Road Deaths Hit Record; Crash Kills Red Banker the Nation's Traffic Deaths Hit the Worden Funeral Home, Survived by a Son, Mortimer Howard Pyle, Council President
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.. • 7 Wealfaer . >• , Distribution 7 a.m. temyetatare M. Cknd} •kh ichtBti «f ttewtH ud*y, Today followed by Sow clearing. High today, 70. Fair tonight and to- . 21,400 morrow. Low tonight in the 5*, high tomorrow in the 7h. See Weather, Page 2. DIAL SH I-0010 VOL 86 NO 7 iMiud Hilly, Monday mroiiib ITUij. stcond CUM tn»n RED BANK, N. J., MONDAY, JULY 8, 1963 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Road Deaths Hit Record; Crash Kills Red Banker The nation's traffic deaths hit The Worden Funeral Home, survived by a son, Mortimer Howard Pyle, council president. a record high for a four-day In- Red Bank, is in charge of ar- Scharf, Asbury Park; twa broth- "The wicked part of it is that dependence Day holiday. A total rangements. ers, Bert Scharf, Ocean^ Town- at least 70 per cent of the dam- of 24 deaths were reported in Hospital authorities report Mrs. ship, and Sol Scharf, Washing- age was done through avoidable New Jersey. One was in Bradley Long in fair condition this morn- ton, D. C; and three grandchil- situations. Speeds too great lor Beach. ,. ing. dren. conditions, failure to yield the Traffic accidents cost the lives In Bradley Beach, David The Bodine Funeral Home, right-of-way, violation o( the cen- of 538 persons during the 102- Scharf, 69, of 102 Second Ave., 1007 Bangs Ave., Asbury Park, terline in the road, and drinking hour holiday period extending was killed last night and his wife, is in charge of arrangements. and driving." from 6 p.m. Wednesday lo mid- Bessie, critically injured with See Figure Boost The council's figures show that night Sunday. The previous high fractures of the skull and hip, Belated reports probably will traffic deaths in the first five toll for a four-day fourth of July when both couples were struck boost the final figure. There was months this year have averaged holiday was 509, set in 1961. by a car while crossing the street a heavy spur: in fatalities yes- 100 per day. In Toms River, one person was at Second and Ocean Aves. Po- terday and last night as mil- An Associated Press survey of killed and five others were in- lice identified the driver as Ar- lions of motorists jammed high- a four-day non-holiday weekend jured in a head-on, collision here nold Basen, 36, of 750% Ocean Ways^in the hpmeward. rush. showed 458 traffic deaths. The astSBght. %• Ave. - . .. *>.- The National Safety CounciL in lOJ-hourperiod was from 6 p.m. Dover township police identi- Mr. Scharf was born in Mon- a pre-holiday statement, had es- Wednesday, June 19 to midnight Sunday, June 23. GOLD CUP WINNER —Mib Thomas, left, Harvey Cadars, beamj as tie receive! led the dead man as Walter E. treal, Canada, and had been a timated 550-650 persons would die Anderson, 69 years old, of 54 resident of the area for 11 in traffic accidents during the The record high traffic death Red Bank Gold Cup from Edward H. Conway, Sr., finance ch»irm«n of th* National MeetiS^c St., Red Bank. Tho years, formerly living in New- long w$Jteml. toll for*any holiday period Was- Sweepstakes Regatta Aisociaffbn, at trophy presentations- yesterday. Thomas won a driver'of the car he was in was ark and Elizabeth. "It has been a costly weekend 706, set in the four-day Christ- second leg on the perpetual trophy by capturing three of the four heats in the 266> identified as Nora Long, 67, 22 He was employed by the R and in terms of accidental death and mas holiday In 1956. East Bergen PI., Red Bank. K Aluminum Co., Bradley Beach injury, breaking all records for Last year Independence Day cubic-inch hydroplane class with his "Apache." The Long Beach Island pilot, who Walter E. Anderson 1 Cars Involved In addition to his wife, he is a summer noliday weekend," said (See RECORD, Page 2) also won the .Cup in 1962, can retire the trophy with another triumph here next Three cars were involved. year. An estimated 50,000 spectators, witnessed the 24th edition of the two-day Mrs. Long was taken to Com- Navesink River powerboat classic, which drew a record 94 boats. (Regatta story, munity Memorial Hospital along pictures on sports pages.) with the driver and two passen- gers in the second car. They Jet Crashes, were George Balata, 23, of Main St., Waretown, the driver; Paul Schober, 27, also Main St., and! Sally Brilcher, 19, o( Merridithl 10,000 in County Seriously Dr., Toms River. The driver of' he third car Thomas Brescia, I Seven Killed 44, of 322 Baldwin Ave., Jersey 111 With the Same Disease City, was not injured. The accident occurred on (First la a Series) The experts say: There is gen- drinking may precipitate a psy- Fischer Blvd., north of Bay Ave., On Ground eral agreement among those who chotic episode. It is not correct police said. By JANE E. MORROW have studied the problem that to make the blanket statement Mr. Anderson's brother, James Navyfspokesman said they didn't There are, by conservative es- alcoholism is a disease entity in that the alcoholic is mentally ill. WILLOW GROVE, Pa. (AP)- H. Anderson, said this morning know what caused the malfunc- timate, about 10,000 seriously ill its own right and should be A pilotlcss Navy jet crashed on Further research on this prob- that his brother was enroute home tion, adding that it apparently oc- people in Mnnmouth County, all treated as such. a baseball field Sunday, then ca- lem is needed and is being car- from a fishing trip to Barnegat curred In the electrical system. suffering from the same disease. ried on, notably, in this area, Bay at the time of the fatal reened in flames into a day camp Body Chemistry Capt. Albert Waldman, com- at the Rutgers University Center crash. bathhouse, killing seven persons Only a small proportion ol There is some disagreement mander of the base, said, "There them will seek and get help this about whether or not alcoholism of Alcohol Studies. Mr. Anderson was treasurer of at a family picnic. Four children were among the will be a big investigation. We year. The kind of community re- is a purely physical illness based (4) The alcoholic is a jolly, gay Anderson Brothers Inc. moving will determine what happened." eources that are being used to on a disorder of the body chem- and storage firm, of 51 Mechanic dead. The pilot of the jet bailed outgoing fellow. The end of the airfield's landing fight heart disease, cancer and istry, although many students of St. He had been an officer ol out safely a hall mile away. Those Who Know Best strip-is only 501) feet from the tuberculosis are not available to the problem accept this theory. the firm ever since it was estab- Experts, in this case alcoholics Hit Field Green Hill Day Camp which the these 111 people. lished in Red Bank in 1914. The Some mentally ill people are themselves, «ay: Whatever his One man was killed as the picnickers had rented for their an- company also has a warehouse They are alcoholics. also alcoholics. In some cases, (See COUNTY, Page 3) plane, its wings ripped off when nual reunion. They were members in Bradley Beach. Alcoholism is the fourth rank- it ploughed through trees, hit the of either the "Roseman Cousins Ing health problem in the United Mr. Anderson was born In Ja- field during a sudden rainstorm Club" or the "Weiner Family Cir- States today, according to Allen maica, Long Island, son of Mrs. CRANKED UP A TROPHY — Ted Cook, left, of Spring Bodies of the other victims were cle," with parts ot both groups re- A. Parry, M.D., chief of the Al- Elizabeth A. Anderson of $4 Me- Lake Heights, who drove a 1915 Ford in antique car dug out of the leveled bathhouse. lated to each other. coholic service of Morristown Jones Is On Way chanic St. and the late John W. At least 17 of the 125 or more Anderson. The family moved to parad* in Oceanport yesterday, receives trophy from Capt. Waldman said Butler is a Memorial Hospital. persons at the picnic were Injured Middletown, where Mr. Anderson member of the 511th Marine Fight- N. J. Second In Nation Mayor Edward C. Wilton at winner of the auto crank- Twelve were admitted to Abing- attended school. er Squadron. He says New Jersey ranks itarting. contest. Pared*, contaitt and an old fashioned ton Memorial Hospital, one In se- 'As far as we know the pilot second behind California in per His wife was the late Mrs. Out; Bowen May chicken barbecue were part of celebration staged by rious condition. lost control of his plane and we Bertha Potts Anderson. '• capita Incidence of alcoholism Killed were Jennie Klein, 36; don't know the reason why. Thera Surviving, in addition to his borough's Tercentenary Committee. and that alcoholism here is in her daughter, Sandra, 10, and her was nothing physically possible mother and his brother James, creasing. son, Harvey Klein, 4; Jeanne Ar that the pilot could do to control who lives at 10 Sheraton La., Where are Monmouth County's nold, 40, her daughter, Judy Ar- the airplane so he just bailed Rumson, are a son, Walter An- 10.000 alcoholics to be found? A Be Headed Back nold. I; Emanuel Milton Fine, 47, out." derson of Independence, Mo., and very small minority are in hos and Caroline Hershfield, 10.