Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-18
The eOIdTOWnHaSG Grown
But Memories LinGer
FOrFOrm1erL OcaIScribeS
Former and Present NeWSpa-
per Men of City to Dine
Here Tonight


paper men of Perth Amboy thought
of the old home town when they
reached here this afternoon?
That question will probably be
answered tonight at the first an
nual dinner of the past and pres
ent newspaper mems association of
Perth Amboy." No doubt men like
Hadden WINS. Phil Payne, Lawrence
]. Keefe and many others will tell
the assembled scribes how they re-
call when State street was COW
path and Hall avenue was an un-
known name. They will perhaps
marvel at the growth and advance
mcnt of the city and will perhaps
be surprised to learn that the Hall
avenue edition of Perth Amboy's
only daily newspaper has just es
large a circulation as Wall street
editions of any Mex York daily in
Perth Amboy.
Perhaps the newspaper men of
any community are as well known
as any residents IN the city. For
this reason, the following list of
men who will assemble tonight at
the New Packer House at the news
papermen's reunion will remember
the following: Hadden WINS, Roy
Hall, Chris Wagner, Morris Miller,
Max and Sam Sarokin, Phil Payne,
Harold Hoffman, John Mitchell.
Robert Hand, Lawrence J. Keefe,
Arthur and William Boughton, Fred
w. Devoe, Arnold Breckey, David
7. Wilentz, Leo Lowenkopf Edward
Lembcke, William La Roe, Harold
E. Pickersgill and Charles and Bert
Moore. Some of these men still
live here, or in this section of the
state. NJ
To Hadden WINS belongs the hon
or of being the first daily newspaper
reporter this city ever had. But
WINS will not be remembered for
his newspaper activities nearly as
much as for the interest he took in
the old Marion base ball team of
which he was the manager. Many
here remember this crack team and
the kind OF ball they could pro-
duce, and although Ivins was here
twenty-five years ago it seems but
yesterday to many as they live over
these good old days when the Mar
ions went forth and brought home
the bacon.
Among the former newspaper -en
who trod the streets of this city IS
Phil Payne. When Payne was bossing
the cub reporter around on the old
Chronicle, little did he think that
he would reach the place in the
newspaper world which he holds to-
day, as managing editor of one of
the large New York dailies.
Some years ago, John Mitchell, a
southerner by birth, deciding that
his future success lay in New Jersey,
crossed the Staten Island sound,
from Tottenville, where he lived,
ard landing upon the shores of
Perth Amboy became affiliated with
it's newspapers. Mitchell found sue
cess waiting for him in this iine and
although he left this city some years
ago, going to Hudson county, where
he Joined the staff of the Hudson
Dispatch; he is well known to many
persons here. Not only did lite. ell
find the first step on the ladder of
success here, but also a wife.
Roy Hall, who served his time as
city editor of the Evening News, as
well as reporter, is now Connected
with the Department of Justice. Hall
is noted for the statement that he
once saw a million dogs on State
street. 1t must have been u con-
vention.
Other scribes who have continued
in the newspaper game are Robert
Hand, who left the editorial depart
ment for the advertising department
and Lawrence J. Keefe, who is now
political writer of considerable
fame.
Arthur and William Boughton, Ar
mold Breckey, Wilbur LaRoe, Ed
ward Lembcl1e, Charles and Bert
Moore quit the game for other en-
deayorS.
Others who are still in the city
but active in other lines are: David
| T. Wilentz and Leo j. Lowenkopf.
Lowenkopf is gaining considerable
reputation as a sport promoter. Both
of these men are practicing law.
The political bug got under the
skin of some of the former men ana
today they are representing New
Jersey or will represent New Jersey
citizens in Trenton. They are: Max
Sarokin, elected to the assembly
from Hudson county; Harold Hoff-
man and Fred DeVoe.
| Sam Sarokin, another of the old
scribe, has Joined the advertish ;;
department of New York daily, for
saking his Typewriter.
| Last but not least is Harold r.
Pickersgill, the dean of them ALL
! Pickersgill has been honored by be-
ing placed. at the head of the table
as POSTMASTER. If the newspaper
never did anything else it has pro-
d ced a toastmaster that is beyond
comparison, and that person is Pick
| ersgill. Although interested in other
| lines, Pickersgill still clings to the
| newspaper game and issues a weekly
that carries his sentiments to the
public.