The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-11
PAY Boosts in State Jobs.

ceeding Henry c.. White of North
Piointield. Alfred Gaskih of Trenton
was reelected director for a term of
four years at a salary of $4,000, an in.
crease of $500. Mr.. Gaskill recon-.
mended that the salaries of a number
of the technical men connected with
the department be increased, as some
of them are likely to receive more at.
+ractive offers of employment from
other sources. Increases could not be
granted by the board, however, as
there was no provision for them in the
appropriation.
. Upon recommendation of Mr.. Gas.
kill. the board confirmed the appoint.
inent of Lawrence G. Gillian of Mount
Holly as chief of land registry at a
salary of $195 a month. He succeeds
George C. Connor of Wildwood, who
resigned recently after serving two
weeks in the position.
The board authorized the following
in salaries: State GeolOgiSt
Henry b. Kummel, $4,000 to $4,000; r.
b. Gage. chief Of the testing labora-
tory, $1,000 to $500; w. M. Baker,
assistant forester, $1,000 to $1,740;
N. b. Twitchell, assistant geologist,
So, 500 to $3.50; C. G. WILDER, fire war
$500 to $3.50; H. T. Critchlow,
water engineer, $2,400 to $3.50.
Gasoline Due For Fall.
Contracts were entered into here for
the sale of the worlds rights by Henry
II. Carhlet, of this city, inventor of
,gasofoam. a substitute for gasoline,
with Seymour Werrall Hyde, of New
York. representing American inter-
tests: Edward Robotham, of London,
representing British interests, and
Arthur Hepburn, for French and Can
iadian interests. The deal, it WAS
stated involved an investment of
S10.00O.000. A laboratory will be built
here, and plants in England, the Emitted
States and Canada.
The signing of the contracts were
witnessed by former Governor +. (
Stokes, president of the Mechanics
National Bank Judge Erpwin, H.
Marshall, Postmaster u. Furmal
Hooper and Arthur H. Wood, press.
dent of the First National Bank, ali
of this city. Frequent tests of tha
new fuel have been made within the
past few days in automobiles and aero,
planes by the men representing the
interests involved.
Teachers Pay Higher.
According to Il tabulation of school
teachers salaries complied by State
Commissioner Kendall there are fouf
. cities of die state with Il maXi33um OF
$1,000 and Trenton is one of them,
The other three are Millville, Borden
town and Salem. These three have
the same minimum of 500, now re.
eHired by the state law. There are
only six cities with a minimum as low
as 500.
Enslewood has the best paid teach
ers. with a minimum of $1,000 and a
maximum of $1,000, while the highest
maximum is in Bayonne, $1,000, win
a minimum of $500. The following
! list shows the minimum and maXimuiG
paid to teachers in elementary schools
of thirty-one cities of the state:
Englewod, 81 .200-$1,50o; Asbury
Park, $1.0J0-S1, 100; Montclair, Sl,00O'
$1,375; New Brunswick, $9OO-$l,3ool
Newark, S900-$1, 600; Orange, $500
$1,000; Hoboken, $900-s1 800; Summit,
$9O0-S1, $50; East Orange, SS5o-Sa 1905
Ocean City, $S12.50Js1,00 600; Passaic,
SS0o-s1,40O; Paterson, $S~0e-$1,3O0
Plainfeld, $S00-$1 800; Bayonne, $500
$1,000; Camden, $S00-$1,5o0; Irving
ton, sS0e-$1,35o; Kearney, $S00-$1,3oe
Long Branch, $S0O-$1,175; West He
boken, sSOo-Sl 500; Railway, $1Ss'
$1,1Oo; Perth Ambey, $75e-$1,225
South Amboy, S75o-$1,2o0; Atlantic
City, $75O-$1,3o0; Elizabeth. $735.5o
$500; Trenton, 800 $ 900; Bloom
field, $70O-S1,300; Gloucester, 500
81, 1850; Millville, $70o-$925; Borden
town, $7eO- $3.50; Salem, $700-$SoO.
Checks Use of Saccharine.
The excessive use of saccharine as
Ia substitute for sugar will be haiteu
by the State Board of Health ana
prosecution will follow further Viola
ltiOns. While the war was in progress
the health authorities did not rlgldly
enforce the prohibition against using
saceharine In large quantities because
of the scarcity of sugar. NotWlth'
standing that an abundance of sugar
has since become available, many
manufacturers of soft drinks are con
tinuing to substitute saccharine fol
sugar and notice has been e "a them
by the State Department of Health
that they must abide strictly by the
regulations.
The State Board has also directed
its counsel to redraft the law pro-
hibiting the use of bob" veal so that
it will follow the lines of the federal
regulations. The salary of DR.. Julius
Levy, consultant of the State Depart
!ment of Health in the division of chile
hygiene, has been increased by the
board from $500 to $4,000 annually
The increase was approved by the
Civil Service Commission at its last
meeting.