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THE WESTFIELD LEADER fAe Leading and Mont Widely Ctreulated Weekly Newspaper In Union Count f Publl.hecJ EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR — NO. IT Wi WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THUPSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1974 Every Thur»diy 82 P«gts—15 Cent* Undefeated, Untied, Uninvited JCC Endorses Incumbent Leslie, . Sad Finale to Devils' 9-0 Year Mrs. Corbet, Carl, for Bd. of Ed. Undefeated, imtied, and receive points in regards to Since Westfield was just 4T After nearly three months (•invited. their opponents. Scores do nine points behind the ponents. Morristown's of seeking, interviewing, That'i the story on the not count. Thus, beating an Colonials in the final ratings, teams went 32-49 while and evaluating potential Westfield High School A team is worth 100 points, a a win over any team ranked Westfield's opponents went candidates, the memnerahip football team, which B team 90 points, and so on. just one group higher would a much better 38-39-4. of the Westfield Joint Civk completed a W» season Uat The key then to getting a have sent Westfield to Bloomfield, which was Committee (JCC) has Thursday, (story on page 31) high rating is to play highly Atlantic City. Middietown first in the ratinp despite its nominated Clark Leslie, only to be left out of the first- rated teams. was rated a G team, two 12-0 loss, also had some Charles Carl and Joan ever State playoffs. Westfield played all group* lower than the E overrated opponents. Corbet for the WestfleM Bloomfield, loser of one Group IV schools (the rating Mountain received. Phillipsburg was a C rated Board of Education. game and Morristown will largest possible) en route to There were other amazing team (like Plainfield and The JCC is an be the opponenta when the its unbeaten season, while rankings handed down by company) but fashioned just organization composed el Group IV, North Jersey .Morristown beat but two the State. Like 5-4 Plain- a 2-6-1 standard. Against Cheater H. Bright representatives from 31 Section II playoff is held. their lone four Garden State Group IV opponents. field, 4-4-1 Cranford, and 4-5 adversaries, the Stateliners Westfield civic At Tuesday night's school Bloomfield's loss came at Union ranked in the same Bright to Retire organizations. Its sole the hands of Group III West failed to win. Columbia and purpose is to select on an board meeting, President letter category as powerful Irvingtoh, two perennial Aa HJHS Principal Douglas Campbell called Essex. What more is Boonton. The Bears, unlike Essex County doormats, impartial, non-political the State-wide playoff wondered, can a team do but the four Group IV Union both went 2-7. But both also The resignation for basis well-qualified can- Saturday between play an all Group IV County teams, are a Group received D grades, well retirement of Chester H. didates for the Board of BtoomfieW and Morristown schedule and beat them all? III squad. They also went above that of Middietown. Bright, principal of Education. "a game for second place." It looks like, according to only 34. Boonton was one of How about this one? Roosevelt Junior High Leslie, of «K Kimhall In a shocking decision by the State ratings, that one five Group III Morristown Caldwell, New Providence School, was accepted by the Ave., a board incumbent, the State football mathe- good thing todois replace a foes. In fact even those and Madison Boro all had Westfield Board of waa first identified as a matical committee headed 4-5 Group IV team with an 0- smaller schools, which higher rated schedules than Education at its public potential candidate and by Dick Parrish, the Blue 9 Group III opponent. Had faced Morristown, had a did Westfield. Although meeting Tuesday night. nominated by the JCC when Devils were rated third in Westfield played Mountain poorer overall record than losses prevented those he successfully ran for did the nine Westfield op- Mr. Bright, whose Clark Leille. JoairCorbet and Charles Carl have received petition! ilgMd ky member* board membership three the section behind the of West Orange, a winless (Continued on pe»e 4) resignation becomes ef- Bengals and the Colonial*. team that lost 2B-0 to of tke WMtfleM Joint Civk Committee nominating them for potltloM of tke WestfteM years ago. During his tenure fective Fefe. 1, is in his 29th Board of Education ballot. he has served as vice Teams In the itate are of (Continued on pege4) rated from A to I with A the the president of the Board of best rating. Then squads Blue Devils against Board OKs School Education, chairman of the eligible (6-2-1 or better) Bloomfield for the crown. Overriding an original 5-4 School; Mrs. Sirkka staff relations committee, decision to accept a 12-point Toivonen, administrative member of the finance program of goals for the secretary in the business New Professional Zone Proposal committee, member of the Dinner to Fete We»tfield public schools, the office; and Miss Cynthia facilities committee, and a Board of Education Tuesday Foster, speech specialist member of the managemeat night agreed to approve witti'nhe1 special services Sparks Renewed Pleas for Review team committee. He baa 74 Gridders them unanimously in a department. shown the capacity to deal The Westfield High School second vote. Named to the school staff A vehement new protest home where children play Council acts on the Pherson, who represent the successfully with the many Some members of the for the remainder of the was touched off today by a second ward in which the problems facing the board Gridders, having Just daily. moratorium on.professional and should be a continued completed a perfect 9-0 board felt that more citizen year were Miss Phyllis C. proposal for new develop- The protestors charged development which the zone is located, as well as input should be sought Luckman, who will replace ment on East Broad St. asset to it, according to the season, and ranked number the move is the latest in a group has sought in vain for Councilman-elect Charles JCC. t in the state by most ex- before the goals' adoption, Mrs. Virginia Jasko professional, r.'ropprty only "blitz" of development of 18 months. H. Brandt, who will assume but it was agreed that (maternity leave) in Lin- perts, have been denied the feet away ijroiiV a private the property before Town Two citizen groups who (Continued Oft (Continued an • • 8) chance 19 play in the revisions can be made as the coln's fourth grade at an spearheaded the drive for NJSIAA playoffs, but program becomes im- annual rate of $9,400; Miss the moratorium called on Chairman Bob Baldwin plemented, Basically, the Nancy T. Cushwa, ad- the Planning Board to Democrats Score Mayor reports they will not be goals will serve as a ditional second grade WEA Wants More postpone any action on denied a dinner befitting the dominant theme for long position at Franklin School, further development until conclusion of a great season. range planning, establish- $9,700; Miss Annamary the zoning review takes This event will be on ment of educational Ladanye, replacing Mrs. Money in School Budget place. On County Road Plans Thursday, Dec. 12, at the priorities, development of Linda Clark(second Their plea was endorsed high school cafeteria. curricula and evaluation of semester sabbatical), WHS Budget increases to ex- audiovisual and library Democratic Councilmen last week at a meeting of the pand audio-visual and facilities. by Town Councilmen Jay Charles Harris, Thomas Town Council restated their Tickets are on sale now at accomplishments of the French, $9,400. Rochlin and Frank Mac- the high school office, Chuck learning process of West- library facilities, keep class "2. Whereas every child Pluta and Lawrence Weiss opposition to any attempt to Also Mrs. Elizabeth A. sizes at 25students, purchase widen Central Ave. and Consenza's insurance office field students. DeFiore, replacing Mrs. requires individual at- at 2 Elm St. or from Bud more books and materials, tention so that he may more Lamberts Mill Road to a Resignations were ac- Helen's. Peck (retired), hire more specialized fully reach his potential, the Four Area Men Elected four-lane width of 46 feet as Jester, 219 Eaglecroft Rd. cepted from Chester H. special services department Checks should be made teachers and provide for association urges main- proposed by the Union Bright, principal at reading, $10,000; Mrs. maintenance and im- taining a professional staff County Planning Board. payable to the Westfield Roosevelt Junior High Chamber Directors Football Parents. Bob Casciola (Continued on peg* 4) provement of building sufficient to ensure that no Councilmen Harris, Pluta safety were urged today by class will exceed 25 Clyde Fitch, president of and Weiss expressed Honored guests include the Westfield Education students. the Westfield Area Chamber "amazement" that Mayor members from the variety Association. "3. For more in- of Commerce, recently Donn A. Snyder and Mayor- andJ.V. teams, the coaches Food Crises Spur Dec, 19 The position of the dividualized instruction, a announced the election of elect Alex Williams par- (Continued on pao«4) Westfield Education greater number and variety new members to the board ticipated in the decision by Association in regard to the of books and materials is of directors. the Westfield Planning Meeting to Explore Solutions school budget for the needed. The association They are Thomas E. Board to support the Bike Board academic year 1975-76 is: requests the expansion of Bailey, of Marcus Jewelers. widening of a major portion In response to a gathering matters as growing mittee of the First Baptist "1.