The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey • Page 6

THE COURIER-NEW SECOXD SECTION Middlesex County Xeics Telephone PLainfield 7-4000 PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1962 PAGE 15 Planners Advise Metache Edison Holds Land To Prepare for More Cars It's Been Said I fear newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets. Napoleon Gtodstoae A AT Township 'Reluctant' To Return Area To School Board Edison The township is Controversial Variances Are Denied Edison Appeals for variances for a funeral home and for a professional office building, among the most controversial heard this year, have been denied by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Chairman Joseph A. Buck announced last night the board had denied the applications of William H. Jacqui of Highland Park to convert a hieh-ceilinzed home at 359 and Development to three winners.

From left, William R. Heffernan of Westfield, Hoffman, Joseph X. Masci of Metuchen and Morris A. Schwartz of Watchung. HONORED FOR RESEARCH Philip B.

Hofmann (second from left), chairman of the executive committee of Johnson Johnson, presents the Johnson Medal for Research Predict Effect Of Route 287 On Borough Metuchen The Planning Board last night voted recommendations for major street projects to compensate for traffic to be generated when Route 287 opens at the end of the year with three interchanges feeding into the borough. And the board also itemized major construction work and financial aid by state and county agencies. Principal recommendations concern Bridge Durham Ave. and Route 27. The board's ambitious program was taken in the form of a vote to accept the report of a master plan committee consisting of Samuel P.

Ow en, chairman, and Robert Flanagan and James A. Kuhn. Complicating Factor Complicating the borough's existing traffic problem is the Firm Honors Three For Achievement Johnson Research and Development a woman strolling with in the company. The award jh hsbnd- foJce was achievements within the com- sufficient to rip the strap. -i i a.

Police said that Mrs. Jessie yesterday pre Police said that Mrs. Jessie Youth Snatches Woman's Purse Metuchen Police are hunting for a tall, well built man of 20 or 21 who yester day snatched a purse from the; Skowronski of 116 Hillside! Ave. was walking with herj husband both are described as senior citizens along Hill-' side Ave at R0bbin PI. She said she unsuccessfully tried to run after the man when he fled north in Rob-bins PI.

While running, he New Brunswick Johnson pany extensive researcn anu woe loct nrocont ar in 1 Qfift TTU VUVlitVU ill Recipients of the award were: William R. Heffernan of Westfield, for leadership in the development of new and advanced machine design concepts. Joseph N. Masci of Metuchen, for outstanding leadership in the design and development of proprietary products. Morris A.

Schwartz of Wat sented the Johnson Medal for one scientist and two engineers pays tribute to outstanding i x. --j STAR MARKS THE FAIR Map shows location of the Bridge-water fairgrounds that will be the scene of the 13th annual Somerset County 411 Fair Wednesday through Saturday. Fair location is on Mill town Rd Br idee water, just off Route 202. three miles west of Somerville. Previous fairs were held in Far Hills.

fact that two of the thre links to the new freeway are i incomplete interchanges. Only kept going tnrougn ner Dag, Edison witn virtually no fu-discarding her change purse; nerai home of its own. An ex ueveiupnieni program, ana to bring to scientific men in industry honors similar to those which are given to their, counterparts in academic in stitutions." Heffernan joined Johnson Johnson in 1947 and was named supervisor of the machine design-development group in 1949. This group, composed of 60 highly trained technical personnel, has de veloped more than 30 special the growth of Johnson Johnson's package engineer-'; ing group. The owner of several patents, he was graduated from Lowell Institute and now resides with his wife and two sons at 839 Nancy Way, Westfield me imercnange ai su will permit 2 -way access and 1 egress.

Owen said. The Route 27 interchange Metuchen Board OKs Subdivision Plainfield Ave. into a mortu- ar of the Delta Realt LShtt sales of ice the 'Heights of Edison deelopment into a Edison development 3-suite professional office Jacqui's proposed home proved no exception to the rule that neighbors object to a mortuary in their midst for. when it was heard June 19, a throng attended the municipal chambers to protest. The board's action leaves! isting one, Flynn Son of 23 Ford fronts in Wood-bridge, its rear extending into Edison.

More than 100 residents of the Heights of Edison devel opment showed up June 20 when the board heard the proposal of the realty com- pany to use the sales office for dentists Dhvucians at and other profession- al men. The building was put up in Harmon Rd. a residence zone, through a building permit which allows construc tion of temporary buildings. Presumablv now that Del ta-s appeal been denied company will have to dis- mantle or remove the build ing. chung, for development of ilzea macnines aunng tne past designs for a broad range Heffernan also guided Metuchen A recommendation to the Borough Council, u- tj c- f-j.

night suggested Samuel Sodo- "reluctant" to redeed to the Board of Education 23 acres which it once gave the board and which the board has since returned. The school board wants the land back to use in a swap for other land. The reluctance of the township to hand back its land in the Menlo Park area just east of Grove Ave. was mentioned in a letter last night. Close to Line The land is close to the Me-tuchen line near the site where the Nile Realty Corporation of Union will build a $1 million luxury apartment.

At the last council meeting, at least one member of the audience said the surrounding land might be worth now between $10,000 and $15,000 an acre. The 23 acres is adjacent to the present 25-acre site on which a new Menlo Park elementary school is going up. The school board returned the 23 acres in exchange for the 25-acre site. The board also eyes 18 lots next to the Menlo Park School. The board disclosed last night it had started condemnation proceedings to acquire the lots because, in its opinion, land owners were asking excess prices.

A population explosion here has led to a marked school expansion program fortified by a $6.5 million bond pro gram the voters approved last February. And last night, Joseph M. Ruggieri, school superintendent, said work had started on the Lincoln School, Menlo Park school and Clara Barton School. To Dedicate Schools Ruggieri also said dedications were scheduled for October for the Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Marshall and James Madison Schools. To keep up with its soaring enrollments and changes in faculty, the board last night hired nine persons to teach in elementary school and 15 for high schools, plus a social worker and a school nurse.

The principal administrative change made last night was the appointment of Gerald Young as head teacher in the Lincoln School Annex at Camp Kilmer. Edison schools will open Sept. 5, Ruggieri announced. Registration for new pupils will be Aug. 28 and 29.

from the Planning Board last W1CK De auowea to suDaiviae 00 industrial lot in Bell St. and driver's license Mrs. Skowronski reported the loss of $15. Track-Field Meet Is Set Metuchen A track and field meet will be held today at 10 a.m. in Edgar Field for boys and girls registered in the Recreation Department's WMilllll V- M.

f-f A Wilt, A A 1 V. A A A ciimmor Trrcrram I hor will in three age groups. More -than 100 children will participate in a trip to- morrow to the Polo Grounds. wmcn ne nas soia --lamm nomes. a total of 24 Pvpnts cuses wui leave me six feet tall between theinroval for Halried the mio inree 101s a jj.uuu square at the end of Van Buren St.

on! The board also recommend- ed approval of the major Am Park Section 3 subdivi- sion held over from last month's meeting. The 4S- lot subdivision is on a 13.2-acre tract in the south side of Ambov Ave. and the est side of Bridge St. Features which won ap- developers, were widening plans for Amboy Ave, a new street lavout within the sub- division and improved drain age plans. 0ne landlocking problem which also caused the board to defer action involved DroD- erty of Herman Sinee then Halried-" nresi- dent.

Al Rieder. has arranged, acquisition of 18.000 square feet of Dyremose's 42.450 square foot adjoining lot. Subdivision Approved To make the Conveyance possible, the board elsewhere 1 the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He joined Johnson Johnson in 1939 as a research chemist and became director of phar maceutical research in He moved up to assistant director of research in 1956 and to associate director of re search in 1960. Under Masci's direction the company has de veloped many important pro inc new vim ctiiiisep-, uc, ana a numDer oi new-baby, dental and surgical products.

Masci resides with his wife and two children at 77 Clarendon Metuchen. bcnwartZ IS a graduate Of i Newark College of Engineering in 1948. He presently manages a major section of the design-development engineer-ine derjartment He hnlHs cpv. iuli wt giuudicu iiuui.kp The lot involved is in aj manufacturing zone which ad- joins the Van Buren St. resi- dential zone.

Sodowick said he planned, St0 Put UP industrial buildings for rent or to sell the lots lor the same purpose. The board imposed the con dition that the builder plan a Duller zone 1U teet wide i lots and tne aajoining resi Sodowick said he would plant something -fast grow- ing- A. A repressing me reserumeni, in wuiji lie a. iciuiiiui yes" vote to approve the subdivision, board member James A. Kuhn said, "be- iuiuai aim dusinai zone noming grows fast enoush or high enouch.

Residents Protested When the Borough Council holds a hearing on the pro posal, mav again oe re visited bv the several score ot an Buren St. residents who earlier in the year pro tested the neu rnninf mAol nal sessions in the swimming program held each Wednesday in the YMCA will be held tomorrow. Parties in all playgrounds wiU take place Thurs3av at p.m. Parents Aignt and a gock Dance will be held Thursday from 8 to 10:15 p.m. in downtown Main St.

Music will be furnished by George Bushman and "The Dvnamics." There will he free nnnv rides fnr rhilHren and refreshments will be served by the Junior Baseball League. Handicraft projects will be on display. Watchung Albert Schultz of Succasanna reported to police yesterday that his car was stolen about 3:30 p.m. from the parking lot of the Blue Star Shopping Center in Route 22. swill permit only entry or exit bv eastbound traffic, while PLf Ah5 Amoo A e.

will be Iim- ited to Westbound traffic, Owen explained. The recommendations of the Owen committee, which in effect are destined to be amendments to the master plan, must also in the main be implemented by state or county financing. Proposed Amendments They call for: 160 feet, with county or state funds to finance heavier paving and the Public Utilities Commission to widen the bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad. Widening of Durham Ave to 60 feet from the borouch line to Central Ave. with heavier paving financed by county or state funds; and straighten the curve adjacent to the Gulton plant and with ine cooperation of Edison widening the section in that township.

Planting of trees or shub-bery on the north side of the road connecting Routes 1 and fS7 tn rerfnre hpaHlicM claro on homes in E. Maple St. and Build New Sidewalks Constructins sidewalks. curbs and gutters on all Extending Route 27 over the Pennsvlvania Railroad and the Lehigh Valley Railroad to eliminate an existing right angle turn. Borough Engineer W.

report the recommendation concerning the straightening of Route 27. Although the state is now undertaking a priority survey he Route 2 problenu Buchanan. on the the basis of prior experience, estimated that it would take six to eight years before anything would be done. Burned 'iuinr Metuchen iremen responded to a call in the home of Mrs. Margaret McKiernan of 33 Bisset PL vesterdav and en patents and has developed'Car Is Stolen appeal hose decision was an- res1ult' 0aks Inc- of A Kenilworth will put up a sin gle-family dwelling in Peru St.

and Warwick Rd. in the residence zone. Alarm Brings Firemen to Drill Metuchen Firemen were holding a drill yesterday on a Durham Ave. site which was formerly the location of a Gulton Company dumping ground. A 14-year-old boy living in Electric St.

nearby saw the fire and phoned in an alarm that the woods hind his house were fire. auu A be- uu Cedar St. many high-speed automatic i and semi-automatic packaging machines for Johnson Johnson. Schwartz and his wife, have three daughters. They live at 166 Ridge Wat chung.

approve a minor subdi- Vision lor UvremOSe Unsolved, though, was the jwhich retained the manufac-on Ituring zone adjacent to the landlocked lot of Neil Lucy, streets leading to the inter-w ho lives at 635 W. Ambov changes. Drivers Lose Plans to vacate paper; streets in the development would still leave him without acess. Lucy complained. Lucy protested his private richt uere heinc1 violated.

Hornets Keep as Busy as Bees Performing in Nest on Window automatic machinery, Presentation of the medals, which bear the likeness of General Robert Wood John son, chairman of the board, was made by Philip B. Hof mann, chairman of the executive committee. Each recipi ent also received a special citation. The ceremony was Iheld at Johnson Johnson's Research Center in U.S. Route Route 1, and was attended by members of the board of di rectors, the presidents of all Johnson Johnson affiliated companies and supervisory personnel from the Research Department.

A reception and dinner followed. In making the presentations, Hofmann said: "This award, established and named in honor of a great humanitarian, is our way of bestowing on men of science the highest respect of our company. This award is designed Rescue Squad Reports PLAINFIELD SQUAD Frederick Lynn of 1353 W. Fourth St. yesterday was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital where he was treated and released.

Transported to his home yesterday upon his discharge from Muhlenberg Hospital was Albert Cuff of 544 W. Second St. Rose Ann Russon, 2li, of 524 W. Second yesterday was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital after she became in at home. She was treated and released.

Leonard Murphy of 916 W. Eighth St. was treated and released at Muhlenberg Hospital where he was taken yesterday. Blair Swindell of 301 E. Fifth St.

last night became ill at the National Starch and Chemical Corporation. 1700 W. Front St. He was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital where1 he was treated and released. Squadsmen last night assisted Harry Slauson of Apt.

Norwood Gardens, in moving into his bed. While opening a bag with a knife at the National Starch a Chemical Corporation early this morning. Timothy OLeary of 104 North Ave. accidentally slashed his left1 Hugh with a knife. He was taken to Muhlenberg Hospital tour sutures were taken to close the wound and he was then released.

N. PLAINFIELD SQUAD On the restricted visitors list at Muhlenberg Hospital where he was taken last night under direction of his physi cian is Walter Glaenter or 102 Westcrvelt North riainficld. i i He was told to make his pro- Franklin Buchannan. a board test to the Borough Council. hailed as the most Board member Wallace AbeliimPrtant phase of the Owen The hornets have added 23lhornets began the work two layers, working downward, to months ago.

-Usually they r-' lu.iuumus -suuin inev noct cinf i said the board had spent many hours on Lucy's problem. The board also recommend-, ed approval of a minor sub- division creating two lots out 4rni of a 120 by 125 feet lot owned Mary C. Peck of 273 Grove ve. JJ A 1 A. aiso recommenaea inai th.e council release for public sale Parcels involving six lots in Aiden m.

in tne iiome stead Park area. The board also received from the Middlesex County Planning Board recommenda- residences they purchased. dav," Terrv said "It's reallv inLrtin' Mnterectinc 1 lJU1 to watch them Only one or two hornets at a time do the work." A BEE CLIMBS along the oeriDherv of the nest and cretes a dark fluid. When the fluid dries a parchment-like brown material is formed. Slowlv a new tier is built.

Spectators can watch the hornets feed their yellow larvae. After the larvae is ready, the adult hornet will encapsulate it with a white shell. Later one can see a hornet burst from the shell full-grown. The nest has grown in population from two to approximately 200 hornets. ASKED IF THE wasps, who possess a severe sting, annoy him.

Terry replied. "They don't bother me a bit. That is. as long as the window stands between me and them." Occasionally, Terry enjoys tricking the nests inhabi tants. During the nicht.

he turns on the kitchen i f. I- ,.1. l. a iviiiiii-ii is me nesi 5 only source of lir.ht. the hornets think davlicht has come and busily hum into activitv.

iThen Terry said. turn off the light. All the hornets that left the nest can't find their way back in. They just have to bans: onto the wm- all night long." Licenses Edison Two drivers' licenses were revoked for 30 days each in Municipal Court yesterday. Thev were Barry E.

McVickcr of Ethel who was fined $35, and Stephen DcPalma of Camden, fined $30. Both were speeders. Phyllis J. Shaffer of New Brunswick, driving without spectacles, was fined $20; An-gelo Cod eve 11 Cliffside. driving an unregistered vehicle, $5, and driving with an expired license, George f.

Proctor, 49 Center Somerville, no driving license, $25; William It. Cor-nollous, Cape May, failing to comply with a traffic signal, $15; David E. Beoghly, Ave-j ncl, driving without a license, $20, no registration certifi cate in his possession, $5, and delinquent inspection. $15; Leroy Morgan 93 School unsafe move, $15. For allowing dogs to run loose, J.

J. Dailoy of 42 Homestead Rd. and Muriel Finnan, 21 herns each were fined $20. George Koutos, 131 Greenwood was fined $35 for assault on his wife, Barbara. I hirf Hits Again Meturhen Two days ago Irs.

Walter Slaugher of 80 ake Ave. reported to police heft of the two roar hub caps rom her car parked outside ier home. Last night she re-mrted that the two front were stolen. i i lywm IT Ry MARTIN ROBINS 4 I 1 nrr ovuini i idiiis rariK i erry, proprietor of Terralou Acres, at Terrill and Raritan is constantly surrounded by animals. But.

for the past two months, he has hosted probably his strangest and most intriguing guests a nest of hornets. Attached to his kitchen window is a hornet's nest, larger in size than a football. Frorn the outside of the Terrv home, the nest looks' like any other hornet's nest, shelled by a gray gnarled paper-looking substance. From within Terry's kitchen, however, one can see a cut-out cross section of the partially open nest. There, separated by the window from the wasps and their stingers, visitors can watch a hornet community perform its daily functions.

Reproduction, food gathering and nest building are on show 24 hours a day. TERRY, WHO OPERATES a children's zoo and a pony ride ring, is really enchanted by the real-life nature study clinging to his kitchen window. And, Terry is no man to be wonderstruck easily bv tne activities of the animal world. Inside that same kitchen, he keeps a fawn and a young marcav. a snot ted rat 'resembling an ocelot.

I tions to limit the number of extinguished a blaze in a mat-driveways to county roads on tress in her cellar, police re-a plot plan for the new St.1 ported. Senator Displays Paintings Of Plainficlders, West fielder The work of two Plainfield artists, Beki Petras and James Ruban. and of Westfield's Meyers Rohowsky is now on exhibit in the Washington office of Senator Harrison A. Williams Eight paintings by the New Jersey artists are on display, representing a wide variety of techniques and subject matter. The senator arranged the showing through the Artist Equity Association.

New Jersey chapter, of which Rohowsky is president. "Other senators." Williams said, "have focussed attention on the work of artists from their home states with similar exhibitions. I thought this was a good idea, and so now we have some verv fine paintings on loan to mv office." He said that he hopes the visitors to his office will enjoy them as much as he does. An informal reception marked the opening of the exhibit yesterday. The paintings will be on display for six months.

I I HKIIIM) IWI'KK MASK Susan Kapafeki. 11. of 412 South IMainfifld Ave, South IMainfifld. watches hornrts performing daily Iaks at Terralou Acres. Scotch Plains.

Through the window one can look right into the heart of hornets nest. (I'hoto bv K. (. Mumm).