THE WESTFIELD LEADER the LEADING and MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER in UNION COUNTY YEAR—No
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liar Days Today, Tomorrow, Saturday Dollar Days THE WESTFIELD LEADER THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY YEAR—No. 45 Entered BH Second Class Mutter .Published Post Office, Wostfleld, N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1953 Every Thursday 34 Pagei—S Centi Model Shows Main Local Boy Scouts Councilman's Son Bo.ro to Appoint First Polio Victim Town Joins Water Group; Robert W. Gumbcrt, 11-year-old 3 to Committee ires son of Councilman and Mrs. Rob- ert F. Gumbert of 653 Hillcrest 'Between Two Worlds' avenue, has been stricken with On Water Supply >wn Wins polio, it was announced Monday. Backs Rent Control Act Union Service Topic Earn Merit Badges, The case is the first reported Shortages Said Advancements at in Westfield this year. Increase in Fines >c Match The Rev. Dan S. Bowers, minis- Councilman Gumbert said thnt Not Uncommon Public Hearing Mayor's Action ter of education at the First Meth- Camp Watchung Robert became ill Saturday nhjht In Several Areas Noted by Clerk odist Church, will preach on the and complained of severe head- Events topic, "Between Two Worlds" at ache. Testa at Muhlenberg Hospi- On Measure Set Fines totaling $5,287 -were col- On Water Hailed At a Court of Honor held at tal,' Flainfield, confirmed the fam- MOUNTAINSIDE — The Bor- |Next Week , the union service to be held at the Camp Watchung Saturday night, ough Tuesday evening officially lected by the Municipal Court and First Baptist Church Sunday at ily physician's diagnosis of a non- Violations Bureau in Westfiold for 03 individual cases of advance- paralytic type of the disease. Rob- joined the other nine municipali- I Council Authorizes 9:50 a.m. ment were recognized by Boy Scout Sewer Ordinances tho second quarter of 1953, Mal- tn of Roosevelt de- ert is reported in good condition ties who arc endeavoring to force colm Reid, court clerk, has re- her of tlie Lincoln Special music will be offered by officials for members of Wcstfield, today. the Plainfield-Union Water Co. to Arc Considered Legal Action Fred Olde, bass soloist, who will Mountainside and Garwood troops. ported. This compares with $1,- j win the Westfield Robert was a student in Elm supply more adequate service in 900 collected during the same _eshoe tournament sing "I Come To Thee" by Caro This achievement represents the Street School last term and is their communities affected by the .A resolution adopting the State Two resolutions backing Mayor Roma. J., Lester Robertson will combined effort of Scouts from quarter in 1952, and $3,200 during Charles P. Bailey's demands along winning, Charlie scheduled to enter Roosevelt Jan- recent water shortage. In a reso- Rent Control Act of 1953 which tho first quarter of 1953. be the organist. Nursery facili- this district during the first two lution adopted at Tuesday's regu- goes into effect July 31, was with mayors of other surrounding fto three games be- ior High School in September. Costs of court collected amount- l audience at Roose- ties will be provided for infants weeks of summer camp at Wat- lar meeting of the Mayor and passed on first reading Monday communities of a Public Utility chung. Councilman Gumbcrt is chair- ed to $1,1G7 for tho quarterly pe- _nd. The scores of and children. man of the Town Council's fire Council, the governing body au- night at a meeting of the Town Commission investigation of the thorized the Mayor to appoint Council, The measure, up for pub- riod ending June 30, compared Plainfield-Union Water Co.'s serv- hre 21-18, 20-22 .and Beginning Sunday, July 26, the Advancements to the rank of committee and is president of the with $246 in the same quarter laat. winning the match union services will be held in the second class Scout were made by Plyfiber Container Corp., 620 three members to the Inter-Muni- lic hearing and final passage Aug. ice failure June 27, were passed cipal group who will attempt to 24, was approved because of hous- year. In 1951, the first full yoar unanimously Monday night at a First Methodist Church with Dr. Bill Diercksen, Troop 70; Alan South avenue, Garwood. in which costs were .collected, tho li defeated Dave Mor- J. L. McCorison preaching. Brown, 70; Bob Goceljak, 70; Kit secure more adequate supply. ing space shortage in Westfield. meeting of Town Council in the The resolution, according to Coun- amount paid in court and at the Municipal Building. jtraight games, 23-11 Carson, 70; Lee Beach, 70; Eric The resolution set forth the ef- Violations Bureau was $939. Costs twin the quoit cham- Belvear, 70; Tom Moran, 172; forts put into the attempt by thecilman Herbert Welch, was "more The first resolution approved of a stop gap measure, passed un- totaling $336 were paid during the the Mayor's action in having sent per playground cham- Tom Ure, 73; Dick Parry, 79; College Men borough over many years through first Quarter of this year. Sing.wcre: Prank No- Club and Affiliates Carl Gutenbergcr, 73 and David petitions to the water company, as til the entire council can meet." a telegram to the Public Utilities nbus; Ed Fisher, Lin- Wilday, 173, First class rank was well as to the State Board of Three councilman and the mayor Commission and the State Water Lambert, McKinley; achieved by David Hoff, 77; Car-Elect Officers Health, the Water Policy Commis- were hot present at the meeting. Supply Commission for an inves- Grant and George Back Campaign son Bates, 72; Raymond Bctts, sion and the Public Utility Com- Also introduced at the meeting Barbershoppers tigation of the water situation on. 74; Bill Plctcmeyer, 173; Ed Tor- mission. Such shortages as were were three ordinances granting here. nd model shows were Raise Money for gcrsen, 72; Bob Wells, 73; Keith George Murphy experienced by surrounding com- permission to developers to con- The other authorized the town attractions of the past Jones, 70; Doug Poland, 172; Hen Named President munities served by the Plainfield- struct sanitary cewcrs and a fourth Give to Charities to join the Inter-Municipal Com- Clubhouse Fund ry Schumacher, 172; Arthur Alba- Union Water Co., arc year-round ordinance granting permission to mittee on Water Supply and also al feature at all the nese, 70; Frank Kertesi, 70; Ray- affairs in the upper Central ave- prepare curbing. Final hearings authorized Towta Attorney Robert I this week was the "Te mond Johnson, 70 and Martin So- At an organization meeting of nue and Sunny Slope sections of are scheduled for Aug. 24. Chapter Divides S. Snevily to take legal action to The "make your dollar grow" the board of trustees of the Col- "prevent further failures of wa- Days" costume pa- campaign of the Woman's Club of bel, 70. Scout Chris Herman of Mountainside. Mayor Joseph A. The first would grant permission $233 Prize Money ng the bye-gone days Troop 172 became a Star Scout. lege Men's Club of Westfield Mori- C. Komich has not yet appointed to Bell Manor Inc. to construct ter service to the town." Westfield has met with enthusias- day , evening at the home of the The inter-town group is expect- |'s history.' Awards tic response, the club spokesman the three members to the Inter- a sanitary sewer in Bell drive The first prize money, amount- od at all the play- Merit badges in a variety of out- outgoing president, Caro- Municipal body. from Rahway avenue to Arthur ed to be an enlargement of the announced today, The campaign door activities were earned bf lua D. Clark, 336 Mountain ave- in? to $233.25, awarded to the three-year-old Plainfield Area Wv jthe prettiest, funniest, ns initiated as a summer activity Another resolution passed by place and storm sewers in Bell Westftcld chapter as winners of II and moat unusual other Scouts from this area. The nue, the following officers were drive, Rahway avenue, and right- tor Supply Committee, now includ- by the clubhouse project commit- personal fitness badge went to elected for the coming year: Pres- the Mayor and Council, vitally af- the second area Barbershop Chor- ing only Plainfield, North Plain- [fellow ribbon awards, tee to raise money to add to the fecting residents of the borough, of-way. us Contest, held May 23 at the I Roosevelt playground George Euatis, 172; Ray Betts, ident, George H. Murphy of 440 Others would grant permission fidd, Watchung and Fanwood. clubhouse fund. Many members, 74; Chris Herman, 1^2; Bob Craft, Kimball turn and vice president, concerned a recommendation to the Westfield Senior High School, haa Westfield, Cranford, Mountain- he parade of colors, it was reported, have begun their governing body of the Town of to Talcott Bates to construct a been divided into four equal parts 72; George Smith, 172; Bob MuTlDr. Howard T. Bonnett of 187 sanitary sewer in a section of Wil- side, Kenilworth, Garwood, Resell* personal projects and are watch- ler, 172; Doug Poland, 172; Bob Lincoln road. Westfield, and that town's Plan- and contributed to the local oV- an.d Roselle Park are expected to t of July 20 the spe- ing their dollars grow as they use ning Board and Board of Adjust- low Grove road; to Eastern Homes ganlzations of the following: Ce- English, 72; Henry Schumacher, Also secretary, E. Kenneth Van Inc. to construct 960 feet of sani- join the new organization under pll be the playground their skill in cooking, baking, sew- 172 and Bill Stevenscn, 172. First ment, that they not consider favor- rebral Palsy, American Cancer So- Annually the N.