THE TIMES ONLY NEYfSPAPER WITH COMPLETE SCOTCH PLAINS • FANWOOD NEWS illiniilMfllli •figMtllllllllHillHliHiHHI VOLUME 16, No, 6 SCOTCH FLAINS-FANWOOD, N.J. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975 15 CENTS Hearts And Baby Bottles School Board Adds 54,168 To Budget Calls Gorsky Additional Funds Earmarked Retirement For State Mandated Costs, End Of An Era Athletic Equipment, Phys. Ed. Fanwood Police Commissioner After two public hearings and considerable community input, Van Dyke j, Poliltt said today the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education increased the school that the plannid retirement of Po- budget which will be presented to th% public by $54,168. The public lice Chief Joseph Gorsky "marks will now vote on a current expense budget of 512,296,370 instead the and of an era" in the growth Df 512,242,202, Capital and debt service remain unchanged. How- of the Borough. ever, the final budget figure to be raised by taxes will remain "Chief Gorsky has served this the same, since the administration was directed by the Board to community with distinction for 4 find thv; additional 554,168 from anticipated surplus by Julv 1. decades,' Pollitt said. "Not Sonr; of • the additional funds -" only did he watch this Borough were necessary because of newly and board and instead send bro- grow, but he played a major role mandated costs resulting from chures to appropriate out-of- in that growth. His experience in directives of various state state schools, letting teachers police matters and his long ser- bureaus in Trenton, These new come here to be lntervle%ved at laws added 523,168. The Board, their own expense. She noted The eyes aren't even open yet, but this baby tiger cub neverthe- vice here have made him the following considerable public that while only $3,500 is being less has loving wishes for Valentine's Day. The baby is one of two dean of Police Chiefs in our comment recently, will also"add added to the recruitment budget nesv arrivals at Terry Lou Zoo. State and Fanwood has been for- tunate to have him.1' $10,000 for the athletic equip- to bring it to $5,600, each bit ad- ded sets standards which, in a "The image of the police of- ment account and 521,000 for two poor economy, impose a burden ficer in Fanwood is different from physical education teachers at the on future generations. Dance Marathon Raises the image in many other com- elementary level. munities," Pollitt said. "Here, Not all board members liked Under questioning, Superinten- they are 'helpful servants1 and the budget. Robert Carlson voted dent of Schools, Dr. Tyson said $6,000 For Newman Fund ambassadors of our Borough's against it, statin! that it isn't In a recruitment trip earlier this the best interests of students, year resulted in hiring of two "Why sure. They're in the high school gym, dancing for Charlie," good will. This results directly taxpayers, or citizens, Philip black teachers who had don^ This might well have been the interchange in hundreds of Scotch from- the leadership of Chi^f Labasi abstained, stating that graduate %vork in a southern Plains-Fanwood homes last Saturday night, as parents by the hun- Gorsky and the citizens of this property taxes are going to be school, and wert: residents and dreds dispensed with the usual deadline hours and a llo%ved teenagers to community owe him an unpayable devastating, and board and ad- had received baccalaureate de- stay out all night long and into late Sunday afternoon, debt for his lifetime of ser- ministration are insensitive to grees from New jersey. The What's the to%vn coming to? It vice h»re." "Gorsky has been Chi.if of Po- the elderly and less affluent. point strongly emphasized by is coming to a tradition of con- Labasi expressed irritation that Alexander Hamilton High S;hool lice for 33 years, roughly the several board members and by cern for an injured football play- board and administration feel he in Brooklyn. equivalent of the average age of administration in the past is that er , and teenagers who planned and is negative, when he is reflect- Th-i- appearance of the disc the citizens of our Borough, His recruitment trips provide a face- attended an all-night dance mara- ing trustration of parents ana jockeys and the take at the gate record of service has been dis- to-face opportunity for close con- thon to raise funds for thi Char- teachers, "Some of the bud- is oniv one facet of the mara- tinguished by awards and honors tact of candidates, and result in lie Newman fund received the get I agree with, a lot 1 am thon. In addition, high school from International, National, a pool of talent to be drawn upon support and approval of parents. against," he said. couples signed up to dance, each State and local associations and in the future, when the district This is the second year of the will require an average of 50 Dance Marathon .... and it setting a goal of 20 hours of he has earned a place of honor Darrell Brownawell felt the dancing. The 32couples who vol- In the annals of Fanwood's leading board had done wall in holding teachers per year due to attri- appears that thi event is improv- tion. ing with age. Last ysar's senior unteered then got sponsor sheets citizenry," the budget below the inflation class brought popular disc jockey and began the hard work of find- "The Borough will miss him," level. Lee Reilly called It a David Schreiber of Fan- Wolfman jack into the midst of ing people to support them for the Commissioner said. compromise of needs and desires wood expressed pleasure at the the milling, throning in Scotch each hour they danced. In the of all segments of the commun- effort to recruit minority tea- Plains-Fanwood High School early hours of the marathon, when ity. If citizens want sweeping chers. He said manv citizens population, raising about $4,000 all 32 couples were still lasting, Plans Board changes, they'll have to get to- feel it is longoverdue. The board for Chuck Newman, This vear, that dance floor was worth $259 gether, she said. Robbie Mason has received considerable unjust another class went well over that per hour. However, as the cou- Meeting Date felt the budget is not in the best criticism of a move which is figure. At the moment, indi- ples faded one by one, the av- interests of students, personnel an affirmative action, and has cations point to a "take' of over erage wound up at about half Is Changed and taxpayers but the best the beenurged for yaars, he said, that, Ths dancers' work isn't board could do in the instance, Mrs. Lee Reilly, a board mem- 56,0001 The . Public Meeting of the finished yet, for they must now Peter Britton said his overriding ber, Indicated that placement of a Five disc jockeys w?re guests Scotch Plains Planning Board get out to make the collections concern for six years has been single ad for a single teacher at the high school this year. They has been changed to Wednesday, 1 for the hours thty danced. Fif- the children, and for them he in the N.Y. Times costs $200 included Walt "Baby Love, February 19, at 8:15 p.m., Room teen couples made it through to supports the budget. to $300, often does not result in Tom Morgan, Jim Kerr, Harry 202, of theMunlcipal Building be- 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. a candidate for a difficult-to- Harrison and Chuck Leonard, All cause of the Washington's Birth- Once again, at the public hear- fill post, and only yields paper- are top entertainers of the young, Was that the end? No, indeed. day Holiday, according to Mi- ing which proceeded final adop- work rather than personal con- appearing on radio station WABC, Seven couples then chose to con- chael Chairman, Chairman. tion of the budget on Tuesday night, the Board heard consid- tact. and WPLj, Each disc jockey tinue, in a dance-down — a con- The Agenda includes appoint- erable negative comment regard- Board candidate John Corcoran held forth at the mike in the high test of their dancing talents ment of the Planning Board At- ing recruitment funds and poli- urged that $5,000 be removed school gym for a stint, after pay- 'rather than their lasting abili- torney for 1975, as well as .re- cies, previously, citizens had ob- from the $10,000 allocated for ing a personal visit to Chuck ties. The seven competed, with ports from the Master Plan Com- jected to news articles detailing two computer terminals at the Newman at his Victor Street elaborate struts ans stomps and mittee, and the Site Plan Re- recruitment trips' through the high school, home, Ths disc jockeys also clever routines, seeking a win view Committee. There are no south to obtain teachers from min- circulated among the crowds col- from the judges, who included Subdivision Committee reports James Louden, another board ority groups and svith diverse ex- lecting money for the Fund in Board of Education members for February. The Site Plan candidate pressed once again for perience and backgrounds. Rob- buckets. Charles Ferguson. Lee Rallly, Review Commiitee will make a school-by-school breakdown of ert Gordon of parkwood Drive, The radio stars then continued Henry Schwiering, Peter Britten recommendations concerning ap- personnel costs. He was told Scotch Plains was a new voice to plug the Newman Find when and Bob Carlson.