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a i B-R cool to adult program IheCouflcf-Neuw w.dn..d,y.juiy22.i98i Ibntonirnis Warren Sutton CLINTON TOWNSHIP Warren Sutton, 81, of Lilac Drive in Annandale, died Monday (July 20, 1981) at Union Forge Nursing Home here. He was born in the Oldwick section of Tewksbury and lived in North Branch before moving to Annandale 14 years ago. Mr. Sutton was a self-employed carpenter, retiring several years ago. He was a member and former chief of North Branch Volunteer Fire Co.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Gorman Sutton; two sons, Robert at home, and Douglas of Peapack; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Tag of Asbury; a brother, E. Lester of North Branch; two sisters, Mae Pickell of Branchburg and Lena Stryker of Daytona Beach, and nine grandchildren. Arrangements are by Speer-Van Arsdale Funeral Home in Somerville. dies of cancer at 52 By HOWARD TEICHMAN Courier-News Staff Writer An adult education program that operates in five Somerset County communities may not get a passing grade on its effort to expand into the Bridgewater-Raritan school district. Members of the Board of Education expressed some reservations last night about joining the Jointure for Community Adult Education, but agreed to decide Tuesday whether the district should become part of the program.

The jointure, which offers more than 400 courses, was formed in 1975 by agreement of the Bound Brook and South Bound Brook school boards. The program operates community adult schools in those communities and in Montgomery, Hillsborough and Manville, which joined the program after it was founded. Joseph McGarry, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, called the adult education program "an excellent way to provide people without children in the schools with the advantages of the school system they pay taxes for." If the board decides Tuesday to join the program, school officials would work with Nat Carrea, director of the jointure, to set up courses that would begin in January, McGarry said. He said the district could leave tir program with six months notice. Fear of retaliation keeping parents from remedying lead poisoning ture and some of its own, and Somerville has a separate adult learning program, Some of the jointure's courses are offered in schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan district for the convenience of residents there.

Carrea responded that the curriculum would be improved if the board joins the group because Bridgewater and Raritan residents would feel more involved in the program. Carrea said 500 Bridgewater and Raritan residents currently take jointure) courses. But residents of the two communities have no influence over what courses will be offered and no guarantee that courses they want will be offered in their district, he said. He said participation of Bridgewater and Raritan residents in the program would be much higher if residents feel they have a stake in the program. Many disregard the school's brochures and other information they receive in the mail be cause their communities are not listed in the literature along with the five towns that have joined the program, Carrea claimed.

If the Bridgewater-Raritan board agrees to join the program, it would appoint residents to an advisory committee that works with the school's administration to draw up a curriculum that members of the community would be interested in, Carrea said. Kohn was forced to remove the lead paint from the single-family house. However, Harry Dreier, Kohn's attorney, denied those allegations. He said Kohn wants the Greens out of the house because they have destroyed property and lied about the number of people who would be living in the house. The eviction was based on non-payment of rent.

Green was late paying her March rent, but she said she paid the March and April rents together on April 9. On April 17, she received a notice of eviction telling her to appear in court on April 28. Green said she called Kohn, who she claimed told her not to worry and said she would call her attorney and have him get the case dismissed. Assuming the case was dismissed, Green said, she did not appear in court on April 28. But in Municipal Court that day, Judge Edward McDonough ruled that Green would be evicted if she did not pay $11 in i court costs by 4 p.m.

that day. Because Green was not in court, she was unaware of the judge's ruling. No one contacted her to inform her, and she did not pay the $11.: On May 1, she said she paid her rent and it was accepted. Six days later, she received notice to be out of the house in three days. Green called Dreier, and he instructed her to pay $150 as a guarantee to stay in the apartment, she said.

She paid it. On June 10, Green went to court, and the judge maintained Jus original ruling. Green, who was not represented by an attorney at that time, said she was not given a fair opportunity to address the court. She returned to court last week, represented by Legal Service Corp. attorney Patricia Rivera.

Rivera called the conduct of Dreier "unethical," claiming he had an obligation to tell Green that she had to pay the $11 court costs. However, McDonough ruled that Dreier did not have an obligation to advise Green, and he gave the Greens until Sept. 30 to move out. Because of the age of housing in Plain-field, lead paint is very common. More than 50 percent of the houses in Plainfield were constructed before 1940.

It wasn't until the 1950s that the use of lead paint for interiors became illegal. The lead-poisoning prevention program here started in 1974. Most of the clients are from Plainfield, but any area residents, regardless of income, can have their children screened and treated. Since the program began, 635 dwellings have been checked for lead paint. In 1980, 2,472 children were screened and 373 were found to be suffering from lead levels considered "above the acceptable threshold." McGarry said the program, which receives tuition from participants and aid from the federal and state governments, would cost the district the amount needed to pay for heat, electricity, lighting and other expenses to keep school buildings open at night.

The official said the cost would depend on the demand for the program by residents and the type of courses chosen, but board member Richard Rossi said he would be reluctant to vote on a proposal that does not include estimated expenses. The district also would hire a supervisor to run the programs offered at its schools, but the supervisor's salary would be paid for by the jointure, McGarry said. Several board members voiced fear that the program would cause scheduling conflicts with other activities that use school facilities, including Bridgewater's recreation program. But Carrea said the adult courses could be scheduled around other activities. Board President Morton Isaacs questioned the need for joining the program.

"Nobody in Bridgewater has ever approached me and said there was a void in their life because they couldn't get adult education," he said. "They take advantage of what's offered in Bound Brook, Somerville, Somerset County College and right here in our own schools." The college, located in Branchburg, has some cooperative programs with the join property, the landlord is sent a letter explaining that he must have the paint removed. By law, the walls and woodwork must be stripped down to the wood or plaster. The landlord could very easily get the impression from the letter that if he gets rid of the child his problems are solved, Frost said, which is why she thinks some landlords may, at first, think it more convenient and cheaper to evict the tenants or harass them into moving. Frost said that because many of the clients in the lead-poisoning program are low-income residents, it is not uncommon for them to be behind in their rent, which makes it even easier for the landlord to evict.

"For some landlords, any forced improvements are unacceptable," Martin said. But he said there are some evictions that occur shortly after lead has laen removed that may appear to be retaliatory but are based on legitmaterea-' sons like non-payment of rent. "The (lead) abatement may bring to the landlord's attention other sore spots," Martin said. Madeline Brown, coordinator of the Jersey City program, said she has encountered the same problem, but not as frequently. She estimated that about 25 percent of her clients are harassed or evicted by landlords who don't want to strip the paint.

Brown said the bigger problem in Jersey City is finding landlords. In many cases, "The owner is simply inaccessible." Carol Gluck, coordinator of the lead-poisoning clinic in East Orange, said the same problems with landlords have occurred there. "There have been instances where clients have been harassed though it is not necessarily frequent, it does happen." Gluck said harassment from the landlords "results in the endangerment of the child" because many of the parents won't bring the children back for testing after they experience difficulties from a landlord. Frost said that when tenants are faced with eviction, unfair rent increases or harassment, most of them do not fight. By the time she hears from the clients they are usually living somewhere else and complaining that they were evicted unjustly.

Some of the clients are so distressed by what happens that they refuse to bring their children back to the health center for re-testing, she said. One client even threatened to beat up the nurse who screens the children, Frost said. "They are left with a very unpleasant feeling about the whole experience." Betty Green of 310 Lyman Plain-field, claimed she was evicted because her landlady, Angela Kohn, was unhappy about having to spend $500 to remove the lead paint. Green and her family received an eviction notice about two weeks after investigation "The Jogger," who committed a string of sexual assaults in the area. Victims told police the man wore jogging clothes.

Terpak, who is in the county Adult Detention Center in New Brunswick on $250,000 bail, has been charged with molesting an 11-year-old Metuchen girl on Grove Avenue two weeks ago. But police officials in Metuchen and South Plainfield said additional charges probably will be filed against the 27-year-old suspect following the line-up. The unmarried man was arrested at home last Friday after a 15-year-old Colorful state Senator WOODBURY (AP) Jim Turner, the anti-gun control state legislator who carried his pistol into the state Senate's chambers, is dead at the age of 52 of rectal cancer. Turner, who was sent to prison for attempting to frame a political rival on John A. Mehall CLINTON TOWN John A.

Mehall, 53, of 70 Lakeview died Monday (July 20, 1981) at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. He was born in Scranton, and lived in Clinton for 30 years. He was employed by Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville and was a member of the firm's Quarter-Century Club. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Bohn Mehall; his mother, Susan Kuhar Mehall of Scranton; two sons, Ralph of Alpha and Albert of Bunnvale; two daughters, Shirley Wurst of Pittstown and Jacalyn Smith of Washington; a brother, Donald of Clinton; a sister, Jean Kelminski of Scranton; and seven grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Douglas D. Martin Funeral Home in Clinton Town. Joseph F. Nolan SAN MATEO, Calif. Joseph F.

Nolan, 56, formerly of Raritan Borough, N.J., died here July 8, 1981. He was born in Raritan Borough and was a graduate of St. Joseph's School in the borough and Somerville High School in Somerville, N.J., where he was active in sports. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked for several international firms as a civil engineer, including most recently the Lederle Division of American Cyanamid Co.

in California. Surviving are two sons, Richard and David; a daughter, Nancy; and a sister, Kathleen of Sparta, N.J. Julia Kiszonak BRANCHBURG Julia Kiszonak, 81, of Van Dyke Road, died Monday (July 20, 1981 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was born in the Ukraine in the Soviet Union and lived in Branchburg for 70 years. She formerly owned Branch Lodge in Branchburg.

She was the wife of the late Charles Kiszonak. Surviving are a daughter, Anna Daniels of Branchburg; a brother, Andrew Kiszonak of Somerville; a sister, Anna of Raritan Borough; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Arrangements are by Speer-Van Arsdale Funeral Home in Somerville. FUNERAL NOTICES GROSSWEILER Margaret, ol Warren, on July 21, 1M1, beloved wife ot me late Joseph J. and mother ot Allen, Mrs.

Margaret Rodgers and the late Joseph F. The service will be held at the Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Friday at 10 a.m. Friends may visit at the GALLAWAY AND CRANE FUNERAL HOME. 101 South Finley Basking Ridge Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. For those who desire contributions may be sent in her name to the Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Warren, N.J.

07060." 22 HARTMAN Mary of Edison, oh Monday July 20, 1981, in JFK Medical Center, beloved mother ot John, sister of Cecilia Maroszy also survived by 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday 9:15 a.m. from the MC-CRISKIN HOME FOR FUNERALS, 2425 Plaintield South Plaintield. Followed by a Mass ot Christian Burial at 9:45 a.m. In Sacred Heart Church, interment will follow in St.

Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. 22 KISZONAK Julia, of 1 Van Dyke Road, Branchburg on Monday, July 20, 1981, at the Somerset Medical Center. Funeral services on Thursday July 23, 1981, 8 30 a m. from the SPEER-VAN ARSDALE FUNERAL HOME, 10 West End Somerville.

Mass ot Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in St. Bernards Church, Raritan. Interment St. Bernards Cemetery, Bridgewa-ter.

Calling hours today 2-4 and 7-9. 22 KUREK Carl. J. of Roselle Linden suddenly on Tuesday, July 21, 1981, beloved son the late Bruno and Mary Kurek, devoted brother of Edward J. Kurek, George E.

Kurek (teacher in the Fanwood-Scotch Plains High School), Miss Irene A. Kurek and also surviving are 2 nieces. Funeral will be held from the Woiclechowski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Linden on Friday, July 24 at 9 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to be offered at St. Theresa R.C.

Church, Linden at 9:30 a m. Interment St. Gertrude's Cemetary, Coionia. Visitation, Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. and Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

22 SELBY Hugh 8., on July 19, 1981, ot 514 East Second devoted friend" of Sheila Randolph, father ot Victoria Stokes, Wand, Michael, and Hugh B. Sett son ot Mrs. Maude Sttby, brother of Mrs. Josephine Cunditf, Ruth Evajis, 'Francis Hubbard, Shirley Wynn, William J. and Robert F.

Selby. Funeral services will be held on Thursday 11 a.m. CHURCH OF GOD, West 6th and New Street, Plaintield. Friends may call at the church Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9. The family will receive friends ot 1222 Woodbine Ave.

Arrangements by JUDKINS. -22 SPARACIO Margaret (Spingola), on July 21, 1981, ot Piscataway, N.J., beloved mother ot Rose Peilegrino and Joseph Sparacio, 7 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Funeral trom the SCARPA FUNERAL HOME, 22 Craig No. Plainfleld, Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass of the Christian Burial St.

Josephs RC Church, 9 a.m. Interment Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Calling hours Wednesday 2-4 7-9 p.m. 22 SUTTON Warren, on July 20, 1981, of Annandale, N.J., formerly of North Branch, husband ot Elizabeth G. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 24 at II a m.

in the SPEER-VAN ARSDALE FUNERAL HOME, 10 West End Somerville. Interment New Cemetery; Somerville. Calling hours Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9. Memorial donations may be sent to the Clinton Rescue Squad, Clinton, N.J. 22 VILLANE Margaret (Peggy) (Olivo), of Belleville, on July 20, 1981, beloved mother of Daniel Olivo Jr.

and Jodl Olivo, both ot Belleville, former wife ol Oaniel Olivo sister of State Assemblyman, Dr. Anthony M. Villane, of Elberon, Mary Ann Michele Celano both of South River and the late Grace Riley. Funeral from the BIONDI FUNERAL HOME, 540 Franklin Nutley on Thursday at, Sili a.m. The Funeral Mass at St.

Anthony'! Churchi Belleville at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross tlon Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 turnv drug charges, died Monday in Underwood-Memorial Hospital here after battling his ailment for three years. Seeing himself as a down-home version of John Wayne, Turner a private in vestigator for various law firms broke into politics in 1966 as a Republican freeholder in then-Republican-controlled Gloucester County. Even in the conservative county Turner cut a curious figure for a politician. A lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, he opposed gun control and welfare and was opposed to "coddling" criminals.

In 1970, Turner resigned from the freeholder board after being elected the year before to the state Assembly as a conservative. Turner opposed, for instance, a bill to reenfranchise ex-convicts, explaining that the bill would increase the number of eligible voters in Camden City because he claimed one-third of the population had criminal records. In 1971, Turner was elected by a seven-vote plurality to the state Senate and gained national notoriety by wearing cowboy boots and packing his own pistol. He was later persuaded by his colleagues to leave his gun at home. Turner was indicted in February 1973 on bribery and perjury charges for attempting to frame Kenneth Gewertz, his Assembly successor, on a drug charge.

John E. Schroppe SEBASTIAN, Fla. John E. Schroppe, 72, a former Plaintield, N.J., resident died July 13, 1981, at Sebastian Pines Medical Center in Roseland. He was born in Plaintield and lived in Plaintield, Metuchen, N.J., and North Plainfield, N.J., for 60 years before moving to Bricktown, N.J., 12 years ago.

He moved to Florida five years ago. He retired in 1975 after a career as a woodworker and boatbuilder in the Perth Amboy, N.J., area. He was employed 20 years by Keasbey Shipyards. Surviving are his wife, Jean Schroppe; two sons, Thomas of Watchung, N.J., and Daniel of Pennington, N.J.; and six grandchildren. Arrangements were by Fountainhead Memorial Park in Palm Bay.

Ellen N. Abrahamsen BERNARDS Ellen N. Abrahamsen, 85, of 36 Lake Road, died yesterday (July 21, 1981) at her home. Born in Denmark, she had lived in Basking Ridge for 26 years. Her husband, Karl Abrahamsen, died in 1954.

Surviving are a daughter, Osa Silva of Basking Ridge, and five grandchildren. Arrangements are by Garrabrant Funeral Home in Basking Ridge. Margaret Spingola Sparacio PISCATAWAY Margaret Spingola Sparacio, 90, died yesterday (July 21, 1981) at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan Borough. She was born in Palermo, Sicily, and lived in Plainfield for 18 years before moving here two years ago. She was a member of the Piscataway Senior Citizens.

Her husband, Frank Sparacio, died in 1972. Surviving are a daughter, Rose Peilegrino of Piscataway; a son, Joseph Sparacio of Piscataway; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Scarpa Funeral Home in North Plainfield. Mary G. Gazso Hartman EDISON Mary G.

Gazso Hartman, 83, of Dayton Drive, died Monday (July 20, 1981) at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Hungary and came to the United States in 1911, living in New York City for most of her life. She moved to Edison four years ago. She was employed 20 years as a catering cook for Catherine McKenna of New York City, retiring in 1974.

Her husbandV.John Hartman, died in 1951. Surviving are a son, John Hartman of South Plainfield; a sister, Cecilia Maroszy of Canada; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by McCriskin Home for Funerals in South Plainfield. Margaret Grossweiler WARREN Margaret Grossweiler, 86, of Reinman Road, died yesterday (July 21, 1981) at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was born in New Brunswick and lived in Warren since 1923.

Mrs. Grossweiler was a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church in Warren. Her husband, Joseph Grossweiler, died in 1967. Surviving are a son, Allen Grossweiler of Warren; a daughter, Margaret Rodgers of Warren and seven grandchildren. Arrangements are by -Callaway and Crane Funeral Home in Basking Ridge.

Charles J. Ihling Sr. LEBANON TOWNSHIP Charles J. Ihling 85, of R.D. Glen Gardner, died Monday (July 20, 1981) at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township.

He was born in Elizabeth and lived in Newark before moving to Lebanon Township 45 years ago. He was a retired electrical foreman for the Newark Board of Education. He served in the Army in France during World War I. He was a 60-year-member and past master of Germania Lodge No. 128 in Newark and he was a member of Washington Elks Lodge No.

1563. Surviving are his wife, Jessie Johnson Ihling; three sons, Robert C. of El Granada, William L. of R.D. Pittstown and Charles J.

Jr. of Clinton; and 10 grandchildren. Arrangements are by Douglas D. Martin Funeral Home in Clinton Town. Carl J.

Kurek LINDEN Carl J. Kurek, 51, of Roselle Street, died yesterday (July 21, 1981) suddenly at home. Bom in Elizabeth, he lived in Linden all his life. He was a maintenance man for 20 years before retiring 10 years ago. He was a communicant of St.

Theresa Church in Linden and a member and stockholder of the Polish National Home Association of Linden. He was also a member of the 3rd Ward Democratic Club of Linden, the Polish-American Democratic Club of Linden and Linden Knights of Columbus Council 2859. He is survived by two brothers, Edward J. of Linden and George E. of Fan wood, a teacher in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district; a sister, Irene A.

of Linden; and two nieces. Arrangements are by Wojciechowski Funeral Home in Linden. Iva Whitenight Lorah MANVILLE Iva Whitenight Lorah, 66, of North Sixth Avenue, died yesterday (July 21, 1981) at Somerset Medical Center In Somerville. She was born in Pennsylvania and was a resident of Manville for 33 years. She was a member of St.

John's Lutheran Church in Bound Brook and was a member of the Manville Senior Citizens. Her husband, Francis H. Lorah, died in January 1980. Surviving are a son, Paul Lorah of Hillsborough; a daughter, Janice Bellomo of Vienna, five brothers, Paul Whitenight of Manville, and Raymond, Clayton, Leo and Ralph Whitenight, all of Hazleton, and five grandchildren. Arrangements are by Fucillo and Warren Funeral Home in Manville.

Henry Tani NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (AP) Henry I. Tani, who served in the Army's famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II, died Sunday at the age of 62. Merril Ellis DENTON, Texas (AP) Merril Ellis, a composer, teacher and performer of electronic and intermedia music, died Tuesday at the age of 64. Ellis was the founder and director of the Electronic Music at North Texas State University.

Wilson Schmidt WASHINGTON (AP) Wilson Schmidt, President Reagan's nominee to represent the United States at the World Bank, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a fire at the Cosmos Club. He was 54. By JIM tAQEY CourieriNews Staff Writer The investigation of a Rahway man who police believe committed more than a dozen sexual assaults in South Plainfield and Metuchen has been broadened to include another Middlesex County municipality. Police in East Brunswick yesterday confirmed they are looking into the possibility that former Rahway State Prison guard Ronald Terpak was responsible for 'Jogger' By KATHERINE D. BARRETT Courier-News Staff Writer PLAINFIELD Fear of reprisal by angry landlords is making it increasingly difficult for officials of the city's lead-poisoning prevention program to get parents to have children suffering from the illness re-tested, the program's coordinator says.

Disgruntled landlords who are forced by the Board of Health to remove lead paint from apartments in which children live frequently harass those tenants into moving, coordinator Jane Frost said. And officials say the federally funded program is experiencing the same problems elsewhere in the state and the nation. The actions of some landlords have left the city's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in a "Catch-22" situation, Frost said. It has a responsibility to screen children for lead poisoning and, if lead poisoning is found, to inform the city Inspection Division that the home should be tested for lead paint. But by doing so, there is a possibility that the intervention may breed resentment and hostility in the landlord and may even result in eviction, Frost said.

She estimated that 50 percent of the clients in the program she heads are faced with sharp and unexpected rent increases, harassment or evictions once the landlords are forced to strip the lead paint. Rents for some apartments have been increased by as much as $60 a month, according to Mary Damicio, public health nurse for the program. Because there is no rent control in the city, tenants have no recourse. Frost insists that these acts are direct retaliation taken by embittered landlords. "It's an expense to the landlord," Frost said.

She estimated that the average paint removal job costs about $500. "We try to get them to look at it as a home improvement. Unfortunately, some of them don't look at it that way." Screening for lead poisoning is done at the Neighborhood Health Corp. clinic at 609 W. Fourth St.

It is one of eight such programs in the state and is open to all area residents, not just people from Plain-field. Leroy Martin, national coordinator of the program, said he has found some landlord harassment in the other 60 programs he handles. There are some landlords who think that the easiest way to deal with getting rid of is to get new tenants, he said. But that type of retaliatory action can usually be prevented if the municipality has a local ordinance requiring landlords to remove the paint even if the tenant moves, Martin said. Plainfield has such an ordinance, but Frost said that although it helps, it has not solved the problem.

When lead paint is detected in a rental case a sexual attack in that community. "It is being looked into," a police spokeswoman said. "But we have nothing to go on yet." Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Arthur Lash said an East Brunswick youngster will join girls from Metuchen and South Plainfield tomorrow in viewing a police lineup that will include Terpak. The line-up will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the county Administration Building in New Brunswick.

Police suspect Terpak, of 108 Richmond Terrace, Rahway, is the man known as "Renewal is a very complicated phenomenon," he said. "One of my definitions of renewal is renewal in the faith of God and a renewal in a discipleship to Jesus Christ." Mcllrath, 36, and his family wife, Diane, 36, sons Steven, 10, and Jeffrey, 7, will continue to live in the church manse at 1225 Evergreen Ave. until next July or until he is given a new assignment. "One of the things I have to do within the next couple of months, is stop and listen to God to find out where my next call is," he said. Officers of the church refused to comment about the reasons for Mcllrath's resignation.

A successor to the pastor has broadened Pastor of Presbyterian church in Plainf ield resigns -V Metuchen girl provided, police with Terpak's license plate number after he allegedly followed her. She had been alerted to "The Jogger" in," newspaper reports. Most recently Employed as a chemical operator at American Cyanamid Co. in Linden, Terpak worked as a prison guard in Rahway for two years. A state Department of Corrections spokesman said Terpak was "not in good standing" when he resigned because of a purse-snatching In Edison.

as H1 Iowa, Snd was educated at Phillips-Exeter Academy in Massachusetts and Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1967. He attended Princeton Theolnaii Sem.inary. where hterert was In wimu areas. not been named yet. sitiQtion," Hazell said.

A nominating committee within the: Mcllrath started in September 1979,, church will convene within two months succeeding the Rev. Charles L. Mead as begin the search for a successor, Mjteata? Clarence M. Chase Jr. a church eldead experience in rninistries in suburban said that it was "a mutual decision" byu and inner cities and among Hispanic popu; Mcllrath and the elders of th6 churtj-atton groups.

Phacn urnnM not trivo ft raaCnrt fh th5 It lKern Your Family if you select ilfarftily plot before it is needed, All Lots Fully Developed Areas 2 Grave Plots Including Perpetual Care Call or Write for Descriptive Booklet HILLSIDE CEMETERY! By FORREST S. CLARK Courier-News Staff Writer PLAINFIELD The pastor of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, the Rev. George J. Mcllrath, has resigned after two years at the church. Rev.

Mcllrath, who resigned July 15, said that primary reason he left the pastorship is because a "three-way" test assessing the "renewal" of the congregation determined his calling was elsewhere. He emphasized it was a mutual decision by himself, the congregation and the presbytery, or regional governing body of the church. resignation, "Does there have to. be a reason?" William Hazell, an elder of the Presbytery, said Mcllrath's resignation has ben received and accepted by the church con gregation. However, he did not state spe- cific reasons for the resignation.

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