State Says South Ave. Improvemment Will Be Completed by Sept. 1
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THE TIMES SCOTCH PLAINS PUBLIC HBBJUW: ONLY NEWSPAPER WITH COMPLETE SCOTCH PLAINS ~ FANWOOD NEWS SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD; N.J., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1970 15 CENTS A COPY State Says South Ave. Improvemment Will Be Completed By Sept. 1. Officials Say Completed And If You Find Planned Property Improvements Kathy's Bike Will Give Street All New Look Dear Sir, Reconstruction of South Avenue, Fanwood's main artery, will My name is Kathy Mahon and be completed by September 1, the State Department of Trans- Joseph Qutub (center) the '"Y's" Executive Director and Ira I'm 11 years old. Could you portation announced today. Welnstoek (left) coordinator of the Project, accept a check for put the following story in your The $760,000 widening and $250,00 from Tom Dowling, President-Fanwood-Scotch Plains paper. On Tuesday, August 7th, repaving job, which has kept G.O.P,'s Plan jaycees, to enable the Y to continue programs for the teenagers while playing at Greenside South Avenue in a constant stage in Fanwood-Seotch Plains, Park, my violet enameled girl's of construction for over a year, Schwinn bike with chrome has been a headache for both Fund Raising fenders was stolen from the borough and state officials. park, Will anyone who knows Original completion date was Dinner the whereabouts of my bike June 30, 1970, The contract in- Union County Clerk, Walter Bill Would Create please call me at - 889-1659. cluded installing new storm G. Halpin, of Fanwood and Mr, A reward (from my own bank) sewers along most of Frank Scott, Jr., president of is offered. South Ave., new concrete side- Morey La Rue Laundry, will Training Program For Kathy Mahon, 2320 Lyde PI,, walks and curbing as well as serve as co-chairmen of the Scotch Plains, N.j, widening the roadway from 22 Union County G.O.P.'a annual Thank you. to 40 feet. The job also In- $100 a plate fund raising dinner Municipal Boards cluded construction of wider this year. The announcement corners at all major intersec- was made by Richard C. School, tions. county chairman, today. The Assemblyman Peter j, McDonough (R-9C) will file a new bill Only cost to the borough was October 16th event will be held in the state legislature calling for the creation and funding of $7,500, to construct a local at Wielands' Steak House, Rt. a training program for newly appointed members of municipal Congratulations storm sewer on East Second 22, Mountainside, Boards of Adjustment, Planning Boards, oilier Boards of Re- Street, according to Borough - Halpin announced that a nat- view, and County Boards of Taxation, Calling on opportunity Clerk John Campbell, ionally prominent Repub- for training "essential in the face of the growing challenge Mrs, Ida Kilkenny celebrated Borough Engineer Richard lican, party leader will be the to 'home rule' in matters of municipal zoning", McDonough her "80th Birthday" with her Luster described the constru- featured speaker and that dinner said his plan would be "an effective and, by comparison, a highly family and friends, on Tuesday, ction job as "a mess," and will be served at 8:00 following desirable alternative to the usurpation of local zoning prerog- July 28th, at Sleepy Hollow called the borough's relation- a cocktail hour. Music will atives" by the state, Inn, Scotch Plains, Mrs, Kil- ship with the contractor, Hale- be provided by Ray Barton and McDonough noted that the groups have on the future of kenny has been a resident of crest Co, of Edison, as "not the Electronic Trio. housing crisis in the state has their municipalities, a proper Scotch Plains for the past completely cooperative," Scott said that other reached such proportions that training prop-am would be an eighteen years and resides with "At times two of the four committee chairmen and municipal zoning and building invaluable asset to their her daughter and. son-in-law, bridges separating Fanwood Che name of the guest speaker code practices are being at- service. In the light of recent Mr. & Mrs, Daniel Harkins have been closed to traffic," will be announced soon. Two tacked as "overly restrictive and increasing" challenges and her grand - daughter said Luster, "This was years ago, the dinner honored and parochial" by state of- in zoning matters",McDonough jeralyn, at 767 Muir Terrace, a source of great concern to Congresswoman Florence P, ficials, "The next step could concluded, "the training the police and the rescue squad. Dwyer and last year honored be an attempt to usurp or over- courses could be the vehicle This action as taken by the con- the party's candidate for ride local zoning ordinances and to maintain the concept of mun- Continued On Page 7 governor, William T. Cahill, building codes, a step I would icipal self-determination," deplore", he stressed, "It would be far more desirable to train these appointees in their Fanwood Man In statutory responsibilities and duties, the concepts of land use, Master Plan development, "Volunteers For legal precedents, etc, to help 99 them bridge the gap that exists Lundy Drive between their appointment and A massive volunteer effort the experience they gain through on behalf of Daniel F. Lundy service, Once trained in these Democratic Congressional basics, citizens appointed candidate in the Twelfth Dis- to serve in these capacities trict, will take place through- could not be as readily ac- out the district on Tuesday, cused of not being know- August 18, 1970, ledgeable in their duties. Dr. Edward Parsons has been Under McDonough1 s plan the named to direct the day's act- Eagleton Institute, under the ivities in Fanwood, Dr. auspices of the State Univers- Parsons a resident of Fanwood, ity, would be funded to estab- lives at 163 Russel Road, lish a training course in zoning The purpose of the day long matters and, effective effort is to introduce district July 1, 1971, all new appointees residents to Mr, Lundy and to these Boards would be re- his positions on the many issues quired to successfully complete which are vital to the welfare the course before the second of the district and the nation, anniversary of their appoint- August 18th has been ments. designated as "GO DAY" by The training program would the Citizens For Lundy organ- be optional for those Board ization since it will formally members appointed prior to launch their efforts on behalf July 1, 1970, of Mr, Lundy, Robert Jen- "We have similar training son, a resident of Cranford programs for other municipal and a student at Yale Scouts from Troop 209, Scotch Plains, collect 30 years worth of magazines from the home of Mr, and and County officials", Mc- Law School, has been named Mrs. James B, Cochran at 1121 Woodmere PL, Plainfleld, They will sell them to help raise money to Donough pointed out, "and, with overall chairman for the day's get to a scout jamboree in Jamaica. From left, Lonnle Pershay, Joe Powers, Kirbey Pershay, Christ- the tremendous influence these activities. opher Powers and Scoutmaster Hans Ebel. J »i ,» • 3 • <! ; J £ , , t • J I ', ( t ; I * I } t , , , 1 • as waves threw our rowboat rived home in our own drive- little woman tripped over the arould like a wood-chip. way. just to show that it is neighbor's toddler's tricycle, Russian Roulette On The Three days later, with our not always well that ends well. It was that kind of a week- while unloading the car the end—. J V3 "vacation" at an end, we ar- u Garden State Parkway a a a a a as a a mnra a s 5 a 5 8 a a u irir I By E.vv, We decided not long ago to take a short vacation by spending We Do All Kinds three days at the jersey shore. After loading the car with what seemed to be essentials for a month's cross-country trip in- Of Interesting Things stead of a three-day stay, we headed for the Parkway and pointed the family bus south. At that moment we made a fateful mistake that could have meant disaster for all of us.,.including the dog. H We obeyed the speed limit, traffic laws and the unwritten rules Behind Your Back U of the road. The first boo-boo we made turned their heads to have stim- 3 was by slowing down at the ulating conversations with Parkway entrance in order to the people in the bacR seat. make sure that the lane was However, perhaps the most clear before pulling out into dramatic incident came as sve 1926 Westfleld Ave. Scotch Plains the mainstream of traffic. As were about to leave the Park- we eased along waiting for an way and signaled for the right FA2.9860 opening, there was the spine- turn we would be making on to tingling squeal of brakes behind the exit ramp, The car ahead open Monday thru Saturday us and the ear-piercing blast of us was doing exactly the same of a horn as a fully-loaded thing and all looked well. Then, a oft a a>a»»(iflOB888gM»898H8HH8t6flC8t988fll station wagon came within in- just as it entered the ramp ches of becoming part of our the car ahead rammed to a trunk. The red-faced driver halt. It then gegan backing on kept blasting his horn until to the Parkway again as calmly we both were in the traffic as if it were a country road, flow. Staying inches from our "Oops, wrong exit," As we rear bumper, "Red" finally sat there waiting for the AUGUST swerved off, passed us on the almost-certain crunch from the FUR SALE right, shot in front of car after car behind, we yearned mightily car, lane cutting, until he faded for our own backyard where Fantastic Savings! Choose into the sunset.