*;m £L ,0 PUBLIC LIBRA&t A PARK AYE. ' _ rm UFlELB. » .j. 01049 p r o p e r t y Cf PLAINFIELD P'JBl In ! NON PROFIT OR6 U.S. POSTAGE PAID PLAINFIELD. N.J. PERMIT NO. 6! A National Award Winning Newspaper I, Wednesday, July 3,1973 PLAINFIELD N.J. (201) 756-6888 TEN CENTS ( 1 0 .) Voice Captures N N PA Aw ard At the 33rd annual National Company award which went to Newspaper Publishers Association C.C. Dejoie, Jr., editor and (NNPA) convention in Houston, publisher of tbe Louisiana Texas, The Voice Newspaper was Weekly. Howard Woods, honored to receive its second publisher of the St. Louis national merit award for Sentinel, served as awards journalism excellence for the commi ttee chairman. second year in a row. The entry The Milwaukee Courier that won the third place plaque garnered the majority of the merit and $200 check was The Voice’s awards at the convention with six, 1972 Commemorative issue on including two firsts—one for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. best editorial and tbe other for Warren D. Blackshear, managing best use of photos. The editor, accepted for The Voice. Sacramento Observer was a close Also receiving awards in the second with five awards, with the Special Edition category were Michigan Chronicle, New editors of the Louisville Defender Pittsburgh Courier and Houston (first) and the Atlanta Inquirer Forward Times each receiving (second). Presenting the plaques three to the award recipients was M. Carl Holman, president of Joseph Synar, Regional Public the National Urban Coalition, was Relations Manager of General awarded tbe NNPA Distinguished Electric Co., sponsors for tbe Service Award. category. The NNPA’s “Distinguished The awards presentation took Publishers Awards” we nt to Mrs. place following a keynote address Ada C. Franklin, publisher of the by Houston Congresswoman Kansas City Call and Mrs. Carter Barbara Jordan, who told the Wesley, publisher of the Houston gathering “We have a long, long Informer way to go before this country Two other special awards becomes the land of the free presented at the banquet were a people and the land of the brave student journalism scholarship people” The Congresswoman Voice Managing Editor Warren D. Blackshear receives NNPA Special Edition Award award in the amount of $6,540, said that the mass media can Joseph Synar, Regional Public Relations Manager of General Electric Co. Other award presented by R J Reynolds awaken people because "we have from the Louisville Defender (first) and the Atlanta Inquirer (second). The Voice Industries, and a Gulf Oil an unfinished agenda ’ place prize for its 1972 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Special issue. (Photo by Virtle F. Jr. j-k ■ ■ - " S Patchwork Family To Parade on the 4th Piainfieid Happenings iHwiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiniiiHmiiiiiiiiiiHiiuuiHtiiinwiiiiiHHimniiiHiiiuiHniiiiHHmtfiiitittiNiwiHiiiHi«»iHN The 1973 Central Jersey July large military contingent from The night of July 4th once ■ 4th Celebration has it all, Fort Dbc, 78th Division of Camp again will be ablaze with fireworks The Alliance For A Safer New Jersey and Seton Hall Law School according to Leah Jennings, 1973 Kilmer and the 250th Signal with the festivities getting announce the sponsorship of a Legal Training Program for members of General Chairlady. Bands, Battalion of National Guard will underway at 7 p.m., at Howard the Plainfield Police Division and other members of the criminal justice dazzling precision marching units, lead off the parade. Krause he Field, North Plainfield system in the City o f Plainfield Vsr f l t along with personalities, and A feature that wili probably According to Ted Stoepel, Special The Model Cities and SLEPA funded program will consist of Much, much more, highlight this keep the spectators on tbeir toes, Events Chairman, the festivities forty-five hours of instruction in Constitutional Law, Cnminal Law and year's celebration. And it all kicks according to Ms. Leah, will be will include tbe Big Band Sound Evidence Law given by members of the faculty of New Jersey area iaw AHMED, the bicycle riding of Local 746 Stage Band under schools. off with the annual parade * * * * * banning at East Front Street and mental ist sponsored by the direction of Russ Coffin, PanagutRoad. Mechanic’s Bicycle Shop. Ahmed along with the Dixieland Band John M. Cannght, a teacher at Plainfield High School, is among Appearing in the parade will be will ride the entice route and a genuine Polka Band, and the selected secondary school teachers who are attending the 197 3 celebrities from television, completely blindfolded. popular Song & Dance Summer Institute in Marine Biology at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, including tbe very popular cast of Some of tbe floats entered in personality, Eddie Alston Me. A member of the Plainfield High School faculty since 1972. he tbe CBS TV Patchwork Family, the parade are tbe Westfield Awards will be presented to previously taught at Hubbard and Maxson High Schools, also in will be bands galore, Historical Society, Plainfield Area parade trophy winners. The Plainfield, and at Reacbngton High School in Readington. N J From tbe Duffy String Band, Chamber of Commerce, Plainfield audience will be invited to 1967 to 1971, be was Chairman of tbe Mathematics Department at participate in a community Maxson High School. Philadelphia's number one Public Library, Green Brook ***** s outfit. This year's Young Woman’s Club, North Sing-a-long. Also song sheets will Miss Cynthia Carter, a student at Virginia State University, and fjjwflll of tte Host Town, Plain field Jr. Women’s Club, and be supplied. Tbe Colors will be Miss tte Township of Green Brook, is many civic and fraternal groups. presented by the Dunellen Elks. Ahase La Verne Nelson of the Fashion Institute of Technology were awarded $500-scholarships from the Plainfield branch of the National Mayor Vernon A. Noble; the Abo participating will be veterans Tte Color Guard will be tbe Association of College Women. The awards were made at the year-end H onorary Grand Marshal is groups, boy scouts, girl scouts, American Legion Post 119 of George Page of South Plainfield, novelty acts and hone troops. Dunellen. meeting of the Outreach College Club directed by William Gary at who has served his Borough for The Public Announcement The program will then be Neighborhood House. Both students are club members Stations are located at tbe First terminated by a spectacular Mrs. Dorothy Milligan, scholarship chairman, made the presentation. many yean as head of the Labor ***** Kay public Celebration Presbyterian Church, East Front pyrotechnic display emanating Committee. Street, Strand Theatre, East Front from the Watchung Mountains, Mrs. Charles Booker, outgoing Plainfield branch president, was T h e Committee also Street, Corner of Park and W. and best viewed from Howard mistress of ceremonies and Mrs. Ralph Jeter, president-elect, addressed announced that the parade’s Front St., and the Reviewing Krausche Field. “Ail in aH,” said the group. A social hour followed and refreshments were served. permanent Honorary Grand Stand in front of Somerset Mbs. Jennings, “Central Jerseyans * * » * * , Marshal, the former School, North Piainfieid. Tte don’t have to go anywhere July The annual membership tea of the Association was held in the home Cong u swOman Florence Dwyer, Judges Stand wiH be located on 4th, because tte nation’s largest of Mrs. Darnel Crews. Induction of new members was conducted by wttabobeN band tt* year. Somerset Street at the United celebration takes place right here Mrs. Booker, and Mrs. Milligan installed tte newly elected executive wfiH tw jusMty sfctfte Counties Tract Company at home.” bosixi. (Continued on Page 12) and local government officWs. A Admission to a l event* are free. Page 2, THE VOICE, Wednesday, July 3, 1973 Ed Hass Speaks in Camden Ed Hass of Plainfield was the Ahrens-PojLFire Buffs guest speaker at the Camden Association, whose membership County Firemen’s Association covers 25 states and Ontario. He meeting Wednesday, June 27 at is secretary-treasurer of the the Berlin Fire Co. No. 1 association and edits “The Silver fire house, White Horse Pike. His Sphere”, its newsletter. topic was the Ahrens-Foxes’ He is writing a book to be historic fire trucks. called “ Ahrens-Fox: The Hass is a founder of the Greatest Swatters of Water.” OUR SEMI-ANNUAL Edward J. Dailey, Jr., Director J^lo f Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield, was recently elected a Bong Hak Hyun, M.D., or Christine Kent, RJN-,laa been r m r n n Regent for New Jersey to the Plainfield, has been appointed appointed Assistant Director of American College of Hospital C hairm an o f th e Medical the Acute Care Units at A dm inistrators, to serve a Educa&O** iCOtnmittee of the Muhfeabeig Hospital, Plainfield. CLEARANCE three-year term of office. Tbe United Board for Christian Higher A graduate of Upstate Medical Council of Regents is the Education in Asia. Center School of Nuiaing, legislative body representing tbe Dr. Hyun, a native of Korea, Syracuse, New York, Mrs. Kent, membership of the American graduated from Yonsei University received her BSN from Columbia College of Hospital Medical School, Seoul, Korea, and University aad te r Masters in A dm inistrators. The College tbe Graduate School of Medicine, Nursing degree from New York works to elevate the standards of University of Pennsylvania where U niversity. Mrs. Kent mm $178DS2480 hospital administration by he also received his Doctor of formerly employed by Beth Israel promoting standards of education Medical Science degree. Dr. Hyun Hospital, Newark. SELECTED MEN'S STYLES and training for hospital is presently the Chief of Value* ro S34 95 administration. Pathology at Muhlenberg and keep informed on Hospital, Plainfield. and issues. The open followed several held throughout the city.