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i i Tiru'J 4 0-2 SOUTH THE RECORD. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1977 KRGCN COUNT. MM JfRStV Down our Street Public works grants disputed Markers get high marks FORT LEE Markers in Fort Lee Historic Park tell Dr. Peter Henderson's story of the area. Dr.

Henderson, a retired educator and histori- By Pam Fessler Staff Writer About 175 congressmen are asking the federal General Accounting Office to review methods used by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in approving $2 billion in public works grants last month. In a letter circulated by U.S. Rep. Michael Harrington, the congressmen requested an audit of the allocations, saying that many projects chosen for funding did not reflect the program's goal of creating jobs in areas of high unemployment. "We want to know what they put into the computer to get what they did coming out," said a spokesman for U.S.

Rep. Andrew Maguire, one of the congressmen who signed the letter. The letter also was signed by U.S. Rep. Harold "Cappy" Hollenbeck.

Maguire said projects in moderate-unemployment areas received funding more readily than projects in high-unemployment areas. Bergen County, with 8 per cent unemployment, received no money. Union County, with a lower unemployment rate, is to receive $4.6 million. The Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, Little Ferry, Garfield, Ridgefield, and Dumont received $10.5 million for projects they submitted separately from the county. The county's rejected projects include an addition of three floors to Bergen Pines County Hospital, a new court facility in Hackensack, expansion of the jail annex, a new county museum, and renovation of the county home for the aged in Paramus and the Archie F.

Hay Village School in Rockleigh. The total grant application package was $7 million. County officials said they will file suit against the EDA before the end of the week, charging that formulas the agency used did not follow Congressional guidelines. Hudson County has filed a similar suit; arguments will be heard in U.S. District Court Jan.

10. "We were told they would only use the unemployment rate in their computations," said Freeholder-Director Jeremiah O'Connor. "But they also used per an, spent the last few years researching details on the markers, such as how the Revolutionary War fort was built and the materials used for soldiers' huts. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission awarded him a citation to thank him for his voluntary work. Malcolm A.

Borg of Tenafly, president and board chairman of the Bergen Evening Record Corporation and a commission member, made the presentation. Dr. Henderson Staying north for the winter capita income." This formula backfired in Bergen, O'Connor said, because the county's affluent northern towns distorted the unemployment picture. "We have some very serious unemployment problems south of Route 4," O'Connor said. He said the unemployment figures EDA used did not include persons whose unemployment benefits had run out, causing Bergen's request to be very low on the priority list.

O'Connor and county counsel Vincent Rigolosi went to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to ask EDA officials what formulas were used and to ask Bergen's congressmen to review rejection of the county's applications. Judge passes the buck on 'phony fifty' A "phony fifty" is still worth $50 if you get it from a bank. A District Court Judge in Hackensack ruled yesterday that a bank that had issued a counterfeit $50 bill must make good on it, not a bank that accepted it. The tangle began Nov. 15 wTien Susan Saletan of 44 Old Stone Church Road, Upper Saddle River, cashed her paycheck at New Jersey Bank in River Edge and received a "phony fifty" as part of the transaction.

Mrs. Saletan testified yesterday that she took the cash to Citizens First National Bank in Woodcliff Lake, where she deposited it in her checking ac-. count. When Citizens found out the $50 bill was counterfeit, the bank deducted it from her account. Mrs.

Saletan sued New Jersey Bank, contending the debt was the bank's responsibility because it had issued the counterfeit bill. Judge Kevin O'Halloran disagreed somewhat, contending that Citizens First National also should have been named a defendant because it had debited her account. O'Halloran said that if Citizens National were ordered to restore the $50 to Mrs. Saletan's account, however, it could then sue New Jersey Bank for reimbursement. To cut through the legal red tape, O'Halloran ordered New Jersey Bank to pay Mrs.

Selatan $50, plus $3.90 in court costs. sssssks Staff photo by Peter Karas ating station. The goose likes its. cluttered abode so much that it has stayed around for a second winter. Grounded by a broken wing last winter, a Canada goose is the pef, oj the workers at Ridgejield's gener- Dr.

Henderson lives in Haworth. Nurse aids Jerusalem RUTHERFORD Susan Grabowski is on leave from her job at a Phoenix hospital to help ease the nursing shortage at the Had-assah hospitals in Jerusalem. "The Hadassah University Hospital gives a type of preventive and primary medical care that is particularly appealing to me as a pediatric nurse," Ms. Grabowski says. She nursed sick youngsters on a kibbutz in Israel from 1969 to 1972 and attended a study center for five months to learn Hebrew.

In 1975, she volunteered to work at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karen, Israel. This time, she will work at the Mount Scopus Hospital. She is a Rutherford native and a Fairleigh Dickinson University graduate. Fort Lee student honored FORT LEE Freshman Hobert G. Orton has made the dean's list at West Virginia University's Potomac State College.

His home is in Fort Lee. Forum covers finance PARAMUS Independent Living for Adults will discuss financial planning for parents of'retarded children. Social worker Peggy Dervitz and attorney Murray Ludmer will speak at the meeting Tuesday night at 8 in the County Vocational School on Pascack Road. The group, devoted to teaching mildly retarded adults the skills required for independent community life, has established a residence and training center for 10 men and women who now hold full-time jobs. Information is available by writing to the organization at P.O.

Box 93, Bergenfield, 07621. Dance course begins FORT LEE Ballroom dances including the hustle will be taught to the accompaniment of live music Friday nights, starting tomorrow, at the Recreation Center. The Recreation Department invites residents to the free lessons. Beginners may report at 8 and advanced students at 9:15, says Danny Aiello, one of the teachers. Registration will be the first night of the 10-week course.

Meatless meals can save HACKENSACK Dry beans, cheese, eggs, and lentils are protein substitutes that can cut grocery bills. Peas, soy beans, canned and fresh fish, nuts, and poultry also may be used instead of meat, says home economist Miriam Opte-kar. Other tips to save on food are in a free brochure, "Meatless Meals available by calling 646-2984 or writing to the County Extension Service at 355 Main Hackensack, 07601. Newspaper gets new chief FORT LEE Lynn T. Yamada is the new editorial board chairwoman for The Tech, the oldest student newspaper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

She is a junior majoring in civil engineering and a Fort Lee resident. The Tech, founded in 1881, publishes twice a week. Group provides discounts Certain surgical supply companies give 10 per cent discounts to members of the Bergen County Ostomy Association, says new President Guy Capone of Lodi. He can be called at 546-9271 for the list. Other new officers are Vincent D'Esposito of Old Tappan, vice-president; Sandy Frazier of Ridge wood, secretary; Kathy Bonhote of River Vale, treasurer; and Donald Vergano of Dumont, visiting committee chairman.

The association will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood. Couple attends convention FORT LEE Mr. and Mrs. Paul F.

Abel were in Philadelphia last month for the National Association of Teachers convention. Abel Is vice-president of the New York Chapter, and his wife is corresponding secretary. They also are choir director and organist, respectively, of Christ Lutheran Church in Ridgefield Park. Their home is in Fort Lee. College 'head start' available RUTHERFORD Outstanding upperclassmen at Rutherford High School will get a head start on college study.

Talented juniors and seniors can take courses beginning Jan. 31 for credit at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Whenever possible, the students will be permitted to participate in the college courses during the regular high school day, says Principal William D. Bauman. Also, youths interested in a special area such as art or music may participate in the program.

Credits may be applied to an FDU degree or transferred to another college. LORRAINE MATYS Bogota cop hit by auto Four cars damaged A Rte. 17 vendetta Avenue in Bogota. Police said he was getting out of his car when he was hit by a vehicle driven by Robert O'Connell, 27, of 12 Lafayette Place, Lodi. O'Connell was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and with driving a vehicle that was unregistered and uninspected, police said.

A Bogota policeman struck Tuesday by a car while on patrol duty, was listed in satisfactory condition today at Hackensack Hospital. Patrolman George Graf, 25, suffered a broken leg and concussion in the accident on East Main Street near Palisade Just playing around Four vehicles on Route 17, were struck last night in Saddle River by objects apparently thrown that smashed windows and a mirror in three of the vehicles. Glass from a shattered windshield struck one driver in the face. He was treated at Valley Hospital. No other injuries were reported.

Following the first incident, at about 7:30 p.m., police suspected a sniper. They blocked the highway for about an hour near the Allendalc-Saddle River border while the area was searched. But three other incidents involved logs about 2 feet long by 3 inches in diameter, which police think were thrown. The first target was a Brinks truck, which was struck by a small object that police at first suspected was a bullet. A ballistics expert said it was not a bullet, although the object was never identified.

While police were searching the area, the other incidents took place about a mile away. A log smashed the windshield of a tractor-trailor driven by Clyde Plock of Matawan, showering him with glass. Two windows in a bus driven by Anthony Parenti of Leonardo wcre-bFoken by a second log. A third hit the side of a car driven by John Ziegler of Fort Lee. The driver of the Brinks truck was Jack Young of Long Island.

i Reward offered in hit-run tin The family of Dr. Heradia Montero of Fair Lawn, who was killed Sunday night in a hit-run accident, has offered a $2,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the Dr. Montero, a former dentist from Cuba, died in Fair Lawn Memorial Hospital. She was 67. Police said she was crossing Fairlawn Avenue after mailing a letter when she was struck by a blue Chrysler.

1 j''l'f' South Amboygets recreation grant a Sixth Street Recreation Area. The city will match the grant, project is slated for a 19-acre owned site. TRENTON (UPI) The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday approved a $180,500 Green Acres grant for South Amboy to develop The city- FURNITURE WAREHOUSE fit I WHITER CLEARANCE SALE Around Town Coming up i ALL FLOORS SAMPLES BENNINGTON PINE STRATOLOUNGER BARCOLOUNGER SEALY ROWE KROEHLER BURLINGTON BASSETT DIXIE INTERNATIONAL welcome; no solicitations. Information, 947-0001. Ilasbrouck Heights-Film on cancer, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, after regular meeting, VFW Post Auxiliary, at post home. All welcome to film. Dinner dance benefiting Cancer Society, Jan. 29, at post; reservations, 288-1112. Cliffsldc Park-Robert St.

John, who lias reported on all four Arab-Israeli wars for news media, speaker, cduca- tlonal meeting, United Jewish Appeal of Southeast Bergen, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Palisadium, Winston Towers. All DAYSTROM HOWELL CHARLTON MANY -MANY MORE. SHOP US SAVE Mm Two charged with stealing auto Frtt Parking Frt Dlivry 13 S. Dton Engttwood.

N.J. 568-3500 Ui. IK away with it. The witnesses were not Identified. Emiliano Rivera, 34, and Angel K.

Cruz, 28, were apprehended two blocks from the incident. They are being held on $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash each. NORTH ARLINGTON Two Newark men were charged with break and entry and attempted larceny of a motor vehicle last night. According to Lt. John Woods, two witnesses, including the owner of the car, said they scuffled with the pair as they tried to prevent them from driving Stall photo by Dan Oliver Members of the Palisades Playhouse theater, which opens Saturday, rehearse one of their skits.

The playlwuse, at 111 Main Fort Lee, plans to present a matinee at 3 p.m. each Saturday. Skits are directed by adults but include child actors. Above, Dana Zazinski, 12, looks up at players Peter Schwartz, Albert Walsh, and Joycclyn Engle..