A Newspaper Devoted Complete News, Pictures To the Community Interest Presented Fairly, Qearly Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week Published Every Thursday VOL. XVIII—NO. 21 FORDS, N.-J., THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1956 at 18 Qreeja Street. WoodtirMge, IT. J. PRICE EIGHT CENTS Sweetness and Light By CHARLES £. GREGORY Avid and competent stu- dent of baseball that I am, I have learned that the ef- fective pitchers derive their superiority out of variety. Holiday Is s When their high, hard ones get belted out of the park By Auto . To be Decided they come up with a flut- WOODBRIDGE — The Fourth tery change of pace. Maybe of July holiday was anything but At Conference a quiet day for the police depart- there's a lesson for me in this ment and the first aid squads, WOODBRIDGE — Prosecutor system. * * * judging from the number of ac- Alex Eber, whose term of office cidents reported on the police expires Monday and his successor, The going here has been blotter. Warren W. Wilentz, who was Two persons were injured the sworn Into office last Friday, will a little sick]y of late as meet with Attorney General Gro- my best friends and severest night before the Fourth, a car ver C. Richman, Jr., in Trenton critics delight in reminding owned by Muriel Geller 147 N or- at noon' today, prior to the con- ris Avenue, Metuchen, and driven ference of prosecutors on gam- me—and so perhaps I better by her husband, Milton, 33, on bling. work up a little froth as a Route 27, collided with another It is assumed the .topic of dis- switch from the ponderous car, owned and driven by Doug- cussion will be the naming of las McLeod, 33, 223 Delaware Mr. Eber as the deputy attorney ruminations of one who has general to compete three in- been turning the earth on its Street, Woodbridge, who was at- vestigations being conducted by axis and grows weary—and tempting to make a left turn into the hold-over and May session READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY: The Police Reserves of the Defense Council hare been doing an outstanding job in patrol duty and emergency work, according the Parkway approach. grand juries, including the investi- tiresome. to the man in charge of their training, Sgt. Joseph Sipos of the Woodbridge Police Department. Not all the men were available when this picture was taken. First Both Mr. and Mrs. Geller were gation of the Woodbridge Board x * * * row, left to right, Joseph Dambach, Civil Defense Council Director; Captain W. D. Sedlak, Sgt. A. Matlaga, Capt. Stephen L. Hruska, Capt. F. D. Hyde, Capt. of Education. Edward H. Stas, Police Sgt. Sipos, Sgt. M. J. Pellegrino, Lt. H. D. York, Lt. Joseph DeAntonio, Ssrt. J. G. Timar, Capt. C. R. Larsen, CD Police Reserve Director, injured and taken to Perth Amboy For the first time in my Patrick J. KiSmurray. Second row, J. M. Molnar, G. Mafco, M. N. Christie, W. S. Rees, A. H. Parks, Capt. Paskal Merritt, K. J. Schultz, Lt. W. L.Weber, F. Maklary, General Hospital by the Iselin Questioned as to whether he life, I went to a convention Jr., S. M. Simon, A. Riate. Third row, H. Nienburg, R. R. Van Houten, Otis Kiel, Kenneth Bersey, A. Brietske, A. J. Hofmann, George Olexa, Jr., M. Petrin, J. Adams. first aid squad. Mr. Geller was would recommend Mr. Eber as Fourth row-, J. Babek, A. Kulchinsky, A. Valocsik, A. Ruby, G. Hart, A. King, J. X Lore, P. F. Wernersbach, J. J. Hulak. treated for slight back and chest deputy attorney general, Mr. Wil- the other day. I am not a injuries and released and Mrs. entz told The Independent- convention guy. During my Geller for possible fractures of Leader: "I haven't made up my lifetime I have been able to knee and wrist and admitted for J mind yet." 2 Schools State Approved Fight on Freeway Avenel Man Held in $10,000; further treatment. It was learned from very good contrive many more en- A motocyclist was injured yes- authority that in its one session chanting methods for wast- Carried to Trenton terday morning when he struck a on the Woodbridge case in which Now Need Local Sanction Accused -by Teenage Girls car at the intersection of Rah- Arnold S. Graham, local auditor, ing time, and far better ex- way Avenue an WOODBRIDGE — Mayor Hugh WOODBRIDGE — An Avenel man" was held under $10,0001 d Avenel Street. presented photostats of so-called cuses for taking a day or WOODBRIDGE — If the Board of Education receives its formal bail for the grand jury Tuesday on two complaints involving two According to police a car "split balls," the Grand Jury dis- two off. I have reported the notice of approval to build the proposed Menlo Park Terrace and B. Quigley and Township Engin- owned and driven by Ambrose J. cussed the possibilities of having Hoffman Boulevard Schools from the Department of Local Govern- teenage daughters of his common law wife, 14 and 16 years old, platitudes and the bombast eer Howard Madison will join the when he appeared before Magistrate Andrew D. Desmond. Kocum, 22, 9fl Albert Street, Mr. Eber continue to complete ment by Monday, when it is scheduled to hold an adjourned meet- engineers and mayors' of Perth Taken into custody in Railway by Patrolmen Wendel Doll and Woodbridge, had stopped for the the inquiry. The grand jury could of convention speakers so ing, the earliest an election can be held to seek voter approval will Amboy and Edison tomorrow James Danch, who were accompanied toy Rahway police, was Henry red light. When the signal turned pass, a resolution to be sent to be Monday, August 20, Mrs. Roy E. Anderson, secretary of the Board Kane, 42, 95 Lehigh Avenue, green Kocum started to a left Mr. Richman making the request. many times in the line of of Education, said today. morning at 10:30 o'clock at a con- ference to be held with' the State Avenel. hand turn off Rahway Avenue In that case the Attorney General duty, that I get slightly less Meanwhile, in granting appro- would, according to custom, com- Highway Department officials in However, just before the offi- onto Avenel Street, when his car than enthralled at the pros- val to the Board to build the Alert Policemen cers arrived Kane, dressed only in Edison Police Nab was struck by a motorcycle driven ply. pect of listening to them in schools and to renovate the Bar- Trenton to discuss the proposed shorts, hopped into his car and by Alfred E. Gneitling, .22, 73 ron Avenue School in an amount East-We_st Highway Woodbridge The appointment in any case the' line of pleasure -and/or drove to Rahway where,his .wife is Runaway ...Youths Green Street, Woodbridge. must come from Attorney General of $1,196,750, the Department Of Sab Hit-Run Gar has' been protesting vigorously employed as a waitress in: a diner. j Local Government at its meeting Gneitling' was taken to Perth Richman, and the conference at edification. For my money against the proposed route as it When Doll and Danch learned the noon today seems to be an indi- Thursday commended Mayor EDISON — Edward Krakbwski, details in the case they went to EDISON—Edison police Monday Amtoby General Hospital by the you can lay all of them end Hugh B. Quigley for taking "a would practically eliminate the caught two runaway teen-age boys Avenel first aid squad. He was cation that "an announcement will 53, 12 Trehto Street, Iselin,: will Rahway where they found Kane be forthcoming • the next day or to end—and that would be public stand urging revaluation of be arraigned in municipal court in Hopelawn section of the Township. seated in a parked car outside the who admitted stealing food and treated for multiple abrasions, a good thing. real property in the Township."' Perth Amboy today following his A meeting held in New Bruns- dinei-. breaking into diners in other com- lacerations and contusions. He two. The Board further stated that it arrest in the township Sunday on wick Friday by the Freeholders' After the arrest, Sgt Kenneth munities. signed his released from the hos- If Mr. Eber is appointed, he will * « * felt the mayor's promise to revalu- a charge of leaving the scene of was attended by representatives Van Pelt, head of the juvenile One boy, age 15, admitted to po- pital. not only continue the Board of ate real property at a recent hear- an accident. from each of the < three munici-bureau, and Detectives Fred Leid- ! lice he escaped from the Catholic- A short time later a three-car Education probe, which deals I really didn't go to a con- ( with complaints by the Citizens ing in Trenton "was a step in The alleged-incident occured in palities. The route seemed to be ner and Anthony Zuccaro ques- sponsored Boys Town in Kearny accident occured on New Bruns- vention the pther. day at the proper direction," as the favored at that conference starts tioned the various members of thev three weeks ago and had been wick Avenue, near Ryan Street, for Classrooms that the Board Perth Amboy earlier the same day. awarded contracts without bene- that. I went to the race- Board had ''made the recommen- Krakowski was reported to have at the Outerbridge Crossing and family and the sordid details were, sleeping in used car lots and woods where a car owned and operated dation to the Township two years driven into a parked car and then follows Route 440 to Route 9.