Fashioned Sale Days • Today • Tomorrow - Saturday THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading And Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Entered as Second Class Matter Published IXTY-SBVENTH YEAR—No. 47 Port Office. Wcitfleid. N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1957 Every Thursd 32 Pages—10 Cento DavlTown-wide Playfields Register 2,581 Garbage Disposal Drought Forces Continued nt Gets At End Of Five Weeks Problem Plagues fay Today Westfield Area Joseph E. Coleman, director of Lawn Sprinkling Curbs ternoon at Grant School play- recreation, announced this week is Offer that the registration on West., ground. State to Prohibit nual field's nine playgrounds has Special events planned for the Open Dumping; reached 2,581 at the end of a next few weeks include; Trip to Mental Health Water Company Bargains five-week period. The total daily Sea Bay Park Monday by the New Means Sought attendance for this same period Teen-Age Playground; handicraft oned Bargain Sales was 31,429. exhibit Aug. 7 at all playgrounds. The sanitary landfill method of Fund at $10,575 Retains Twice semi-annual three More than a dozen balloons Prizes will be awarded for the garbage disposal may require too sale event, spon- have returned from their asceir- most completed projects through- much open land to solve West- Weekly Schedule iWestfield merchants, sion at the playground Olympics out the season, for the best work- field's garbage troubles, accord- Uses Outlined ,tM> morning and con- July 20. Cards postmarked from manship plus other special awards; ng to Mayor H. Emerson Thomas. By Chairman t UHIffow and Satuvday. Cranford, Brooklyn, and Staten town badminton tournament Aug. The situation resulted from a | In face of the most severe _ I HUI which is sponsored by Island, .were among the early re- 8 at Jefferson School Playground; state edict prohibiting open dump- I di ought that has faced Now Jer- John E. McAuliffe Jr., 105 Golf '•(y in 100 years, the Plainfleld- f littaU ftrades Division of the turns. The contest closes at mid- a roller skating party and a teen- ng as a means of garbage dis- edge, chairman of the 1957 Men •Mkbir <H Commerce, offers a night Monday and winners will be age playground dance at the rail- posal after next July. The private 'l'ilon Water Company reminded tal Health fund drive, announLed I Westfield area residents that local 4h ttU^IB of merchandise of- announced in next week's Leader. road station parking lot. South scavengers now operating locil , today that a total of $10,575 00 itm NJNta quality items at Trophies for the winners will be avenue, Aug. 0 starting at 7 p.m. DR. RALPH C. WALKER all employ open dumps. i v, iter sprinkling remains restrict* las been received in contributions I ed to two nights a week. awarded at their individual play- and a parents' night which will in- It had been believed that the These funds will be used by the Tfce «MM|lttee said participat- grounds. clude a movie plus two all-star sanitary landfill method, generally Union County Association for Westfield, Mountainside anil U so varied that ex- Ponie3 are still a popular treat softball games pitting the. teen- onceded to be the cheapest, Mental Health, which sponsond Scotch Plains residents are aaked pMMl #}»«s are offered in on all playgrounds, according to age playground boys and girls Baptists to Hear would replace the present condi- the campaign, to help provide to water lawns only on Wednesday Vf tiM-ff retail merchandise. Mr. Coleman. Close to 200 chil- teams against all-star teams of tions, but Mayor Thomas revealed free out-patient occupational ther- and Saturday while Fanwood resi- il M H|wtunity for all resi- dren get rides on the two play- boys and girls from the other play- New York Pastor that talks with neighboring com- apy for recovering mental pa- dents are included in the Thurs- M, practically at their grounds visited each week. Next grounds. This will begin Monday, munity officials have failed to tients; preventive and stlgma- day and Sunday group. tcr variety, greater Tuesday afternoon the ponies will Aug. 12 at 0:45 on the high school turn up a satisfactory site ,for lemovlng education through Its According to the water com- greater value for be at Grant and Wilson School grounds. Dr. Walker To such an operation. The sanitary county-wide program service; free MISS MARY ROE pany, the two-month-long drought •In ( dollar, it was noted, playgrounds. The weekly town tournament ndflll process requires a large hoapitalkation for persona in has affected the entire Eastern nts of participating Trips to Bowcraft on Rt. 22 are was held on Roosevelt Playground, Preach Sunday area isolated from potential or need; flee information service; seaboard. ' ^throughout this issue still going on each week from a This week the various playground actual residential development. spearheading leadership which will Name Westfielder Water conservation should be rated that shoppers different playground. Tomorrow Dr. Halph Cj. Walker, pastor of The mayor said he Is doubtful continue to interpret the need for practised by all, for it the drought champs demonstrated their skills more adequate treatment and pre- and make up their Jefferson playgrounders will leave in horseshoe and quoit throwing. the Madison Avenue Baptist that such a site may be found continues and water unitcct at 12:45 and return at 3:15 p.m. within heavily-populated Union ventive mental health services— t from them. The fallowing children repre- Church, New York, will preach at To League Post dwindle, It is quite possible that Ih-ber of Scotts, ap- Next Friday children from Colum- County, or that any community within the communities of Union severe restrictions will have to be Tlitbee chairman by bus and Washington School will sented their playgrounds in this the worship service at 9:30 a.m. would allow such an operation County and in county and state tournament: Lincoln, Joe Wein- Institutions; and to bring- to West- imposed in most water service dis- .«l of Arthur Stev- make the trip. Canoeing, archery Sunday in the First "Baptist within its boundaries. Miss {toe Heads tricts in this section of the coun- and miniature golf are featured. traub and Jim Waters; Washing- Church. Announcement was made If the dumping site is not close Held the benefit of county-wide, rcports that "the ton, Jim Ward, Scott Miner, Steve state-wide and nation-wide pro- County TB Unit try," the water company warned. J Westfield are going The annual playground fair was by Harry Hooper, chairman of the to the collection area, however, the At present, there is little dan- held at all play areas yesterday as English and Dennis Burk; Grant, grams of research, education, per- ! to their customers summer service committee. Dr. costs mount rapidly, he pointed sonnel recruitment, and service. ger of a pressure failure, it was ays yet. Spe- this week's special event. Booths Jerry Post and Charles Kiley; out. Miss Mary Ewoll Roe of Willow Columbus, Roland Smith, David Walker will preach on the subject, These funds will also help to sup- Grove road today assumed her reported. Tho cooperation of local bcing placed on of all types were displayed and Mayor Thomas emphasized that port mental hygiene clinic service residents In observing the sprink- winners of weekly ribbon awards Long, John Cerillo and Brock "Men of Mercy In An Age Of talks with Plalnfield, Scotch duties as the new executive direc- summer and fall Coleman; Jefferson, Bill Kervick for Westficld residents for the tor of the Union County Tubercu- ling has allowed the company to available. Months will be announced in next week's Force," and music for the service Plains mid Fanwood officials, current year. replenish Its supply each evening, Leader. The town paddle tennis and Richard Roland; McJCInley, aimed at an area solution to the losis and Health League. She suc- preparation are John Mauser and Emory Johnson; will be furnished by the summer ceeds Miss Stella O. Kline, execu- a spokesman said. linate the program," championship will be held this af- chair under the direction of the problem, are still in the prelimi- In commenting upon the success He declared that "The Water Roosevelt, Marty Howarth, Jon nary stage. Westfield is also re- tive for the past 20 years, who •re advised to look Jackson, Richard Thorburn and Rev.Jet E. Turner, associate min- of the 1957 drive, Admiral A. D. has retired. Company Is,most appreciative of Fashioned Bargain lying upon the ilahway Valley Alexis, .305 South Euclid avenue, the fine cooperation which its Dan Smith. ister. Sewage Authority to provide at Miss Hoe was formerly execu- i In the wlndow>i vice chairman of the Westfield tive secretary of the Patrick customers and municipal official* { has been assisted 'by New Boro Bond In horseshoes Roland Smith of Dr. Walker, a Baptist leader least advice, and possibly a so- committee of the Uunon County have given. It has enabled the Columbus came in flraf in the sin- lution to the problem, he aaid. Henry Tuberculosis Association in (thai of Reinhart's, for many years, is a former vice- Association for Mental Health, Virginia and a field -worker of the company to refill Its reservoirs I of Jane Smith's and gles match, with (Bill Kervick of pointed to the dramatic growth In every, night, thus maintaining pres- Jefferson second, and Joe Weln- president of the American Bap- Virginia Tuberculosis Association. ring ol th« Clara Vote Nov. 14 tilt Convention, and is chairman financial support for the program She Is a past president of the Vlr sures In fire hydrants and result, •»-,..* '..• *.