Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-05
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

Surveyors from the Offices OF
larsen & Fox were at work this
morning laying out the plot OF
ground at Madison avenue and Jer-
ferson street. in preparation for
the work on the Y. NJ. H.. a. build
ing. which VII go up on that spot.
1t is understood that construction
will start shortly.
Another instance of an automo-
bile falling to come to a stop when
the railroad crossing gates are low
ered was brought to the attention
of the police by Gate Tender
schultz on duty at the Market street
crossing of the Central railroad.
schultz SAN a touring car crashed
through the gates Saturday after
noon. failing to stop even after 1t
had reached the other side safely.
Aside from the fact that the ma
chine bore a New York license
plate, the gates tender could give no
details TO the police.
According to the superintendents
report, there are ass pupils enrolled
in the continuation schools OF the
city this month. In these classes,
bows and girls who work, who have
not reached the age of sixteen are
REQUIRED to spend six hours a week.
The attendance in this phase of the
city'5 education is better than in the
day schools the average attendance
being about 80 per cent.
NJ. X. Dhalwani, of Bombay. In
dia. will speak to the high school
students tomorrow afternoon on the
social and intellectual development
of his country.
The first consignment of Christ
mas trees has arrived in this city
and is now at the store of G. w.
Fullerton, wholesale merchant, in
New Brunswick avenue. The trees
have not yet made their appearance
on the streets where they will soon
be for sale.
New Brunswick avenue from
Madison to che Central railroad
tracks took on a warlike appear
ance at noon today when about
twenty large army quartermaster
supply trucks pulled up alongside
of the curb to allow the drivers
and their assistants to eat. The
trucks were. going toward New
brunswick.
Many an anxious automobile
owner hurried to his garage upon
arriving this morning with con-
ficting emotions within, the sudden
drop in temperature resulting in
fears that radiators might freeze
up. The thermometer dropped TO
ten degrees below freezing during
the night. This morning the deal
ers in denatured alcohol for radia-
tors were doing a big business In
cidenatlly 50 were the auto access
sorry shops which carried tire
chains.
Approximately forty men were
examined for enrolment in the local
battalion of the naval reserve yester-
day afternoon aboard the Eagle
boat. Twenty-Five applicants were
passed. and sworn into the service.
Due to a conflict in dates DR.. r. L..
Mckiernan, medical officer for the
detachment, was unable to come to
Perth Amboy. as had been originally
planned. but excellent progress was
made on sunday. Included in the
number passed was the Keyport de-
tachment, about twelve of whom
wefA epted. One applicant turn
ed ofs 20 be a radio man who has
done considerable research work in
wireless Telephony and who has
promised to reproduce a band con-
cert aboard the Eagle boat some
time during the winter. The radio
plant aboard the boa will receive
the waves from Keyport and they
will be amplified 1900 times by spe-
cial apparatus.
The weekly meeting of the
Fourth Ward Democratic Club will
be held at headquarters on Smith
street on Wednesday night. At the
meeting held last Thursday night It
was decided to make the club a per-
lnanent one, the large gathering
present being unanimous in their
opinion on this matter. At Thursday
nights meeting Alderman-elect
Robert A. Mcclure and Excise Com
missioner-elect Charles Dorian ex-
pressed appreciation for the support
given them at the last election.
The condition of Doris Gluck. the
two and a half year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Gluck of $40
Maple street. is somewhat improved
DIR. b. f. ~Slobodien, the attending
physician, reported today. The child
was scalded about the arms, neck
and face when a pot of soup fell on
her after a gas stove had tipped
over at the home of her aunt last
Thursday.
A successful Observation-Disclosures
campaign terminated at the Y. NJ. C.
A. Saturday night when the members
of the boys department turned in an
amount almost double the quota set.
Tor a department banner, and mete-
rial assistance for h boys in h
state, country and foreign lands. h
movement was instituted nationally
and entered into locally by -four
boys organizations. The lily Club
heads the list with $3.50. the Wa
Club is second with S26, the
Junior Employed Boys Brotherhood
turned in SIS and the Comrades. so
cents. More than SIG was collected
and the quota was $40 for Perth
Amboy.
DIR. Thomas H. Briggs, professor
of education of Columbia University
will deliver a lecture at the High
School Thursday night under the
auspices OF the Perth Amboy Asso-
citation. The teachers have invited
the entire public and assure a talk
well worth while. DIR. Briggs is an
authority in his line and local educa-
tors who have herd him speak high
who have heard him speak high
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