THE WESTFIELD LEADER the Leading and Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper in Union County
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b r THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Second Class l'ostane Paid [ YEAR-No s at WemfIfld, N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1974 Published 20 Pageants Cents New Children's Librarian Claims Aug. 17 Flood Shows Teachers to Give Mrs. Sally Weir, former children's librarian of the Berkeley Heights Public Need for Immediate Action library, has been appointed children's librarian of the Robert Field, Republican should be proceeded with appalled by the unsanitary Fact-finding a Chance Westfield Memorial candidate for Town Council without further delay. In- conditions of our streets and library, it was announced from the second ward, made dications are, however, that driveways when the flood today by Miss Jeanne M. the following statement additional measures must waters recede. Desrosiers', director. regarding the flooding of be taken to bold back or "Residents of the second To Achieve Contract Mrs. Wehr wiU aasume Saturday, Aug. 17. divert the flow of water ward or any area in West- her duties Sept. ». She "The flooding of last from other directions." field who are exposed to "As long as the Westfield Education ratification of a contract replaces Mrs. Ellen Rubin, Saturday again took its toll Field added, "Ward 2 such conditions have a right negotiation process con- Association where it was between the teachers ami who Joined the Westfield on residents of the second residents are appreciative to expect these conditions to tinues in good faith, the agreed, "out of concern for the board. Last year's Library last December and ward. While we all realize of the efforts of the Mayor be corrected now, not in ten teachers will continue to * the education of the youth of contract, however, was is moving with her husband that flash flooding of this and Town Council made in years. I strongly urge the teach," Mrs. Beverly Westfield," to "encourage" approved by both sides only to Massachusetts, where he nature is extremely difficult our behalf to date, but more Mayor and Town Council to Geddis, president of the the teachers to proceed with the day before school will enter the Massachusetts to defend against, some must be done. Residents make flooding their top WEA said today. But she the opening of school next sessions began. College of Optometry and immediate action must be should not have to go priority item for immediate warned that failure of fact Wednesday. The association The next step in the • she will become supervisor taken to correct the present through another flood like action." finding to result in a con- took the action because the current negotiation process of children's services for the conditions of the ward. the last several. Field, of 1008 Harding St. tract could put schools in WEA and the Board of is a fact-finding session Framingham Public "While certain measures "Like another residents and a 31 year resident of jeopardy. Education are still engaged scheduled for Wednesday. library System. Mrs. Bally Wear, new children'* librarian, bteawes acquainted wltk facilities in Wettfleld Memorial have been taken, the study of the ward who have been Westfield. is chairman of Her statement followed a in negotiations. The report of the fact-finder, A native of Allentown, Library. of the retention basin in the affected by the flooding, I the Harding-Coolidge Street special meeting of the This is the first year that Julius L. Malkin, is ex- Pa., Mrs. Wehr was cemetery must be com- ant tired of cleaning up after Flood Control Committee. executive committee of the schools will open without pected approximately N graduated from Thiel University Library School. Berkeley Heights library for pleted at the earliest water has come into the Mr. Field invited the sup- days later, but is mt binding College in Greenville, Pa., She served as a trainee in two years. possible time. If this is, in living quarters of my home. port of all concerned on either patty. Both the where she majored in the children's department of Her husband, Larry, is a fact, a total or partial I am disputed with cleaning citizens "to help bring an WEA and the Board of sociology and psychology. the Rahway Public Library computer scientist with Bell solution which will help area up the varied debris left in early solution to the Education mutt accept the She received her master's for one year and as Laboratories, The couple residents against flooding, it my yard by flooding. I am problem." Now It's Operation findings before a contract is degree from the Rutgers children's librarian of the lives in Piscataway. settled, according to Mrs, Geddis, who stated that the WEA a expects the "Watch Your Step" satisfactory completion of 1,465 Students Expected At this process. Summonses will be issued parent-teacher groups and "One of our primary owners of dogs found other citizens. concerns," Mrs. Geddis Jonathan Dayton Opening violating a town code Chief Moran reported that said, "is to continue to requiring the curbing of many complaints have been provide quality education to An estimated 1,465 high freshmen are expected to class schedules has ex- man's best friend, ac- received by the department school students from attend a special new panded, the lunch periods cording to Police Chief on this situation during the (Continual on Pafa 10! Mountainside and orientation program on from 23 minutes to 46 James F. Moran. The crack- last few months. "With Springfield will be attending Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 12 minutes. School will also down on violations, he said, school opening," he added, classes at the Jonathan noon. begin officially at 8:20 a.m. is part of the initiation of an "it seems appropriate that 7800 Return Dayton Regional High Anthony Fiordaliso, and close at 3:02 p.m. operation "Watch Your Operation Watch Your tep School beginning Wed- principal at Jonathan Curriculum developments Step" by members of the be instituted." nesday from 8:20 a.m. to Dayton Regional, stated for the 1974-75 school year Westfield Police Depart- Moran issued orders to To Schools 3:02 p.m. A total of 360 that the new school year will [Continued on page 4) ment, Particular attention, patrols to issue summonses continue to provide Dayton he said, will be given town to offenders under 6-5 of the Wednesday Orientation For Regional students with the Adult School and school properties. Town Code. "WQT all have opportunity to receive an children attending schools School opens for an «- excellent education. Opens Sept. 30 Residents merely walking that are subject to pected • 7800 WeitfltM Sophs Tuesday An "open lunch" program their annuals in these areas Ihroughtless Citizens who students on Wednesday, beginning on Sept. 4 will The Westfield s Adult. will be warned about the allow their dog^ to go where ..Sept,-. •'••4,-.' • Elemer*tary An orientation for socnto- givestudents the option pf School will opert Sept: 30 in curbing'ordinance which young children gather. Let's students are to be in their t" be Westfield High School spending their 46 minute the Senior High School with was instituted several years get behind the program and classrooms by 9 a.m. sophomores will be held on lunch periods in the school a selection of %6 different ago following complaints of make it successful." Elementary school teachers Tuesday, beginning in the cafeteria, at home, or in a courses according to an s usually meet student* WHS auditorium at 9:30. local restaurant. announcement made today outside the school building!. Alter greetings and ad- A reorganization of the by Philip W. Heston, All high school students are vict from school dignitaries president of the Board of Nur§e Shortage Closes to report to the high school and a film presentation on Town GOP Picnic Trustees. Fall brochures at 8:IS a.m. on Wednesday "Options at WHS," the tenth are being mailed to every Second Ward Republican Town Council candidate Robert Field inspecting flood debris to pick up their schedules. Set for Sept., 15 home in Westfield, Moun- at iqain drainage system between St. Marks Ave. and Harding St. i Floor At Overlook graders will be given a tour . ' ....;. : ***V • Eighth and ninth grade of the high school by upper The 2nd Annual "Old tainside and part of Scotch Robert E. Heinlein, also said that the closing of students in the town's two classmen guides. According Fashioned Political Picnic" Plains and are available in president and director of this unit comes at an un- junior high schools are to to WHS Student Council sponsored by the Westfield the Westfield Public Are You YM Registering Overlook Hospital, an- fortunate time, since the report to school at 10 a.m. on President Jeff Boylan, the Town Republican Com- Library. nounced this week that the demand for hospital beds is the first day only so that orientation is an excellent mittee in honor of the local Feature courses will in- Registered? hospital has temporarily exceptionally high. seventh grade students can opportunity for sophomores and County candidates will clude Adventures in closed a nursing floor due to receive an orientation. be held Sunday,-Sept. 15 Antiques, Archaeology of Extended periods for to get aquainted with the registration for the Nov. 5 For Fall Term Sept. 3 a shortage of nursing per- The hospital has been Seventh grade students are high school. from noon to 6 P.M. at the the Bible, Architecture in sonnel. The 44 bed medical- attempting for over a year to report to school by 8:15 on Clark Elks Grove, 807 American History, Chinese General Election have been A new system of four 10 repair person will be the The Student Council is scheduled by the Town surgical unit was shut down to obtain city approval for the first day.