.Thursday. December 30,1962 VoL30.No.52 30 cents Murder victims' Son expected to surrender B FBI study of been opened from inside the couple's said. Staff Writer aa automobile owned by the borne. The county prosecutor said a com- The elderly couple's home of more posite picture drawn last week from Fraaktta Township police expect Wednesday OHf Alex Kumr witch wu than 17 years was not ransacked for descriptions neighbors had given of a 62-year-otd Aha Kamaemittk of77 fav- ~" " witht valuables, and the slayer apparently stranger they saw in the Irvington Av- i Ate to aaneader hiinirlf today, taufe in their borne, said Mr. knew exactly where money was kept, enue area was eliminated during the f. at 9 a. m. in fOMfftina with said Prosecutor BisseU. investigation. The drawing had been _ i of las cJduly parents Somtnet County Medical Ex* made during a routine investigation after at oarir 57 kviagton Ave. hone Dec. 22. •*• report levelled that Paul Mr. Bisscll said Wednesday that the the slayings, Mr. BisseU said. ' f ri yintj' Pratecaur Nicholas KMCtwiich.93.aadlaiwife.AaHa.g9, son's description of his parents' death s, police when he reported the crime seemed Paul Kuncewitch had been a window arid. Mr. suspicious to Franklin Township police. washer for the New Brunswick Window iy fevered from fats tight hand Hid he When police arrived at the elderly cou- Cleaning Company. Mrs. Kuncewitch received a atab wouud to bit back aod a ple's home the younger Mr. had been a homemaker. Both are taw wound to us cneat, ponce sam. Kuncewitch's car was parked in his survived by two other sons, Stanley of Mrs. Knacewtehnxdrvedone fatal stab parents' driveway and he was taking out Somerset and John of Mill town. They a load of trash, said Mr. BisseU. are also survived by II grandchildren lo IMET back, police uad. and five great grandchildren. DCtBCtlVCS iPOSI FnOatlHI I OWIlHBp Apparently, the son told police that his Md ScMBCnct Coniaty spocolsftc Cue Mr. parents had been stabbed, but Franklin Funeral services were held at noon n Bis psaeuri. too* Township police said stab wounds were Friday at Saints Peter and Paul Russian $75 aad $120 from a bedtoum not clearly visible, said Mr. BisseU. Orthodox Church in South River. Burial The medical examiner's report said . was in the church cemetery. to divert the elderly couple had not eaten break- Neighbors said they seldom saw the lie crime, said fast and Mr. Kuncewitch told Franklin couple in the last year and usually never Mr. Kaacewiach would BiaaeO. police he had just fed his parents, said saw them in the winter. One neighbor to The coooty prosecutor said there were Mr. BisseU. said Mr. Kuncewitch was using a cane to ao sign* of forced entry into the Somerset County Prosecutor Nicholas BisseU Jr. commenting on the •« Office Police do not believe the son has any walk and Mrs. Kuncewitch was senile. •^jiaee^wiBC^x .some i^obee said tne Investigation into the murders of Paul and Anna Kuncewitch of Franklin previous criminal record. Considering The couple enjoyed gardening and were •Mjlicatiua completed ocoroom wunow was TOUDO open ana Township at a Monday morning press conference. age and ties to the community, the visited by their children everyday a s Depattiw at of Somerset i. and was believed to have (Rich Pipeling photo) suspect is not likely to flee, Mr. BisseU neighbor said. YEAR IN REVIEW 1982 a legacy of local changes, people Lawks first black woman mayor when Nancy worship services in a residential to improve and promote the township's Video game owners will have to pay a The municipal budget was $9.3 Henry was appointed Sept. 30 after neighborhood. The courts upheld the image. Another civic group. Show Pride $150 licensing fee per machine, where million, with taxes rising from $2.71 to •TuJjp oeacnem lesscneo. Franklin Zoning Board in its refusal to In Franklin, It's Yours (SPIFIY), con- previously there was no fee, under a new $2.87 for each $ 100 of assessed property ttwasaycarofamutotudc of changes The Democrats lost their 6-3 edge on tinued its efforts in cleaning up the ordinance adopted by council this year. value. in FnaUia Township. grant a use variance for the services. Township Council when Republican township. A second recycling center Franklin Township senior citizens and The new Master Plan was adopted in Pobee were faced with solving three Another matter which caused November, setting new zone limits caus- candidate Michael Pappas defeated Har- opened May 1 at the Municipal Build- other residents will have to wait a few fcccaf navotis ai tac township. ry Van Houteo at the polls m November, neighborhood controversy was the estab- ing. ' ing ire particulary with Griggstown resi- Oa Dec. 23 the slain bodies of an becoming the youngest person ever to lishment of Franklin Township's first On June 17. the Franklin Township years before a community center is built. dents who forecast the doom of farmland elderly conple. Anna aad Paul win a council seat. group home for the mentally handi- Food Bank was dedicated at its Veronica However, seniors did get a new nutrition preservation efforts. ! of utiagsoa Aveane, were capped on Evans Court. A group of Avenue location. The food bank gave program and recreation site at the Quail New industry in Franklin brought The township also got a new township residents, who objected to the manner in food baskets to the needy during the Brook Golf Course. more tax ratables. New townshouses and by new soa. Afcx. at their manager, John Lovell, in March. are expected to which the home was bought and set up, holiday season as did other charitable In school news, Claudette Adams, garden apartments also made their mark PohticxBns bad their **trft full with unsuccessfully fought to delay or prevent coatoowerty wuwinding the Franklin organizations in Franklin. Ernst DcHaas and Bernard Siegel won in Franklin. oCfwtad Oct. 29 Sewerage Authority, one target of a the openieg of the home. Also, dedicated this summer, was the Boardof Education-seats in April. The Hamilton Street revitilization pro- 16-year-old Sharon Thor was statewide probe into sewerage and water outdoor stage at the Meadows Foun- Middlebush School renovations con- ject brought new stores to the area as ia a .wooded area The Association of Retarded Citizens dation. well as a fresh, new look to the street. authorities. Then-director Albert of Somerset County was the recipient of tinue, with the school administration EL 'VBOI AvCBDC MB JCmyfr^iir-^ resigned. In other entertainment news, the Vil- expected to occupy the building early The U.S. Postal Service recently Cedar GnmRotd. ImnjOtmoa still several Franklin Township benefits this lagers Bam Theatre continued its offer- purchased land near DeMott Lane and J-95 atoo prorod to be a,"6bt" issot vear mending an aerobic dance-a-thoa, . next year. Amwell Road for, the construction of a have aolaufive or sospect n the lauufcf. during Jhe year as Frankfia officab '30s Concert Under The Stars. Italian ' foanrawnler oas year too* puce A strike of the School Support new Somerset Post Office. The post unsuccessfully fought its de-designatKxi. Festival for the Muscular Dystrophy Street Services Association was narrowly office in Middlebush will be eliminated MesBonal Day' maiidr ao Buy inert The township now is directing its efforts Association raised $11,500 and the when the new office opens. Maun*. Herman paddc) White of Franklin Township finally got ^p averted and a new contract settlement toward getting some of the $245 million Franklin Community Players* produc- reached. Finally, remember - the post-season charged proval this year from the state Board of? New Bn in federal funds Tor local road projects. tion of "Man of La Maocha" netted Public Utilities for the award of Franklin ' me first time in four years, the snowfall which dumped 6 inches of Ipledgaary. is a locally sifaificaBt deciskn. the. $12,000 for 15 agencies. ; Cablevjskm's cable television franchise. school budget, $19.5 million, fell under snow on the region on April 6? This arena, Fraakba got its Rev. Robert Cannon of West, Point The group Greater Image for Frankfin Make-ready work Jus begun and cable the state-mandated cap limit on spend- winter so far has been one of the mildest fust aad the couary its Avcsue tost his bid to coodacf* pome Township (GIFT) was formed this year stranding wiB continue this winter. ing. in years. Family claims hunter shot in wi91919 *$r Wti? toMte t& doghad1 been shot She she said. met tbji fuuter and took-the dog in^ ' The dog apparently has adapted to the mediately'to^me Yeterhiarian where the amputation, but he was so active before A)g's k^ was:aii«JUtated, she said. the shooting that the Nelessens believe The jNefcsaehrbdieve their dbg was he will never be the same again. d*ol>erandy:|hpi}tiSice the dog was found •According to an animal control of- m a dovittea'w&ie they believe a ficer, ail dogs must be leashed when off JwnifflHfaaMrber "able to distinguish the owner's property. If residents are between their dog and a wild animal. .found to violate animal control regula- Almbugh^iey did w* have their dog tions they usually receive a warning katbedjanti tojft niam freely Lia the letter followed by a fine if the owners wood^m^ a^ upset thai hunters leave plead not guilty. The fine is $25 with a beer cans and other litter near their maximum of $500.; -' borne. •••.. 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