Your wont ad The Zip Code is easy to place for Linden is -Phone 686-7700 . which became a Suburban Publishing Corp. newspaper on July 2, 1964 An Official Newspaper For The City of Linden 0 7 0 3 6 VOL 23-NO. 43 Published Eoch Thursday by Suburbon Publishing Corp. LINDEN, N.J., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1977 Subscription Rate S9 50 Yearly _______ 211 Worth Wood QYi., Linden, N.J. 07036 Second Class Postage Paldat Linden, N j 25c per copy Meeting called for firehouse proposal Council to discuss in caucus Miklos and Volpe invited to attend By RICHARD LGONGO Officials of the Recreation Depart­ ment and Fire Chief Frank Miklo6 are expected to meet Monday with tne City Council in caucus to discuss the con­ struction of a firehouse in the Seventh Ward near Memorial Park. At last week’s council meeting. Linden High graduates salute the flag at the opening of commencement exercises on Sunday. Fourth Ward Councilman James Watson announced that the get-together f • m m m m (Glower Photo Service) would be held specifically to listen to arguments and counter-arguments „ concerning the construction of the o 9 6 seniors get diplomas from LHSfacility. Led by threeIr m a hAnrsenhonors students, PCarolawaI -1- .... --------------- ■--------- ■ . ........... The abandoned Mather Spring Co Valedictorian Carol Wenk then presented the class to Board of building is next to the park which is Wenk, John Warhol and Carolan presented her address, telling her Scheitlin, Linden High School's 396- Education President Maryann Dorin. near Linden Airport. The Recreation member class of 1977 bowed out last peers, “Up to now, our lives have After the benediction by the Rev Department wants to use the site—after strongly been influenced by our Sunday afternoon at graduation Christopher Moore of Grace Episcopal the structure is tom down—as an ex­ ceremonies attended by parents, parents, but now we will emerge and Church, the diplomas were awarded by tension of recreational activities at the relatives, faculty and friends at become our own persons....We must be Dorin and Stuart McEwen, assistant park The Fire Department, on the Edward R. Cooper Athletic Field capable of making many decisions, and other hand, wants to place a firehouse developing a responsibility to uphold principal. The class then proceeded off The high school band played the class the field to the accompaniment of the on the Memorial site. This would these choices ” band literally put the facility between the onto the field with the processional She urged the class to “identify goals which was followed by the invocation, Following is a list of the 1977 park and the Mather Spring acreage to fulfill your needs and to strive to graduates: According to Miklo6, land had been given by the Rev Edward G.J. Price, accomplish those goals ” And* 1 then, Jo Ann B. Accordlno, Sharon Hllla set aside by ordinance about 10 years pastor erf St. John the Apostle Church. turning to the parents in the audience, Ackerman, Herman H. Albert IV, Frank C. ago at Memorial Park for a firehouse Karen Kakstys, president of the class of Carol asked them to support their Alfano, Andrew Charles Allen, Audrey Faye Altman, Diana Marie Amarl, Thomas F. He said he couldn’t see why the city 1977, welcomed the gathering after the children, saying, “Your en­ Anauella, Andrea Nadine Armstrong, Randy should give up this land and purchase singing of the Star Spangled Banner. couragement in upholding our various Allison Arnold, Bart A. Asltn, Karen Lee Babyak, Susan Frances Bachmann, Jean additional property for a firehouse. Addressing himself to this year’s decisions would be gratefully received. Mary Balgler, Beverly J. Barron, Susan "We’re only talking about ISO feet on We will need your support through the Bartus, Leslie Earl Beauchamp Jr., Rose theme, "Where do we go from here?”, Mafia Beckman, Robtain Marie Belt, John the Mather Spring site,” he maid. Warhol, who was the salutatorian, told trials and tribulations that the future Beluch ill, Albert O. Benitos. Lima Cat! Miklos maintained that the nccena to will hold for us. Throughout our tunes Berko wits, Robert Joseph BerlinsnwW ki Jr.,J T i, Wood avenue and Lower rend is the crowd today’s young adults seem of discouragement, we will also appeal compelled to “work within the system” •orwetad. to you for inspiration." Deborah A. Bounciek, Charlen* Bowling, “ T h e as opposed to their 1960s counterparts Carol concluded by telling the class, Cheryl Ann Bragg, &herlea George B rju s ith the perimeter of the import." he said. who often turned to "radicalism, III, Susan Buna, Chr latino Nancy B right, "In my young lifetime I have never Michael Wayne Brown, Michelle Lynne “Maybe we could even put a gate an the violence and protest." Brown, Virginia Brown, Ooborah E. airport property to give urn access.” been so honored as to be the Brusnon, BeuTeh Mee Burt. “We are increasingly becoming a CAROL WENK spokesman-the valedictorian-for my JOHN WARHOL Joyce A. Campbell, Neal James Campbell, Ai Volpe. recreation superintendent, P atricia A. Carpenter, Lisa C. Carson, Susan noted that city-owned property between nation of individuals and not individuals who are willing to give it class.” station several months ago. Warhol L. Casino, Leonard R. Cavallvzzl, Valerie stereotypes. ..Our dealings with one their all.” The awarding of first honors was next termed Downey, “A truly great man, Lvnn Celeste, Janet Elaine Chalt, Deborah 21st and 22nd streets on Wood avenue Althea Chapman, Carol C. CharkowskJ, would be suitable for a firehouse. another are marked by increased —O—O— on the agenda, presided over by Student one who made everyone around him Willie John Christian, Roger P. Chrlstlanl, openness and candor,” said Warhol WARHOL’S TALK was followed by Council President Mari Kuhtik. feel great.” Cynthia Anne ChurchWeld, Patricia Ann Ciccone, Clifford John Cicila, Denise HE SAID THAT the access to Wood He concluded his brief talk telling his the senior members of the high school Warhol paid tribute to Kevin Downey, Principal Herman Mopsick presented Jackquellne Cicklewicz, Diane C. Cierplal, classmates that the fate of the future choir’s rendition of "Our Last Song a member of the senior class who was the class of 1977 to Schools Superin­ Barbara A nn Clarldge, Thomas Clarke, avenue that Miklos talked about would Together," a Neil Sedaka tune. slain while working at an Elizabeth gas tendent A.R Taranto who in turn (Continued on page 7) be through Memorial Park Field One, "lies in the hands of individuals- "the only baseball field we have in the city.” He also maintained that a recreational complex—after the Mather Spring building is demolished— City seeking money should be contiguous with Memorial Park and not be broken in two by a firehouse Volpe was confident, however, that to renovate station the subject would be resolved "for the The city is seeking various means of hasn’t been tended to. “It looks bad benefit of the people.” funding to either renovate the ConRail from the outside,” he said He also Earlier this year, Miklos had urged railroad station on Wood avenue or noted that Rahway officials will be that the City Council use municipal demolish it to build a new one contacted about their station “We're funds, originally earmarked for the “It’s in a bad condition,” said Council going to look at it,” he added renovation of City Hall, for the con­ President Edward Murawski, who Fred Michaeli, an engineer with struction of a Seventh Ward firehouse authorized the city’s consulting (Continued on page 3) In the summer of 1976, the council had engineers, Planners Diversified of appropriated $965,000 for the Summit, to determine if the money is renovation but after a federal grant of available on either the state or federal Drunk counts $3 9 million was received by the city in levels Murawski noted that with a new December, the money was never used hotel soon to go up near the station, a hold motorists Another grant had been sought for a more modem facility was needed. firehouse but it was turned down The “What we’ve done so far,” said the cost to build a firehouse could run council president, “is to send a letter to in 4 incidents nearly $400,000 Planners Diversified instructing them Four motorists were charged with Also in December, the city had to see what state or federal department driving while under the influence of announced plans to seek $1 million for would handle the station." He noted alcohol in separate incidents last the improvement of Linden Airport, that a railroad station in Rahway, a city weekend which would include the acquisition and with a population of 28,000, is fairly new An Elizabeth man, Jong Yoon, was demolition of the Mather Spring and up-to-date and should be the type arrested Saturday morning after his building, which is directly on the ap­ that Linden should have for a city with car allegedly struck four parked proach to the airport. a population of some 45,000 people vehicles on Grier avenue before fleeing In June 1976. the city had considered “We’ve been trying to get the station the scene Police said a witness told the structure as a-recreation facility renovated for about 15 years,” said them he saw Yoon driving east on Grier (Continued on pago 3) Murawski. “We should have a new one when he allegedly struck the first It would be better to tear the old one parked car, pushing it up on the curb down and construct a new station.” THE LAST SONG — M em bers o f thw Linden H igh School their last song together as a class.