then again silence claimed them, a strange silence, that was full of meaning. Pecos Sara was getting breakfast, when he gave a sudden yell. "Pete! Come here The map's gone!" he roared. "I Jest left my coat on the ground a minute and that derned Music nosed out the map. Pete, he's chawed up our gold mine, sure as blazes.

It'll mebbe take years to find that gulcb ag'ln, now the storm has covered our tracks." 1 Sierra Pete glared at Music. He had his own private opinion as to how Music had found that map. "The pie-ejed son of a mountain News Notes New Glider Motor The Women's Independent Club will hold a frankfurter and corn roast in Jerusalem road tomorrow evening. dog. "Git out now!" admonished Pe-: cos Sam.

"Go and rustle your sup-jper." Where Sierra Pete was long and lank with vertical wrinkles, Pecos Sam was squat and bow-legged jwlth wrinkles of the horizontal va-irlety, and now, as he saw Pete re-1 turning to" camp, the wrinkles crum-rbled Into a welcoming grin. Jompln' horn toads he ex-j claimed. "Where you been, Pete? You look like you seen a ghost." "Go look In that gulch Jest bellow the mesa, and youH see the son of Hopewell and a sister, Mrs. Jackass!" he snorted. "You hadn't Mokey Shurts of Trenton.

Uw. XV Mr. and Mrs. Williamson celebrat orter left your coat on the gronn.1! that way. You might have knowed the critter couldn't tell a map of a gold mine from a pickle reHn With Christmas Only a Few Months Off and with Winter plans and Winter expenses coming on ed the 62nd anniversary of their marriage last December.

Funeral services were held in the Whitehouse Reformed Church Now we got to start all over ag'in to look up our gold mine. But if we found It once, we can find It ag'in." It is time to give special thought to saving your sav "Anyway, we got all the rest nf Comfortable? flim fort this afternoon at 2 o'clock, daylight saving time. The Rev. Vander-caxnp, pastor of the Reaville Presbyterian Churchy will officiate. Interment will be in the family plot in Rural Hill Cemetery in White-house.

ings account opened here on or before September 7th will our lives to-look around for it," said Pecos Sam. draw Interest from September 1st at 4. let the financing or your nome rum -eerf-f- Sierra Pete scratched Ma bris contentntent that a home snouw anora. xs same ghost," said Sierra Pete. 'Til 'tend to the flapjacks." -When Pecos Sam returned he was wiping the perspiration from his forehead with a grimy bandana, and his eyes held a strange dazed look.

"Looks like it was' the end of the trail for us, Pete," he observed. Tears that way," replied Sierra Pete, with equal gravity. In silence the partners ate their supper. In silence they watched the purple dusk shroud the peaks. "Reckon the street lights will be as bright as them stars and that moonr Pecos Sam asked.

tling chin meditatively. "So we're Jest a couple desert rats, ag'in," rennancing, we snau ue picucu -art First State Bank ue conimenieq. "And DartnprRf" Ills hand went out and met Pa. with our manager will incur no obligation on yu. may be of valuable assistance to you.

Certified Bond and Mortgage Co Miss M. Reed Weds George Dow Whitehouse, Sept 9 Miss Made cos Sara's in a close grip. Two pairs of old eyes looked deep, into each other, and two old hearts beat In a complete rhythm of under-1 standlug. It remained for a 14-year-old boy to upset the Grand American Handicap Trapshooting championships at Fandalia, 0.r and carry off first prime honors from field of 1,000 seasoned gunners ftom all parts of the country. He is Alfred Fufford King of Wichita Falls, shown here on the shoulders his admirers, of Scotch Plains New Jersey for sound financial Mrvlee to tb jwople of Sootcb Tlsinm, XMwood and vicinity.

Yvonne Bowman straddling the 22-pound Dawn reciprocating liefer motor which produces 10 orsepower at 6,000 revolutions a minute. The contrivance is the OF NEW JERSEY Ji 101 EAST FRONT STREET PLAINFIELD. ft And partners reoeated Pwv latest contribution to air science, TeL Plfd. 0-O8U Jk line Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Sam.

Sierra Pete scowled. "Ask me sumthln' easy," he grumbled. "I ain't by her father, Lee Bowman, whose Iry'ng J. Reed of Whitehouse Sta- (Copyright.) workshop is in Los Ane-eies. cat..

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