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ASBURY PARK EVENING PRESS (THE EVENING NEWS), FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1946 sudden rush of commitments by 10 p.m. to extinguish a grass blazt. There was no damage. The Asbury Park fire depart Hallov OBITUARIES Births Mr. and Mrs.

George X. Jacobs, 71 Morris avenue, Neptune City, are parents of a boy, Gary Walter veen (Continued from Page 1) to the shore of the lake, they sud- denly found themselves cornered in the yard of James D. Carton, 2 Interlaken drive. They scrambled into a row boat owned by Mr. Carton and attempted to cross the lake, using one oar.

As they neared the Asbury Park shore, police were waiting to greet them. Tne entire group Da lied Housing (Continued from Page 1) $15,000 for the prefabs, administration expenses of about stove and ice box purchases at $32,000, and grants to various municipalities, actual commitment in the program run slightly over $4,500,000, Mr. Erdman said. He added that only 54 of barracks unite had actually been contracted for by Belleville, other barrack allocations to municipalities being tentative and might possibly be replaced by Portsmouth units. If all units available were contracted for by municipalities at an average cost of $4,500 roughly one-fourth to be paid by the municipality and the rest by the state, the cost of the program to date would come to over $6,500,000 or more than the $6 million appropriated by the special session of the legislature on veterans housing in September.

Mr. Erdman explained that a out," swimming and wading thru made off with an outhouse and the water and all but one, Joseph 'then set fire to it on a road in an Keuper, 611 Sunset avenue, evaded isolated section of Deal Beach Es-police. I tales. The OakMurst company re- Taken to Interlaken headquar- sponded to two other alarms dur- Bridge (Continued from Page 1) the Woodburv creek loan in Glou- icester, needing $350,000 in repairs to continue carrying the "heaviest truck load in Couth Jersey," and the Grassy Sound bridge in Cape May, calling for an expenditure of $1,500,000, Mr. Miller said.

The highway commissioner told Budget Director Frank E. Walsh that the bridge requests were over and above the appropriation of $35,395,000 he was seeking for the 1947-48 road program. He added that the probe of all New Jersey bridges had not yet been com pleted and that he would have more to report on their condition at a later date. George W. Baykwit George W.

Hayhurit, 15, died yesterday at the home of his grand daughter, Mr. Charle M. Jame son, 519 Myrtle avenue. West Al lenhurst. He was a retired hatter, His wife was the late Adell Tot- ten Hayhurit.

Mr. Hayhurst i survived by a daughter, Mr. Abntr C. Alllger: a brother, Edward Hayhurit, and a sister, Mr. Elizabeth Irtin, aU of East orange.

The Woolley funeral home, Long Branch, ia in charge of arrange ments. Michael N. Zetkla Michael M. Zctkln, 41, of 260 West Seventy-second street, New York, died fait night at local hotel. He is survived by his wife, mm.

uiya zetun. The David B. Reldy funeral home is in charge of arrange menu. Ellas Clayton Eliai (Burry) Clayton. 71.

a but cher making hli bom for the past .3 years at sos ocean park avenue, Bradlty Beach, died yesterday in- Fitkin hospital, where he had been taken after a audden heart atUck. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie Jone Clayton: a son. Lloyd J. Clayton, Allendale: two daugh ters, Mr.

Joseph J. Bartlett, Bradley Beach, and Mr. Boy Kiess-ling, Neptune City; icven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and the following listen and brother, Harry B. Clayton, Eniley Clayton, Manaaquan; Rot M. Clayton, Asbury Park; Mrs.

Matilda Estelle. Manasquan; Mrs. Hannah Thompson, Seaside Park, and Mrs. Alice Fanara, Point Pleaaant. The Matthews.

Francionl and Taylor funeral home are in charge of arrangements. I Edward Curia LAKEWOOD. Edward Cur- land, 82, of Graw road, R. D. 3, Lakewood, died at Paul Kimball hospital last night.

Mrs. Anna R. Harris Mrs. Anna R. Harris.

87. of 413 Tenth avenue, elmar, died yesterday at Fitkin hospital. She was the widow of William P. Harris. Mrs.

Harrl had long been active In the work of the Belmar Methodist church, having been a member of the church before the present edifice was built and serving as president of the Ladies Aid society during the building of the present structure. She was aetlve in welfare work in the church and memoer or tne Missionary society. She wn also a member of me w.c.t.u. or Belmar and of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, council 17, Belmar. Mrs.

Harris is survived hv thraa daughters, Mrs. George Rommel. Wayne. Mrs. Marietta Coon- sr.

oeimar ana Mrs. William ment reported it extinguished 12 fires in leaves and grass thruout the city and answered one- false alarm. Nine Calls Answered Ocean township firemen an- swered nine calls last night and early today as Halloween celebrants set fire to grass, leave, brush and an outhouse. Oakhurst firemen were called early in the evening after youths img tne nigni, dow lor grass nres. Wanamassa fire company was kept busy answering six alarms.

Leaves or grass were ignited in Colonial Terrace, on Windermere avenue. Interlaken and on Logan road, Herbert avenue and Unaml avenue. At 3 a.m. the company was summoned to extinguish a large brush fire west of Route 35, the last call of the night. A dozen boys, between 14 and 18, were brought in by township police for setting fires, shooting firecrackers and other mischief.

Charges against three of the youths, who allegedly damaged the property of George Eberhardt, West Deal, will be made tonight in police court. In West Allenhurst, a resident reported a gate was stolen. Fire Chief's Auto Stolen In Allenhurst, celebrants sound ed a false alarm from fire box 23 at Elberon and Norwood avenue at 10:24 p.m. At 12:45 a.m. today.

Fire Chief William McGrath, Hume street, reported to police that his car had been stolen from Main street. Police broadcast a radio alarm for the auto, a 1935 black Plymouth coach. The auto had not been recovered this morning. False Alarm al Red Bank (Press Teletype) RED BANK. A false alarm shortly before midnight last night called the fire departments six companies to McLaren and Worth- ley streets, and attracted scores of automobiles, most of them driven by teen age youngsters.

Police reported the alarm and several incident of broken street lights as the most serious of their calls. None of the usual pranks were forgotten, but the department's full complement and some special officers held damage to a minimum. Parties were conducted at the Red Bank Catholic high school, in some of the elementary public school grades and junior high school clubs. 500 In Belmar Parade More than 500 youngsters participated in the third annual Halloween parade in Belmar, sponsored by the boro fire department. Prizes for the prettiest, funniest and most original, in the three age groups, were awarded.

Prize money was donated by merchants. Fire Chief Joseph Isola was gen eral cnairman, assisted oy memDers of the department, and refreshments were served by members of the Ladles' auxiliary of the Volunteer Hook and Ladder company. Judges were Mrs. Howard Hayes, president of the Belmar Woman's club; Fred Lohman, president of ters, Keuper said the group started to run simoly to set the police to chase them. Soggy and dripping, he was released without a complaint being made.

Celebration Clears Streets The Boys club celebraiton at the stadium grounds helped clear the streets in Asbury Park for several hours. However, reports of minor damage thruout the city came Into police headquarters thru the night. At Benjamin DeAngelis' barber shop in the Sixth Avenue apartments building, Main street, older boys smeared globs of black and gray paint across the show windows. Police Chief Leroy E. Hollo-way said it was the worst damage reported here and that an Investigation was being made.

At Neptune, the police reported the quietest Halloween in many years. Early in the evening, two youngsters who had gone out in search for apples and cookies lost their bearings at Corlies and Atkins avenues. They found a policeman who learned that the tots were from Shark River Hills and had been visiting their grandmother In West Grove. They were returned to their mother. Fire In Neptune The most spectacular fire was that which destroyed an unoccupied building on Springwood avenue, Neptune, atop the sand hill near West Bangs avenue.

The place was formerly used as a guinea pig breeding laboratory. A Neptune police patrol discovered the blaze at 12:22 a.m. and summoned Liberty fire company. Flames had spread rapidly thru the building and tne glow was visible for nearly 10 miles. The building was burned to the ground and the loss was unofficially estimated at $1,500.

Neptune authorities said the blaze was obviously set by pranksters. The building is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Clayton, this city. Liberty company also put out a grass blaze at Asbury and Anelve avenues, early in the evening. Unexcelled fire company of Neptune had only one call, going to Shark River Islands shortly after IiUMLhaf la attar? Park Slat IrSI Specializing in Watch Repairing Harry W.

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Ford, Asbury Park; a ion, Leon R. Harris, Morris Plains; two sisters, Mri. Jacob G. Newman and Mri. Line Hurley, both of Spring Lake: nine grandchildren and aeven great-grandchildren.

The J. Henry. Dangler funeral home, Belmar, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs, Martha Manning White WIST PALM BEACH. Mrs Martha Manning White.

90. for merly of Little Silver, died yesterday at West Palm Beach. She was born In New York and was the widow of Timothy White. Mrs. White is survived by one daughter, Mri.

Charles Allaire, West Palm Beach, formerly of Red BUM. The Bedle funeral home; Key-port, is in charge of arrangements Drowned (Continued from Page 1) county prosecutor's office and the office of Dr. Harvey Hartman, county physician, who ordered the body removed to the Matthews, Francioni and Taylor funeral home. Both Mrs. Moore and Mri.

Williams told police that their mother had gone to an Ocean Grove bank earlier in the day and had cashed a check. They said, however, that Mrs. Skillman had gone out of the house without taking her purse and had left all the money from the check with the exception of a single dollar which she said was for carfare. Her husband died recently. Mrs.

Skillman Is also survived by the following sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Beyers, Mrs. Frsnces MeCaf-fery. Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, Neptune; Mr.

Carrie Brown, Asbury Park; Mrs. Mildred Lane, Bruns-wck, Mr. Ethel Zerltes. Cin cinnati, and Mrs. Edith Applegate.

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TU BORDEN'S NEW municipalities might mean that some contracts would have to be held up until the $35 million bond issue gets the approval of the voters at the polls Tuesday. PRESS COMICS BRING LAUGHS DEATH NOTICE CLAYTON Eliai 71. of 505 Ocean Park Bradley Beach. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Nov.

3 at the Matthewi, Francioni Taylor Funeral home with the Rev. Bodine officiating, interment at Atlantic View cemetery, Mana squan. Friends may call at the fu neral home Saturday evening, zaav THOMPSON Clara Oct. 31. 1946; of 701 Asbury A.

in her 71st year. Sister of Mrs. Florence Snyder and Miss Mary Stout. Services at Farry Memorial home, 403 3rd A. on Saturday, Nov.

2, at 2:30 p.m. Interment Glenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening. 2adv VANDEN NOORT 5, of 109 Beacon Sea Girt, on Oct. (CO, 1946, Fitkin hospital.

Funeral service Sat. morning, 8 Clock, from his late home. Funera1 mass 9:30, St. Catherine's church, Spring Lake. Interment at St.

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t-tSU 95 INC I it the Lion club, and Gu Regan and Dr. Abram Morria, of the Kiwanit club. The parade marched up street from Sixth avenue to Sixteenth avenues, and back again to the re. viewing stand, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. The Flagstaff band, Perth Amboy, and the Avon drum and bugle corps accompanied the marchers.

Following the awards, a block dance was conducted, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, with music furnished by a June dox. Prize winners were: First group, up to 12 year old, most original, David Eldridge. 312 Sixteenth avenue; funniest, Sylvia Newman, 613 Algor place, South Belmar; pret tiest, Maria Galluccio, 413 Thir teenth avenue, and Barbara Bris ton, 1106 River road. Group two, 12 to 20 years, most original, James Martin, 508 biX' teenth' avenue; funniest, William Murray. Fifteenth avenue; pret tiest, Joy Clayton, Sixteenth avenue; group three, over 20 years, most original, Bernard Burrougns, 809 street; funniest, Paul Buhler, Thirteenth and prettiest, Mrs.

Kitty Hilton, 600 Seventh avenue. An award for the organization with the most participants was given again to the Belmar post-office, with Postmaster Everett Antonides accepting the prize. One of the highlights of the pa rade was a mail truck with air plane wings and propeller attached, to remind bystanders that thia is Airmail week. A repre sentative from the postoffice asked that a many as possible be at the Marine basin this afternoon to watch a plane land bringing air mail to Belmar. Street Lights Toll Heavy MIDDLETOWN.

A heavy toll was taken on this township's sparse supply of street lights last night by a band oi boys witn guns. Police said the group toured the township in an automobile and eluded officers. At Bclford, Main street, between Myrtle avenue and the railroad station, was closed and more than a 100 children took part In a Halloween block party, under di rection of the Belford Civic association and the two fire companies. Meanwhile, 'a block away, on East road, a fire hydrant was opened and left gushing water for 20 minutes before It could be closed. Highway signboards and business signs were caried into the highway causing traffic hazards, but no accidents were reported.

Corn stalks thrown in the road at Hillside in Navesink were set afire. Locatllappeninas Mrs. Charles Kirkpatrick, Eighth avenue, has left for a month vacation in West Palm Beach, Fla. Miss Louise Stephens, Buffalo. N.

is spending the weekend here, her former home. Miss Beatrice Hemmingway, Cleveland, a former local resident, is visiting friends and relatives at the Shore. The Misses Edna and Margaret O'Brien. Hathaway avenue. Deal, have left for a two-week vacation in East Orange and Short Hills.

Mrs. Christine Graham, Webb street, has as her weekend guest Mrs. Chester Wellington, Trenton. Miss Maxine Koerner, 902 Heck street, Is spending a week in Washington. Miss Cathleen Dickerson, Tren ton, is visiting relatives and friends in this city and Belmar.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Judson. Sunset avenue. Wanamassa, have left for their winter home in Miami.

Fla. Mrs. William English. Elizabeth, is spending the winter at the Berkeley-Carteret hotel. Mr.

W. U. Lawsnn, Berkeley- Cartert hotel, spent Wednesday in Freehold, where she attended a luncheon of the Past Presidents' club of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Club. Lt. Abraham Azulay, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Isaiah Azulay, Green Grove road, Neptune, hac reported for active duty at Brooke army medical center. Fort Sam Houston, Tex. He is a graduate of the New York university college of medicine. Fight (Continued from Page 1) ill yesterday to testify at the hearing.

Describe Fight After his brother was knocked out of the fight, Edward said he maneuvered his way in between two parked cars to reduce the number of youths who could get at him at one time. While between the two cars, young Smiti. said, there were at least six attackers in front of him and another large group came around and attacked him from the rear. At one stage of the melee, he said, he backed up toward a under a street light whom he thought might be a friendly boy and possible aid, but instead, he got slugged from the Stevens, who frankly admitted in court that he had touched the girls as he walked behind them on Comstork street, was sent to Anndale reformatory for classifi cation. His attorney.

Abraham Frankel. Asbury Park, explained to the court that Stevens had de nied his part In the fracas the night before the hearing and made no plea for leniency after hearing the boy testimony it court. Howard Braxton, 15. of 1205 Springwood avenue, Park who previously had been listed as 17, was given a suspended sentence to the State Home for Boys at Jamesburg. Four others, who received suspended sentences to Ann-andale.

were: Thomas Bridges. 17. same address as Braxton; Paul Saunders. 17. also Asbury Park; 1-eonard Minor, 16.

of 17 Prospect piace, Neptune, and Leon Lyons, 17. of 1119 Heck avenue. Neptune. Robert McKlnney. 17.

of 1 Wesley piace, Asoury Park, a material wit ness, was released after officials said he had given police full co operation in Breaking the case. Jeffrie Probed Case The arrests were made after Capt. George J. Jeffries of Nee- tune police was requested to -in vestigate me incident by Neptune school authorities. It had first been believed that the fracas was an aftermath of the football game Itself, with disgruntled Neptune followers attacking the Point Pleas has MEN'S SUITS Jacobs, born Wednesday morning at nome.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moeliu, 48 Bannard street, Freehold, are parents of twins, a boy and a girl, born yesterday at Fltkin hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Phillips, 407 Seventh avenue, this city, are parenty of a girl born yesterday at Fitkin hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Gloadia Brodie, It Avenue Freehold, are parents of boy born yesterday at Fitkin hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Sperry, 511 Thirteenth avenue, Belmar, are parent of a girl born today at Fitkin hospital. LONG BRANCH. Mr. and Mr.

John Azzaretto, 488 Sprlngdalt avenue, Long Branch, art parents of a boy born yesterday at Monmouth Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mr. Asa Drew, 152 Kings highway, Atlantic Highlands, are parents of a girl born Wednesday at Monmouth Memorial hospital. Dr.

and Mr. Howard Burkhead, 228 Wall street. West Long Branch, parents of a girl born yesterday at Monmouth Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

John Greenlief, 100 Washington street. Long Branch, are parent, of a girl born Wednesday at Monmouth Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mr. Joseph Pantera, Main street, Port Monmouth, are parent of a.

girl born Wednesday at Monmouth Memorial hospital. LAKEWOOD. Mr. and Mr. Leon Matthews, 365 Laurel avenue, are parents of a boy born today at Paul Kimball hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. James Quinn, Beachwood, are parents of a girl born yesterday at Paul Kimball hospital. RED BANK. Mr.

and Mr. Thomas Randolph, 269 Mechanic street, are parents of a girl born yesterday at Rivervlew hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sellick, Morganville, are parents of a girl born yesterday at Riverview hospital.

PINEWALD. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Conklin, Cedar Run, are parents of a boy born yesterday at Royal Pines hospital. THE WEATHER 8:10 a.m.

Report Highest temperature last 24 hours 83 at 1:45 p.m. Lowest temperature last 24 hours 56 at 4 a.m. Humidity 70 percent. Barometer 30.16 inches. Wind direction and velocity at 8:30 this morning North 4 miles.

Wind direction and highest velo city last 24 hours Southwest 24 miles. Local Forecast Partly cloudy and cooler today and tonight, temperature in the middle 60s. Gentle northerly winds. Tomorrow partly cloudy. temperature from 50-55.

Gentle to moderate northeast winds. New Jersey Cloudy and cooler with occasional rain today and tonight. Tomorrow mostly cloudy and somewhat warmer. New York city Today, consid erable cloudiness, cool, highest near 60 degrees, gentle north to northeast winds. Tonight cloudy and cool, occasional rain after midnight, lowest 50 to 55 degree, gentle to moderate easterly winds.

tomorrow cloudy and cool, occa sional rain, moderate east to south east winds. Summary Yesterday was the warmest Oct. 31 on record, the temperature of 83 at 1:45 topping the previous high, 78 degrees, in 1945. An advance of cool air is main taining below normal temperatures over the western half of the nation. Its continued eastern progress is scheduled to bring cooler and near normal temperatures to the eastern section of the nation from Maine to Virginia.

This change will be preceded by showers or light rains to the areas from the eastern Great Lakes to western Louisiana and eastern Texas. Skies will be clear from the western Great Lake regions southward to Arizona and to west ern Texas. Clear weather is also forecast for the south Atlantic states and the northeast section. Cloudy weather will prevail in the upper Mississippi valley section and thru most of the northwestern states. Partly cloudy weather is forecast for other section in the nation.

SUN. MOON AND TIDES Today Sun rim I a in mm 4 St Moon rlaei 1 11 pa ttta 19 p.m. Huh ttatrr 11:13 a. how water 40 a Ml a. Tomorrow Sun rliet 3 a nil a m.

Moon rim 1:47 p.m.: nil II 4 p.m. Hlfh atr 11:11 am; 1:11 m. Low watar 1 04 a.m.: I 04 m. Sarav Taaa. WHAT-NOTS An interesting woll shelf on which to place your household treasures.

While emphasis is on quality low prices are worthy of note. RENDEZVOUS GIFT SHOP FOR ALL PVRPOSES Mirrors Plate Glass Auto Glass Modern Store Fronts Bogan Glass Co. 59 SO. MAIN STREET ASBURY PARK Tel. A.

r. 2426 Night Service Call A. f. 2863 37.oo 4g50 Plenty of Single and Double Breasted models In this lot. Topcoats and Overcoats $34.50 to $48.50 Indudlnr Fashion Park, Schloss Bros, and other well known brands.

Sport Shirts from 6.95 to $15.00 Knox and Schoble Hats 6.50 to $20.00 Lane selection. All new Fall shades. Casual Coats $18.50 to $27.50 New Norfolk style. Belted models. All-Wool Heovy Flannel Slacks $12.95 AU colors.

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