West Keansburg Eyes-'Bivorce9 From Hazlet SEE STORY BELOW Weather HOME Fair continued very cold through THEDAILY tomorrow, Ugh both days in Red Bank, Freehold teens. Low tonight around zero. FINAL Outlook Saturday, fair continued I Long Branch cold. 7 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 89 YEARS DIAL 741-0010 VOL. 90, NO. 138 RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1968 10c PER COPY PAGE ONE In Her Matawan Store Mother of 3 Is Slain MATAWAN — A widow and Middlesex County medical exam- ly alone in the store at the time 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 135 pounds, mother of three children was shot iner. of the shooting. light complexion and wearing to death yesterday afternoon in He said Mrs. Rapolla had been Police said a cash register glasses. When seen, he was wear- shot five times with a .22 cali- drawer was open, but it was not ing a light colored, shiny jacket. her market on Main St. during ber pistol. An autopsy to deter- known how much money, if any, Mrs. Rapolla was the widow of an apparent robbery. mine cause of death will be held was taken. No one in the area Fred Rapolla who died four years Mrs. Carmella Rapolla, 47, of 2 today. had heard shots, police reported. ago. Her children are Daniel, 6; Main St., died at 3:49 p.m. in Mrs. Rapolla was shot in her Bulletin Issued Marie, 12; and Joseph, who is in the Perth Amboy General Hospi- store, Rapolla's Market on Main Police issued a bulletin for a his third year at a New England tal of gunshot wounds in the St. during what police identified man wanted for questioning in college. She was a communicant chest, head and abdomen, ac- as an attempted holdup, at 2:30 the murder. He was described as at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. cording to Dr. William Witentz, p.m. The woman was apparent- a white male, 50 years of age, (Sec SLAIN, Pg. 3, Col. 4) Road Sewerage Unit Is Cool Funds To Threat of Injunction STANDOUTS IN THE SPELLDOWN — Winners and runners-up in the county spell-off iponsored by the Monmoufh Pomona Grange look over the desk pens they won. Boys' MIDDLETOWN — A threat by He submitted a list of 17 ques- would cost $350 per family with authority and residents. Champ, Larry Schell, 84 Plum St., New Shrewsbury, is holding the list of words. Girls' members of the East Keansburg ions to the body and asked that an annual charge of $75-$80 for "We should know' and under- Betterment Association to seek an answers be readied for the next service. , stand what the authority is doing top winner, far left, is Sherri Girtleman, 9 Churchill St., Freehold Township. Second Slated injunction against further work meeting in a month. The ques- . Mr. Lamb explained that a def- and we should hot have to come place was captured by Cynthia Pietroniro, Megill Rd., FarmingdaJe, and Raymond Han- TRENTON (AP) - State Trans- on the comprehensive sewerage tions range from where the treat- inite price could not be fixed for to meetings to learn it," he said. portation Commissioner David J. ten, Robertsvill""e Rd., Marlboro. (Register Staff Photo), collection system here, was ment plant will be built to how at least three or four months. Mr. Lamb answered "unfortu- Goldberg announced yesterday greeted coolly by the Township much it will cost each individual. The prices could go up or down nately residents only become in- 4 allocations totaling nearly $15 Sewerage Authority at its meet- Assurances Given and, he commented, he believed terested when the construction be. million under a new program ing last night. the cost would increase. gins to afiect them as it did with of state aid for local road-build- Mr. Praskai said the residents Overcome Stiff Competition President of the association, An- ave been given assurance that Mr. Praskai also called for bet- your requests for easements." ing projects. More than $1 million (See INJUNCTION, Pg. 3, Col. 6) goes to Monmouth County. drew Praskai appeared with sev- ie-ins to the main sewer lines ter communication between the :n members who claimed two Goldberg said the department families had been harassed and had approved 161 county and threatened by authority person- municipal projects from a total nel when they would not sign over Spelling Champs of 272 applications. He said :asements for sewer lines along West Keansburg Eyes there were requests totaling $29.3 Palmer Ave. By ELINOR MULTER ber 92. She won her champion-1 Second place winner, Cynthia million and the department al- COLTS NECK — Monmouth ship when Cynthia Pietroniro of I was sponsored by the Farming- located $14.8 million. Peter Filan, 526 Palmer Ave. and Mrs. Paul Hentz, 520 Palmer County's two top spellers have Farmingdale stumbled on "schol- dale Grange. She is the 13- The department approved $10.1 something else in common—each Ave. told the authority that men arship." Sherri is a 13-year-old year-old daughter of, Mr. and million for 67 county projects and from the Sterling Thompson firm 'Divorce' from Hazlet has two younger brothers and two eighth grade pupil in the Clifton $4.7 million for 94 municipa Mrs. Frank Pietroniro, Megil which is acquiring easements for By ED WALSH divides the east and west lanes would have to be passed by the younger sisters. T. Barkalow School. Rd., Farmingdale, and attends projects, Goldberg said. the authority, allegedly named Borough Council and the debt Larry Schell, 12, of 84 Plum HAZLET —. West Keansburg of Rt. 36. The spelling contest is spon- the eighth grade in the Farming- The funds are awarded on s Raymond Schnoor and Donald "We almost feel like East and service exchanged between the St,, New--Shrewsbury and Sherri 50-50 basis with the county o may become a part of Keansburg sored annually by granges dale School. Spivy, threatened that the homes before Hazlet Township again be- West Berlin" one resident said. two municipalities. Gittleman, 13, of 9 Churchill St., municipality matching the state's throughout New . Jersey. Last Their mothers describe both might be reassessed if the fami- comes Raritan Township. In order to secede from Hazlet Other.reasons given by the resi- Freehold Township, conquered a share. The money was ap- night's winners'will represent the Larry and Sherri as good stu- lies would not cooperate and sign Since the name change referen Township, petitions carrying the dents for their disatisfactidti U list of difficult words and 14 oth- county in Trenton on Jan. 23 in dents but neither is a bookworm propriated under a program en- releases for tlje easements. acted last June. dum last November some resi- names of 60 per cent of the resi- that they, have; to travel approxi- er spelling champs last night to a contest to pick the state Sherri enjoys sports, reading Statements Conflict dents of West Keansburg have dents of West Keansburg and/or mately lwo .and one half miles take top honors in the spell-off champs. and rock collecting. Larry is a Goldberg said the new alloca The two also related that the tions were in addition to distri- been spearheading a drive for taxpayers must be presented be- to-conduct business in Township sponsored by Monmouth Pomona To be eligible for last night's Boy Scout, with a taste for chess men gave conflicting statements another referendum to change fore the Township Committee HaH'Jvhile t}ie farthest point to Grange number 12. county finals, each participant and astronomy. bution of $16.3 million in the cur- regarding the proposed collection rent fiscal year awarded under the name back to Raritan Town- which in turn, must adopt a res- the Bcfrough Hall in Keansburg The county finals were held in either won, or finished as a run- Should either Sherri or Lar- system, especially regarding cost ship. olution granting the secession. from West Keansburg is less than the Atlantic Grange Hall, Heyers ner-up in a contest in his own ry be unable to make the trip long-standing formulas which of hookups and annual charges. take into account geographical Meanwhile, other West Keans- If Keansburg were to annex one mile. Mill Road, this place. school. All participants were to Trenton, Cynthia or Raymond Charles Lamb, authority mem burg residents have expressed a West Keansburg, an ordinance (See 'DIVORCE' P«. 3, Col. 4) Larry, a seventh grade pupil in sponsored by local Granges. will^take their place. All four top area, road mileage and popula- ber, explained to the residents tion. desire to secede from Hazle Tjnton Falls School, is the son of Four Monmouth County finishers were awarded desk pen that an investigation of the Township and hopefully be an- Mr. and Mrs. James Schell. Mr. Granges sponsored the 16 con- sets. The additional $14.8 million charges would be made and cau- nexed by Keansburg. Schell is a member of the Tinton testants, and each grange Officials for the contest were was awarded for construction tioned them not to take any hasty Some of the disgruntled resi- Falls Board of Education. Larry wound up with a winner or a Mrs. W. B. Snedeker, secretary and improvement of roads which or impractical steps on what dents said one of-the > main rea-Jersey Scrambles was sponsored by the Atlantio runner-up (a coincidence). and Mrs. William Schlechtweg, connect into or supplement the might have been an attempt at sons for discord is that part of Grange. He took first place Second-place winner, Ray- lecturer of Pomona Grange.