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' i THE WESTFIELD LEADER Tk* Umdtng tmd Mo$t Widely Circulate* Weekly \tw*pm*>r In Union County USfSMOOJO SKood Clui PoUaic Pild PublMw* kR, NO II WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1983 •I WnifkU. N. J. Ertry T 24 Pages—25 Cents Housing, Infants, Clinics Funding for Pool, Park, To Benefit front Block Grants Various improvements diabetes. The Weitfield are principally geared to Ave. to Central Ave. to are scheduled this year Day Care Center will the low and moderate in- Grove St., and from South Street Projects Approved following the signing of establish a new location to come family. Ave. to Scotch Plains Ave. contracts by the provide day care to infante The greatest number of to West Broad St. Neighborhood Improve- and toddlers and Com- houses which have im- Mass mailings of preap- Appropriations totalling to introduce an ordinance to petition council for the Granting of the new li- from discussion or voting, ment Association and the munity Development funds pacted on the plication forms have gone about 1200,000 for various prohibiting parking, slan- curbing, regrading and quor license to Echo Lake but voting for granting of Union County Community will improve their neighborhood in a positive out to residents of this town improvements were ding and stopping on a sec- other work in that section Country Club will enable it the license were Coun- Development Block Grant facilities. manner are located in the area. Preapplication forms unanimously approved by tion of South Chestnut St. of Elizabeth Ave. and that to operate as it had in the cilman Raymond Stone, program. The housing improve- heart of the targeted area. are also available at the the Town Council Tuesday adjacent to the newly- property owners will be past under its club license. who served as acting Street improvements ment program, which is As this reinvestment is store front office at 50ft nisht. In addition, a contro- renovated Gumbert Park assessed about $18.45 a The change was necessary mayor during this one sec- will be completed on Myr- beginning its sixth year of becoming evident in a con- Central Ave., which may versial ordinance granting at that time. Anticipated front foot for the improve- because new Alcoholic tion of the meeting, John tle Ave. and Palited Ave. operation, works in close centrated area, the effect be called for additional in- a plenary retail consump- action at Tuesday's session ments, payable over a five Beverage Control board Brady and Tom Quinn. The Health Outreach Clinic cooperation with the Code on adjoining houses is be- formation. Ruth Smith, ex- tion liquor license was failed to materialize as year period. Two other sec- rulings restrict club will continue to bring ser- Enforcement Officer to ing Been through additional ecutive director of the granted by a 3-2 vote and a several changes were tions of Elizabeth Ave., licenses to the serving of In other action, council vices to the Neighborhood identify problems and ad- visible improvements. Neighborhood Improve- substitution of a mowing recommended to the new Stone explained, will be alcoholic beverages to agreed to sell town proper- Council Center and the dresses these problems The Neighborhood Im- ment Association, is tractor for a pickup truck ruling. considered for improve- groups in which no more ty at 157 Madison Ave. at Westfield Community with grants. The grant provement Association is available to answer any for use at Memorial Pool The $67,000 appropria- ments in future years. than nine are non- auction, and granted raf- Center with screening tests amounts are based on focusing its efforts in the questions residents may modified a previous or- tion for improvements to members, thus hampering fles licenses to the Junior dinance. for blood pressure and family site and income and area bordered by South have about the program. Elizabeth Ave. between Tamaques Park dredg- the club from hosting wed- Woman's Club and West- Introduced was an or- Boynton and Irving Aves. ing, for which bids have dings as well as numerous field Boosters Association. dinance appropriating drew comments from one been advertised, will cost other community events at A video game license for Transplant Imminent for Victim B of E to Meet $40,000 for improvement of member of the audience, about $30,000 and im- which the number of non- the Westfield Restaurant Dudley Ave. East from George Clarkson who provements to Memorial members exceeds this and Diner was renewed. The Westfield Board of Mountain to Highland represented his parents Pool $110,000. Planned at number. Education will hold its Oc- Aves. The issue is subject who live in that area. Two residents of Burgess to public hearing and final the municipal pool are a Of Rare Type of Leukemia tober formal business Public works committee wading pool, planting of Councilman Brian Fa hey Ct. were advised to attend meeting at 8 p.m. on Tues- action by council at its meeting Oct. 25. chairman Ray Stone ex- shade trees, chain link fen- reiterated his feelings that the Oct. 20 meeting of the . Bedspace was expected Kathy Mutz Jackson was tage of all money con- day in the board meeting plained that safety con- cing, landscaping, ben- the license should be auc- public works department to become available a teacher at the Berkeley tributed to the Katherine room at 302 Elm St. Council also is expected ditions prompted residents ches, new lockers, a water tioned, rather than granted to discuss their complaints yesterday for Katherine School in Berkeley Heights Mutz Jackson Leukemia fountain for the handi- free of charge other than about grading on an adja- Mutz Jackson, a longtime for 11 years before being Fund. Contributions may capped, an automatic the $2,000 annual license cent property which they Westfield resident whose stricken with CML, a rare be sent to the fund c/o the Capone: Town % of Tax Dollar sprinkler system and other fee. Councilman James claim has caused puddling rare illness requires a bone form of leukemia which no Fidelity Union Bank, 170 work. Council also Capone agreed with on their lots. Another Pro- marrow transplant to save longer responds to East Broad St. authorized a Green Acres Fahey. Four members of spect St. resident was told her life. chemotherapy. Westfield attorney Em- agreement which will lead council including Mayor that complaints of a The transplant, original- The Aid Association for ma C. McGall and the Down, But Service Level Stable to the dredging of the lake Ron Frigerio, Betty List, business operating in that ly scheduled for last Thurs- Lutherans (AAL), a non- Fidelity Union Bank have Third Ward councilman at Mindowaskin Park and Garland Boothe and Harry residential neighborhood day, was delayed by the profit insurance organiza- donated their services and Jim Capone explained to provide other improve- Brown, are members of will be discussed at a com- need for more preliminary tion, will match a percen- facilities to help the fund. his supporters the role of ments at the site. Echo Lake and abstained mittee meeting Oct. 26. testing at the Fred Hut- the council in town govern- chinson Cancer Research ment and in particular his Center in Seattle, Wash. function as a member at a Annual Halloween Parade recent voter get together. This testing has proved United Fund Targets 500 that Kathy s brother Don "The council basically Muti, a former diver in Sunday, Oct. 30 functions like the board of Westfield, is a better "The annual Y's Men's Club Parade will be en- directors of a corporation match than her sister Mar- joyed by young and old this year," according to setting general policy ty as earlier diagnosis had Parade Chairwoman Carol Snow." You'll all see guidelines. The mayor's Retailers and Professionals shown. our own Westfield High School Marching Band at position would be like that Mrs. Jackson, her family their best." of chairman of the board. Since the council serves and sponsors of the Assembly will be at Orchard and Elm Sts. at 12:30 Under the leadership of Katherine Mutz Jackson p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, and judging of costumes will part time at a salary of $1 per year the day to day Frank MacPherson in Leukemia Fund are continue until 1:15 p.m., at which time the children special business and Jane grateful for the response to will march down Elm St. to Broad St. up Broad into operations are run by the various department heads Stoner and Phyllis Halpin the appeal for funds to help Mindowaskan Park. Trophies will be given to the in retail business, vol- pay for the extraordinary winners from the bandstand. such as police, fire, public works, etc." Third Ward Councilman Jim Capone discusses issues unteers of the Westfield costs of the transplant. Categories are Most Authentic, Most Beautiful, with John Schmidt while former Mayor Allen Chin United Fund will solicit Most Humorous, Most Original and Most Terrify- looks on. "Kathy is in good The council does its job more than 500 local mer- ing. First, second and third trophies will be award- through committees with cil requires on the average culture and beautification chants and businesses for spirits," a spokesman said. ed for each. For all groups of four members or less, "She and her family are each councilman chairing a committee of two nights committee as well as chair the 1983 campaign. trophies will be given for first, second, and third. one of the committees. In per week to accommodate the finance committee. encouraged by the love and Cash awards will be given to groups of five or more-.