The Garfield Guardian from Garfield, New Jersey • 1

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24 GARFIELD, N. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1946 PRICE THREE CENTS Yearly Subscription $1 Payibf In Advsnos Water Settlement Brings City $7,500 School Board Realizes A Cash Surplus of $24,008 Wifromtaie From Presto Lock Graduation to Be Held Next Week For High and Grammar. Schools -Diplomas to Be Presented Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 175 Complete Studies at High School; 350 Graduate from Grammar Schools -The annual graduation exercises in Garfield will be held next week, when 176 students will graduate from the "High School and 350 from the grammar schools. "The High. School will hold its commencement exercises Tuesday night at the Rita Theater, proceeded by class' night activities Monday night at School No.

8 auditorium. Exercises for the grammar sebools will be held as follows: V' Wednesday night, June 18, Schools 1, 2 and 8 at No. Schools 4 and 5 at Mo. Thursday night June 20, School No. 7 at No.

8. 7 to the high school graduates wiD be presented by School Board President Daniel P. Conte; to the graduates of Schools 1, 2 and 8 by School Trustee Gustav Deak; to Schools 4 and 6 by Henry M. Hartmann, and to No. by Trustee Stanley Following are the High School graduates: Commission Looks on Payment as Setting Pace for Other Industries Which Owe Large Sums; Branca and Forhez Differ on Water Production1 A A claim for $11,000 ajjjainst Presto Lock-Company for water used trail 1938 to 1943, when considerable trouble was "experienced with the metering of waterNconsumption, was settled be- tween the company and the Garfield Water Commission when the commission accepted an offer of $7,500.

Teachers Renew Appeal for Bonus Promised to Them Last Year If Funds Were Available; -Trustees Discuss Using Fund for Repair Work According to a financial report submitted to the Garfield Board of Education by Secretary William M. Capone, the school year will close on June 30 with a cash surplus of $44,199.57. CURRICULUM CLASSICAL Alice Bortnlk Charles Butler, 3r. Helen Cahayla Amelia A. Deitel Marie B.

Deitel Eleanor Margaret Richard Fadil Vera Margaret Martha P. Gertrude Dynes Diupin Oudsltsky Hacik TECHNICAL Robert William Bovita, Jr. Vincent B. Comperatore Michael Joseph Faaano Francica Walter-George Gall Richard W-. Grennelle William Irackl Edward J.

Rudolph Michael Donald Martin Raymond Anthony Kacsanowlc Krupacs Leschenko Maladowits Maltese BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM The balances Will be as follows: current, repairs, library, manual training, evening schools $2,590.09. The $44,199.57 surplus will be made up by an unexpended budget appro- priation of $20,155.84 and by $24, 043.73 which was' received unexpectedly' from the State recently from railroad taxes. The legality of- railroad taxes has -been before the Supreme Court since 1932, and payment has been made by -the railroad companies to the Supreme-Court pending its decision." Last month the court ruled that the taxes were legal and ordered the payment of the funds to the various municipalities. Garfield received the largest ap-portionment in the county for schools, School districts are characterizing this payment as an "unexpected gift." At Monday night's meeting a letter was received from the school teachers reminding the board of a motion passed last year to pay the teachers a bonus if funds were available at the close of the school year. Whether the board is bound by decisions reached by- a previous bo" Helen Knapp i.

'Julia Knurowskl Stanley A. Kobylars Madeline Marie Koenls Emma B. Kopko Florence M. Kopko Pearl 8. Kosma 7 Cecelia Patricia Krudys Irene Margaret Kudla Anne lach Helen Jane Ladoss Nellie Lauritano Dorothy Gladys Liba Marion Horton Maciag Ida Madonna Helen A.

Michalska Dorothy Catherine Miller Margaret Mlskive Elvira Barbara Munich -Bernlce L. Nagy Marie A. Nardlno RaffaeHa Angela Nai-dlno Ellen Nestler Marie Catherine Nicoloal Louis B. Novack Irene Obal Edna Marie Oberhofer Concetta Frances Onorato Josephine A. Amies Dolores H.

Bashaw Julia Mary Beitel Paula Elisabeth Beitel Jerry Benigno Elisabeth Dolores Bisubt Gladys-Anne Bobacker Gloria M. Boiko Ruth Bolton Corlnne Buonocore Gloria Gllma Del Favero Grace De Lorenso Norma C. De Luca -Carlo Albert Di Plana, Jr. Dolores Janet Dubis Irene M. Fabian Marie Anna Favata Anne Fedas Alice M.

Fengya v. Dorothy E. Filler Rosalie Ann Ftntguerra Eleanor Fromal Doris R. Geithner Teresa M. Generoso -Marie V.

Grazlano Anna Harvilla Zonule Marie Herriaa Anne E. Horvath Originally the company' offered to settle the claim tor $2,000. Later the offer- was increased to $3,500 and finally to $7,600. Councilmen John M. Forhez, Joseph Stefanco and Comptroller William L.

Pelio argued for. the settlement saying that it was a fair one and would eliminate legal litigation, the result of which would be problematical. Mayor Ernest G. Branca said the offer should be increased and suggested a conference with the officials of the eqrapany. Councilmen Joseph Barcellona and Vaclow Dombal said a larger payment should be made, i On motion by Forhez and Stefanco to accept the off Barcellona, Dombal and the ayor Voted in the negative.

After further discussion, in which a legal representative of the company aid he would make no other statement than contained the offer, Mayor Branca reconsidered his action and voted, for the settlement It became the concensus of opinion on the part of Forhez, Stefanco, Pelio and the Mayor that the settlement would set an example for other industries in the city to follow. A number of industries, Pelio eaid, owe large sums of money according to pti audit made by He praised Lock and bitterly criticized the Overall Company for having taking a stand against the payment of any money for, old consumption' of water. At a meeting held Wednesday night, the Commission decided to send the Eastern Overall Company a bill "for $8,145.98 for water consumed from 1938 to 1944 and also acted to send" a bill for $9,511.83 for water used during the same period by the Empire' Box Wednesday night's meeting was Margaret Otrosina Dorothy F. Jacobs Rnglna K. Jan lea Doris JPatadina Zenker Helen Katbieen ttaexor nose xnary Lillian Jturan Avnes Ann Winifred F.

Kabrynefe Lillian Kmets Mary Patricia Doris A. Paollno Petriello GENERAL James J. Arts Julia Angela Benigno Elisaa A. Camickill Rose M. Canglalosl Nicholas Chabora Martin Christen i Raymond W.

Daniels June A. Parkas Frances B. Geracl Bernice F. Goldstein Jean D. Harbac Marie Iaoova Joyce Helen Kolek Kathryn Kopchak Michael Kravee William Ernest F.

Charles John Hihalecsko Walter A. Fred Novlckl Rocco G. Robert J. Carl Oreshnlk Eleanor Norma Helen Bertha Henry Joseph David Ritoch Ralph M. Charles Lansa Lossman Joseph Mldlar Nebiker, Jr.

Nunno, Jr. Ordas Paladlnt Kathleen Pedlclno Porebskl Rachwal Rose Peddler Is Held For Pointing Gun At Mill Workers Says That's His Way to Tell Them to Mind Their Own Business Carlo Raia, 71-year-old peddler, of 69 Franklin Avenue, Garfield, was found not guilty by Judge Irving S. Reeve in County Criminal Court of being cruel to his horse but was ordered held for grand jury action on a charge that he threatened a with, a double-barreled shotgun. Raia's audience was a group plaiting department workers at the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, Outwater Lane, Garfield. Joseph Pechtold, one of the employes, testified he saw Raia deliver an uppercut to the horse.

A few days later when Pechtold and Raia exchanged remarks, Raia, according to the witness, went into his home and come out with the gun and pointed it up to the' third floor windows where he and other workers said they "ducked" as Raia threatened to shoot The charge of cruelty to animals was made by Casper Sproviero, of the SPCA. He said he filed the complaint on information "supplied by Pechtold, The 'Complainant was supported by three co-workers, Joseph Beko, Charles Jaschak and John Krai. Raia denied he mistreated his horse and also denied threatening to shoot Pechtold. He said he brought but the gun to scare the workers "and to tell them to mind their business instead of looking out of the factory windows when they should be at work." Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Toth presented the state's case. and Julius E.

Kramer; of Garfield, represented Raia. In the same court, counter charges of disorderly conduct made by Mrs. Sadie Lo Biondo and Vincent Bisconte, both of 79 Division Avenue, Garfield, were withdrawn. They engaged in an argument February 27, 1945. Rudy R.

Kasni, 22 Fourth Street, Passaic, was found not guilty of causing death by reckless driving. His truck fatally injured Stephen Gallik, 87, of 60 Ann Street, Garfield, in Outwater Lane, Garfield, on April 21, last Judge Reeve dismissed the charge when it was proved he was not negligent Card Party for Stadium Fund to Be Held June 28 Mrs. 'Dorothy Haladyna, chairman of the women's group of First Ward, which is sponsoring the card party at School No. 8, June 28, announces the proceeds' will be turned over to the Garfield Memorial School Stadium Fund." Assisting are Mrs. Esther Petriello and Mrs.

Rose Flicker as vice-chairman 'and financial secretary, respectively, The committee on prizes and in charge of the sale of tickets is composed of Mmes. Flicker, Louise Otter, Elsie Eteinman and Miss Helen Herina. The refreshments committee consists of Mmes, Betty Buck, Stella Pinkosh and Mary Stamborecky. Assisting the various committees are the Mmes Ernest Branca, Lottie Ridush, Anne Stefanco, Helen Bashaw, Margaret Jablonsky, Agnes Emerick, Anne Protze, Rose Derainy, Mary Bullis, Mildred Liociardi, Mildred Salerno, Marie Kjmaky. Minnie Ritoch, T.

Macaluso and Misses Margaret Mac Murray, Evelyn Bialka, Helen Marcus and Mary SudoL Any women wishing to, offer their services to help make this affair a success are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Haladyna, 122 Cambridge Avenue, or contact any of the committee workers. acnwl Board to featured by a discussion between the Mayor and Mr. Forhez over the rein statement of electric power for the operation of wells at the old Midland Avenue water works, and Public Serv ice was requested to proceed with the work. Forhez claimed that the power lines had been removed without the com mission's authority.

The Mayor, on the other hand, said he had the power removed, because the city was paying $200 minimum charge to Public Service for service which was not used and because a reservoir was contaminated, Forhez argued the Mayor had no authority and said that, if developed, there is sufficient water supply in the Midland Avenue field to make the use of Passaic water unnecessary. City Engineer submitted two sets of plans and specifications for the development of the Midland Avenue field. One Bet provides that four wells be connected with the mains which is favored by Another set provides for a pipe line that would make possible the hookup, of as: many of the 10 or 11 wells on the grounds as may be needed, which is favored by Forhez. The Commission decided "to meet again nightsto again take ip the The' drop of water production at East Paterson from 71 million gallons in March to 62 million gallons in May was questioned by the Mayor, and Foreman' James Ricciardi said some of the' wells had not been, operated. An investigation win be made as to whether any operators were at fault Charles Dolci, who was awarded a contract some time ago jto erect two well houses on Midland Avenue, whose construction was later held up, was authorized to proceed with the work.

am to Swim Start on June 24 The week of June 24th will be "learn-to-swim week" in the City of it is announced by John Weiler, 'executive secretary of the local MCA. Nearly 1,000 applications were passed out in ten schools throughout the city, to students between the ages of 1 land 16, who cannot swim or who cannot swim more than 20 feet The applications will be' filled out by the students and then signed by their parents. When the applications are turned in to th the boy or girl will receive a special, ticket whjch will tell what time to come to the "V.and to which group he or she is assigned. The deadline date for registrations is June 20. Cooperating with the Garfield TMCA In, the learn-to-swint campaign are eeven grade schools, the junior high school, St Stanislaus and Holy Trinity Lutheran School.

A few more applications are still available at the YMCA, Outwater, Lane, for those children whe are interested. It is the plan of the Garfield to increase the number of swimmers in Garfield in this latest free learn-to-swim campaign. Volunteer helpers 'will assist Joseph Fedor and Julia Novack in teaching the' latest methods, recently acquired At several aquatic TEACHERS WHO WENT TO WASHINGTON ARE ASKED TO ATTEND MEETING High School teachers who went to Washington with the members of the senior claes during the Easter holidays have received letters to attend a meeting of the Board of Education at School No. 8 Monday night Action to request the teachers to 5 -Tit' Acquaint Public With Work Done Madeline Marie Koenls Jane Blicabeth Lodvik Eleanor Betty Macko Henry Siudmak CURRICULUM Joseph S. Padykula Peter Herlna Reno Frederick A.

Schweitser Henry Joseph Smempka John Edward Vrabllk Jerome Carl Tellin Orsola Pilliteri Frances M. Pirrone Helen E.Popiwchak Salvatrice Porcoro Olga N. Ratuszny Florence Joan Regal -Joyce Dolores Reach Jean I. Rldush Marie Rose Rigoglioao Susan E. Ruff i Elisabeth J.

Rusnak Theresa Battleberger 8arah Mildred Solarino Margaret Boldmann Lillian P. Bondej Marie A. Sorce Marie Margaret Sova Frances -Spalluto Helen SL Talalay Evelyn T. Taynal 'Freda Tencsa Adeline Ann Trella Irene C. Urgovitch 'Violet M.

Vanyo Michael Vincitorio Dorothy Wancho Blanche V. Wdowiak Rose Wolbert 'Anne P. woloss raimen Anne u. ton Panlecsko Santo Philip Zuccaro CURRICULUM Eleanor Salerno1 Eleanor Marie Sautner Florence B. Semper Sophia Patricia Sobolewski Fannie M.

Soros Ruth Anne Stepat Steven G. Stys Warren Surgent Lila Gloria Ugrovics Ruth Selma Weiss -Edmund Went Walter W. Wiatrak Adolph Won In Service STUDENTS Margaret Miskive Sophia Sobolewski Margery Otrosina Ruth Stepat Helen Porebski Dorothy Wancho Joyce Resch Ruth Weiss t. Eleanor Sautner Rose Wolbert Veterans' Service Meeting to Be Held In Newark Today Gerard De Muro, director of the Garfield Veterans' Bureau, will represent this city in Newark today at an ell-day meeting called "by the State Division of -Veterans' Services for representatives of all advisory and service centers in the State. meeting will also be attended by representatives of the Federal Veterans' Administration, who will discuss veterans' problems and their solution.

Since the inception of the local Veterans' Bureau by the Mayor and City Council, many veterans have been assisted with their problems by Mr. De Muro, who is available to all veterans and their families any time at their All cases are held in strict confidence. -x ion Boy Scout TrpopJ An American Legion troop of Boy Scouts will be organized by Garfield Memorial Post, No. 255, American Legion, Commander Gerard De Muro recently appointed Junior Vice Commander Walter pahl to proceed with the work. An initlatio nof new members for all those who have not yet taken the Legion obligation will be held in the near future.

following new members were enrolled at a recent meeting: Frank E. Babula, John Lesko, Jr, Joseph Estok, William 8chreiter, Anthony 8. Catancaro, John Petrovich, Jr, Charles Ramen, Michael J. Ritoch, Anthony Barcellona, Anthony R. Ritardo, Frd Markert, George Nitua, J.

T-iT'oro, Walter F. Government Asked To Finance Plans For High School Notice to Be Placed in Educational Magazine for Superintendent Plans for the construction of a new high school if funds are received from the federal government will be made if the Federal Works Agency agrees to permit 'the board to draw plans with a $12,000 contribution by the government Trustee Thomas Licciardi said that he, Trustee R. Sal Barral and Secretary William M. Capone had visited the Federal Works Agency in New York and it was indicated that the expenditure for plans might be undertaken by the government Trustee" Juluis E. Kramer suggested that a written report be submitted ihethreetrustees and that confirmation be sought from the government Some time ago the federal government indicated that after the war huge building programs may be financed by the government as in the days of the W.P.A.

and suggested that plans for public buildings be filed. The government paid the Board of Education $6,000 for the drawing of plans, and agreed to pay an additional $6,000 on completion of the plans. A contract was signed by the old Board of Education with Paterson architects but the contract was illegal because it was not properly carried out by the board, and many conditions in it subjected the board to huge expenditures before the other $6,000 would be paid by the Federal Works -Agency. In connection with the appointment of a supervising principal for the local "schools, the board decided to insert a notice in an educational magazine inviting educators to apply for the position. Trustee Licciardi again suggested that the applications be evaluated by a committee of educators that might be.

suggested by colleges, but Trustees Kramer, Philip Gervato and Henry M. Hartmann felt "that the local board would possess the required ability to make its own evaluation. No other decision, was reached than to receive applications, High School Year Book Is Published i i Shows Cross Section of Work -at School Advisers Are Praised The Senior Year Book was distributed at Garfield High School this week and was received with wide approval. v. 1 Miss Eleanor Rinaldi, high school librarian, acted, at adviser in the publication of the book, and Miss Florence Adler was Un charge of the business management Both are widely praised for the" success.

In line with the trend of the times, the book is not mainly" representative of senior activities, but gives a cross section of school life and school activities. The book is rich with photographs, which are the artistic productions of Nicastro's Studio, i The student staff in charge of the book was as follows: Editors Sophia Sobolewski, Eleanor Sautner; photography, Regina Janiec, Doris Geithner, Gladys Bobacker; feature Anna Fedas, Gloria Boiko, Amelia Dietel; personals ITelert Porebski, Ruth Stepat, Joyce Ko' Jetier received and filed on motion of Trustees Henry M. Hartmann and Julias E. Kramer. It is said that the teachers will renew' their appeal at another board meeting to be held Monday night at School No.

8. Trustee 'Thomas Licciardi suggested that some of the "money be used to overcome some of the deplorable conditions in various school buildings, which, he said, unless taken care of as soon as possible' will deteriorate to a point that additional expenses will have to be incurred. Part of the fund, he said, would be transferred to take care of this work through a special election, and added that the cost of an election could be held down by reducing the number of voting districts from 15 to seven or 8. Whether railroad moneys may be used for repair Work or be transferred to the repair account will be a factor in issue. The office of the county superintendent of schools has said that under the Jaw railroad moneys can, neither -be used for any other expense other than "current," which does not Include repairs, and may not be trans-' erred by the board or by special election, except that certain transfers may be made by special election with limitation as to the amount, which in Garfield's case would be approxi--mately $24,000.

Thomas Licciardi Reelected; City's Democratic Leader ii Thomas Licciardi was re-elected Democratic chairman of this city Tuesday night, at the annual meet in of the members of the Democra-. tic County. Committee held at Kupis- tewski's Hali Vy-' 1 Others elected were! Mrs. Charles Esposito, vice-chairman; Thomas Steeples, secretary, and Mrs. Stanley Haladyna, treasurer.

Julius Sr was appointed chairman of the 'entertainment committee, which will plan various activities." Speaker included Mr. Licciardi, Councilman Vaclow Dombal and Her man GENERATOR 8TOLEN Miss Lillian Comment, 76 Wellington Avenue, reported to police that the generator had been stolen from her ear while it was parked in front her home. STOLEN CAR RECOTIHtrD A car owned ty i HONOR Gloria Boiko Richard Fadil Alice Bortnick Dorothy Filler, Norma De Luca Walter Gal) Amdlia Deitel Joyce Kolek Marie Deitel Pearl Kosma Donald Farinella And Olga Yacyniak Win Legion Awards Olga Yacyniak, pupil at School No. 6, and Donald Farinella, of School No. 7, have been selected as the girl and boy who will receive the annual chool awards from the, American Legion in this city.

''The awards will be presented at the graduation exercises next week. The awards consist of a certificate, plaque, and button to each. The boy's award is for ''character, courage, scnoiarsmp, leaaersmp ana service. The girl' award Ms for ionship and Kholarship." Preliminary divorce decrees on de sertion charges were awarded to three husbands by Advisory Master N. Pemarest Campbell in Chancery Court in Hackensack Friday.

The wives did not contest the; suits. Those awarded the decrees are: Bruce A. Hayes, 185 Route 17, Rutherford, from his? wife, Mrs. Sybil Hayes, 22, of 8 Larson Court, Clifton; Frank Pontecorva, of Roseland, from his wife Mrs. Olga Pontecorva, 28, of 17 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, and John Koske, 22 Plauderviile Avenue, Garfield, from his wife, Mrs.

Martha Koske, 29, of 200 Ridgefield Avenue, Bogota. V-Mm Among the tsther divirces granted to Bergen residents was one to Mrs, Jennie M. De Santo, 26 Lehigh Street, Hackensack, who charged her husband, Leroy De Santo, of 389 Kaplan Avenue, Hackensack, with adul tery- "May Issue Booklet Listing Shortcomings And Corrective Aims That the public of -Garfield should be acquainted with the "conditions existing in the focal schools and that it should also be given an idea of what the Board of Education endeavors to do to correct those conditions was the suggestion presented to the school trustees by Trustee Thomas Lieciardl Monday night' Liociardi suggested the publication of booklet to. carry out the The public does not know, he that some school buildings are in such deplorable condition that during a recent rain storm large receptacles had to be used 'to catch dripping water from leaky roofs, and that the longer repairs are delayed the greater the expenditure will be. A He also added that the booklet would show the efforts to improve the educational facilities, and give a clear picture as to how the taxpayers' money appropriated for the schools is used.

Trustee Julius Kramer agreed with the idea and said that a study might be made by a special committee, and the appointment of such committee was provided through a motion offered by Trustee Thomas R. Perry and Mr. Licciardi. President Daniel P. Conte said he would nam the committee at the board's next meeting.

larxin fined- Tir Larkin, Garfield prizefighter, who 1 Ms the junior welterweight title, vs unable to appear in police court in Rutherford on a charge of rtr'Jn in a bus stop, according' to 125 Jeel i 1 lil'i r'.