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Road Blast \ Apartment Needy of All Faiths to BenefitPublic Job TAN TOWN Plan Fight Under Catholic Nursing ProgramDuties, Pay; By Stevens FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1949 WOODBRIDGE — A campaign j ligious faith or national origin. for $10,000, for the sewly-organ- If sufficient funds, are realized ized Mount Carmel Nursing Serv- in the drive, it is expected that Study Set Stirs Talk Is Looming ice Guild, will begin Sunday by the the nursing' staff will be increased. VOL. XI—NO. 14 PRICE THREE CENTS twelve Roman Catholic parishes In . Monsignor McCorristin has Woodbridge, Fords and Perth Am- stated that while no fees will be Eliminating Inequities I All Not Peace in Party Residents of Area Which •boy. accepted or expected'foy the visit- Bishop Griffin' has named R-t. ing' Sisters, contributions which In Salaries Object of Is Inference Drawn Brereton and Mayer Named as Vice-PresidentsBuilding is Projected Rev. Msgr. Charles G^ -McCorristin, the beneficiaries or their families pastor of St. James' Church, as feel they can make will be wel- Survey Now Planned After Sharp Criticism Mapping Opposition come. The funds so realized will be the administrator of the project. WOODBRDDGE — A citizen's WOODBRIDGE—From all indi- The nursing service is already used to provide necessary bedside WOGDBRIDGE—"I want to go By California Oil; Former Noted Pianists Father care for others. committee will be named in the • on record that I agree with the cations residents of South Park underway and headquarters have near future by the Township Com- people of Woodbridge Township WOODBRIDGE—-H. H. Brere- tary and treasurer of the Califor- tions of the Barber refinery. Mayer Drive. North Park Drive and Mar-been established at St. Joseph's The drive which starts on Sun-mittee to make a survey of the . that the roads in this Township ton, 72 Green Street, and F. W. nia Refining Company since its or- lives "at Cranford with his wife and tool Drive are slowly but surely Home on Strawberry Hill. Al- day will be hi the form of a mem- clerical positions at the Memorial are in the worst condition -they Mayer have been appointed vice ganization in July, 1946, when it one son. He has one married mustering their forces to protest though the task' of raising the bership campaign. Each mem- Municipal Building. It is expected have ever been in." presidents of two East Coast took over the facilities and opera- daughter. against the proposed -construction funds -has been undertaken .by the bership vri-H cost one dollar per that -three or four members of the Catholic parishes, the services of year minimum. A house-to-house This statement was made to The" wholfy-owned subsidiaries of the. of garden type apartment houses Citizen's Budget Committee will be Standard Oil Co. of California, it in that area by Woodbridge Es- the three trained nurses, nuns who canvass' will be conducted and it asked to serve on the new group, Independent-Leader by Commit- are -graduates of St. Joseph's Hos- was announced today. tates. A similar protest, organized is expected that a large' share of teeman Thomas Stevens, Third pital, Philadelphia, are offered to the memberships will come from Committeeman Peter Schmidt. Ward, after Tuesday's session of Mr. Brereton has been named a by Patrick Kilmurray of North Chairman of the Finance Commit- vice president of The California all the needy sick who need bed- members of other religious affilia- the Township Committee which Park Drive, two years ago halted side nursing care regardless of re- tions. * tee, will send out letters asking heard several complaints regard- Oil Company, according- to E. W. a previous request for a building those designated to serve. ing road conditions. Mr. Stevens Endter, president, and Mr. Mayer permit and change of zoning:. For some time, the Township has been made a vice president of did not elaborate on his statement, At Tuesday's session of the Committee has felt that there but asked that he toe quoted. the California Refining Company, have been several inequalities as according to C. E. Allen, president. Township Committee a letter was School 1 PTA to Push Demands This criticism by Mr. Stevens, read from the Board of Adjust- far as salary schedules are con- a member of the Democratic ad- Mr. Brereton, who has been with ment recommending the variance cerned. ministration, came as a consider- California Standard and ts subsidi- in zoning be granted to permit, the For N J. Inspection of Building "Some of the employes, doing able surprise. Whether .there is any aries for 23 years, started his ca- Woodbridge Estates to construct more work and holding more re- connection between this blast and reer in the company's sales depart- j the apartment dwellings. 'Sol Kel- sponsibiie positions are receiving * the fact that Mr. Stevens is not ment at Los Angeles. Later he was 1 sey is president, of the firm. The Committee is Appointed usual locomotive he displayed was less salary than those who are & Mo ul seeking" re-election could not be transferred to Standard Stations, | Committee, however, took no defi- r<re Check-Un df\\ " " Eight-Ball'* engine pop- merely file clerks," a spokesman de-termined, although in refraining Inc., as assistant >to the general nite action when Committeeman To IJr<re for the Township Committee said manager. He has been living here r e t,necK up oj\ thetur no fth e centm.y. from becoming a candidate for a William Fitzpatrick stated he had ± o urooe ular Entertainment Offered today. "That is a condition that second term he gave ill-health and for the past three years with his some very pertinent questions he 75-Year Old Structure] Peter Smith opened the program must be rectified at once. Ability the pressure of business as the wife and son, Robert, well-known wistied to have answered. It was WOODBRIDGE—A committee, and sang two solos, "Duna" and 1an( * responsibility should -be recog- reason. His outspoken appraisal of concert pianist. Mr. Brereton is finally decided that a caucus will •to plan for definite action to se- "When Irish Eyes< Are Smiling." j nized and the clerks should be paid also secretary and treasurer of the road conditions generally, after be held next Tuesday after an ad- cure support for the PTA's desire (Continued on Page accordingly."' two years of Democratic admini- California Oil Company. journed session at which Mr. Kel- to have the State School Building • After the joo survey is com- stration, is being taken as- an in- Mr. Mayer has worked for Cali- sey will be present to answer ques- Inspector make a survey of No. 1 pleted, the citizen' unit will report dication that a party rupture ex- fornia Standard and its subsidi- - •>, tions. • School, was named by the group back to the Township Committee aries for 35 years, largely in posi- Tuesday at. a meeting to No. 11 ists. Mr. Kilmurray said yesterday he PRR Indifference an'd the probabilities are that th? tions concerned with manufactur- School Auditorium. committeemen will go along with One complaint was received from would go along with anything his Robert R. Campbell, 83 Oak Street, ing and finance. He has been secre- H. H. BRERETON F. W. MAYER The association points out that the recommendations and that ad- who asked why repairs were not neighbors wished to do but he did Target of Stoekel justments will be made. not have the time to devote to the the last inspection took place in being made to the streets in Av- 1940 and "since the building' was The job survey is an outgrowth enel. He termed the road condi- fight as he did the last time. built in 1874 -we feel there is a Still Opposed Says Gtizens' Group to of complaints made by department tions as "disgraceful" and declared Street Is Renamed Half of $9,000 Red Cross Quota definite need for a checkup." No. 1 heads that some of their most val- that a great deal of money has j "I know the people are still op- School PTA has made the request Continue Efforts to uable clerks were overlooked when "been paid for material and patch- | For Soldier Victim posed to the apartment dwellings. for such an inspection from the Get Better Service a few pay raises were authorized ing and now conditions are worse \ Received; A venelShowA ids DriveWhen -we built there Mr. Kelsey Board of Education .several times. for a couple of department heads [ than ever." told us it was a restricted Class A The board's attitude appears to WOODBRIDGE—The Citizens' and one or two clerks. The major- The Avenel Fire Company, in a Iseliii Boulevard to be Popular Orchestra Plus eivMiss Grace Huber, Mrs. L. W.section, and we built there if or that be that there is .no need for the Goup, which has been endeavoring ity of the clerical staff was over- reason," Mr. Kilmurray stated. letter to the committee, urged re- Called 'Bird Avenue' I Blazey, Mrs. E. F. Nevins, Miss inspection as local contractors to secure better train service for looked. pairs to Hyatt Street, Avenel. Other Acts on Program iMari e lRobbinSi Mrs. c. F. irwin, John Wilson, North Park Drive, have inspected the building from Woodbridge proper, has received pointing out the street was in such In Honor of War Hero Mrs D L Kahn Mrs w J Bren who is evidently taking over the time to time and repairs have been little cooperation from the Penn- poor condition it is impossible to To Be Offered Mar.

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