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THE-GDUEIED-NEWi SECOND SECTION Suburban News Telephone PLainfield 7-4000 PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1 961 PAGE 17 It's Been Said There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself. Johann Schiller tate Plans Near Co IFor Rt. Improve tents pletion Arsenal: Atlowski Fights On Freeholder Hints Kennedy's State Was Favored Citizens5 Group Chosen Will Aid Planners In Development -Of Dunellen Future Dunellen A Citizen's Group Extension Remorseful Thief Is Fined $60 Edison William Coppel i 'J I 'fr 4, 'I i 1 ti i New Brunswick Middlesex 'Operation Youth Ends for Season Camp Kilmer When members of Boy Scout Troop 48 of North Steltoh departed Tuesday after a visit at Camp Kilmer, it marked the close of the fifth annual "Operation Youth" program at the Army post which in World War 2 prepared several million soldiers for shipment to far away places and battlefields. to work with the Planning Board in the development of a borough Master Plan was chosen last night. 1 a i Board Chairman Ira B.

Davis stated the move represents an attempt to assure orderly, attractive growth and improvement of the, municipality. They made their own beds, too, CHECKING CHIMES Richard Groszmann of the Astrum Audio Engineering Company, Plainfield, made preliminary connections yesterday for the chimes of the Edison Memorial Tower in Menlo Park. Groszman hopes to make final connections today for the chimes. He has volunteered his services to repair the chimes and music amplification system in the tower. Planning, Zoning Progress Told Club Duncllen The history of community planning and zoning in New Jersey from their beginning in 1927 was traced yesterday by Robert F.

X. Van Wagner, chairman' of the Piscataway Town Freeholder George Otlowski has fired another missive to the President in his seemingly unending battle to halt the closing of Raman Arsenal. In his most recent letter, made public today, Otlowski hints that preferential treatment was given to Kennedy's home state of Massachusetts and asks sim ilar consideration for the New Jersey installation. Wrote the freeholder: "New Jersey, like Massachusetts, is still in the Union." Otlowski again asked the President to grant an audience to Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-Westfield) "so that the Senator can present what all in the New Jersey delegation, the New Jersey legislature, county and local officials and a special house committee consider important to our national defense namely, the retention of the coastal installation known as the Raritan Arsenal." Reiterating his contention that the people of New Jersey are entitled to have the criteria used to decide the closing re viewed, Otlowski suggests that such a review be undertaken by "someone other than Assistant Secretary Thomas D.

Morris, who fired the original shot intended to wipe out this installation." And, again Otlowski asserts that the coastal installation is "indispensable to our national defense." Announcement that the letter had been sent came on the heels of failure of another Otlowski proposal that the NASA con sider the arsenal, land as a pos sible site for a proposed $60 million Apollo Missile Base. NASA spokesmen asserted the arsenal would be unusable be cause the Raritan waters freeze and the Apollo base must be located on continuously navigable waters. The missiles must be transported by barge. The letter released today is Otlowski's reply to a communication sent him 25 by Frederick Dutton, special assistant to the President. In that letter, Dutton informed the freeholder that efforts to stay the execution of the closing order and information gathered in hopes of keeping the arsenal open only had expedited the shutdown.

The current defense build-up, which Otlowski had hoped would provide another reason preventing the shutdown, is likely to speed rather than slow the closure to free manpower and equipment for more modern bases, Otlowski was told. Joins KjUL US A Council Middlesex The Silver Lan- 44, of 47 Vaughn Spots- wood, was fined $60 in munici pal court last night on charges of breaking, entering and lar ceny. Coppel, an employe of New Brunswick Transfer Leo was found guilty of stealing four blankets from the company building. The blankets were valued at $48. Coppel and a friend, James T.

Tate, 42, of 5 Elm Parlin, were arrested in the building by township and Highland Park police close to, 4 a.m. yesterday when Coppel was attempting to return the items. Tate, testifying before Magistrate Martin A. Spritzer of Me-tuchen, sitting for Magistrate Roland A. Winter, said he was authorized to have a key to the building and was assisting Coppel to return the blankets.

Both Tate and Coppel testified Tate had no part in the theft. Tate was fined $35 as a disorderly person and for resisting arrest. Walter Von Ronne, New Dover will serve 76 days in the county workhouse after being found guilty of assault and battery on his wife, Marie. He already has served 14 days. Mrs.

Neil Lenhart 3 Ovington paid a fine of $20 for harboring a dog without a license. Three persons lost their licenses for 30 days on speeding charges. They ware Mitzie Adams of Montclair, for driving 75 in a GOjmile zone. She was fined $20. John Zayilski, 19, of New Market Dunellen for traveling 60 in a 40 mile zone, $25 and Charles M.

Corcoran, 18, Jersey City, $25 for driving 75 on the N. J. Turnpike. Emil Raji, 48, 371 Division Perth Amboy, was fined $25 for careless driving; Carlos Mc- Cloud, 18, 298 Edwards $55 for driving without a li cense, and Thomas F. Tress, 31, Newport, $10 for following; too close on the Turnpike.

Also fined were Mattie R. Stubbs, 20, Newark, $15 for allowing, an unlicensed driver, to operate her car, and Nathaniel R. Jones, Baltimore, $15 for not having a driver's license. Robert Rose RD 3, New Brunswick, was fined a total of $80 for careless driving and driving without a valid license. Unsafe House Must Be Razed Clark Floyd Kordelski of 514 Broadway was found guilty last night of maintaining his home in unsafe condition contrary to the state building code.

Magistrate John P. Higgins fined Kordelski $500, but sus pended imposition of the fine for two weeks on condition Kor delski demolish the house with in that time. The action followed an un heeded order by township au thorities to Kordelski to "abate an unsafe condition." Assistant Township Attorney Paul Williams i appeared in court with John Doenzelmann, the building inspector and com plainant. An organization meeting of the newly formed group with the Planning Board will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the bor ough hall.

Davis said the Master Plan is eexpected to be developed at a nominal cost. It is believed the services of a consultant will not be required, he asserted. First Move Since Ordinance Lost The organization meeting will be thes first major step by the Planning Board to initiate a pro gram for the borough orderly growth since the defeat of a proposed new zoning ordinance about two years ago, Davis de clared. At that time four attempts within a two-year period by the board to have the Borough Coun cil adopt a new zoning ordinance to replace the 1923 ordinance went, down in defeat. Twice it was defeated when a Republican councilman at that time voted with Democratic councilmen in opposing it.

On two occasions it was de feated when the Borough Coun cil lacked a majority vote to overrule petitions bearing signa tures of 20 per -cent or more of opposing residents who would be affected by the ordinance or its provisions. The list of names in the new Citizens Group represent quite a number of proponents and opponents of the old proposed zoning ordinance as well as representatives of various organizations. Committee Listed Those who have been asked by Mayor Bernard F. Rodgers to serve on the new committee include Mrs. Mary O'Connor, Robert Honecker, Louis Block Coriell Stroup, Mrs.

Joseph F. Smith, Albert Bender, Cle ment. Andrews, William Lewan- dowski, Mrs. H. B.

Wallace, Steve Heldt, Robert Massie, Henry Hodulik, John Ambrogio, Terry F. Reilly, former Planning Board Chairman Fred Bergheim, Alex Demo vie, Warren Law, Walter Elliott, Edward Poling, J. R. Danek, Mrs. William Rob inson, Acting Police Chief John Mann, Chester Krawcykowski, Edward Zupko and Carl Search.

Traps Suspect Edison John Patrick Shearn, 40, of 41 Highland Fords, is free on $500 bail for a hear- ng Sept. 11 on a charge of breaking and entering Ben's Tavern, John early yesterday. Four police cars were dis patched to the tavern when the alarm in police headquarters sounded at 3:40 a.m. signaling entry into the building. Police Lieut.

William. Doll said a search of the building uncovered Shearn lying on top of a storage refrigerator. The man told police, Doll said, that he had been locked in the tavern and hid in fear when the offi cers arrived. Lieut. Doll said that police were told by tavern manager George White that the building had been locked at 3:30 a.m.

Some 2,000 boys and girls, rep resenting 25 groups, from as near as Edison, the neighboring community, and as far as Wilkes- Barre, enjoyed the popular youth program at Camp Kilmer this Summer. "Operation Youth" was orig inated in 1957 by Lieut. Col. Anthony D'Elia, the post commander, who, coming from a large metropolitan city, knew full well how important it was to get youngsters out of teeming neighborhoods where often as not the city street was their only play ground. D'Elia, however, retired short ly thereafter and many youth leaders- wondered what was going to happen t6 "Operation Well, "Operation Youth" had been such a great success and its continuance so desired by the youngsters and their adult leaders that when Maj.

Gen. Raymond E. Bell as sumed command of the Second United States Army Corps with headquarters at Camp Kilmer, he recalled D'Elia to temporary active duty in the Summer of 1958 to guide this program. When Maj. Gen.

Raymond W. Curtis assumed command in 1959, he too recognized the value of "Operation Youth" and gave it his complete support. Maj. Gen. James D.

Alger, who succeeded Curtis on July 1 of this year, immediately took "Opera tion Youth" to heart and made it a pet project of his. Within his duty and limitations, Alger visited the groups and offered personal assistance. Aids All Children "Operation Youth" is not a program for underprivileged children alone. It's for all children. It offers the facilities of Camp Kilmer to sponsored youth groups in the hope of teaching these youngsters self-discipline and group living, and to provide healthy recreation.

While Camp Kilmer sets up a few rules and regulations as a guide, the young visitors are under the control of their own leaders who plan their daily program. First Lieut. Kenny J. McGregor, post signal and special services officer, is the project officer for "Operation Youth" and oversees the program and lends assist ance and guidance to each group throughout their stay. These visits by groups are limited from one to three -Jays.

The program, which is con ducted through June, July and August, had scheduled visits by sea scouts, day camps, cub scouts, community centers, brownies, boy scouts and junior cadets. Two barracks, accommodating 60 boys and girls each, were set aside in different areas for this program. The buildings were under constant surveillance. The Camp Kilmer Fire and Security Section was required to make periodic checks and inspections, and an adult leader of the group was required to be on fire security guard during the night. The leaders usually took two-hour turns as guards.

For further protection, the Fire and Security Section checked every two hours during the night to ascertain if the leaders were onj guard. One of the first things that was done when the groups arrived was to give them a thor ough fire prevention talk. Made Own Beds The youngsters had a grand time under "Operation They had the privilege of eating at the post cafeteria or preparing their own meals at Most of them, of course, preferred the adventure of pre paring their own meals, bring ing most of the food from home. and cleaned their quarters dur ing their stay and prior to de They policed their area which was just another type of fun. And there was a lot of other fun too, what with the indoor swimming baseball diamond, picnic areas, and movies.

The post also has chapel for Sunday service, and a dispensary was ready for those inevitable scratches and bruises. The post quartermaster pro vided the groups with janitorial supplies, as well as bedding. cots, mattresses, blankets, pil lows, sheets and pillow cases The only charge was for launder ing six cents per sheet and four cents per pillow case. Many of the youngsters brought their own bed rolls and thus avoided even that minimal expense. New Catholic School Opens Wednesday Metuchen Parochial schools in Metuchen will open on Wed nesday.

They will be in session for 180 days and will operate on the calendar approved by the state Department of Education, according to John J. Endebrock, diocesan superintendent of schools. One additional holiday for the Patronal Feast of each school may be granted, he said Opening for the first time this year to area students will be St. Joseph's High School at 145 Plainfield Ave. Formerly a no vitiate and juniorate for boys aspiring to be Brothers, it will be a college preparatory school this Fall.

St. Joseph's has always been an accredited high school The scope is merely being widened to include day scholars of all faiths. The Rev. Brother Ronan. prin cipal, has stated that the en rollment will be approximately 148 freshman boys for the first year, and the staff will be made up of six Brothers.

No restric tions on residence have been set. He expects the staff to total 30 by 1965. The Plainfield Ave. school is located on 70 acres and has ample room to expand. An additional building is expected to be constructed by September 1962, and a gym is also contemplated in the future, according to Brother Ronan.

Students of St. Francis Parochial School, grades 1 through 8. will return to classes at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Kindergarten morning and afternoon classes will begin on Monday, Sept.

11. Schools Offer Special Bus Metuchen The Board of Ed ucation has announced a special bus will be provided to take Me tuchen students to and from St. Peter's High School, Vocational and Technical High School, and Rutgers Preparatory School, all in New Brunswick. The bus will leave from the borough station plaza at 8 a.m. each school morning.

The bus, will return the students to the plaza at the end of the school day. St. Peter's and the Vocational school will open Wednesday, and Rutgers Prep is scheduled to open Wednesday, Sept. 13. must come out of moth balls and Summer duds cleaned and stored.) What a joy to dwell on the thoughts of cleaning "closets, ship Planning Board.

Van Wagner addressed the Rotar yClub at a luncheon in Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian. Church. The speaker said additional legislation since 1927 has made it. possible for communities throughout the state to create planning boards and boards of adjustment with bread powers to plan for the orderly growth and development of the community. County and regional planning boards act to co-ordinate the function of the various community 'boards where transporta tion, commerce or utilities affect large areas in general, Van Wagner asserted.

Yields Private Privileges Planning is based on the basic concept that the individual must yield certain private priv ileges for the common good. It also places restraint on the rights of private property to assure the community the ad vantages of orderly growth and development in the years ahead," the planning board chairman declared. The housing act of 1954 provided, that the Federal Government would furnish one-half the cost, of a Master Plan in communities with popu lations from 25,000 tot 50,000, he said. "The Macfpr Plan is thP he ginning rather than the end Planning is a continuing process, the speaker asserted A new hiphwav. a new inrhis- ments can nulify carefully considered plans that were years in being created, he said He told of the difficulty of projecting population growth and cited Piscataway Township's growth from 1,053 in 1950 to nearly 20,000 in 1960.

Since 1953 an effort has been made to assure continuity in the membership of Planning Boards, six members are appointed for six-year terms with one member retiring each year, he declared. The work of community plan ning requires a great deal of technical experience, -it is often necessary to call in technical experts for advice, he said. Time, Effort Involved In deciding involved subjects it is regrettable that the study of new subdivisions cosumes such a large part of the time and effort of Planning Boards, it was added. The speaker was introduced by John O'Neill, program chairman and club vice president, and thanked by Edward Ried-inger, president. The invocation was pro nounced by Homer Herrlich.

John Indrikovic reported on plans for a regional golf tournament to. be held at the Raritan Valley Country Club in the near future. Patent Given J-M Employe Manville A U.S. patent has been issued to the Johns-Man- ville Corporation in the name of Robert G. Quinn of Middle- brook Bound Brook for de velopment of a "composition calendar roll" aiding in the manufacture of smoother paper.

The roll, made up of several sheets of asbestos paper, provides heat resistance for paper as it is repeatedly compressed between rollers to develop its finish. The new roll may also be used in the manufacture of a number of synthetic fibers, such as nylon, used by the textile industry. A graduate of Notre Dame, Quinn has engaged in paper re search for more than 30 years and holds more than a dozen patents on insulating' board and asbestos paper. He joined J-M research in 1936 and was named chief of paper and millboard research in 1939. Of Barrier Is Scheduled Plans for the construction of a 32-inch high concrete center barrier, widening of Route 22 and construction of four jug- handles, as well as an overpass in Somerset County, are near-ing completion, according to a state Highway Department spokesman.

The Courier-News campaigned for erection of the center of the road barrier for several years. The project was started and a barrier has been erected from Newark to North 'Plain-field so far. The Highway Department's plans also include resurfacing portions of Route 22 in Hunterdon County between Mulhock-away Creek and Clinton Farms in Union Township. This improvement will cost $180,000. To Cost $920,000 In Somerset County, the package program which also involves construction of an overpass across Route 22 at Mountain Ave.

in Bound Brook and Bridgewater Township, will cost $920,000. Resurfacing of the highway for 3.5 miles from Thompson Ave. in Bridgewater to Wash ington Ave. in Green Brook pro vides for erection of the center barrier and the jughandles. The Highway Department has programmed $2 million for this safety improvement.

Completion of the current and future projects east of Thompson Ave. in Bridgewater Township will place more than 18 miles of continuous concrete center island between opposing traffic except for a 2.3-mile sec? tion in Springfield and Union in Union County where a wide commercial center island exists. Another safety move taken by the department was the reduction of truck speed limits to 45-miles-per-hour between the Somerville traffic circle east to the Route 22 junction with Route 1 in Newark. The former speed was 50. The Highway Department noted, that all its projects were moving ahead of schedule with current construction and future plans for the heavily traveled cross-state highways showing that money committed for Route 22 improvements in 1961 totals $2.2 million.

More than $2 million was earmarked for safety construction, the spokesman said. Eliminated Bottleneck Completed recently was a re vision of the Route 22-Spring-field Rd. intersection along with nearby improvements. The 000 project has eliminated a traffic signal bottleneck in Union Township. Due for completion soon is a $270,000 project to resurface 2.6 miles of worn, slick concrete from Meeker Ave.

in Newark to Vaux Hall in Union. The half-mile section of Liberty Ave in Hillside where the viaduct is being widened is not included. Cost of the viaduct project, also ahead of schedule, amounts to $750,000. The spokesman said the aver age daily volume of traffic in Union County along Route 22 has increased from 66,000 ve hicles in 1958 to 68,600 in 1960 and at Route 1 interchange near Newark Airport from 60,000 to 63,000. Scholarship Given To Edison Student Edison Donald' Price of 13 Dundar Rd.

has been awarded a scholarship by the University of Pennsylvania. Price, a June graduate of Edison High School. will enter the Moore School of Electrical Engineering in the University. His scholarship is one of the the 321 scholarships the univer sity has awarded to freshmen as part of its $3 million student aid program. The pageant runs until Sept.

9. Also starting on Tuesday is "Back-To-Work Week." This one will please the fair sex since it men to help homemakers in cleaning chores. Jewish New Year On Sept. 11 and 12 Rosh Has-honah, or the Jewish New Year, will be observed throughout the world. A portent of Thanksgiving feasting will come on Sept.

16, official start of the 1961 Cran- berry Harvest Festival. Sept. 20, another Jewish Holy day, is Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement. And Sept. 23 at 1:43 a.m.

is the beginning of Fall. The month of September comes to a close with "Michaelmas" on the 29th, the feast of St. Michael and All Angels in Churches. cers Drum and Bugle Corps 0r other unforseen develoD- It Was A Tiring Day for Christy Middlesex has been notified of its acceptance into the Jersey Shore Council, Drum and Bugle Corps Circuit. The purpose of the circuit is to promote competitions among member corps.

The Lancers will play for the Bernardsville Fire Co. in a firemen's parade tomorrow in Boon-ton. Changes have been made in the corps to accommodate more members, announced Director Ted Zychlinski. Members who have been upgraded follow: Drum majorette, Judy Eckel; assistant drum majorette and guidon captain, Malynn Townes; guidon lieutenant, Vvonne Cool-baugh; color guard captain, Nancy Crouse; color guard lieutenant Nancy, Haverstick; drum captain, Ronald Gerling; drum lieutenant, William Klein; bugle captain, Victor Mazurkiewicz; bugle lieutenant, Ted Romansz. Zychlinski said there were openings for girls in the guidon section.

They must be at least 14 years old and residents of the borough. Boys interested in joining must be at least nine years of age and need not be residents Septfemlbeir's Meire Get fflJmisy Today, not January 1, is theime." (As though we had to.Haufler, to cop the Miss logical time for new beginningsbe reminded that Winter things (America title at Atlantic City. or Miacuesex. ine age nmu iori.tl.;.a boys has been lowered from 12ou Slde atch Chnsty the Middlesex When Mrs. Rob ert Thompson of 331 Howard Ave.

called police yesterday to report' her three-year-old daughter, Christy, missing, she learned the child was fast asleep on a bench in Police Headquarters. According to police, Mrs. Thompson had taken the girl shopping with her yesterday afternoon and had left Christy riding around on her tricycle outside the store. Although Mrs. Thompson's i nine-year-old daughter was left older cnna soon became en- grossed in the contents of store window and didn't notice little Christy riding farther and farther afield.

When strangers found her, Christy was lost. And when efforts "by Patrolman Hal Han-ania to locate anyone who knew the child failed, he took her back to headquarters where she immediately fell into a sound sleep on a hard bench. Covering the child with a to wait for a call for a missing cnild. A little over an hour later, at 4:48 Mrs. Thompson called jpolice.

polishing furniture, and named as such "to encourage rfT'STL feSas -1 mum ii inn liififTifiivini'itViiif'i rir 'lawn niiM intern iirynwimjw''---: a ii.ii and firm resolutions. With the carefree days of Summer nearly over, thoughts turn to new schedules. September 1 is the designated month for "National Better Breakfasts;" "American Home Lighting Fixtures;" "American Wool;" "Child Foot Health;" "Home Sweet Home;" "National Insulation Youth" and "Lamb Time USA." So today the mother of the vrars Those interested in joining may contact any member of the at 337 Howard Ave. Interested persons also may attend corps rehearsals Wednesday nights in Watchung SchooL Building Materials Reported Stolen Bernards Township The theft of approximately $600 worth of building materials from the house with firm upper lip canirunning until Sept. 9.

This con- woodwork. Sew With Wool If you busy housewives can find a minute between catering to the young, cleaning house and fixing wholesome breakfasts, you may enter the "Make It Yourself With Wool Contest." test is sponsored to "encourage young (not old or middle-aged, apparently) to sew with American 100 per cent wool." After starting off with a bang by adhering to the themes of the month, Sunday we relax and consider Labor Sunday and Temperance Sunday. Tuesday, the Plainfield area Sloping Hills Estates develop- large sweater, Police Sgt. Wil-ment in W. Oak St.

was reoorted lliam Patrvnski then commenced cook better breakfasts; check all the lighting fixtures; run out and buy something woolen; check the youngun's shoes and hose for fit; administer some bicarbonate of soda "Home Sweet Home;" insulate her home and, something new and dif ferent, concentrate on Youth," and eat lost of lamb. Also starting today are two whole months of "Fall Clean-Up to police yesterday. The oeram Fetroccoro, told Lieut, Robert Moore that 56 planks, 20 squares of roof shingles and 50 pounds of nails were taken. FATHERLY PROTECTION Police Sgt. William Potynski of Middlesex pulls a sweater over three-year-old Christy Thompson of 331 Howard Middlesex, who was found wan dering around on her tricycle in Bound Brook Middlesex, yesterday.

Unable to locate anyone who knew her, police took her to headquarters, where she fell fast asleep. (Photo by Patterson) in particular will be hoping forjthe Greek and Roman Catholic "Miss New Jersey," Miss Marlynj.