The Daily Register V VOL. 97 NO.127 SHREWSBURY^EWSB , N. J. MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1974 TEN CENTS 'Count9 Basie comes home to warm tribute By NADINE JOSEPH (totaled tory.pM., p.* County freeholder director and a former college trustee, con- U) ferred the degree on the Count. RED BANK - William "Count1 Basic appeared at the Dr. Stonetifer cited the Count as a "Major musical poet." Monmouth Art* Center in Red Bank Saturday night both as a and quoted Alfred Tennyson's definition of genius as the performer and as a man whom more than 1.000 fans turned "rhythmical creation of beauty." out to honor on his 70th birthday. Mr. Irwin remembered going to Red Bank High School with the Count and commended him for his musical achieve- During the concert, the Count, dressed in a Mack tuxedo and light blue ruffled shirt, played some of his most famous ments. tunes, "The Mad Boogie," "One O'Clock Jump," and "April "I cant follow that," the Count answered the audience's in Paris." r v thunderous applause. "I hardly know what to say, and when you don't know what to say, you just don't say anything." During the Intermission, he changed roles and came out in a black gown as "Doctor Basie," the recipient of an honor "You've made me so very happy," he added, motioning to ary doctarate degree in music. Dr. Richard Stonesifer presi- the orchestra to move on with the music. dent of Monmouth CoUege and Joseph C. Irwin. Monmouth After "Little Darting," "Summertime" and a rock hit en- See "The Caul eraes home, page IS Buehler may oppose the surtax plan today TRENTON - Sen. Herbert the 6ft per cent state surtax would owe $65 to the state. Assembly last summer and Buehler, D-Monmouth, a era- on the federal income tax in Prospects for passage of was blocked by the Senate, cial switchover supporter of the 16-15 preliminary vote the bill, Intended to raise |3» which extracted a pledge that Friday, may not vote for it million a year for public the governor shelve the mea- today. schools, are highly uncertain. sure for the balance of 1(74 1 «t»m«i tl«H M»tt *i Carl F*rn» A total of IS Republicans Us sponsors said (hey were and 1975 'YOU DON'T SAY - William 'Count' Basie, right, after the concert. Mr. Davis, 71, of Red Bank, met and Democrats voted against not sure they could garner who performed Saturday night at the Monmouth "Bill" Basle in the Pilgrim Baptist Church in 1916 amending the Byrne income the 21 votes needed for pas- Democrats control both Arts Center In Red Bank, greets his childhood and often partled with him after school. tax plan and replacing it with sage today. houses by lopsided major friend Philip "Preach" Davis, left, and Mrs. Davis a surcharge. Hies. Before Thursday's session The chief architects of the Sen. Buehler refused last the surtax bill was revised to night to confirm reports that surtax are Senate President increase the rate from S to Frank J. Dodd, D-Essex, and he might switch his vote. 6 Vj per cent. The senator was reported Sen. James P. Dugan, D-Hud- as saying that unless the bill The legislature is faced son, the Democratic state with a Jan. 1 deadline from party chairman. Ocean Grove to fight were amended to guarantee no cuts to all school districts the state Supreme Court to The two men said they he would oppose it. As the overhaul public school financ- hoped the surtax would be the proposed plan stands, now, he ing and shift a substantial cornerstone of a $700 million said, 12 of the 21 districts In portion of the burden away tax package that would re- the area he represents would from local property taxes. vamp public school financing ruling against charter suffer revenue cuts. The surtax measure Is an and close a gap In next year's By WILLIAM J.ZAORSK1 The surtax would be com- attempt to meet the court's state budget projected at Judge Lane granted a stay not establishing a religion and peaceful Sabbath, said the puted on the amount of feder- order without resorting to more than $400 million. The of his ruling pending an ap- were therefore constitutional FREEHOLD - The Ocean court, adding "I think not." al income tax that New Jer- Gov. Brendan T. Byrne's surtax would increase the peal by Ocean Grove Camp The purpose of Ocean Judge Lane said that the sey residents pay. For ex- graduated Income tax. state's share of school aid Grove Camp Meeting Associ- Meeting Association subject Grove's Sunday ban on driv- ation will appeal a Superior U.S. Supreme Court In 1971 ample, a person who pays The Democratic governor's from one-third now to 40 per to Ocean Grove permitting ers was to preserve a peace- had ruled that there are three Sea. Herbert J. Biealer $1,000 in federal income tax proposal barely passed the cent next year. Court ruling which held un- Mr. Schaad to continue his ful Sabbath, said the judge, constitutional a state law tests to determine whether a newspaper deliveries to his holding that such a ban was statute violates the con- WWCB permitted W to enact 4S8 Sunday customer* there invalid (MCWM* U> WM an Its own laws. stitutional mandate against Before rendering his oral overly broad exercise <* po- establishing a religion: It. The state law enacted in opinion, Judge Lane said that lice power. He also ruled in- must have a secular legisla- • Pope makes strong appeal 1870 which permitted the this was not an easy case for valid the ordinance which tive purpose; its principle ef- Ocean Grove Association to any judge to decide but unfor- prohibited the selling and de- fect must be neither to advo- enact its own ordinances, (in- tunately cases such as this livery of newspapers on Sun- cate nor inhibit religion, and it cluding a ban on Sunday driv- have to be decided by some- days. must not foster excessive en- ing), was ruled uncon- body. Judge Lane cited a number stitutional by Judge Merrill tanglement with religion. Judge Lane noted that Mr of U.S. Supreme Court cases The judge said it was clear for Catholic Church unity Lane Jr. Schaad had stated in the legal which held that the right to from the very language used t/ This decision, if upheld by papers that it was impossible distribute, circulate or dis- VATICAN CITY (AP) - sorrow over priests who causing bewilderment to the of an ecclesiastical system or by the legislature that the the state's higher courts, for him to comply with Ocean seminate ideas are included statute does not have a secu- Pope Paul VI made a strong deserted the priesthood and whole community and in- structure that competes with could result in the end of Grove's ordinances which within the term free press un- appeal today for unity and re- renounced their vocations, troducing theories alien to the what was Instituted by Christ. lar purpose but was enacted Ocean Grove as a separate prohibit the operation of a der the U.S. Constitution.. to advance religion and to en- conciliation in the Roman spirit of Christ. "While making use of the entity empowered to enact its motor vehicle Within camp The privilege may not be Catholic Church. He reaf- words of the Gospel they able camp meeting associ- He urged full reconciliation own laws the way municipal- grounds on Sundays. He said withdrawn even if it creates a ations to create by-laws and firmed his authority against "with God, and within us in change their meaning. ities can. he had purchased the Ocean minor nuisance such as clean- the challenges of those who laws. harmony with the general "We observe this state of The court's ruling came on Grove News Service in Octo- ing litter from the streets, he said were sowing seeds of theme of Holy year 1975 " a challenge by Robert E ber, 1972, and continued the That state law confers upon affairs with regret," he said. said the court, adding that camp meeting associations disintegration within the "With the solemnity of Schaad of 503 Page Ave.. Al- operation of his predecessor the time, place and manner of. Church. "We appeal to all Christians in delivering weekday and and like corporations the Christmas imminent. .we of good will not to let them- lenhurst, operator of Ocean disbribution may be regu- In a 3,000-word apostolic present this exhortation to the Grove News Service, who was Sunday newspapers to resi- right to lay out streets, parks, selves be impressed or dis- lated. construct and maintain sew- exhortation to bishops, clergy pastors and faithful of the blocked by the association dents of Ocean Grove. His Mr. Schaad's freedom of and the faithful, the 77-year- oriented by the undue pres- from delivering his news- predecessor had done this for ers and regulate the use Church," Pope Paul said. sures of brethren who are un- press was certainly being re- old pontiff criticized dissident "That they may all become papers there by truck on Sun- more than 15 years, he said. thereof and to pass ordi- fortunately misguided and yet stricted by the Ocean Grove nances to provide (or penal- clerics who remained within agents and promoters of re- days. Mr. Schaad filed legal Judge Lane upheld the ordinance, continued the the Church to undermine its who are always in our pray- action against Ocean Grove ties and to regulate and li- conciliation with God and ers and close to our hearts." state's Sunday closing laws, court, adding that freedom of unit from within and set with their brethren and that after he received municipal cense various activities there- which also was challenged by circulation is as important as in.