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RED BANK REGISTER RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1944.

VOLUME LXVL, NO. 33, Rumson Gunner Has 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Eatontown Borough Has A New Mayor

Tech. Sgt. Frank Friscia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friscia ot Rumson, has been awarded the airman's medal of the U S. Army air corps and three oak leaf clusters, symbolic of active participation in three major air engagements. He is an aerial gunner, stationed at an Army base to Italy.

Council Elects Harry S. Rowland 4 At Meeting Friday Night '1 Harry £}. Rowland la the new mayor of Eatontown, having bean elected to that office by the borough council at a regular meeting last Friday night to fill the unexplred term of Capt. Robert H. Hlgginson, resigned.

T. J. Labrecque Recommended For U. S. Attorney His Name Has Been Submitted, by U. S. Senator Walsh Theodore J. Labrecue of Glenmary park, Mlddletown township, has been recommended for the appointment as United States attorney for the New Jersey federal district by Senator Frank Walsh, Democrat, New Jersey. Mr. Labrecque, who is a member of the law firm of Parsons, Labrecque & Borden, also has the support of former Governor Charles Edison. TECH. SGT. FRANK FRISCIA Thorn Lord, present U. S. attorney, is seeking a commission in the Sgt. Friscia was wounded someMarine corps. Lord, a resident of gradTrenton, succeeded Charles M. Phil- uate of Rumson high school, and lips of South Jersey, who resigned, enlisted in the air corps in Jan Mr. Phillips succeeded John J. He was sent overQuinn of Red Bank, who was forced year ago this month. Beto resign when the Hatch, act went fore entering the service he was employed by the McKlm-Layton Chevrolet company of Red Bank.

Local USO To Have Open House Program Residents Of This Vicinity Urged To Visit Clubhouse

Seek Re-election At Little Silver Ungerer, Seeland School Candidates Two members of the Little Silver board- of education running for reelection next Tuesday are Howard

Wllmer A. Robbfns, execctive di- •women, have been arranged. Inrector of the Red Bank USO club, formal dancing, Sunday afternoon has extended an Invitation to the coffee hour and community singing, residents of Us vicinity to visit the programs of game* and other aclocal clubhouse this week when all tivities are featured. The club is USO clubs in the nation will hold in constant use, and the library, open house. The USO, founded In lounge, workshop, dark rooms, February, 1941; composed of sixbowling alleys, game rooms and agencies well known In the relig- canteen snack bar do double duty ious and welfare fields, ts observ- every day. The first USO club was opened ing its third anniversary. at Anniston, Alabama, the second The USO has been in charge of at Wrightstown, serving Fort Dix, the local club since July, 1941, and and the third at Red Bank. When prior to that the clubhouse was es- USO was1 first started, original tablished as a recreation center for plans called for about 340 clubservicemen by the defense council houses in 200 communities. Now of the River Boroughs. Since that there are more than 2,000 clubs not j time the club records show that only at home but overseia. Mre. Benjamin Crate 19 chairman more than 425,000 servicemen have used the local club, and that more of the committee ol senior hosthan 1,000 volunteers give service tesses, Mrs. H. E, Battersby, junior hostesses; Mrs. Harold Morregularly each week. Mr. Robbins and his staff have ford, canteen; Mrs. Wilbur B. Ruthrauff, house, and Clement L. ! enlarged on the present prpgrams at the club many times, and week- Despard, chairman of the board of | ly activities, for servicemen and management.

HOWARD L. UNGERER

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High Court Upholds The Whitfield Will Decision Affirms Judgment Of The Court Of Chancery The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals has just announced its decision affirming the judgment of the Court of Chancery upholding the validity of the will of the late Howard Whitfleld, well known resident of Red Bank, who died September 20, 1938. The court's decision brings to a conclusion litigation which was instituted a short time after his father's death by Frank F. Whitfleld of 73 Broad street, who was a'son of the deceased. "-•• The decision written by Supreme Court Justice Ralph W. E. Donges, has affirmed the opinion of Vice' Chancellor Maja Leon Berry of Toms River, upholding the validity of the provisions of the will executed December 13, 1930, and of the codicil executed a short time thereafter. Under the will, the bulk of Mr, Whltfleld's estate is to be turned over in trust, to the Howard Whitfleld Foundation for the purpose of furnishing educational scholarships to deserving young men and women of the community. Provision is made for the formation of the Howard Whitfleld Foundation by a board of trustees composed of seven members. The first member designated Is a prominent lawyer, practicing in Red Bank, to be appointed by the Common Pleas judge of Monmouth county. Mr. Whitfleld selected as his first selection Theodore D. Parsons. In addition to Mr. Parsons, the board of directors was to be composed of the superintendent of the Red Bank public school system, two members of the

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Scottish Rite Order of the Valley ot Jersey City, two members of thtf Mystio Brotherhood Lodge, No. H, F. 4 A. M. of Red Bank, and th* president of one of the Red Bank banks. The will provided that th» trustees should receive no salary or compensation of anjli kind and that they should maintalh and operate the premises at 73 Broad street, IS Wallace street, and 18 Wallac* street. Provision Is alao made for erecting two additional stories to the premises at 73 Broad street, tt and when the directors of th» Foundation deem this advisable an* in such case they are authorized t» permit the fourth floor of the buiUC ing to be occupied by , Myatlij Brotherhood Lodge, No. 21, upoa payment of a nominal rental. Six proposed scholarships wer» provided for under the terms of th» will, each of these to be in thi amount of $600 per year. The Crst scholarship known as a journallim scholarship was made in honor of the late John H. Cook, founder of The Red Bank Register. The ie