Fire Destroys Harry's Lobster House, Market
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Wea&er Distribution MDBANK Today Some ctytfneu tonight, low la the Mi. Tomorrow, putty dondy, 22,325 chance of scattered ihimeri, Ugh in the (If. See Weather, Page 2. DIAL SH 1-0010 VOL. 85, NO. 209 tuiud dtllr, Uondij through WJIT. Brand Clui'FMUn Mi II R*J Buk tod ix AdiBttonU MUllM OKHu. RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1963 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Fire Destroys Harry's Lobster House, Market By JANE MORROW * Haven and Red Bank's Hook and the other by Earl "Buck" Cofer, Occupants of the second-floor cause of danger of collapst of SEA BRIGHT — Harry's Lob Ladder and Onion Hose Com- from whom Mr. Fox leased the apartments included Mr. Cofer remaining walls of the buildings. ster House 'and Fox's Foodtown, pany were called in. Red Bank additional space. Mr. and Mrs. Fox and their son, Chief Keating, who reported the Ocean Ave., were destroyed by sent its new aerial truck to join Mr. Fox said his loss, including Arnold, IB; Mrs, Florence Jones, fire under control at 4 a.m., said fire early this morning. the Long Branch ladder in serv- stock, would be $200,000. and two employees of the Lobster cause has not been determined. Firemen from companies of ice as firetowers. Mrs. Anna Jacoubs, Red Bank, House. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan were •seven boroughs fought to keep Two buildings had been joined owner of the Lobster House, esti- Fire Chief Andy Keating, who evacuated from their apartment the spectacular blaze confined at street level to house the food mated her loss at $90,000. Loss directed the fire fighting, said il above the former Oceanic fire to the three buildings which store. One is owned by Arthur estimate on the Cofer Building probably would be necessary to house, now unused, on New St. housed the two establishments. Fox, proprietor of the Foodtown, was not available. block off Ocean Ave. today be- This building is separated by Families living in the three only about two feet from the one apartments above the food store In which fire raged, and wai were evacuated safely before menaced throughout the blaze. (lames reached their quarters. The couple salvaged valuable! Employees of the lobster house and their television set with the who lived in the apartment aid of firemen. Firemen said ^t\ above the restaurant were also flames swept into a window, and unhurt, but were homeless after the apartment and furniture suf- the fire. fered extensive water damage. Chris Axelsen of Chris' Bar, Left After 1 «.m. LOST FIGHT— Firemen pour water through roof of Harry's Lobster House, Ocean across Ocean Ave. from the Mrs. Jacoubs sobbed as she watched her restaurant go up Ave., Sea Bright, from aerial ladder of Red Bank Hook and Ladder Company. Three JSHSKHI Cdam* ""^ In flames. She owns the building buildings, housing the well known restaurant, Foodtown Market and several apart- The Ssa Bright firemen, _ on as well as the business. ments, were destroyed in fire early today. the scene within minutes, were She said she was the last per- joined shortly bv companies son on the premises and left from Highlands, Rumsbn, Long shortly after I a.m. Branch, and Monmouth Beach. (See FIRE, Page 3) Flames Burst Through Council Gives Traffic Woes In spite of the tons of water that poured onto the fire, flames had burst through the roof of the Offices building by 2:30 a.m. Its Top Priority Treatment By 3 a.m. the entire interiors of the Lobster House, the food Zone Is RED BANK - Traffic prob- questing from the county Boan turns from Front St. into Wharf store and the apartments above lems continued to get priority of Freeholders the traffic lights Ave., has been placed in effect. were holocausts. treatment at last night's Bor- recommended in the PBA report, The PBA's other turning an- Shortly before 3 a.m., Fair ough Council meeting. and adopted an ordinance regu- parking recommendations will be Proposed Mayor Benedict R. Nicosia ap- lating traffic on Pearl St. implemented on an experimental pointed a committee to study Councilman John Warren, Jr., basis soon. Polls Open RED BANK — Borough Coun- parking in the borough, and com- chairman of the police commit cil last night introduced an or- mended the Patrolmen's Benev- tee, asked the pubjic's indul- Photo, Page 2 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. dinance which would create a olent Association for its recent P-l professional office zone. gence while the PBA plan is In addition, the PBA re- FREEHOLD —Today Is pri- traffic survey. mary election day for the Re- Councilman Daniel J. O'Hern being implemented. The' Jirst quested the installation, of traffi publicans and Democrats. Polls called it the first implementa- Council passed a resolution re- step of the plan, a ban on left lights on Broad St. at its inter- opened at 7 a.m. and will close tion of a master plan which has sections with Front St., Mon- FLAMING FOREST — The fire that destroyed 500 acres of pineland in New Shrews- at 8 p.m. not yet been adopted, but which mouth St. and Bergen PI., and bury yesterday is seen, in part, from the air. In the foreground is the intersection of is virtually completed. at Front St. and Wharf Ave. Tbronghout the county there are local contests-in 16 mu- Shaffo Rd, (across the photol and Asbury Ave. (running from top to bottom). The The zone would encompass an Forrestdale 's AnnexMr. Warren said council ha nicipalities. At the county level Van Cal cinder block plant Is just to the right of the line of smoke. Efforts by fire- area In tha vicinity of lower communicated-with the freehold- the only competition is among Broad St., and would establish ers on the subject, but that last men from the four companies of New Shrewsbury, and many neighboring towns four Democrats seeking three more liberal use regulations for Contracts Awarded night's resolution was necessary nominations for the State As- saved all homes and other structures, except one, a garage at the Parnell horns on buildings of the area. to formalize the request. RUMSON — Groundbreaking Malcolm D. Ware registered sembly. .,- ' the west slope of Hubbard Hill. Permitted Uses After a public hearing, council ceremonies for the K-2 annex to the only negative vote. He ex- Permitted uses In the P-l zana adopted an ordinance making Forrestdale School will be held plained to The Register he would would include those presently al- Pearl St. a stop street at Oakland April 30 at 9:30 a.m. have preferred to defer construc- lowed in the A-2 zone in addi- and Chestnut Sts. The public hear- tion of the canopy, priced by the Report$L,100 tion to offices of professional Contracts for bids totaling ing of an ordinance which would Preston firm at $11,500, and erect persons, insurance agents, ac- $363,398 for the new building make Pear! St. a one-way north- 500-Acre Woods Fire it at a later date under separate countants, and places where- were authorized by the Board ol bound street between Monmouth Break-Entry contract. Other bids on the can- in three paying guests could Education last night. St. and Water St. was held foi opy alternate ranged from $2,300 MATAWAN TOWNSHIP - Po- dwell. The general contractor will be further study. lice last night reported $1,100 in 14 Companies Join 8-Hour Fight, Save Buildings to $3,509. Special permits, which would J. J. Preston of Middletown, The mayor's committee, to be jewelry stolen from the home of With the money "saved," Mr. NEW SHREWSBURY — Fire on; the west slope of Hubbarc Far from hydrants, the fire- require council, Planning Board whose base bid was $224,000. Af- called the Red Bank Parking Mr. and Mrs. David Potterton, Ware wished to include an al- raged through 500 acres of pine Hill was destroyed. fighters depended on water from and Board of Adjustment review, ter the addition and subtraction Committee, was born last- night, 4 Warren Dr., Storyland Estates. ternate that provided for glass woodland in the southern part Firemen set backfires to save pumper trucks and from a small would allow more uses, includ- of several alternates, the total the mayor said, to study the en- Detective John McGinty and partitions between classrooms of New Shrewsbury yes- the Reeveytown Method- pond at the foot of Hubbard ing home offices, travel and ad- general contracting item will be tire scope of the borough's park- Sgt. Frank P. Cherney, who in- and hallways. These are to be terday, threatening Reeveytown, ist Church, residences along the Hill. vertising agencies, church facil- $222,060, including a canopy pro- ng problem and to report its vestigated, said the couple were solid cinder block. Other, smaller Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, west side of Shafto Rd. and evei The New Shrewsbury emer- ities, lending institutions, funeral tecting a curved walkway in findings to council. away from home over the Easter items might have been included and the Van Cal cinder block more gravely threatened home: gency unit truck pumped water homes, laboratories and studios. front of the building. Specifically, Mr. Nicosia asked weekend, and that the entry was also, Mr. Ware said, if the can- plant. deep in the woods. from this pond and refilled fire The ordinance would control for Investigations into the need discovered last night. opy had been postponed. truck tanks as they ran dry.