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-Your- want ad is easy lo pldce 'or SgfH^field is -Phone 686-7700 iwd (rvoty TtiUfidoy by T.fumo/ Publi thing Co A09MorrU o'vn., Springfield, N.J. 07Q81 - ABA-7700 VOL. 39 No. 34 Mulling AdJr.u: dttfiptiori Ral€j- Oocond Clou PottGgo P.O. Box 69, SprlngfUld, N.J. 07081 SPRINGFIELD, N.J. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1968 >oid at.Springfi«ld, N.J. „ 15 Cents Per Copy X 16,50 Y«»jrl/ Town seeks federal, state aid -^jor 'ari.:dfi 135««SS8FS*S> Mm i;'-,--"-"- 1)6*3Wfflim »—l' •' —.-•; %~r-W—a w , NO PKRK1KG . ANY TIME • Marooned: These scenes were duplicated throughout Springfield on Flood Day last week. Note car submerged on extreme right on Meisel Avenue, near the athletic fields, in these Fire Department photos by Ed Cardinal Jr. • Springfield officials this week began to re- countjTcivirdefenBe director, outlined the first ,, blockages-developed on Meisel aveaue near the poured i Into the basement,, location of tlie de- in the Marion avenue area, and three from Major-trouble centers-ranged from Morris ceive the" first Indications of Response In a steps to the municipality for-obtaining assis- ' athletic field, on-Mountain-avenue in front of tective bureau and civil defense headquarters. homes on Mapes avenue. turnpike; -WKePSThere was a sewage back-up, tangible form to the telegram sent out to tance. _ Town Hall, on Caldwell-place, especially near Many of the. police-records-were;soaked-and- Other crews were busy checking the drenched to the entiije norm-east section,"to'Rose federal and state officials seeking help after The-flood, with damage estimated at more Rose avenue, and in the Fadem road industrial are still' drying out, and several civil defense houses for gas leaks and other hazards. They avenue, • Salter street and Lyons place, with the flood which overwhelmed many areas of the than $3 million by the Township Committee, area, south of Rt. 22. radios and other equipment were ruined. shut off the utilities In at leaBt a dozen run-off from Rt. 78; to Mapes avenue and town last Wednesday. reached Its peak locally late last Wednesday . He noted that the only way to travel from homes, according to Deputy Chief Robert Dny. across Rt. 22 to the industrial park. —ThS~flrst responses from Washington came morning. Children were marooned in the Morris avenue to Rt. 22 was by way of Bal- THE FIRE DEPARTMENT was kept busy Fire Department pumps helped remove water— ._ . .—•-•-•-—-=_ : _ James Caldwell School for several hours. tusrol way, Shunpike road and S. Springfield from Sen. Clifford C. Case and Rep. Florence l throughout the day and beyond rendering emer- from the Town Hall basement, from the . A TELEPHONE CALL from SenSen.-Case's. -Cases _. Dwyer. State Sen. Matthew Rlnaldo reported Police Capt. Leslie Bell stated the Morris avenue. '•.. — -.. ~ ' gency aid. Using an Inflated rubber raft and American Legion Hall across thh e street .and offlce^on"Tuesday provided the following in-- that his emergency flood relief bill was nearlng avenue was the only major thoroughfare left Not the least of the disaster aretfwaa Town an aluminum 4laoe, firemen Wednesday morn- from five homes on Wednesday and at least paa&ge In Trenton, and William J. McBrlde. passable in the entire community. Major Hall itself,.where more than two.feet of waiter ing evfcuated B ve families from flooded homos nine more the follbwinK day. '. • ...' •'"• . (Continued on page 3). & • ' - "•'• nceji ear± reality; i approved Local vQteFS give lecfge '".'.,• Urn- :. • special hearing-scheduled June 18 for- swim pool, f6mt£at\ • By AfiNER GOLD toward a specific programfor improved drain- questions raised v4Ucli might call for amend- all playgrounds The township's long-awaited'new zoning or- age and flood control. ments. He Indicated, however, that; this prospect dinance was finally lntroduced-at last week^s _. seemed quite remote.-Falkin briefly reviewed Hiring of staff members for this summer Democrats Township Committee meetlng*"ln"TowtrHall; DM"INTRODUC1NG the new zoning ordinance. the nearly two years'of work that led to the at the town swim pool and af-muhlcipol play; A-declsive victory for Democratic, conven- S. Wright, and no_surprises for all the largely after'long delays largely caused by changes Commltteeman Arthur M. Falkin said that the introduction of the ordinance. grounds was approved last week by-the Town- tion delegates pledged to Sen, Eugene Mc- unopposed candidates for local and county ' urged by residents from several parts of the governing body could take final action at the .He disclosed that there are two recent ship Committee. Carthy, jTrisurprJse turn of coat for Spring- Office— those were-ti community, - June 18 meeting, if there are not too many —(Continued on-pago 2) StanleyJVnek of 118 Irwin. at. Will return field's most familar political Insurgent^ Henry ship's primary election voting on Tuesday. _ l.goyeriuW-l»dy_scheauled _a Jspeclal as-pool manager, at-a salary.of $2,400. Top Mm. Lorle Tlewis of Sprjnrflelcir running : meeting on Tuesday night, June 18, to be de- for designation as an alternate delegate to the voted to a public'hearing on the new zoning ave., snack bar manager, at, $1,600; Jack —national convention from the 12th Congres- code. The full text of the-new ordinance is People conditions Roland of Union, waterfront director, $1,600; sional District, topped the entire Democratic - Martin Miktus of Union, headlifeguardp $ 1,200; .printed In this Issue.of-the-SprlngfleldLeader. -ticket-Witb-494-votes.— . —L -' - Anthony Pllono of "Edison, recreation director, es- Generally, pro-McCarthy caixdidateB- took Mayor Robert D. Hardgrove, In a letter read $1,200. ~ In his ahsence,~noted that he would be unabte can join in exercise program Springfield by margins at times better than to take' a full part in commFttee~activities for With a pay scale of $60 and $80 per week, two to one., as" they swept on to victory in depending on experience, are the lifoguardsj-' ^forpoqj^ ready The 12th. ' die .time being, because "f Illness, and named A. physical fitness program for everyone, Heading the program will be Jim Homer, Gregg-Albano-andSusairK-oneaki-oMrvington, Commltteeman Philip Del Vecchio as acting including' those wltK^uch~ca^6vFscula.rl:ori- ' "football coachnat Jonathan Dayton Regional Membership badges for tlie Municipal Swim- Running as delegates at large pledged to Linda WolfskeU of RosoUo Pork and Bob McCarthy,-C. WUlard. Heckel had 492 votes; , mayot. — _ dltlons as rheumatic fever, high blood pres- High School. He said the program is designed Gartlan and Nancy Davenport efjJprlngfleld; ming Pool will be distributed-at the Recreation In other business, tic committee approved a sure, congenital .heart disease and rhythm Department office in' Town Hall, starting • Jeannette W. Cascohe, 491; Morton Stavls, to achieve physical fitness and endurance, and and Instructors, Cory Qrobe of West Orange 491 i Homer Tucker, 491, and George Yevick, variance to permit additional construction at Irregularities will be instituted by the Sprlng- not (or body building, ^_ and Phil~Rosenbaum of Union. ' ..Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, It was announced the Saks Fifth Ave. store, with many restric- fieUfRtecreation Department; It was announced' this week. _ 478; Their opponents on the "Regular Demo- _ People with cardiovascular conditions. HOP-.. Desk clerks at $1.60 per hour are Evelyn -cratic Organization" slate were: Gov. Richard^.:-- tions and conditions, and took the first steps this week. •••.-.•- Aronow and Ruth Dortort, bom of Springfield. Badges will also be available at the same. _.ner. sold, may_ participate, but-arej»qulped_ 0ffiCB~every-day nextrweok, from 8:30 a.m. to J. Hughes, 263; Robert J. Burkhardt, 250; Maintenance men at $1770 per hour are BUT " " "". Kennv. 244: Robert'B~Meynerr262r—•— to have clearances fronnthelir'physicians. j Murphy, Robert Theile-and Nat Edelsteln, 4:30 p.mj and fr.dm"7 to 9 p.m: Remaining The.-exerclse program Is "directed only at the badges willbe-auailable at tlie pool once the m. Harrison A. Williams Jr., 248. _all of Springfield. .V --; — • Totals for. the pro-McCarthy slate of_dls»_ . skeletal muscles. Horner~said the key Is . (CoiVTTtwgd on page 2) gates-areopened June 15; — oxygen. The effect-Of proper, exercising will trict delegates; Barbara Grunther, 483jl3ayld increase tlie efflclencyof^he lnngB^ ""_. K, McGulrev 484J David Rothschildr484j Elmer tng them 10 pifoBSgn'wiftgB air with IPHH nffni SuUlvanyi483; jacobjPrapp. 484t .'. ^He ssid^the^exerclse will alspTIfcrease me ••were: George-W7 Mmer,.J35;-,ErBircls^rL ^^3^ywg g so thaTlt-caivpumpmoreblpodwltheoch.stroket, and reduce the numberLoiistrolces-necasBaryjr ' • J "'"• "^ ~ A cqndldpned heart," he .added, may have a;; resting heart rate 20 beats per minute slower than an unconditioned heart; hence it may save- as many as 10,000 beats in one night's sleep. Some of the areas the program will cover grateful to voters are swimming, running, cycling, walking, hand- Following their organization's victory in the ball, basketball and squash. primary election Tuesday night,-Lawrence ' Homer' suggested' that anyone interested In f Lorher, chairman of the Springfield Volun- enrolling in the program report to the high/ teers for McCarthy, and Mrs. Lorrle Lewis, school athletic field next Thursday, June 13, McCarthy candidate"' for alternate delegate to between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. A representative the Democratic National Convention, issued tile will be there at tliat time to accept applications following Joint statement: ' . and answer questions about the program. "We are grateful for thq support shown by the voters of Springfield for Senator Eugene McCarthy. Tills has been a rewarding cahi- polgn not only because of tho result, but most Historical group opens important, because it gave us an opportunity .