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The Herald-News from Passaic, New Jersey • 11

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The HErald-News MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1957 i i No Hint Yet On Pompton Appointments Dockery Will Make Choices Known At Meeting Wednesday POMPTON LAKES Who will get the key pdsts when the Democrats assume control of the Borough Council Wednesday won't be known until Eugene Dockery is sworn in as mayor. That will take place -shortly after noon New Year's Day. office with Dockery are Dwinell Travers and Charles Duerkes, Democrats, new coun-cilmen. Karl Wirth, only Democrat presently on the council, is expected to be named its president. The political make-up of the council -will be three Democrats and three Republicans with Dockery in position to break ties in favor- of the Democrats.

Dockery will be the third Democratic mayor in history of'PoetfCG Rotations the borough. Others were the late Charles Stiles, first to break Remember 89 Child ten EXPLORER POST AWARDS Eagle Scout, and new Park on Saturday. Others representative of Robert Sondermann, George Stoddard, Eagle Palm fc nU' r't i- j- A Lew Detrich, third from left, presents an award to Don Nicholas, assistant adviser: at ceremonies in the American Legion Hall, Lincoln are, from left. Herb Stoddard, advancement; Clem Cottrell, institutional Post 279: Gene Fikcher, new adviser; Robert Budrich, new ad--viser; recipient of Eagle Palm award; Ronme Caldera, Eagltf award, and award. (Herald-News photo).

Two Receive Eagle Scout Awards in Lincoln Park the GOP grip on the town, and James J. McGrath, who succeeded Stiles alter his death. Key posts at stake Wednesday include borough attorney, auditor, engineer, and some seats on the planning, health, recreation and adjustment boards, flood control committee and others. SEARCHERS Totwa Eire Chief Elmer Wagoner, (left) briefs volunteer firemen and first aid fquaa members before beginning search for a "lost boy yesterday. He turned up safe later.

At right is Sergeant Cornelius Noordyk, of Totowa police. (Herald-News Photo) i Missing Boy Returns Home As Wide Search Is Started LINCOLN PARK Two Explorer Scouts received their Eagle awards at a banquet and Court of Honor held Saturday at the new American Legion home on Main Street. Awarded Eagle ranks were Ronald Caldara, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Caldara, of William Street, and Donald Nicholas, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Anthony Nicholas, of Boonton Trunpike. Post 70 has awarded eight Eagle ranks in the past four years. Explorer Caldara is attending Davis-Elkins College in West Virginia, while Explorer, Nicholas is attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. A gold palm leaf award signifying the passing of five merit badges above Eagle rank was awarded to Eagle Scouts George Stoddart, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Stoddart of Main Road and Robert Sondenhann, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sonder Pequannock High School Dedication Ceremonies Set For 2 P.M. Next Sunday; Open House Follows PEQUANNOCK Plans for the dedication of the new Pequannock Township High School have been completed.

They include the formal dedication and open house next Sunday, from 2 to 6 p.m. The Rev. John Dericks, of Holy Spirit R. C. Church, will give the invocation, followed by the welcome by Richard Dericks, vice-president of the Board of Education.

The building will be turned over to board president E. Milton Hackney, by Frank Bowers, representative of the architectural firm of LaPierre and Litchfield and Associates. High School Principal David McMurray and Terrance Aldom. president of the student council, will then receive the school from the school board. Also included in the program will be William Mason.

Morris County superintendent of schools; the township mayor, Dr. Stephen J. Gerace, superintendent of local schools: Dr. Francis Cornell, educational consultant who helped plan the; school, and Lester Vrceland, chairman of the high school committee. The Rev.

Edwin Jones, of the First Reformed Church, will give the benediction. Organ music will be provided by Mrs, Gordon 5 The program is expected to last 45 minutes in the auditorium, which will seat approximately 1,000 persons. Afterward there will be a tour of the school conducted by students with explanations given by teachers in individual classrooms. Father Sues For $175,000 PATERSON A $175,000 suit has been filed in Superior Court for injury to an eight-year-old Passaic boy hit by a truck backing into a garage. i Wilmot Cousins.

130 Myrtle Avenue, Passaic, claims he was injured as he walked on the sidewalk in Tulip Street on November 17. His father, Ralston Cousins, is suing Central Engineering Supply Company, owner, and Oswald Purcell, driver of the truck. William Johnson, 53-year-old gardener, of 450 Harrison Street, Passaic, has fiiled a $7,800 suit in Superior Court over a highway crash last January 31 which involved his dump truck and two cars. Johnson is suing Matthew Vaughn, of Englishtown, and Fritz Geithner, 151 Banta Avenue, Garfield, The suit alleges the Geithner car struck Johnsons truck after it was hit in the rear by Vaughns car. The accident happened in Route 46 near Van Houten Avenue, Clifton.

Le Roy Fischer, of the Alexander Hamilton public housing project, Alabama Avenue, Paterson, seeks $50,000 damages in a Superior Court suit against As-cenzio J. Franko over a traffic accident last March 1 In Route 46, Palisades Park. Carmine Pisacreta, 41, of 424 East 19th Street, Paterson, has filed a $100,000 suit in Passaic County Court for his injury in a highway accident in Route 4, Paramus, on December 31 1955. WANAQUE Two Green- js sqing Walter Banzy, Lakes, N. residents whose car he was a passenger, are being held in Passaic County anc Roger Wellington, whoe jail and three others are out on parked car was struck by POMPTON LAKES The Rotary ClutjTTcports it delivered boxes toys to 25 families of 89 children in time for Christmas.

Enclosed was this note: Since Santa's been busy and needed a hand He called on us to help all we can Rotary day. assisted Claus' and Years one for it will in the which and nearing will January meeting. is on directly the old used business. paid by the No or borrowing meets split politically George succeed Republican, committee three-man Chester named and Mrs. Baron New Deputy Clerk, Other Wayne Changes Made Wanaque to Take Sewage Plant Bids WANAQUE The Borough Council announced at a special meeting Friday night that it would receive bids on the $95,000 sewage plant improvement project at 8 p.m.

on January 22 in the Borough Hall. The project was approved by ordinance adopted December 4. It will provide for new primary settling basin, trickling filters and conversion of a settling basin to a digester. The plants capacity will be increased to 500,000 gallons a day, a jump of 250,000 gallons. Ttffssewage system is now used residents in the Haskell area.

The yearly assessment of $30 is not expected to increase, according to Mayor Thomas Evangelista. The council also set Thursday, January 2, at 8 p.m. for the annual reorganization meeting, breaking a precedent. Such meetings have always been held on New Years Day. Paterson Patient Wrecks Stolen Cars GREYSTONE PARK A 17-year-old Greystone Park State Hospital patient fled the institution during the nigfiit and wrecked two of three cars he stole, police reported Police said the court-committed patient.

Chester Johnson, 17, of 814 Madison Avenue, Paterson, escaped from the hospital around 1 a.m. in a stolen car. He abandoned it after it developed engine trouble. Next, police said, he stole a 1957 car owned by Morris Plains Mayor James Fear and wrecked it by ramming into a stone wall in Dover. Johnson stole a third car in Dover, police said, and wrapped it around a utility pole driving the wrong way on a one-way Osb0me Advanced street.

Johnson escaped uninjured in gy Prudential Co. both wrecks. Police took him back to Grcystone. So Pompton Lakes would like to say "A very Merry Christmas have a wonderful Joseph Martoccia was in Operation Santa by Ernest Guenter, Ralph Claire Mitsch. West Milford Ready to Use NewTownHall Council Will Meet In $125,000 Home New Year's Day WEST MILFORD New Day will be a red letter the Township Committee meet for the first time new Town Hall.

The $125,000 building, will house all town offices the police department, is completion. The main meeting room be ready for use at the noon reorganization The new Town Hall Marshall Hill Road, across the street from church which has been many years for town The new building is being for from funds saved committee over the years. bond issue is involved from banks. When the committee Wednesday, it will be for the first time. Egan, Democrat, will Noble Rhinesmith, who has been on the 13 years.

Other members of the committee are Mayor Pulis, expected to be mayor for another year, Robert Little. WEST PATERSON The Police Shots Fail To Stop Muggers PATERSON Two footpads who mugged a man in North Main Street Saturday, escaped although police fired several warning shots at them. Their victim was Henry of 44 Clinton Street. He told police he punched one of them in the face but was unable to stop them from knocking him down and taking $4 from him. They did not get his wallet containing $70, however.

Police arrived in time to see the two running toward Garfield Avenue, where they disappeared into a rear yard. Women were the victims in two other robbery asasults reported over the week-end. Mrs. Eudokia Filcvsky, 83 Jefferson Street, told police a boy pushed her against a fence and took her wallet containing $4. Miss Sylvia Asher, 157 Harrison Street, reported a purse snatch.

She said two boys grabbed her purse containing $5 while she was walking in Carroll Street. Lodi Man Gets 30 Days in Jail PATERSON Walter Brurker, 21, of 8 Orchard Court, Lodi, was sentenced to 30 days In jail on a disorderly person charge by Magistrate Frank Sciro this morning. Brucker was arrested near his parked car on Erie Railroad property at Getty Avenue and Main Street about 1 ajn. yesterday. Frank Vsas, 85 Jasper Street, withdrew a dozen complaints of rent overcharges against his former landlord, Rudolph Elia; 47.

of 25 East 12th Street, He said he had rented a flat at 38 East 12th Street from Elia which was listed at $14 a month and he had paid $40 a month from September. 1956 to August. 1957. Usaas paid $10 court costs. 100 At Sunday School Christmas Program WEST PATERSON The West Paterson Sunday School held services yesterdav afternoon in the Rifle Camp Road Firehouse with over 100 persons present.

Guest speaker was George Sweeting, an evangelist-artist, who drew a chalk sketch of the Three Wise Men following the star. Mr. Sweeting also delivered the message. Christmas Carols were played by Mrs. Linus Daniels and Robert WAYNE Mrs.

Margaret Baron will replace Miss Dorothy McDevitt as deputy township clerk when the Township Committee organizes Wednesday evening. Mrs. Baron is presently secretary to the Planning Board and engineering department, and has been active in the Demo-Fusion movement. Miss McDevitt, a Republican, has held the post for the past 17 vears. The announcement by Mayor Robert A.

Roe, said she would be offered a position in the tax department. Mrs. Baron will be appointed to a three-year term. She is a' graduate of Clifton High School, Paterson Business College, and formerly was secretary to the plant Curtiss-W right Propeller Division, CaldwelL She also has worked for the Allstate Insurance Company and was on the secretarial staff of J. the Wayne Junior High SchooL Mrs.

Finch Named Mrs. Schuyler Finch, of Packanack Lake, formerly of Passaic, will be appointed to the engineering department vacancy left by Mrs. Baron. A graduate of Centenary College for Women, Hackettstown wood new radios in the fire trucks was incomplete, CD communications was alerted. Communications Director Dave Van Tassel set up in short order, one base station and two mobile units.

CD-DC Joseph Dorer was also at the scene. As the search was about to be intensified about 9 p.m., young Skinner, unaware of what was taking place, trotted down the street to his home. Fire Chief Elmer Wagoner called in the volunteers and expressed Jus thanks to the West Paterson Fire Department for covering in town during the incident. Teachers College Offers New Courses HALEDON Paterson State Teachers College announcements for the second semester's courses in the part-time and extension division are being mailed out this week. Sixty-four courses in late afternoon and evening are tieing offered at Haledon and 12 courses are to be given off campus at Newton, Montvale and Dumont Sixty-seven professors and visiting lecturers have been engaged to handle the expected enrollment of 1,200 students, according to Benjamin Matelson, secretary of the part-time division.

New courses offered for the first time in extension will include: The Short Story, Fundamentals of Dramatics, American Literature. Operatic Music: Its Origin and Development, Problems of Juvenile Delinquency, and Ethnic Contributions to American Culture. Registration for classes on the Haledon campus will be held from 4 to 8 p.ra. January 29 and 30. Off-campus students will register at the various centers during the first meetings of the classes.

Classes begin on campus on February 3, off-campus on February 4. Teachers' Salary Schedule Studied WEST MILFORD Making teaching attractive in township schools by offering the faculty more money is being studied by the Board of Education. A new salary guide will be discussed January 9 by the board and a teachers commmittee. While no figures have been disclosed, the board plans to make the scale attractive enough to obtain new teachers for the system. With a proposed $2,100,000 school expansion program about to start and need for eight more teachers by next the board wants salary matters settled early, The board has hired William J.

McCormack, of Macopin, as a teacher at $3,800. He is a graduate of Paterson State Teachers College and is studying for a masters 'degree at Scton' Hall University, South Orange. Church Groups Elect Officers in January POMPTON LAKES Many elections will be held by groups associated with the Pompton Reformed Church during January. The Junior Hi will meet at 7 p.m. next Sunday.

A film, "Home the Magnificent, will be shown at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, when the Mens Club holds its annual meeting and election of officers. Wednesday, January 8 at 7 p.m. the church school staff will elect. Speaker will be professor Paul Barackman, of the Biblical Seminary, New York.

Junior department officers and teachers will be hosts for the evening. Ryerson School PTA To Hold First Meeting WAYNE First meeting of the Ryerson School PTA will be held Monday evening, January 6, at the Packanack Lake School where pupils are attending afternoon classes. The latest completion date of Ryerson School is January 15, when all classes will go on full-time schedule. Watchnight Service .1 At Church Tomorrow WEST PATERSON The Community Methodist Church, Whippnny Avenue, will conduct New Years Eve Watchnlght Service on tomorrow from 11 to 12 midnight. The public is invited.

jBanzys. pisacreta is a hide examiner. Pru dcntial Insurance Company has, School, she was announced the promotion of as executn ham Osborne to staff manager! Systjms in the Passaic District of the Rand. New York City and company. Osborne has been sociated with the Prudential fori tan Bank.

New ork City. seven years in this area. I s. lrene mFC He resides with his wife and I Head Lake will be appointed to four children at 108 Brook view a five-year term on the Library Drive and has been active in Board to succeed Mrs. Grace civic affairs.

Day whose term expires. A past Osborne served as commander' president of the League of Wo" of Amvet Post 64, a trustee of en vtcre alc. the West Paterson Boys Club present publication chairman and the Ridgewood Secretarial TOTOWA About 60 volunteer firemen and first aid squad men beat the brush last evening in an area which included Otti-lios quarry in a search for a missing boy. Police received a call at 6:15 p.m. reporting Lester Skinner, 15, of Shepherd's Lane, absent from home since noon.

Lt. Carmen Gaita, Sgt. Cornelius Noordyk and Patrolman Tom Clifton immediately alerted firemen and squadmen. Since only one patrol car was available due to breakdown of the other, and installation of the Donato Slated For Township Attorney LITTLE FALLS Mitchel Donato, township GOP leader, is expected to be appointed town attorney when the Township Committee re-organizes Wednesday at noon. He will replace George Anderson.

who has held the job the past 20 years. Township Committeeman Dr. James Stokes said this morning he was "'vRehtly opposed to the appointment. He said that it is a "purely political move. Stokes also said he felt Anderson had done a good job and should keep the post.

Donato, who is also borough attorney in Wanaque, is expected to resign as Republican Party head here. Stokes opposition is not expected to have an effect on the appointment as the other three present committeemen and the newly elected Harold Schumacher usually vote along the same lines. Stokes customarily opposes what the majority does. Driving on Park Paths Jails Youth WEST PATERSON John Fitzpatrick, 18, of 237 Griffiths Street. Jersey City, was charged last night with damaging Passaic County Park property and driving w-ith expired license plates.

Police Chief William Pierson said the youth was arrested for driving his car on the footpaths in Garret Mountain Reservation and damaging them. Park Police Patrolman Edward SmiTK'made the arrest. Fitzpatrick will have a hearing in Municipal Court on January 7. (and several unnamed accomplices) set up the heackand hide of an unlucky deer behind the steering wheel of a parked car on Mam Street Passers-by figured they had one drink too many. The more realistic notified police.

"Chuckling Sam kept a poker face when excited customers reported the incident to him. COUNCILMAN Karl Wirth, Pompton Democrat, will enjoy a unique role when the Borough Council reorganizes Wednesday. The political make-up will be three Republicans and three Democrats with a Democratic mavor casting the deciding votes. Earlier this year, Wirth would not give in to pressure from friends to run for mayor. Instead he sponsored the gamble of running three newcomers for mayor and council.

If thdy made it (which they did) the odds would be in favor of the Democrats. The gamble paid off and Wirth has new stature in town as an individual who put the party before his personal ambitions. UNEMPLOYMENT has not skipped over the lakeland area as noted by activity at the Butler state unemployment office. With claims increasing, the office will be open three days a week starting next week, increase of one day. While no up-to-date figures are available, layoffs at the American Hard Rubber Company have added more to the roll of unemployed, Fequannock Valley Paper Company, Butler, is shut down temporarily but plans reopening next month.

Most of the 350 persons who worked at the Pequanoc Rubber Com panys plant in Butler, before it burned down last February, are unemployed. Part-time and seasonal job ran out for them. Lakeland Listening Humor and Politics in Season in Area, Friend Plays Joke with Golf Club Gift Kiwanis Club Holds Court Session Tonight POMPTON LAKES William Schultz, president of the Kiwanis Club, will conduct a "court session at tonight's meeting in the North wood Inn, at which members will be fined for their efforts or lack of them during the past year. Next Monday the installation of officers will be held. William Ely, district governor, will install Robert Bayne and his staff for the coming year.

The president and vice-president will be hosts at a cocktail hour preceding the installation and dinner. Christmas Tree Pickup In West Paterson WEST PATERSON Councilman Edward Gallo, public works chairman, urged all residents not to bum their Christmas trees this year. He said borough trucks will pick up the trees on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, if they are left at the curb. $25 bail pending a hearing be fore Magistrate Joseph Cres- disorderly cente on disorderly persons charges. The five were reported last night to Wanaque police by Councilman William Westfall, who lives across the street from the Maple Hotel where the group reportedly had been drinking during the Police said they came out of the tavern and began to throw Christmas decorations around and acted loud and disorderly on Ringwood Avenue.

Patrolman David Sisco arrested Mrs. Marion Finnegan, 31; her husband, Russell, 32; Wade Meigs, 37, and Frank Utter, 38, all of Greenwood Lakes. Com plaint against the four was signed by Sisco, and when Utter and Meigs could not put up bail they were sent to the county jail. Harry Finnegan, 28, brother of Russell, who was still in the tavern, was then arrested on a disorderly persons charge signed by his brother. The two reportedly had been lighting in the tavern.

They are scheduled to appear before the magistrate on January 11 Bray Will Retire From School Board PEQUANNOCK Vincent Bray, member of the Board of Education the past three years, has announced that he will not run for re-election in the forthcoming electing Bray, who is completing his first three-year term, said he wished to devote more time to work and his family. He had served as chairman of the public relations committee for three years, chairman of the transportation committee one year, and as a member of the fina nee committee three years. Stork Wins Race With Wayne Police WAYNE Sergeant George Heider and Patrolman Nelson Cone arrived seconds behind the stork at the home of Mrs. Thelma Johnsqn, Belvldere Court, last Her husband called police headquarters for an ambulance. When they arrived Mrs.

Johnsons baby girl had already oocn born. She said it was one month early. Both were taken to Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains. Their condition was fine th)i morning. state motor ve- Butler Reservoirs Now Overflowing BUTLER The boroughs two reservoirs are overflowing.

That means end of water emergency for Butler and Bloomingdale decreed last spring. According to officials, the Kikeout Reservoir, Kinnelon, which was less than half full two weeks ago, has come up nearly eight feet. Supplies were boosted to 870,000,000 gallons and the reservoir started spilling over. Apshawa Reservoir, secondary supply in West Milford, was bone dry several weeks ago. It now holds 82,000,000 gallons and is spilling over the dam.

Emergency repairs to the dam and intake were completed before the water started rising. The Apshawa varies from 10 feet deep in places to 30 feet at the intake and dam. Estate Asks $25,000 For Death of Man, 81 PATERSON A $25,000 suit has been filed in Superior Court over the death of John Pigaga, 81, of 231 River Street, Paterson, fatally injured in a traffic accident last February 16. Robert Goodman, administrator of Pigaga's estate, is suing Leo Bernstein, of Fair Lawn, driver of a car that struck the man at Lafayette and Summer Streets. Paterson.

He died on February 28. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gebler, 15 Elk Street, Paterson, seek $61,000 in a Superior Court suit against Thomas J. Fisher over an accident in River Street, Paterson, last July 2.

Family Rescued From House Fire PATERSON A defective oil burner caused extensive smoke damage to the home and furnishings of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Turndorf at 415 East 40th Street, Saturday. Structural damage was limited to the cellar and first floor. Mr.

and Mrs. Turndorf and their two children were rescued by ladders which were set up to a second Boor window. At fust they tried to leave by the stairway' but were forced back by the heavy snioke Notes Around Paterson Automobiles Injure 2 On City Streets; Walter Bieszczad Heads Polish Alliance Frank Striebe, 71, of 195 Beech Street, is in fair condition in St. Josephs Hospital with right leg and other injuries he suffered Saturday night when he was hit by a car driven by Nicholas Zaveridis, 63, of 134 Crosby Avenue, in 21st Avenue. Boy Scout Troop 65 conferred and a member of the Government in Operation Committee.

Active in the Lions Head Lake Property Owners Association, she held the offices of vice-president, publicity chairman and recording secretary. Currently she is serving as chairman of the welfare committee. Other Appointments Mrs. Mary Wall, of Mountain View, will be appointed to a one-year' term on the Local Assistance Board to succeed Theodore McClelland whose term expires and who refused to accept a re-appointment. Long a resident of the Township, Mrs.

Wall has been active in child welfare. The organizer and first president of the Wayne Branch, American Red Cross, she is a retired investigator for the Child Labor Bureau, State Department! of Labor. I Mayor Roe also released partial list of re-appointments to serve at the will of the Township Committee. The list includes tax clerk. Mrs.

Eleanor Wisely of Packanack Lake; assistant tax clerk, Mrs. Lorraine Clark, of Preakness; part-time tax clerks, Mrs. Ann Mabie, of Preakness and Mrs. Elizabeth Werner, of Packanack Lake; secretary to the water department, Mrs. Geraldine Husk, of Mountain View; secretary to treasurer and court clerk, deputy court clerk and violation clerk, Mrs.

Edith Higgins, of Wayne; switchboard operator, Mrs. Helen Orrok, of Lions Head Lake; part-time bookkeeper in treasurers office, Mrs. Clarrise Armbruster, of Packanack Lake; secretary to the Board of Health, Mrs. Evelyn Karross Pringle, and clerk-typist. Board of Health, Miss Veronica Manzione, of Mountain View.

Rink Sues for Divorce PATERSON' Teodo Rink, 169 Mill Street, Paterson, has filed suit in Superior Court to divorce his wife, Heidi Must Rink, of Baltimore, Md. They married July 16, 19-ft, in Frankfurt, Germany. He charges she left him ii December, 1953. and a member of the patriotic events committee. He is a member of the Community Methodist Church.

Youth Crashes Car To Avoid Hitting Dog WAYNE A driver trying to avoid hitting a dog last night ended up in the woods. James Perrone, 19, of 36 Sixth Avenue, Paterson, told Patrolman Nelson Cone he swerved to miss a dog in Pompton Road, and lost control of his car. The vehicle left the road, crashed through a fence, came to a halt among the trees. The driver was unhurt, and so was the dog. the rank of Eagle Scout on three of its members at an Awards Dinner and 31st anniversary celebration yesterday in the YM-YWHA.

The Eagle Scouts are Michael and Norman Kramer and Arthur Surosky. An overheated refrigerator motor caused slight damage to the basement of Chucks Cozy Corner Restaurant, 182 Mill Street, at 10 p.m. Saturday. Burglars knocked a dial from a small safe but were unable to open it in the office of Brockway Motor Truck Company, 419 Summer Street, sometime over the week-end. The damage was discovered this morning.

In another office burglary, two bottles of whisky and other items -were taken from Hygrade Plastics Company, 427 East 19th Street. By Dan McKeown Herald-New Staff Writer HUMOR and politics are in season in the lakeland area. However, casting a dark shadow is growing' unemployment. The humor involves Councilman William Brown and James H.mnigan, of Butler; Frank Rogers, of Bloomingdale and Samuel La Sala, Blooming- dale store owner. The political story concerns Councilman Karl McKeown Wirth, Pompton Lakes Democrat.

COUNCILMAN Brown had wanted a set of golf clubs for several years and this Christmas his wife decided she would get them for him. Buying clubs is a mans job so she asked Rogers, a family friend and Rotary Club president, to do the chore. She wanted a used set but Rogers told her he could get them new for the same price. Even the gift wrapping would be taken care of, Rogers promised. However, with help of James Hannigari, fellow Rotarian, Rogers wrapped up a set of "beat up clubs which were delivered to Browns house for Christmas.

Mrs. Browns face fell when she saw "the bargain" she got. Brown also was unhappy. All turned out well when Rogers later delivered the new clubs. Brown Is happier now, not to mention how his wife feels.

SAMUEL LA SALA, Bloom-ingdale confectionery store owner, made news several years ago when he equipped his pet cat with a hearing aid. Last week he 1 Another week-end accident victim, Charles Ourada, 43. of 17 Prince Street, is in "good condition in General Hospital. A car driven by Theodore Zaranek, 37, of 29 Jackson Street, Passaic, hit Ourada in 16th Avenue early yesterday morning. Zaranek said he was unaware he hit Ourada until he saw the newspapers Ourada had been carrying fly through the air.

He took Ourada to the hospital in his car. Burglars who broke in through a side door took $100 and three bottles of whisky from Walt's Bar, 16 Mary Street, sometime Saturday night. Polish National Alliance Lodge has elected Walter Bieszczad as its president for 1958. The lodge will celebrate Its 75th anniversary during the comjig year..

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