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THE WESTFIELD LEADER THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY STY-FOURTH YEAR—No. 45 Entered as Second Class Matter WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, T HURSDAY, JULY 22, 1954 Every Thursday 30 Paget—S Ctnta i nited Campaign Budget Youth Dies Of Registration Totals Reach 2,000 Completion of Water Main eviewing Group NameJ Injuries Following During 4th Week at Piayfields Fourth week registration figures Head-on Crash reached 2,000 at town playgrounds Playground Members Rutgers Dean here this week according to an an- Guests of New York Connection Due For Today 'an Meder Will 2nd Local Boy nouncement today by Joseph V. Horan, director. Daily attendance Yankees Ball Club Lake Nominated As Hurt; Pair Was at the playgrounds totals 20,156 sad Committee as compared to last year's fourth On Saturday, 50 children from Committee Says Local Postmaster Sufficient Physical Heading for Shore •week total of 14,168, the director the Westfield playgrounds were added. guests of the New York Yankees Pump Failed Edwin A. Lake of 226 Lenox Facilities Assured Fo Make Study of David C. Wright, 17, son of Mr. In the tether-ball tournament Baseball Club. This was the first avenue was nominated yesterday Agencies' Figures . and Mrs. Wilbur S. Wright of 810 held Thursday at Columbus, Frank of the annual playground trips to hy President Dwight D. Eisen- J Wallberg avenue, died Tuesday of "Babe" Novello won over the other see major league ball clubs in ac- Telegram Urges hower to be postmaster here. Conservation Urged injuries sustained in an automo- tion. Every playground was rep- •. Albert E, Meder of 424 St. 1 bile accident in Bayville Monday. playground champions by defeat- Mr. Lake was nominated for is avenue, dean of Rutgers ing Joel Thompson of Grant in the resented. Transportation and ad- Commission Report the post June 10 by the Republi- To Combat Drought ' The youth succumbed in Paul finals. Other playground cham- mittance were free to the chil- can Town Committee in Westfield. rersity, has been appointed Kimball Hospital, Lakewood, after Councilman H. Emerson Thom- rman of the budget reviewing pions competing were Hugo Rob- dren. Selection for the trip was Mayor Fred P. Anderson of The new 51-year-old postmaster ,he was injured in a two-car acci- inson of McKinley, Joe Dugan of made on the playgrounds by the anfordi last Wednesday night, had been chief clerk and acting as, a member of the Town Coun- uittee, -which will review the dent on Route 9 near Berkeley il Water Committee, has announc- budgets of the six member Roosevelt and Jeb Bauer of Wil- leaders which rewarded the chil- charged the Plainfield-Union Wa- assistant postmaster for three and Township Monday afternoon. son. The order of finish was: No- dren for their various activities ter Co. with failing to pump some one-half months. ed that the new 24 inch water cies of the United Campaign David and another Westfield main connecting the distribution tchung Council Boy Scouts of vello of Columbus, Thompson of and achievements on the play- two million gallons of water into Mr. Lake will succeed the late youth, Daniel Heilman, 18, of 428 Grant, dugan of Roosevelt, Hugo ground to date. ts system during the critical short- facilities of the Plainfteld-Unlon rica, Westfield Council Girl Everson place, were hitch-hike rid- William C. Nestor, who died May Robinson of McKinley and Bauer Supervisors for the trip were »ge last Tuesday and Wednesday. 2. Mr. Nestor had been nominated Water Co. with the 48 inch trans- i, Westfield Community Cen- ers in a car driven by Mrs. Daisy mission line of the Elizabethtown .ssociation, Westfield District of Wilson. Mrs. Bess Helmondollar, Mrs. Speaking before the Intermuni- by President Eisenhower, but died Herbert of Beachwood which, ac- Jeanne Wean, George Cregar, Boy cipal Water Committee in the new Water Co., will be completed to- Association, Young Men's cording to police, slammed side- Coming events of playground before he was officially sworn into activities are: Horseshoe and quoit Valentine and Director Joseph V, Municipal Building, Mr. Anderson office. day shortly after this paper goea i Association, Young ways into an oncoming automo- n the newsstands. n's Christian Association) tournament to be held at Roosevelt Horan. declared the company was replac- The new postmaster has been in bile, driven by Alphon.se Bingle of today, paddle tennis tournament to Children who attended Saturday ing a new pump at its South Plain- Mr. Thomas stated that he w*a to the establishment of the Elizabeth. Daniel was treated the postal service for 33 years, 27 making; this announcement "in 'or the drive conducted an- be,held at Grant July 29, and the were: Prom Columbus, Calvin field station but had failed to turn years here and six in the Newark for a lacerated scalp and released baby contest at all playgrounds Hughes, Charles Facciponti, John it on when ready as insurance un- he absence of Mayor Charlea P. in October, according to an from the hospital. Post Office. He has served as Bailey, who is chairman of the incement by Robert C. Ful- DR. ALBERT E. MEDER Wednesday. Faggins, Carl Stiles, Richard Fag- derwriter approval was lacking. president of Westfleld Local, Na- Also injured were Mrs. Eleanor nter-Municipal Water Committee :neral manager for the 1954 At Columbus the main event of gins, Ed Minor, Peter Sirageusa "Despite the fact it was an tional Federation of Poat Office O'Leary of Elisabeth reported in and Patsy DiCaprio; Lincoln, Bil- imergency situation and they knew hat has been working 'so Inten- g-n. As dean, Dr. Meder is the w*ek IU the aoBtume parade Clerks, and Westfield Branch, Na- sively on the water problem since ible for the overall admin- fair condition; Mr. Bingle, fair ly Butler, Claudia Cagnaasola, Joe it," he added, "no one gave the tional Association of Letter Car- Residents File condition; his wife, Mrs. Kathleen last Wednesday. Nine winners were the shortages last summer." n of the entire educational chosen out of the many types of Butler, Jim Gallegan, Ed Collins, order to turn on the new pump." riers. ,m of the university. Bingle and their three children, Gary Adelung, John Hager and An investigation was requested Mr. Thomas recalled the line Eleanor, 3, John, 7, and Michael, characters represented. Winners George Van Derven; McKinley, members of the eommit- Suit Against Town were: Kenny Mayers, Butch May- in a telegram the mayor sent to was ordered installed by the New 6, all released from the hospital. Ronald Waynes, Leroy Barnett, the Public Utilities Commission in Jersey Public Utility Commission lude Itisa Nancy F. Reyn- Mrs. Herbert's car carrying the ers, Rita DiCaprio, Marianne Rap- Henry Micioni, Anthony Negri, Former Missionary 424 Lawrence avenue, head uano, Brenda Turpin, Allison Newark last week. He also asked after hearings by that commis- Aim to Prevent Westfield boys reportedly attempt- Russell Robinson, Charles Plin. that a "public statement as to ie- sion, which has full jurisdiction real estate and insurance ed to pass a car ahead, braked, Amey, Linda Smith, Diane Bruno ton, Hugo Robinson and Gary De- Reynolds and Betz; J. and Betty Greco. Other contests at iponsibility for this gambling with At Union Service over the water company. He (aid Clubhouse Plans lost control and skidded sideways Chillia; Grant, Joel and David our welfare and safety" be made. the line could have been installed .urtin of 415 Linden avenue, into the Bingle automobile. Columbus were the penknife con- Thompson, Douglas Burton, Marty vice president for fun- test won by Mike Fiscale, horse- The pump charge was' immedi- and in use earlier in the summer A group of local home owners Wight and Heilman had been Green, Jay Post, Dennis Burke, ately denied by George M. Has- had the proceedings before the research fit the research who waged an unsuccessful fight shoes, Mauro Nevello, quoits, Ed Will Preach At hitchhiking south, apparently re- Minor and paddle-tennis, Vince John and Bobby Fucha and Lar- keW, superintendent and chief en- commission not been delayed by :hnological diyision of Unit- to prevent the Town Council from turning to the Wright's summer ry Ritchie; Wilson, Tim Sharkey, First Congregational tes Steel Corp.; Nathaniel Marvoso. gineer of the water company. He some objectors to the rate increase granting a zoning variance to the home in Bayville, Toms River po- Isabelle Hortftn, Jeb Bauer, James stated the pump had been turned for the water company." He stat- n of 604 Edgar road, own- Woman's Club to permit it to con- lice said. Crafts last week were divided and Larry MacBcan, Bobby Pout- Dr. Jesse R. Wihon will preach iger of the Made In Amer- according to »ges with the older off for but two hours and the wa- ed BISO the water company report- vert a home at 318 S. Euclid ave- Born in Holly Park, Bayville, sen, Pete Higgins and David ter loss was small. at the summer union services to id they were unable to do any ire; Charles T. Farrow, 617 nue into a clubhouse, Thursday children making lanyards and the David attended St. Michael's Mann. Upon hearing Mayor Anderson's be held at the First Congrega- financing until they received som* street, Westfield life un- filed a Superior Court suit in Eliz- School, Cranford, and would have younger ones stringing several dif- tional Church here Sunday. T associated with Provi- ferent types of beads for bracelets report, other members of the In- relief through a rate increase, and abeth with County Clerk Henry been graduated next June from Dr.