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THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Cireulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Second C1«J« Pojtue P«I4 Publlahed . ~~ , JINTH YEAK — NO. 44 ' «t Wcstflsld, N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1977 Every Thursday 24 Pasres—16 Cents School Fee Hike Light Vote at Primary To Limit Programs Republican Vote In Westfield Democratic Vote in Westfield The November election ' Ward 1 ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 1 Ward } Ward 3 Ward 4 contest between Democrats Civic groups whose Board of Education restrictions on the amount Mrs. Hill further stated and Republicans for four meetings and activities custodial charges from $10 of school usage time af- that, since the Recreation GOVERNOR seats on the Town Council involve school usage will to $12 per hour as of July 1 forded by the set fee," she budget is developed on a 528 549 343 430 Byrne 152 1)8 195 210 695 became official Tuesday have to set a limit on such • will necessitate tighter said. calendar year, and is with the nomination of . events in the coming school restricted by a 5 percen^ •«8 14 39 13 Roe 85 77 123 105 390 Democrats Edna Zdenek, year, according to a report OKs School Use Rental Fees cap, no increase in the Sheldon C. Weinstein, Jack given Monday evening to the blanket fee can be con- 39° 353 270 213 1226 Hotfman 44 32 38 50 164 J. Billman and Herbert Recreation Commission by The Westfield Board of during the 1977-78 school templated until Jan. 1, 1978. Kessler and Republicans "As the Board of Education, . Director Ruth V. Hill. Mrs. Education Tuesday night term. Angus *1 39 39 3B 16] Florlo 28 25 31 30 114 Frank Sullebarger, Betty Hill explained that a accepted the board's The board approved the whose budget is on a July- • List, Craig Russo and June fiscal year, is unable to number of non-profit groups operations and facilities extension of an agreement STATE SENATOR STATE SENATOR Clifford Peake. have been allowed to use the committee recommenda- with the Recreation Com- defer the $2 per hour in- Only about 26 percent of crease until January, we schools at no cost to their tions to approve building use mission to use the Elm St. KcD*r*ott Russo Westfield's registered organizations because of an requests by the Westfield administration building shall be hard put to stay voters appeared at the within our budgeted amount annual budgeted total for Adult School and the through June 30, 1978, at a ASSEMBLYMAN A5SEHBLYMEKI polling places. A total of school usage of $21,500, paid Westfield Recreation rate of $12 per hour for of $21,500 for school usage," 3,515 Republicans and 1,597 Commission. custodian fees. When the she said, adding that "the 254 85 7 to the Board of Education Baaaano •590 76S SJO S52 2427 Mason 170 239 Democrats voted. Local from the Town Recreation Recreation Commission use increase which applies to all Democrats, following of the building falls on the usage after 4:30 pm will also 856 budget. "The amount The board approved a flat Hardwlck 521 784 527 565 Baldaasano 189 179 236 25 2 statewide trends, voted in budgeted for the civic fee of $6,000 for the Adult same evening as a board seriously affect our ability 2397 favor of Gov. Brendan meeting, the costs will be to continue with our own groups alone this year was School use of Westfield High SHERIFF Edwards 33 •12 41 ISO Byrne to lead November's 19,800, and an increase in School for 22' evenings shared. (Continued on page 4) ballot but Westfield 666 SHERIFF Republicans showed a 5arg«nt 622 392 406 2086 preference to Assem- 153 Froehlich 172 161 226 235 794 blyman Thomas Kean over SARI Program Seen Radaekl ' •. 157 128 109 547 Senator Raymond Bateman. McGlynn 39 25 28 46 138 Byrne and Bateman both Nilaan 96 119 103 121 439 won the Jersey Primaries by large margins. FREEHOLDERS KorrU 29 32 123 Improving Reading Skills Local balloting generally Ha-Uinan 817 705 54 8 568 2638 ••FREEHOLDERS followed county trends, with During the first two of a student performance is a McKinley, Lincoln, used improved orfe year, leaders here winning district and county party dozen educational reports shared responsibility of Washington and Grant. three months while students Morgan 818 807 549 575 2749 barlgnt 141 1B9 b6U due in June, Dr. Laurence cooperation and teamwork "Results of work in these with whom the SARI system approval for nominations for State Senator and P. Greene, superintendent by teachers, staff members, four schools shows we have was not used improved nine 820 B13 546 Rajoppi 149 144 163 2OS 681 568 2747 Assemblymen, Union of schools, Tuesday night parents and students ant) improved reading per- months. t 199 County Sheriff, members of presented ' two. ad- both evaluations were formance of SARI Dr. Payne noted that the STATE DlU.n 144 146 195 674 ministrators who evaluated positive. students." COWIXTIEEKAN the Board of Freeholders, improved scores indicate and State Republican and a reading management Gary L. Payne, assistant Pre and post tests of a Healy 44 SO •76 257 that SARI and other Democratic Committee system for elementary superintendent for in- sampling of elementary Batl.y 833 793 544 766 variables are helping seats. students and the resource struction, said that the SARI school students over a seven King 4S 92 B7 297 students learn reading High man on the room program for students system (an acronym for month period, indicate, in skills. He recommended StATE ! COMMXTTEEWOMAN Democratic ballot with 894 classified as handicapped. Systematic Approach to one reading skill for that the SARI system be Garcia 29 70 13 219 Both evaluations painted Reading Improvement) has example, that students with votes was Anthony E. used in all eight ekmentary Hattaon <7 491 341 170 Russo, candidate for the : out that, accountability for been uted in four schools - 'whom the SARI system was schools next year and begin • ?'4 * STATE COMMITTEEMAN "State Senate*, who'wilUop- in the seventh" grade at the GrirfIn • SO I 401 290 273 pose Wcstfielder Frank X. two junior high schools. The Loder 171 161 203 230 765 McDermott, Republican, board approved several COUNCILMAN who ran second locally on Meter Maids "Overzealous?" curriculum writing "Ovwxealous" meter regarding the "over- suggested that a list of Exelblrt 53 34 72 72 231 the ballot with 2,83.'i tallies. workshops for staff mem- Sulltblrgar 856 Top local GOP vote-getter maidi,' rates and the zealouiness" of the meter general complaints bers over the summer 30 refurbishment of the at- maids which the merchants regarding the manner in Dunn 16 14 33 93 was Charles P. Bailey, also months. One of those deals 811 of Westfield, who was tendant parking lot and feeel deter returning which tickets are dispensed with junior high school List 24 25 - 34 114 returned to it seat on the payment methods for customers. Captain Bell (Continuedon page 4) (Continuedon page 4) Leary overtime parking fees were Ruiso 547 State Republican Com- discussed at an open STATE mittee, who garnered 2,936 meeting of the Chamber of New Master Plan Due by November Peak* 564 COMMITTEEWOMAN votes. Mrs. Irene Griffin of Commerce Thursday at the Westfield was defeated in First Baptist Church. A, property maintenance near future as part of a James Skinner, chairman of Fischer 173 161 19S 751 her bid for Republican Merchants were invited to report by former Mayor H. study which will lead to the Planning Board. County Committeewoman. express their opinions and Emerson Thomas is among revisions to the town's Skinner said at the Trabert Retiring from GOP Post Hurd 53 46 87 274 Robert Loder won the data to be reviewed in the Master Plan, according to board's regular meeting Democratic State Com- to make suggestions for the Richard F. Trabert, will be elected at the improvement of parking Monday night that rezoning Rosa 22 14 21 29 86 mittee seat. recommendations are ex- chairman of the Westfield committee's annual Wards totals of leading facilities. Captain Bell of the CAA AnnlinaliAtic Town Republican Com- organization meeting on Weatfield Police attended «>vU AppilCllUOllS pected in late summer or Rzepka 22 24 38 30 114 candidates for nominations early fall for consideration mittee for the past four and June 13. are listed in charts on page in order to answer questions a half years, announced Trabert assumed the one of today's Leader. relative to parking meters by the Town Council. Under COUNCILMEN the State's new land use today that he would retire chairmanship in January, and the meter maids who To Prospective Tenants from that position when his 1973, just as the Watergate monitor them. legislation, the council has Zdenek 211 Dems Organize Nearly 500 booklet* and Two public meetings to until November to update its term ends on June II. scandal was breaking. He Several merchants at- In a letter to committee noted, however, that despite tending the noon forum applications for the West- explain the project and the Master Plan. Welnstein 185 field Senior Citizens housing application process are members thanking them for problems at the national and Monday Night expressed displeasure Public input will be sought state levels, Westfield project were mailed out last scheduled, the first being their help during his term of 244 The Westfield Democratic at public hearings prior to voters continued to support Blllaan weekend. The detailed this Sunday at 2 p.m. in adoption of the new or office, Trabert said that Committee will hold its package of information and "the time has come to local GOP candidates and Senior Citizen (Continu (Continued on page4) Uulir 272 272 annual reorganization forms was sent to every change leadership so that that the Westfield Town meeting and election of Housing Meeting person whose name was on new ideas...can flow within Council increased its officers for the new year at record with the corporation the party." A new chairman (Continued on pagoJ) (Continued on page4) A public meeting to the Westfield Rescue or with its precedessor Two Leave Housing Bd.