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'JA Gannett Newspaper Serving Central Jersey Bridgewater, Wednesday, November 21, 1984 News of your friends and neighbors reported every Wednesday by The Courier-News 722-8800 I Ji 1 lK: TMT'f. it Tour guide Donald Apgar of Plainfield points out a stained-glass window in the Grace Episcopal Church to West Caldwell residents Douglas McCabe, his wife Isabella, and her mother, Isabella Armstrong, left to right, during a tour of the church included as part of 'the Victorian Fair. McCabe's daughter, Barbara Nichols, was chairman of the event. Courier-News Photos By Hal Brown Danielle Jacobs, 10, left, and Diana Hart, 10, both of Plainfield, admire an item for sale at the kids' table during the Victorian Fair. Victorian fair lures bargain it 15 Hi Duane Byrd, vestryman in charge of special events, and Jim Her, former vestryman, were slicing into one-pound packages at $4.50 per pound.

"I can't say they're going like hot cakes because it's cheese, but one man bought five pounds," said Byrd. Books of every description, house-plants, baked goods, Christmas tree ornaments (some of them made by Sunday school children), and aprons were among the other wares sold by the men and women of the church, the latter including a few in Victorian dress. George Boghdan of Piscataway bravely invaded the women's domain, selecting a necklace from the jewelry counter to present to his wife, Dorothy. "Take it," he said. "You can wear it on black or you can wear it on brown.

Either way, you can't go wrong." "He does this all the time," said his wife with a smile. The bargain prices were carried over into the lunch room, where each selection on the menu of sandwiches, soup, dessert and beverages was 50 or tional route to teacher certification and will also provide input on a number of issues related to successful training programs in education. The proposal will be submitted to the State Department of Education which will determine if the plan meets requirements for training provisional teachers. Input is also being provided by college faculty and staff. Dr.

Ann Walko of Scotch Plains, assistant to the dean of ETRP school, is facilitator for the committee. Local residents on the committee include: Dr. Vito Gagliardi of Clark, Union County Superintendent of Schools, with offices in Westfield; Dr. Margaret Kantes of Martinsville, superintendent of schools in Mountainside; Dr. Oliver W.

Lancaster of Plainfield, superintendent of schools in Plainfield. Ex-officio advisory committee members by include: Dr. Nathan Weiss of Cranford, president of Kean College, will serve as an ex-officio advisory committee member. Rutgers cop cited Edward J. Bottomry of Sayreville, captain of detectives for the Rutgers University Police Department, has received the Presidential Award of the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association.

He was cited for outstanding service and dedication to the 275-member association. An active member of the group for several years, Bottomly serves as editor of the association's newsletter and has contributed to the success of the group's annual conferences. He is a 14-year veteran of the Rutgers Police Department and has served as captain of detectives since 1980. Continued on page 7 mi I III n- Gertrude Escobar, left, of Plainfield purchases a handmade Christmas decoration from Kathleen Gulbenkian of Plainfield. hunters 75 cents.

The fair commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of Plain-field and the Victorian theme was appropriate since the church was built around the turn of the century at the height of the Victorian era. Parishioners are proud of the massive ivy-covered Gothic-type stone structure. Among them is A. D. Quackenbush, former vestryman and former warden, who was one of the three guides for visitors who lined up near the sanctuary for the periodic tours of the place.

Quackenbush, who had charge of the property for many years, described the architecture as "not pure anything," but Gothic in feeling. He related its history and that of the carillon, the organ and the sanctuary's 60 stained glass windows which he said constitute one of the finest collections among churches in the metropolitan area. Interest among visitors was high, about 25 making the inspection in the first hour alone despite the other attractions of the fair. Knightly donation offered for only $5. "We had beautiful things here earlier but they went fast," reported Robert Griffiths an hour after the fair got under way.

The most expensive of his wares that found early buyers was a $75 gas stove. Parishioners used their skills to donate out a large assortment of handmade goods, including scarf and hat sets, snatched up by many shoppers for $4, wooden ladles dressed as dolls which were wiped out at 25 cents each, hand-sewn or hand-crocheted pillows priced at $10 and small jars with pin-cushioned hats that delighted the children. The last were 75 cents each. Janet Ramsey and her daughter, Gigi, overwhelmed by all the good buys, had two shopping bags filled with candlesticks, cookbooks, potholders, jewelry, doll ladles and other stuff for which they said they paid only $15. "And I haven't gotten out of here yet," said the mother.

"I'm going after that cheese." She referred to the two huge but dwindling slabs of mild Cheddar which notes E.R. Squibb Sons, New Brunswick; Joseph Agron, communications assistant at Fidelity UnionFirst National State in North Brunswick; Carroll Sawyer, administrative manager at Hercules Inc. in Parlin; Albert Stahl, district safety manager at United Parcel Service in Edison; Joseph Nebus, personnel and training department, Hercules Parlin. Breast center opens The Comprehensive Breast Center, a joint program of UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School and Middlesex General-University Hospital, New Brunswick, has opened at the hospital to meet the needs of women with breast disease. The program has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Jr.

Charitable Trust for start-up costs. Under the direction of Ralph Greco, M.D. and Reuben K. Snyderman, M.D., the center offers complete centralized care for all patients with diseases which affect the breast. Barbara Rabinowitz, R.N., A.C.S.W., is administrator of the center, which has available the services of breast surgeons, medical oncologists, plastic surgeons, oncology nurses, physical therapists, and social workers trained to provide support and counseling for patients and families.

For information about the center, call 937-7868. Committee established An advisory committee to the School of Education, Technology and Related Professions of Kean College, Union, has been established for 1984-85. The advisory committee will review a draft proposal on a non-tradi By NADIA ZIGALKA Writer Bargains caused early sellouts at the Victorian Fair held recently at Grace Episcopal Church in Plainfield, helping to raise more than $2,200 for the parish. Two afghans, an original Cabbage Patch doll and a wooden cradle made by Barbara Nichols, chairman of the event, were awarded to winners in a related fund-raiser which contributed at least $230 toward that total. Kids clutching slotted coin containers crowded around the table where small things like Smurf pencils, gummed labels and kitchen hooks cost as little as five cents, and the older folks surged to the white elephant household items donated by members of the church.

Among the latter were a charming glazed teapot priced at $2, a brass and copper chafing dish, also selling for $2, and a crystal epergne which the volunteer salespersons rapped with their fingertips now and then to show that it pinged melodiously. This was Neighbor Police graduate The following recently graduated from the Middlesex County Auxiliary Police Academy: Michael A. Pappas, 'Joseph L. Southerland, and Marguerite H. Williams, all of Highland Park; Francisco G.

Cheney, Wil-. Ham J. Cheney, and Arthur J. Mallette, all of Metuchen; Ephraim M. Botnick, Bruce S.

Gaynor, Bernard Gordon, Lawrence J. Makoski, Richard A. Newhard, Thomas E. Olsen, James A. Rapp, and Mark Ro- senwald, all of the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management; Charles H.

Dean, Annamaria Graffeo, Matthew Salomon, and Patricia A. Wisbecki, all of South Bound Brook. Executives loaned' During the next few months, eight executives will leave their everyday work at the office and team up with the United Way of Central Jersey to I help raise the $4,150,000 which has been set as this year's campaign goal. These executives have been to the United Way on a full- time basis by their employing com- panies in order to aid the human service organization in their fund-raising efforts. They will be responsible for planning, implementing and man- aging executive and employee giving programs for both small businesses and larger corporations in Middlesex County and Franklin Township.

The loaned executives are: Kathleen Trent, manager of administrative support at in Edison; Roscoe Baldwin, area supervisor of personnel at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. in Parlin; Margery M. Wil- Hams, district manager of population i studies at in Edison; Robert 'Weiss, OSHAEPA administrator, II. I At I 1 I i J' i "i i If 1 IS TzT Harvey Polskin, recording secretary, Jack Loshin, past deputy grand chancellor and Marvin Weiss, treasurer, left to right, of the Rueben G.

Moss Castle Lodge 159 of the Knights of Pythias (Plainfield area), presented a new blood pressure recorder to Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield at a recent dedication ceremony. The $6,000 piece of equipment automatically records blood pressures at five-minute intervals. Inside Family Military Notes. Page 2 Business World Page 3 Advance Registration Page 3 Births Page 4 Senior Comer Page 6 Page 5 Reunions Page 7 Page 5 Page 7.