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SUMMIT JJL_ Serving Summit VOL. 92, NO. 26, COPYRIGHT, I960, SUMMIT HERALD U.S.P.S. 525-700 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1980 273-4000 $10 A YEAR Summit Has Calm Local Election Less Than Heavy Vote Seen In Tuesday's Trek to Polls Although next Tuesday will be a calm Summit Mayor Frank H. Lehr is running opposed by Westfield Police Captain one on the local front with one Common with two other Republican candidates in Alfred Vardalis. Council candidate unopposed with an effort this year to wrest control of the Voters will also have an opportunity to another having minimal opposition, Court House from the Democrats. Lehr's choose from among President Jimmy voters will still have much to choose running mates are Virginia McKenney, Carter, former Governor Ronald from on other levels come Election Day. Mayor of Roselle Park and Peter Reagan and Congressman John Predictions are that the vote will not be Okransinski, of Union. Their Anderson for the job of President of the heavy. Democratic opponents are Joan Allen of United States of America. The election for Common Council Cranford, Herman Schreiber of includes incumbent Councilman Thomas Elizabeth and Dexter A. Martin of Polls will be open on Tuesday from 7 D. Kent, who is unopposed in Ward 1, Elizabeth. a.m. to 8 p.m. Those who are not sure and Donald Nelson, of Linden place, who In the two-man race for Sheriff, in- where they should vote, can call City is opposed by Frank Varsanyi of Beek- cumbent Democrat Ralph Froehlich is Hall at 273-6400 for information. man road in Ward 2. The winner there will fill the vacancy which will be left by incumbent GOP Councilman A.E. Schretter, who declined a third term. Carl S» Hulett Former Mr. Kent was appointed to Council in 9 January of this year to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of James E. Lovett, who was elected Mayor. Herald Publisher^ Dies In Ward 2, the contest between Mr. THE LONG AWAITED MOMENT — The city's brand new tier current chairman of the chamber's parking committee. In his Nelson and Mr. Varsanyi has been Carl S. Hulett, a former publisher and parking garage opened last Wednesday and top city and statement opening the new 331-car garage, Mayor Lovett said minimal since Mr. Varsanyi has not editor of theSummitHerald.diedOctober Chamber of Commerce officials were on hand to help cut the "After many painful and somewhat expensive delays, we have waged any kind of a campaign. 22 in Manchester, Vt. where he had been ribbon. Pictured left to right are Councilman Edward A. a new parking garage which will give the shoppers and tax- The Congressional race in the 12th a resident for the past several months. Otocka, Council President Murray Ross, Mayor James E. payers more short-term parking to shop and use the District, which includes Summit, is He was 69. Lovett, Chamber of Commerce President Peter Slmlts, and professional services offered in town." Architects for the new between four-term Congressman Mr. Hulett, who also was publisher of William Stampes, a past Chamber of Commerce president and facility were Kuhn, Drake and llessberger. Matthew J. Rinaldo, who is considered a the Dispatch of New Providence and shoo-in over his Democratic opponent Berkeley Heights and the Chatham Rose Monyek of Linden. Press at the time of his retirement in Drought Still Plagues Summit Area In a special off-year Assembly contest, 1967, took over the Herald with Mrs. Eve Morris County Freeholder Republican Forbes in 1946. He remained editor and Leanna Brown of Chatham, is opposed publisher of the Herald until 1957 when by Laurence Cutler of Morris Plains; an he named Norman E, Rauscher editor. .attorney. The election was called to elect Following tais retirement, Mr. Hulett Mayor Asks Strict Water Conservation a candidate to MS the vacancy created moved to upper New York State and then by the resignation last spring of Miss to Vermont. Mayor Lovett today said the need for about 25 percent. In addition, the entire shortage is predicted for later in 1881. Barbara Curran of Summit who was Before going to the Summit Herald, conservation of water is essential and six-county area of Bergen, Essex, New Jersey is far behind in its normal named to the Public Utilities Com- Mr. Hulett was a founder of the Chatham asked every resident of Summit to join in Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Union is rainfall. Significant amounts of rainfall mission. Courier in the early 1940s. The paper is the effort to reduce consumpption and under a mandatory ban on outdoor water (Continued on Page 2) On the Freeholder level, former now owned by^Mr. and Mrs. William conserve water. In spite of recent rains, use. resorvoirs are seriously below normal Residents of the remainder of the state levels. have been asked to voluntarily conserve "We all must work together to resolve water. this problem, and each citizen's help is Conservation results thus far remain More than Dozen from Summit Among Carl S. Hulett needed," the Mayor said. mixed, with some water systems A water emergency has been declared showing substantial conservation and Easton, who also operate the Madison in northern New Jersey, and Governor others less so. The rationing plan may Eagle. Byrne on September 27 imposed water have to remain in effect through the A former president of the Summit rationing in more than 100 communities, winter months so that reservoirs can Those Completing New York Marathon Area Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Hulett including Summit. Each resident is reach normal levels before next sum- was also a founder of Quality Weeklies, a asked to limit water usage to 50 gallons mer. If normal reservoir-, levels are not by Anne Cooper was Vietta Durnin who finished at four year's race easier to manager than the group of weekly newspapers in northern per person per day, for a reduction of reached by next June. A worse water Among the 14,011 runners from 44 hours, 23 minutes. Stephen Stenstrom, 90 degree heat of the 1979 marathon. and mid-New Jersey who sell ad- countries in last Sunday's New York another who improved upon last years' Participating in the Jersey Shore vertising on a cooperative basis to Marathon, there were over a dozen from time by almost three-quarters of an Marathon, which is always run in cold national firms. Vote is 4-4 on Building Proposal Summit who managed to make it to the hour, did so well at three hours, seven weather, had turned out to be good ex- Mr. Hulett was also a member of the end of the grueling, 26-mile course. minutes that he qualified for the next perience, O'Rourke (whose tune was board of directors of Summit Federal At least five, Ken Pearl, Tom Boston Marathon in his age group. three hours and 52 minutes) said. Savings and Loan Association, a O'Rourke, Peter Tol, Barry Westfall and Ken Pearl, YMCA Executive He saw a number of other runners member of the Summit advisory board Plan Board Split Over YM Ted Quantz even improved their Secretary, whose time was four hours make the mistake of discarding warm of National State Bank of Elizabeth, a Marathon times from last year's race, in and seven minutes, said that since he clothing too soon. At the beginning of the founder and past-president of the The Planning Board split its vote library during construction and was spite of 40 degree temperatures and personally tended not to be a cold race with the wind behind them and the Downtown Association and a founder of Monday night in trying to decide if concerned about long-term parking for westerly winds that often blew in then- weather runner he was bothered greatly sun shining, they threw away hats, the Summit Area Development Com- Common Council should continue to hear the entire area. faces at 35 miles an hour. by the low temperatures and by winds gloves and sweatshirts or handed them mittee. the YMCA's proposal for a land swap An exchange of land between the city : The fastest time for a Summit runner "which at times were tough to deal to startled spectators as they As a former member of the Family with the City. and the YMCA, with money paid to the was posted by Skip Rochefort at two with." ran past. Ten miles later, Service Board of directors, Mr. Hulett In favor of the motion were: Mayor City if the swap were unequal, would hours, 48 minutes.There was only one Tom O'Rourke, on the other hand, O'Rourke said, temperatures began to organized with the late Mrs. Anne woman from Summit in the race and she James A. Lovett; Richard Bottelli, (Continuedon pages) found the cooler temperatures of this (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) Planning Board chairman; Carl Bressan, city engineer; and Ann Reeves. Against were: Councilman Alfred Schretter, Council's liaison to the board; Betty Ruffley; Donald Munson; and Edwin Votey. f Summit News in Brief J Mrs. Ruffley said she had a "very serious concerns" and wanted to see plans for the entire area, the railroad Temporary Disruption from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. station, senior citizen housing and the The installation of water lines to Designed for members of the general library's future needs. "If the Y can Overlook Hospital's Center for Com- public, the course offers education in come up with plans for its future, then munity Health now under construction, how to reduce risk factors, how to ithe libraVy could.

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