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'425 E-.3R0AD ST-. Support Your Rescue Squad THE WESTFIELTHE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPEDR IN UNIOLEADEN COUNTY R cond ciuBs Postage Paid SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 34~ nl Weslllnlrt. N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1969 30 1'aRcs—10 Cents 4th Local GI Pool Delay, April Council Approves $150,000 Killed In Vietnam Leaf Collection JL JL A full military funeral service will Cut in School Budget be held at W:30 a.m. this morning in Arlington National Cemetery for ' Plans Announced Town Council Tuesday night, authorized a cut of $150,00(1 to the twice- Army Spec/5 John W. Price, 21, of defeated controversial school budget. Described by Finance Chairman 391 Tuttte Parkway. While construction of a new Westfield Memorial Pool began early this Archer Sargent, the cut "is much too large in the eyes of ardent devotees Spec. Price, chief of maintenance month, it is not expected to be completed until late summer. B of E Sees No Cut of educational progress . and much too small from the viewpoint of for a group of helicopter gunships, This announcement was made by Mayor James C. Moran at a meet- many taxpayers." Council's decision, announced before a "standing room was kiued in Vietnam Mar. 15 When ing of the Town Council Tuesday night, but a happy note for spring gar- oniy" crowd of teachers, students, hi's aircraft was shot down on a deners also was sounded with the revelation of plans for a two-week town In Existing Programs taxpayers and Cub Scouts, followed combat, mission. The fourth West- pickup of garden debris. a revision of the budget Friday fieid.serviceman to have been killed "Every effort is being made to A cut of $150,000 from the 1969-70 taring $6,162,456 in current expenses Budget Battle night by the Board of Education. in the Vietnam conflict, he was £ & P Council expedite construction (of the pool)," .school budget will not affect the pro- and $45,140 in capital outlay. It is The adopted measure provides a scheduled to return home 12 days Mayor Moran said, "but it is impos- 'posed teacners' salary schedule or estimated that this will result in a local district school tax levy of $6,- alter the fatal flight. sible to state the exact date of com- any existing programs, but the ad- 13 point increase in the tax rate as Causes Rift 704,053, with $6,162,456 for current iHis parents, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Dinner AprM . 2 pletion at this time. Present expec- ministration will reduce by $55,000 compared to tlie 25 point increase expense, $45,140 for capital outlay, W. Price, received a telegram from „. * f . tations are that the pool will be the amount originally allocated for which would have resulted under .$421,457,50 for debt service and $75,- the Department of Defense Mar. 18 p , ITWTWI, hSluWi completed by late summer and that new personnel, it was stated at a the original budget of $8.2 million. In Staff 000 for transportation note. The saying only.that their son had been oouncu ot iwesmieia.nas scneuuiea th&re wffl bc ^^ use mg sum_ special meeang ot the Board of Ed- The $150,000 reduction represents Deploring the fact that no *udget reduces by 12 points UieB oml 1I(creasc orig nally :e!lectcd killed on the mission. its tint annual dinner meeting oi mer/, pwUrajnary plans had anti. ucation Friday nigiiit. a $142,244 cut from the current ex- notification of last Friday's public P ' ° Spec. Price entered the service in MounSide ZTlS. Wedn^- oiPated a Juna *«*>*• Thc board h™** a» » re" P««« aocount and $7,745 from capi- —— the Bwrt'rf EdocS"; j" the «*<*«> '*• 1966 following graduation from high day Work on the pool complex began solution at the meeting to present a tal outlay. ^.^ j In recommending passage of the school in Burlingame, Calif. He pre- fl( U)es(;hwl bu( net cut waa g g Included on the agenda, in addi- Mar. 5 following Uie awarding ot .revised budget of ja.125,175 to the Abo ejected « the deferral of announced| wa s gl v"n officers amended figure, Sargent said JTfce viously had attended school in Salt cPpr/, ,nUK w mlCv m membera ol the Westfield Educa school board has now reconsidered SPEC/5 JOHN Wl PR1CE tion to Section of the members of « «>a- »«*> in bids for its Town Lounoi for action. ZZmZt Phases The Remain " -----—• Lake City, Utah. He was born in El q a l its original budget of $8,275,000 and tnthe Ooarboarda otof: trustees, is a review otf constructiov»-~"»v»vin. »Feb w.. ~11. ..-Progres?-—s _ •re-- ojictuuaujSpecificallfy miwvcaffectedu buy thmee re- fjnffMR!)n "^,"inn ?i, nn^^^tifimtprf^ tn ™lv> rlni,jt lio"""n Association"•""*-" " "'>, Davi^««du Brownmuw..,, presj - made a reduction of $160,000. This Salvador, Central America, Apr. 29, of New Mexico; and Gail, 15, or ar expec d to be lss a s ident of ttle WEA e )resse his 1947. the council's efforts both to seek a P ^_ f,. ^ . J ^. *Jction of the tiwice-defeated budget ^J*ns „" ^2", sumliet and ' *l <l is not a large reduction (but) , , . home; and his maternal grandim'oth- solution to "wesUield's^trafffl'c' and construction continues and addition- WJH the elimination of two health concern with the board's action. al D0 KS remain4nl ot{ do revenl the ^ Also surviving are two sisters, ers, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins of little parking problems and to assist in information is expected to be re- education teachers who were to have ° ' "We fear a Beginning of the end »' f 'P ^Payer's bur- leased Ann, 19, a student at the University Rock, Ark. '(ne adoption of a sound sidewalk shortly by the pool commit- expanded the elementary family liv- a™ community i for quality education in We.sti'ield," ^n from increasing as much as tee< originally planned . , . — —— ordinance. The membership's views tog program to the junior high vs,iop^° j^X'to on future planned activities also The spring leaf collection program school level and an assistant audio- .nMjTn., nrL,.'"°A |,ho „,.„„„„» ". The cost of education in Westfield cr U U to will be solicited. will begin Apr. 14, when town em- visual coordinator for the secondary ,ConthfueTon oaee ,f fecting the program, he commented almost 20 0P per P cen'P t sinc e increasethe 1957d - Youth Involvement to lie Topic Harry OSborne, a nine year mem- ployes will pick up garden refuse schools. Under the original budget, p b that the "costly" modular program 5 cho1 year This is far in e xcess her of the Union County Board of type material such as leaves, shrub- a total of 13 new teachers had been o • l . pi TVi A< at ^'S011 Junior High is saerhicing " f, ' , , texk needed for tra- °f Ule m"'caso lnJhe «f * ^ng At YMCA Annual Dinner Apr. 15 Chosen Freeholders, has ibeen in- bery, branches and grass. No rocks, anticipated, but it is expected that ScttOOlS Close 1 nursuay materials and te during this period and therefore vited to speak on the interrelation- building debris, appliances or fur- attrition and .realignment of some p J) ter Holiday J!ditiona': —~'l programs-— . "We (eel the pub- Qr as lic must be educated to the needs in unquestionably must represent a Col. David B. Kelly, superinten- ship of county and local govern- niture will be accepted' ', elementary school classes will per- • substantial improvement in the edu- ments. The town will be divided into sev- Wit reassignment of some teachers Westfield Public Schools will be tlie schools," he said. dent of New Jersey State Police, en' sections and the leaf collection at that level. closed on .Apr. 4 for Good (Friday. The budget controversy, according «a«onal offerings, will be the honored guest and speak- will take place for a two-day period - The revised school budget figure 'Schools will dose after the full ses- to the WEA president, has had a ' - •• We are in a period of rising er at the Westfield YMCA's «h Plan 1-Hour Good only iii each section. Collections will represents a 7.26 per cent increase sion on Thursday, Apr. 3, and will deleterious effect on relations be- *osts well-publicized increases anniversary dinner to be held Tues- not be made on any other day than over the 1968-69 budget, with the reopen at the regular time on Mon- bween the association and the Board jtl0nn salars wlth^ th^en teacherd wagess. Th weree con day, Apr. 15, at the YMCA. Arthur. those scheduled. A map irwicating amount to be raised by taxation to- day, Apr. 7. of Education, as well as between tlie C. Fried, chairman of the annual 5 - Friday Service these sections and the pick-up solie. -. WEARS'toeldliriuistfationTpart^ ^fl'^l.!™ ^!;'!p - ^^ meeting planning committee,' made auie M of that, the salary scale which the /Announcement today. A community Good Friday serv- w be printed in next week's cmarly since negotiations on some ice will 6e held at the First Metho. Leader. ..."'. 33 Area Residents Exhibiting aspects other than aaiary schedules evolved cannot be considered un- The theme of CoJonel Kelly's ad- 1 iiave not yet been completed. reasonably 'high. However, Uo dress will stress youth involvement dist Ohur<*,,Apr. 4 from 12 noon A' Tuesday nights session Jack t achers as weil as olhet to 1 p.m. 'In contrast to previous''^f*0. fff m Uaymond St.