Full Local Coverage TOWNSHIP Complete News, Pictures A Newspaper Devoted Presented Fairly, Clearly To the Community Interest And Impartially Each Week VOL. XIII—NO. 43 FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1951 PRICE FIVE CEJSI'i'b Police Test As 84 Township Men were Sworn in for Civil Defense Duty Citizen Groii Puts Fords Vet on Top; School Study By CHARLES E. GREGORY Frank Payti Scores High Mark in Police Exam; I have heard faint whis- ain Delaye pers there are some small fevr Katen Finishes Second of you who have been sitting WOODBRIDGE—Frank J. Pay- impatiently on the edge of ti, IIS Grant Avenue, Fords, with your chairs waiting for me to a mark of 83.90 per cent was the Pigeon Decimm Aaroe Hopeful high man -in a recent examination get mine. conducted by the /New Jersey De- * * * partment of Civil Service for ap- Of Action Soon Yesterday, it galls me bit-plicants to the local police depart- tip. in Air terly to relate, I got it. Thement. Brooklyn Dodgers blew their The remainder of the list and To Have 'Em in Avenel n the order in which they were given pennant chances. marks are as follows: Or Not to Have 'Em, WOODBRIDGE — Despite the * * * Kamel A. Katen Jr., 828 Ridge- That's the Question appearance* of objections within It was an ignominious end dale Avenue, Woodbridge proper, the Board of Education, President to a roseate dream I had been 80.65 per cent; Anthony R. Zuc- WOODBREDGE —. Homing, Uidrew Aaroe said last night, he enjoying—of Dodger infalli- caro, 30 Second Street, Port Read- pigeons .are . indispensable in >till expects a Citizens' Committee bility—for I was complacent ing, 78.70 per cent; Arthur J. wartime and their value in this to be named to assist in a study Grosskopf, 62 Berkeley Boulevard, respect is unquestionable, but Of the school problem and in de- in the superb confidence of Iselin, 82 per cent; James Danch, vising' a method for meeting it. the sap, the kind that drools. P. O. Box 204, Woodbridge*proper, whether these same pigeons are- There is a strong feeling among I was of the very firm opinion 79.90 per cent. In the top photograph are the 84 new auxiliary of the new unit. Seated are Chief of Police George detrimental to the community is "some members that a survey along Robert M. Tune, 471 Amboy policemen who were sworn in and received their Keatins. and Mrs. Vera Ryan who assisted in the another matter. •• these lines should be left entirely the Dodgers were in a class to local school personnel. In at- Avenue, Woodbridge proper, 79.75 badges in the Municipal Building; Thursday night. clerical work. In the rear, left to right, are Al Dis- -There, may be those who by themselves, and in this per cent; Joseph V. Dombrowski, Hugrh B. Quigiey, civil defense director, is seen at cavase, Stephen K. Werlock, Patrick Kilmurray, Auxiliary Cops tempting to start afresh after fail- opinion I was both right— 1170 St. George Aveiiue, Avenel; the left addressing the men after they were sworn who heads the auxiliary police, and Joseph Sipos, imagine that a question, of: this - ing to receive either approval or and wrong. The Dodgers Worth N. Lauritzen, 50 William in. In the lower photograph are members of the who served as instructor to the group. nature is trivial—but the Town- encouragement from the State in were in a class by themselves, Street, Fords, 78.70 per cent; group whieh was responsible for the organization Receive Badges ship Committee at its meeting its original program of building to all right, except that it Robert W. Ohlson, .113 Mary Ave- Tuesday night was faced with 3ost $3,350,000, the Board directed turned out to be the kin- nue, Fords, 77.90 per cent; Wendel WOODBRIDGE/ — Eighty-four this problem and it took consid- . Supervising Principal Nicklas and Doll, 115 Midfield Road, Colonia, Dr. John P. Lozo, principal of the dergarten class—and maybe township residents,, resplendent in erable time before the matter 77.80 per cent. - their new khaki uniforms and high school, to supervise a study they should have spent the Waiter H. Launhardt, 159 Buck- white helmets were sworn in and was brought to, an end, without. of school needs by local employes, summer finger-painting in- nell Avenue, Woodbridge proper, received badges distinguishing any decision being made. :. Mr. Aaroe, who long has urged consultation with a citizens' group, stead of playing baseball 77.40 per cent; Nazareth J. Barcel- them as members of the Wood- Committeeman George Mroz with the big kids. lona, 27 East Street, Woodbridge bridge Township Auxiliary Police then recommended again a col- I'm still for Brooklyn, proper, 75.75 per cent; Stephen Force at ceremonies held in the defended the ": committee's ac- lateral study and report by such Pochek, 678 Watson Avenue, Wood- Memorial Municipal Building. tions in withholding a permit to a group, to be,named by the Board. don't forget, and if this con- bridge proper, 75.40 per cent; Wal- This latter recommendation was fession is a summons for the Taking part in the .exercises construct a loft for those pig- ter F. Marciniak, 329 Florida eons in the Homestead Avenue made by Mr. Aaroe more than a wagon and the two guys in were Chief George Keating, Hugh month ago, but up to now thsro Grove Road, Hopelawn, 73.70 per section of Avenel. The permit white, I can't help it. I have cent; William C. Reid, 163 North Quigley, civilian defense director; have been no concrete steps made held my breath for them dur- Street, Woodbridge proper, 73.55 Patrick Kilmurray, head of the had been requested by a Mr. to get sueh a committee together. ing so many critical collapses per cent; and Arnold R. Houser of auxiliary police, Patrolman Joseph Yager. r Inability of all members of the 476 Merelirie Avenue, Avenel, 76.10 Sipos, who served as instructor to John Inglis, Jr., a former sec- Board to attend meetings and thus it will take me most of the per cent. the group and Mrs. Vera Ryan retary of the International Fed- to place in nomination their selec- winter to return to the nor- who assisted in the paper work. A number of other applicants eration of Homing Pigeons, first tions for membership on the Citi- mal respiration of the rea- took the test, the Civil Service re- Part of tire new force were given brought the matter up when he zens' Committee, was given as the sonably healthy male of 46, ported, but did not reach a pass- preliminary training Sunday mor- asked the committee what the reason for the delay in naming if then. Those wrinkles in my ing mark of 70 per cent and their ning in handling traffic along Ful- complaint was against the con- the group. Mr. Aaroe said he had brow aren't only because of names were therefore not listed. ton and Albert Streets while wark struction of a loft by Mr. Yager. hoped for such a meeting next Replaces Old List was progressing m the construction Mr. Mroz told Mr. Inglis a decir week, but had heen advised some those notes in the bank, Board members could not attend. either. Some of them ap- The list of eligibles supplants of the new railroad bridge over the sion would be made by the com- turnpike at Fulton Street. mittee but only after careful He was unable to state, therefore, peared, like the new one yes- a previous list already exhausted when or if a special session would by appointments to the force, The new members of the auxil- consideration; had been given to terday, when Branca's iiigh iary police force include the follow- the request. be attempted prior to the regular . (Continued on Page 6) meeting October 19. hard one turned out to be a ing: •;,:.; The Third, ^ard committee-; cream-puff that some char- Port Reading, Matteo Pellegrino, mail/said that presidents -i&fi the; No Word from State acter belted into the seats. I 116 Larch Street; V. A. Ferioli, 195 neighborhood": ttad : undergone a! He also'^aid that up w yester- have too serious a case of the Electricians Seek Third Street. previous experience with pigeons day, the Board had not learned occupational disease called Sewaren, Lawrence Gray, 649 that they did hot want repeated. whether the Department of Local Dodgeritis to recover quickly. West Avenue; John Kotyk, 252 "They don't want to go through Government in Treiiton had con- Regulation- Code Old Road; Stephen Superior, 112 the horrible experience they had sidered further the Board's appli- * * * '" - Woodbridge1 Avenue; Peter Beck, before," he: declared. cation for permission to conduct WOODBRIDGE — Two local I have it so badly now, and West"*& Woodbridge; A. Butkow- Mr. Mroz then told the group a referendum on t.lae $S,35O,O0O electricians, representing township sky, 432 East Avenue; John J. program. It had bei.il planned to have had it for so long, that electrical contractors, who have that he did not dispute the value have a special election to decide Hulak, 212 Old Road; Anthony of the homing pigeons and their I ought to be entitled to bean, seeking the passage of an Kubicka, 412 Broad Street; Arthur this matter October 1, but the workmen's compensation— ordinance which would regulate military worth, but that "the State did not decide on the appli- Mack, 444 Bast Avenue; J. Thomas, people must be'considered too.