JOSEPH, ARLENE H.
On January 8, 2007, in the loving care of her devoted family, (nee Davis), of Gloucester City, NJ. Age 72 years.
She was the beloved wife of, William P. Joseph and loving mother of, Virginia Mayer (William) of Turners-ville, George Joseph of Gloucester City, Linda Powell (Joseph) of Pedricktown and William P. Joseph, Jr. (Kelly) of Gloucester City. Devoted grandmother of Billy, Jennifer Lynn, Jennifer Marie, Brian, Joey, Jamie, Malinda, Stephanie, Steven, Billy, Matthew and Alyssa and great grandchild Jada.
She was the dear sister of Harry Davis, Joseph Hargesheimer and Carol Bennett, and dear aunt to Joseph Hargesheimer, Chuck Welsh, and many other nieces and nephews. The family also wishes to acknowledge their dear neighbors, Terry, Maryann, Robin & Hayman.
Mrs. Joseph enjoyed traveling to Dollywood in Tennessee, but above all loved being with and taking care of her family, especially her grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet Friday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Powell St., Gloucester City. Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. John God School, 1145 Delsea Dr., Westville Grove, NJ 08096.

LAMBERT, FREDERICK R., JR.
On January 8, 2007, of Bellmawr, NJ. Age 79.
Beloved husband of Norma L. (nee Sharp). Survived by daughters Linda Jalio and her husband Rudy, Donna Emma and her husband Vincent, Sandra Ryan, son Frederick R. Lambert and his fiancee Sharon Ehritz and son-in-law Paul Ryan. Devoted grand-father of Steven, Patrick and Colleen Ryan and Valerie Jalio. Also survived by his sister Dorothy Sabot and his brother Robert Lambert.
Mr. Lambert worked for The Bulletin until it closed. He was a WW II Navy veteran and a life long member of Bellmawr VFW Post #9563. He was a former Republican Councilman for the Borough of Bellmawr. He was a Boy Scout Leader in Bellmawr for many years. Mr. Lambert was an active organizer for class reunions for Haddon Heights High School, Class of 1945. He was a member and past President of the Hospital Engineers Assoc. of the Children\’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia. He was an avid Phillies fan.
Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing from 9 to 11am Friday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, BELLMAWR. Funeral Service 11am at the funeral home.
Interment EglingtonCemetery, Clarksboro. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.
Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to Condolences@Gardner Funeral Home.com.

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST

Commentary By Hank Miller Jr.

Note: Hank was born and raised in Gloucester City, NJ and now lives with his family in Japan.

A Friend called and said that he\’d like to visit the countryside.
So I said you\’ve decided to escape to the countryside for a long holiday weekend.
The friend said that he\’s longing to visit Kyushu since he\’s left here 10 years ago to live and work in Tokyo.
Well fine,but if you\’re wanting to get intouch with nature,be prepared.
If you to an island like mine,you will have entered a world cut off not only from the city life,but from the mainland as well.
Without a large major city nearby and the nearest being more than more 86 kilometers away.
It\’s like having an extra dose of countryside.
We\’re real country bumpkins.
While it is said that the Japanese are getting taller,on our island, they\’re actually getting shorter.
people live so long that they\’re more bent over every year until finally they just disapear into the ground.
This is the real meaing of Japan\’s
\” shrinking population.\”
Rarely do you find a large groupe of elderly people all living in one place, like our own old folks island.
I bet those bent-over
\”o-baa-chans\”wish they had listened to their mother\’s advice about posture now.
On the other hand,this is one of our secrets to being closer to nature.
From your bird\’s eye view, we may appear as just an ant colony,but it is likely that we are mearly relatives of the\”Inch High Samurai.\” We are proud to be an island of country bumpkin munchkins.
Since you\’ll already feel like a Tokyo high-rise walking around here, I reccommend that you city ladies not wear high heels.Besides,in the countryside,you\’ll want as much sole space as is possible to hinder those agressive crawling insecte.
Imagine encountering a centipede in your path:
Just your two legs against one hundred !
You\’d better make sure your two shoes have large soles.
Propper foot attire in these parts,for both men and women is,\”nagagutsu\”(literally, \”long shoes\”).
These 100 percent rubber boots are one size fits all.Don\’t worry,even you have a hugh \”gaijin\” foot,it will have shrunk to the perspiring all day inside these and will leave a slight scent,if you know just what I mean.

Men will be glad to know that they have special priviledges here on the island. Go ahead, sidle up to the portside or,if you\’re near the beach, freely walk over to the water\’s edge in full daylight and-pee!
If you really want to blend in with the locals, board one of the numerous fishing boats tied up around the port and pee off the edge of the boat.
No respectful fisherman would pee anywhere else. Now you know why the sea is so salty.

Once on the island, you must relize that you have entered the food chain. you\’ll have preditors here, mainly mosquiros. you will notice that the islanders wear a certain type of uniform made especially to keep the mosquitoes off them.
This means head-to toe coverage consisting of: Nagagutsu,long pants,a long-sleev shirt with extra coverage over the forearm (for protection against the mosquitoes with extra large fangs), gloves,a towel tied over the head to keep the mosquitoes out of the ears,and a straw hat to set off the outfit.
Islands misquitoes are the kind, preferring buffet style lunches and a gaijin.

Do not underestimate them. Should you not heed my advice, you will not only attract mosquitoes who will dine on you, but also frogs who dine on mosquitoes who dine on you.
And the frogs attract snakes who dine on the frogs who dine on the misquitoes who dine on you.

I recommend going a step further and wearing your own personal misquito coil tucked inside a metal sachet tied to the hip.
A smoldering misquito coil will keep away the misquitoes,frogs and snakes too.

Do not be surprised if your awaken by a chime every morning at 0600 a.m. This is not the call to prayer,but the call to the gardens.
It seems that the early morning is the time to commune with nature and talk to your vegestables. They abosolutely will not listen after noon.
Besides with no machines or animals to help plow the fields,island people must do their plowing while the weather is still cool.
Hunched over our hand- plows keeps us in touch with nature.
We\’re an island of country bumpkins munchin\’mumchkins.

Warm Regards From Kitakyushu City, Japan

History of Boro of Bellmawr

Courier Post

Bellmawr has always been a family-oriented community, as the history of its name demonstrates.

The borough was officially incorporated in 1926 and named for the Bell family, prominent horse breeders and landowners in the area. Before that, the area had been known as Heddings after Hedding United Methodist Church, which was founded in 1840.

Before that, the area that now encompasses Bellmawr was called Huggville after the Hugg family, who owned 100 acres at the junction of Little Timber and Big Timber creeks for three generations. John Hugg, an Irish Quaker immigrant, purchased the land in 1683.

From its early days as Bellmawr, the borough has faced many normal family problems including financial troubles and unruly teenagers.

Shortly after incorporating, Bellmawr borrowed $55,000 in 1929 to finance paving, sidewalk construction, new water mains, sewers and grading. But the Great Depression hit the borough as hard as it hit everywhere else, and Bellmawr was left unable to pay its bills.

In 1933, Bellmawr had to settle on repayment of the debt. It paid Hudson City Savings Bank of Jersey City $18,600 to close a debt of $33,600.

This came about five months after Andrew W. Mellon, a former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, paid the borough about 50 cents on the dollar for a considerable amount of back taxes he owed on land he owned in Bellmawr.

But Bellmawr shortly regained its footing and continued to grow through the 1940s, \’50s and \’60s.

The 1970s, however, brought unrest from both ends of the age spectrum.

Senior citizens wearing \”Senior power\” buttons on the lapels of their leisure suits fought for an eight-story apartment complex for senior citizens. They lost the battle in June 1979.

Two months later, teens took to the streets for several days of violence sparked by a bottle-throwing incident. Within days, sporadic incidents of violence culminated with about 100 youths — many with chains, pipes, clubs and knives — gathered for a brawl near Bell Oaks School. Police scattered the youths and made 23 arrests.

Today, Bellmawr offers recreational areas for its youth — including a skateboard park at the recreation center.

At a mere 80 years old, Bellmawr remains one of the younger communities in South Jersey.

KUTZNER, CARL W.
On January 8, 2007, a life long resident of Gloucester City. Age 81.
He was the beloved son of the late William O. and Emma M. Kutzner and dear brother of Emily S. Brovey and her husband Andrew of St. Petersburg, FL. He is also survived by his two nephews and his niece.
Mr. Kutzner was an Army Veteran of WWII and retired employee of RCA in Camden.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his graveside service on Thursday afternoon at 1:30 PM, in Union Cemetery on Powell St., Gloucester City. Mr. Kutzner\’s funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME