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It's Been Said There is a difference between happiness and wisdom, that he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Caleb Colton i e. I I vr hd THE COURIER-NEW: SECOND SECTION Middlesex County Xcws Telephone PLainfield 7-4000 PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1963 PAGE 29 Prison Farm Inmate Says Youths Plead Innocent Homosexuality itted Perm Freeholders OK Limits Assault With Razor Also Cited Renovation Slated For RR Sta tion Edison In an attempt to meet commuter needs and perhaps get enough new business to maintain the present 16-stop train schedule, the Pennsylvania Railroad station at Plainfield and Central Aves. is going to be renovated. lit a mm if pA Three Are Charged To Middlesex Store New Brunswick Pleas of innocent were entered in Middlesex County Court Monday by three youths charged with malicious destruction of property in a Middlesex borough store.

The Courier-News reported incorrectly yesterday that the three had pleaded guilty. The pleas of innocent were entered before Middlesex County Judge John B. Molineaux by Robert Os-born, 19, of 267 Grandview shoulder and provide floodlights for the parking area. The railroad has been -m 'iZ-r''" GOT IT WITH STAMPS Sister Mary Hilda, Principal of St. Francis School, Metuchen, proudly tries the new studio piano recently acquired for the school with trading stamps, as Mrs.

Anne Bondira, PTA president, and Joseph Cwiklik, owner of the Edison Piano Company, smile approval. Resigning Teacher Stirs Questioning Metuchen The usual resignation of non-tenure teachers about this time each year brought some questioning from two parents at last night's Board of Education meeting. seeking to eliminate some of the 16 trains stopping at the station on weekdays. But the mayor's committee, fighting to preserve the scheduled, believes that station improvements will attract more riders. One objective of the mayor's committee is to protect the identity of Edison on the rail schedules.

Dropping the station would require residents of the part of Edison served to commute from either Metuchen or South Brunswick, according to committee sources. First Male To Head PTA Edison Dale Longstreth was elected president of the Piscatawaytown School 3 PTA at the last meeting of the group. His election marked the first time in the 42 year history of the PTA unit that a man had been elected president. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Donald Schmitz, first vice president; Mrs.

Frank DeNicola, second vice president; Mrs. Benjamin Suriano, secretary; and Mrs. Pasquale Cantore, treasurer. Mrs. Martin Lund, president, congratulated the new officers who will be installed later this month by Mrs.

John Schrus, Middlesex Count Pi A membership chairman. ine memoersmp voiea to accept an executive board recommendation, announced This is the time when rela- Green Stamps Are the Keys To New Piano Metuchen The need for a new piano for St. Francis School inspired Mrs. Chester Peters to spearhead a project, sanctioned by the PTA board, to secure the instrument through a trading stamp drive. Investigation, however, proved a piano was not listed in the premium catalogue.

Undaunted, Mrs. Peters checked with officials at Sperry and Hutchinson Com- county Route 6 the Burnt pany in Edison, to see if it Mills-Pluckemin road was would be possible to obtain a break-up" or by heavily load-piano through the stamp plan. erf pravel trucks hauiine ma- By CHARLES DUSTOW New Brunswick Allegations that New Jersey's Railway Prison Farm "accepts homosexual activities as a I normal part of institutional life" were made in a petition submitted to Middlesex County Superior Court yesterday. The petition, filed by a prisoner who is serving time for atrocious assault and battery, alleges further that the administration is not prepared to discourage" such activities. In a 7-page petition prepared in prison, Cornelius W.

Travis, serving a State Prison sentence imposed in Sussex County, sought authority and free legal aid to open a 6uit seeking damages against the prison farm superintendent and chief deputy keeper. Damages Claimed He said he wanted to claim damages for physical disfigurement and mental anguish suffered as a result of negligence of Rahway Prison Farm Superintendent Warren Pinto and Prison Farm Chief Deputy Keeper William D. Van Zandt. Travis cited an attack made on him by another prisoner in which he received razor cuts needing 14 stitches on his right cheek and 15 stitches on his back. He claimed he had been left with lifetime scars because of negligence by the prison administration.

Claiming that the attacking prisoner earlier made homosexual advances to him, which had been repelled, Travis said an "explosive situation ex- jisted It is common knowledge; he wrote "that this criminally negligent state of affairs has existed in the institution for pared to discourage them apparently in fear that such prohibitions would engender more violent repercussions. Asked Custody Travis said in his petition that fearing an attack on his life, he appealed for protective custody. Van Zandt then recommended that the other prisoner involved and Travis be locked in protective custody. This was last Aug. 8.

The following day Van Zandt allegedly assured him that the other prisoner had been persuaded to "forego any intention of doing bodily harm." An assurance was given, Travis said, that there would be no danger. But three days later, when leaving a film show in the prison auditorium, he allegedly was attacked by the other prisoner involved. Travis said that, bleeding profusely from razor cuts, he fled in a terrified state seeking safety in the nearest celL There had been a "violent" incident four hours earlier, he isaid, in which another pris oner had been hurt and in which a prison guard had an arm fractured. Travis said he was given medical attention in Rahway General Hospital but was refused plastic surgery. Because of this he had been left with lifetime scars and neurosis.

A ruling on the petition is expected later this month from Middlesex County As- On Loading Somerville The Somerset County Board of Freeholders yesterday acted to prevent further damage being caused by highway construction trucks. The move to post county roads and bridges at a 20-ton load limit came after state Highway Commissioner Dwight R. G. Palmer failed to show up at an earlier! meeting here to discuss dam age to county roads caused by trucks working on state projects namely. Interstate Route 287 pushing north through Somerset County.

Still smarting from being "stood up" by the highway commissioner, Freeholder Director Henry L. Fetherston said: "We'll make the state come to us now." The freeholders authorized County Engineer Donald Stires to draw up plans for posting appropriate roads and hridpps for official free- holder action next week. Roads involved would be those lead- ing from various stone quar ries in Somerset County con struction sites along Interstate Route 287. The trucks which have have caused some damage al ready weigh about 35 tons when loaded, Stires said. The engineer also was au thorized to retain an expert outside engineer to deter mine whether the damage on terial into Route 287.

Stires said expert opinion would be required if the county ever took the matter to court. The legality of the county arbitrarily setting 20-ton load limits was not discussed yesterday. Fetherston observed: "The state said it was our problem, so we are doing what we can." Club Will Make Tour of Gardens Edison The Terra Nova Garden Club will meet today at 7 p.m. in the home of Mrs. John Hewitt, 18 Harding Stephenville.

A garden tour preceding the meeting will include gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Newman, 2 Harding and Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas, 3 Harding Ave.

Mrs. Walter Gluchoski, nominating committee chairman, will present the slate of nominees and elections will be held. Hospitality will be in charge of Mrs. Robert Mayne and Mrs. Gluchoski.

Oueiiiiiff. the parish cafeteria. A buffet supper dance will be held at 6 p.m. for parish members. Dance Planned A dedication dance will be all high school students of the parish Honorary chairmen of the dedication program are Gregory C.

Costa Dr. Thomas F. McLaughlin, T. C. Moriarty Msgr.

Foley prepared for Edward Ryan, chairman of the Mayor's Committee -for the Improvement of Edison Station, reported last night that in behalf of the township, his committee has negotiated an agreement with the railroad to improve facilities, including a paved parking lot. The township would grade and stone both the railroad property, as well as its own adjacent site, providing maintenance, including snow removal, for 150 cars. The railroad would demolished the fire-damaged station on the eastbound platform, replacing it with a new structure, as well as remodel the westbound Mrs. Alvin Klein ORT Installs New Officers Metuchen Mrs. Alvin Klein was installed as president of the Metwood Chapter of Women's American Organi-zation for Rehabilitation Thrnnch Training fflRTl lact night in the Jewish Communi ty Center She succeeds Mrs.

Raymond Chait. Others installed Vice presidents, Mrs. Carl Cher-ensky, Mrs. Jerry Hollander, Mrs. Samuel Kaplan-and Mrs.

Lester Levine; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Holtzman; financial secretary, Mrs. Daniel Kivitz; corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Hojer; recording secretary, Mrs. Donald Wein-traub, and parliamentarian, Mrs.

Buddy Greenspan. Mrs. William Kaufman was chairman of the installation committee. Mrs. Lloyd Kalu-gin, program vice president, and Mrs.

Max Kellermann, director, presented the Metwood Theatrical Group in an original musical presentation written by Mrs. Jerome Asch and Mrs. Marvin Robinson. Officers Picked By Social Club The South Plainfield Jewish Social Club last night in Leon's Restaurant, North Plainfield, elected officers and decided to open membership to all Jewish residents who live in or near South Plainfield. Elected were: Alvin Lichtenstein; vice presi dent, Arnold Lasner; treas urer, Leo Levy; recording sec retary, Mrs.

Jay Comras; 7t 1 i a Jong time "However he added "the authorities consider these liai-music sons a normal part of insti. thejtutional life and are not Dre. tively new teachers, given hints that their work is not up to standard and that their contracts probably would not be renewed, submit their resignations. Some in this were among 11 teachers whose resignations were accepted by the board last night. The two parents, Mrs.

James Street and Philip Schwartz, centered their attention on the Franklin Elementary School, where five of 40 teachers resigned. Mrs. Street was particularly concerned about one teacher, who she said was good with 'children. After the meeting. she Said a petition was being circulated asking the teacher's retention, and that it already had 40 signatures.

Dr. William Nunan, school superintendent, declined to discuss individual cases. Nunan said that he has initiated a practice by which he sits in each teacher's classroom four times a year. The principal sits in monthly. He also called attention to the fact that there have been six different school administrators in six years, which may have caused some unsettling.

Among nine teachers appointed for the 1963r64 school year were: Miss Joyce Yovino, elementary grades, who is a graduate of the Metuchen High School, and Miss Eileen Slota, to instruct in French, who did her practice teaching in the high school. Two teachers, Mrs. Edna MacWilliam and Mrs. Ina Schlein, reported on the language arts program which includes reading, writing, spelling and graphic a rts. The teachers recommended 19 steps to improve the language arts program.

New Market; John M. Meile, 19, of S. Randolph-ville New Market, and Joseph J. Totten 20, of 28 Levgar Dunellen. The three were indicted on the charges Apr.

26 by the Middlesex County Grand Jury. A complaint against them by Middlesex Borough Police Chief Gurdon Fuller claimed that they entered premises of Middlesex Wholesale Florist Bound Brook Middlesex, last Aug. 24. The charges allege that the three drank beer and whisky that had been stored on the premises and caused damage estimated at $2,000 by smashing windows, plant vases and store fittings, and destroying flowers and plants. The report yesterday that they had pleaded guilty instead of the actual innocent pleas was an error on the part of The Courier-News.

The Courier-News regrets the error. Miss Carole E. Merritt Negro Fund Lecture Set Metuchen A public lecture on the "United Negro Scholarship Fund" will be given by Miss Carole E. Merritt, educational counselor with the National Scholarship Services and Fund for Negro Students, at 8 p.m. Friday in the New Hope Baptist Church.

This is the second of a series of three public lectures sponsored by the Education Group of the Metuchen-Edi-son Racial Relations Council as a community service. The chairman for the series is Mrs. Robert Holmes, assisted by Mrs. Frank Veal and Mrs. Jessie Devore.

The final lecture will be given May 24 at 8 p.m. in North Edison Gardens on "Advantages of Education" by Mrs. Earl Stuart of Plain-field, a former teacher. A film also will be shown. After conferences, the officials sugggested Mrs.

Peters select a piano and they would ascertain the number of stamps required. A choice was made at the Edison Piano Company and the campaign was on. Notices were sent to the parents telling them of the project. In less than three weeks, school children collected the required 313 books of green stamps and the piano was recently delivered to the school. Mrs.

Peters said yesterday: "The concerted efforts of the PTA, parents and children is certainly to be commended for making the project so successful in such a short period of time." Switch Causes Alarm A faulty electric switch at the office of the Guardian Loan Company, 102 Wat-chung was reported to the Fire Department yesterday at 8:05 p.m. by an employe, Charles Marzano. Engine 2 was dispatched and firemen advised an electrician be notified. There was no fire. Metuelienite Fined $180 Metuchen A 20-year-old Metuchen man was given a suspended 30-day sentence in the workhouse and was fined $180 by Magistrate Martin A.

Spritzer last night on charges of drunk and disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on Patrolman James Hoephner. Barry Cotton of 29 Station PI. pleaded guilty to the three disorderly conduct charges i which arose from an episode at the Dutchess Diner. A charge that Mrs. M.

Eliza beth Renner of 111 Lake Ave. had violated the borough anti-litter ordinance by keeping around her home 50-gallon drums, a soft-drink carton, two allegedly abandoned cars and assorted metal was dismissed. Her attorney, Ralph Mayo, pleaded that not only was the ordinance improperly invoked but that action was being taken to clean up storm debris on the grounds. In traffic cases, Carl Chi- chetti of 60 Idlewild Edison, was fined $25 for speed ing 65 miles an hour in a 40-mile zone and his license was revoked for 30 days. Three motorists were fined $15 each for passing a school bus: Robert Kumbatovic of Cliffwood Beach, John A.

Kalan of Elizabethtown, and Thomas Harris of Pumptown Corner here. Harris also was fined $10 for having no registration in his possession. George Shaw of Newark was fined $15 for an inspection violation and $10 for contempt in not appearing on his scheduled court appearance date, Apr. 30. Thomas E.

Leach of 30 Plainfield Ave. was fined $15 for driving an unsafe vehicle; Frank Calabro of Perth Am-boy $5 suspended and $5 court costs for an inspection violation, and Linda Stephenson of Newark, $10 for no registration in possession and $3 for blocking a fire hydrant. ROTARY TO MEET Metuchen The Rotary Club will meet tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in Oak Hills Manor, Plainfield Rd. able to get the most out of on the way to making the life, as God means it to be.

St. Francis Church 1 Tt 1 1 The items will be pre sented at the next meeting of the group. Mrs. Daniel Miller and Mrs. Longstreth were elected to serve as voting delegates at the forthcoming Middlesex County PTA Council meeting.

Mrs. Richard Sanders, of the Edison Recreation Department, was guest speaker at the meeting. She was introduced by Mrs. Donald Davis, program chairman. Wood Corp.

Closes Office Daniel H. McColley, president, announced today that Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation, 688 S. Second has closed its New York offices. McColley said the company had maintained sales and executive offices in New York for a number of years but these facilities would now operate from the Plainfield headquarters. All personnel made the transfer to this city, McColley said.

The move concentrates all company business and production in the Plainfield and Middlesex area, he said. Students to Try World Westfield Twenty-eight OI wesuieia "Sn department will eet an sight into the world of busi- ness and management tomorrow. The event, co-sponsored by Mrs. Barbara Echtermann, crhrrtl hncinocc Honortmpnt and Thomas executive tn the Westfield Area Chamber of offers practical experience Up an automobile mishap yesterday's Courier-News, a car driven bv Mrs. Antoinette Morella of 12 Bell Ave.

as uy iurs. lAinu, 10 purcnaie a transistor radio, three folding tables and a 10-volume set of records, for the use of pupils and teachers at 1 cv Pastor's Anniversary Planned Metuchen Sunday will ner, secretary to Bishop speak at a luncheon in mark the opening and dedi-'WiH be master of ceremonies 4 tUn A Solemn Mass celebrated by Msgr. Foley will follow the cation of the new St. Francis Foley, pastor since 1930, also will observe the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The Most Rev.

George Ahr, Bishop of Trenton, will dedication ceremony. Bishop held Saturday in the CYO Ahr will preach and the Rev.jHall from 7:30 to p.m. for solemnly dedicate the church tan, will be master of cere-at 11:30 a.m. monies. Chaplains to Bishop Ahr1 After Mass, Bishop Ahr husiness education krhnni Judge Joseph Hal Trisker; trustees, Irwin Levy, Seymour Sack1 ana itosenDerg.

jCUlSS KcillllOll at a meeting last night in the rieiuen iiiKei, the priesthood at St. Vincent'slpi fnmnlpl College, Latrobe, and St. 1 lailfe VOllipiClC Joseph's Seminary, Plans for the 20th reunion N.Y. He was ordained May the Plainfield High School odineb luatKenzie, pabiur of St. Bernard's Church.

Rari- 'A 1 "T-w. tt 1913, by Cardinal Farley injClass of 1943 were completed Midweek Message Hoiv to Read Your Bible REV. CHARLES F. UNGER Marconnier Reformed Church, Oak Tree If you know only a little about the Bible, and wish to get the most out of this greatest of all books, it is not best to start with the Book of Genesis. Read the New Testament, preferably first the Gospel According to Mark, because it is the shortest, and most direct in language.

Read it as you would any good book, straight through, with no special effort to understand every detail. Get an impression of the whole message of Christ Jesus from His words, His deeds, and from what the Apostle thought of Him. Remember always the advice of the Apostle Paul, which he gave to the Philippians: "Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus Join a Bible class where this is the aim, to let God speak by His Holy Spirit His word, not man's word. You will also learn how Jesus read and interpreted the Old home of the chairman. Paulir.

in ho tvn of iMansbery of 916 Madison Ave.iwnH, ihpv intPnd to nursup 20-year general municipal win De me m. itev. james Casey, pastor of St. Rose of L.iuia iiiuiiii, ruuuiuyn, and the Rt. Rev.

Pasquale Mugnano, pastor of JSt. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New Brunswick. The Very Rev. Theodore A. Opdenaker, director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau of the Diocese of Trenton, will be assistant priest.

Bishop to Attend The Most Rev. James J. Hogan, auxiliary bishop of Trenton, also will attend. The Rev. John P.

Adamowski, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church, New Market, and the Rev. Francis Janos, assistant at St. Matthew's Church, Edi- json, will be chaplains to jbishop Hogan. The Rev. Edward A.

Reiss- Per" Union City Trust GetS Boild IsSUC Metuchen The Union City Trust Company of Elizabeth, lowest of six bidders at a special Borough Council meeting last night, acquired a 3309, bond issue. A bid of 3.05 per cent with a premium of $1,102 was submitted. Others bidding were the Commercial Bank of Metuch en, the Fidelity Union Trust of Newark, The Peo- National Bank of New ibrunswick, lhe fertn AmDoy National Bank and Hanover Stern and Company. 1 a 1 1-. I The celebration will include a dinner in the rar lulls inn, St.

Patrick's Cathedral, N.Y. In more than 32 vears as pastor of St. Francis Church, Msgr. Foley has supervised 1 the expansion of parish facili ties, including an addition toi the old church and rectory, two new wings to the parish I Somerville, on Saturday afteriCorrection a social hour at 6:30 p.m. An-; Somerville In a report of school and an addition to the will provide music for danc-convent.

drew Mingione's orchestra Mansberv announced that more than 300 persons haves made reservations and that tickets will be available at the reported ow ned by the A residence was acquired for the Brothers of the Sacred i Heart who teach in St. Fran cis School and a new rectory and CYO Hall were built. Testament, and you will be reacting n. inen you win be Word of God the light of your erset Body Shop. I he car is owned by the Highway Body Shop in Meadow St.

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