Red Bank Moving on School Construction SEE STORY BELOW Weather HOME Occasional rein, chance of THEMLY thundershoweri today, high in mid 40s. Clearing tonight, low Red Bank, Freehold FINAL M-SS. Mostly sunny and cold to- Long Branch morrow, high 40-45. Friday's out- I 7 look, fair and seasonable. Copyright—ThREGISTERpyg e Red Bank Register, Inc. 1967. DIAL 7414)010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOMHO E NEWSPAPENEPAP R FOR 88 YEARS PiU it Red Buk ul it Addition^ LUWns um«i WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1967 VOL. 89, NO. 183 ld diJly. Mondfcr through Friday. Second Clui Postage 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Keansburg Controversies Boil — Teachers Will Be Paid County School Superintendent Withholds State Aid , By FRANK W. HARBOUR Earl Garrison told The Daily Register last night that this and added: "The teachers will be paid, but on the other hand The board president said the blame for not hiring a super- length of time, some six months, is "unreasonable" and "not I do not appreciate this action taken by Mr. Garrison. intendent earlier rests with the former board majority. "They KEANSBURG — Monmouth County School Superintendent In the best interest of the school system." "He did not even notify ys he was withholding state aid, did not call meetings or anything else," he said. Earl B. Garrison is withholding the quarterly state aid check Since rumors of the action started circulating in town and for that reason and many others, that is no way to do Prior to the Feb. 14 election/Mr. Preston was a member (or this school district, Board of Education President George business." W, Preston Jr. reported last night. yesterday there have been reports that teachers would not get of the board minority. The election turned on the Currie issue, their next paychecks, due today. Mr. Garrison said he is not sure of the amount of the and as a result the minority (Preston) faction; with the election It is a precedent in Monmouth County. check. "I just put it in my vault," he reported. of Robert E. Scales, became the majority and now controls Mr. Garrison termed that "ridiculous" and added, "In any The board president estimated the amount at about $50,000 The check has been held for approximately a week. event, withholding of state aid has nothing to do with pay- by 5-4 vote. The board may appeal to acting state Commisioner of or more. "I don't have the budget figures with me," he said, Education Joseph E. Clayton Jr. to force Mr. Garrison to checks." "but I believe our total aid is over $200,000, and we get four REPERCUSSIONS release it. ' He explained that payroll money is taken out of tax funds checks a year." With the reinstatement of Mr. Currie, earlier this month, The reason for the hold-up: the board, since last August, which are periodically turned over to the board by Borough Mr. Garrisoh said, if teachers don't get paid, his office school principal William Di Maio resigned with 60 days' notice, has been without a school superintendent. That month, Thomas Council, and does not normally come out of state aid. can't be blamed. " and one of the pro-Currie teachers, Michael J. Palumbo, was appointed acting assistant principal. Mr. Di Maio's termination Garrison (no relation to the county superintendent) retired, He said if council is up to date in its payments to the "State law vgiyes a board the power to borrow money, just after the issue over fired teacher Robert T. Currie came board "there should be no problem with the payroll." if it has to, in anticipation of tax payments from the governing date is April 21. to the boiling point. Mr. Preston reported that council, in fact, is up to date, body," he said. (See AID, Pg. 3, Col. 6) Plot 'Witness' Heard NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - Before court reopened, mys- New Orleans television station station, Russo explained he nevSha- w to "shut up. Leave him Perry Raymond Russo, who tery surrounding this "confiden- WDSU that Ferrie never men- er came forth with his infor- (Ferrie) alone. He knows what testified he heard Lee Harvey tial informant" thickened. The tioned Oswald's name to him, mation before because "I left it he's talking about. He's the Oswald and two others plot to riddle: adding, "I had never heard of to professionals .. when they pilot." assassinate President John F. — Russo, 25, an insurance Oswald until on television... came out with Oswald as the But when Russo was asked by Kennedy, faces cross-examina- salesman from Baton Rouge, ahh... the assassination." man. Then I forgot it." newsman earlier whether he tion today by defense lawyers. told the court he was in the — Russo gave details in court — Russo told the court that thought Ferrie might have had Counsel for Clay L. Shaw, the apartment of David W. Ferrie of the meeting in Feme's apart- Ferrie proposed flying the get-anything to do with the assassi- wealthy businessman arrested by here in September, 1963, and lis-ment, saying the plot involved away plane into Mexico to refuel nation, he replied: Dist. Atty, Jim Garrison on a tened to the three men conspire sacrificing one man to allow the for a flight to Cuba. Russo said Just Speculation charge of conspiring with Os- to kill the President and escape. others to make a getaway, a Shaw interrupted to say that as "Well, that I don't know and wald and David W. Ferrie to But two weeks ago, shortly af- possible flight to Cuba, diver- soon as the shots were fired "the it would be just speculation. murder Kennedy, put off their ter Ferrie died of what the coro- sionary shooting and "triangula- world would know about it," andDave Ferrie had the ability be- questions yesterday until they ner termed natural causes and tion of crossfire." there would be no way to get cause of a keen mind and abil- could study scholastic and busi- Garrison maintained was sui- Yet in an interview earlier the plane out of Mexico. And ity to drive an airplane. Now ness records of Russo. cide, Russo told a newsman from with a Baton Rouge television Russo quoted Oswald as telling (See WITNESS, Pg. 2, Col. 1) Shore Branch Phase Starts May 7 State Will Stagger AldenePlan By CHARLES A. JOHNSTON vania Railroad and PATH tube land, president of the state Board Jersey subsidies are at a rate venting a,greater density in high- TRENTON - The Aldene Plan trains (Port of New York Au- of Public Utility Commissioners. more than equal to the total of way auto and bus use,. resulting for Central Railroad of New Jer-thority) on April 30, and the Mr. Goldberg said that he wasall commuter payments ($5 mil-air pollution, etc., which are ol sey commuters will be staggered shore branch, May 7. Both dates surprised, but not too "realisti- lion a year) for the Central, I concern to all taxpayers!" in a two-step introduction with are Mondays. cally," impressed, by a proposal don't think It Is likely that we •:. Mr. "'GbWberg said that ulti- EUROPEAN COMMAND FOLDS — American soldiers fold'the American Flag after shore line riders coming last, The operating agency is a wing at the Monday hearing by twocould shift the substantial dif- mate absorption of the Central it wat lowered for the last time yesterday at the U.S. European Command military the state Commuter Operating of the state Transportation De- Bayonne brothers, William and ference to the commuter and Railroad shore line service by headquarter! at Camp det Loges, near St. Germain-en-Laye, France. The headquar- Agency agreed yesterday. partment and its ruling backed Richard Feinberg, of Ocean still not discourage railroad use. the Pennsylvania is anticipated. The mainline traffic will enter up a commitment Monday Township, attorneys, that fares "One of the theories under But it will require considerable ters wat transferred to Stuttgart, Germany. (AP Wirephoto) the, new crossover to Pennsyl- night by Transportation Commis- be increased to keep existing which the state subsidies are paid negotiations between, the carriers sioner David J. Goldberg to getservices operating. He said: is that we are keeping this rail: and their labor representatives, Aldene going.' Mr. Goldberg also "Bearing'.in mind that New road operating and therefore pre- he'addedi . promised to keep existing Cen- tral terminals and ferry opera- School Constru ction Program tions in a standby position. Social Workers Hear Ginsberg Mr, Goldberg agreed to a plea by the commuters that present tracklines and ferry boats be kept ready as a precaution if Back in Motion in Red Bank Aldene, as the commuters pre- Political Action Urged dict, fails to meet its require- RED BANK - The Board of cluded in talks on regionalization. long-term contracts to send stu- lo on the feasibility of converting Ginsberg said that while strength- ments. By DORIS KULMAN lde recipients a minimally ade- Education put its school construc- Red Bank has been frustrated dents to Red Bank High. the high school to a primary quate income and help them be- ening of family life is one of tion program back in motion last Mltzner Elated EAST BRUNSWICK - Get in- in its elementary building pro- Last night's action started at school. to politics. ome self-supporting. the objectives of the public wel- night. gram by a referendum defeat of the elementary level. Henry A. It's not feasible, was Mr. Rigo- Bernard M. Mitzner, president of the American Commuters As- That's what New Jersey so- "A lot of those on welfare are fare program, 28 states still have In the process, the board a $2.33 million construction plan, Stevenson, chairman of the build- lo's conclusion.