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The¯ Franklin NEW S-RECORD Zntorod ire second olml;e matter on July 5, 1961 VOL. 14, NO. 25, et the Poet Offl©eIn Somerset,New Jefeelr. SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1968 109 per copy i Private Power Session Station Opposed Puzzle Residents Say Residents Claim ’No Apartments Public Service In Kingston’ Built Too Small Kingstonarea residents went By K. D. Tiven on the attack Thursday,imploring the TownshipCouncil to appeala A Franklin News-Record in-- Sheryl Dorfman, valedictorian, addressing audience during commencementexercises at Franklin High court decisionthat gives builder- vestigationthis weekshowed the School. (Photo by Silver.) banker Mayo Stalerapproval to PublicService substation recently builda gardenapartment complex constructedon BennettsLane Is off Route2% thesame building the utility pro- Councilmen listened patlentlyas posedtwo yearsago when it re- they were reminded of their past ceiveda zoningvariance. oppostionto the variancefor 846 Claimsthat it differedconsider- 325 Graduate From Franklin unitsand a shoppingcenter. But ably were heard at ThurSday’s Mayor Robert Pierry said that Councilsession. Residents inter- anydecision to apPealwould come viewedthis weekend felt thebuHd- after the Councilmet with Mr. ing was considerablysmaller and At Commencement Exercises Sisler,privately, as he has re- lessattractive than they remem- quested. XX’orkshop Airs Black i’roblems bered from a Township zoning Three hundred thirty Franklin D ortman,..... vlane ous-- au Downes,I Ann ........Myers, Susan Ann Nizalak, But even that meetingto discuss Boardhearing in February,1966. -~rances ~oreen"" ....... ~raugn, MadelineJ ~usan Armne~ovaz, .~usan Jamcea possible compromise between Attempts to d0termine exactly High graduates came in out of the Par clubs and coordinatedby the son, Roosevelt Jefferson, Ellen Dressel, Susan Marie Egolf. I Paris, Mary Elena theymuller, Mr. Sisler and the Township drew Mr. Earl Phlllps, executive CharlesJordan, Benny Brown, what Public Service had proposed rain Monday night, June 17. The of Greater New BrunswickUrban proved weekwhen school’s sixth commencement ex- Ann Elizabeth Fair, CarolelDeborah Anne Perri, Susan Leah opposition from officials of the director the Urban League Jim Gllen,Fete White,Bobby difficult last a MorrisCounty is shownde- League,the workshop discussed ercise was switched to the gym- Jeanne Fceley, Elizabeth Faye Peters. Kingston Homeowners Associa- of contemporaryracial problems Burnett,and GoneHill. Group check of zoning files at the Frank- Fenyo, Sue Ann Fisher,Deborah Donna Marie Petruska, Elaine tion,who demanded to be invitedtolivering the keynoteaddress lin Townshipoffices turned up no nasium at the last minute. era Pillar, Helena Plwtoratsky, such as the Olympicboycott, recorderswere Denise God- An overflow crowd relegated Lynn Forster.Llnda June Forti, presenttheir side. at the human-relationswork- frey, Thaddeus Kelley,Kathy documents that described the CandaceJoy C-alaida,Julia Nell DebraRite Place, EvelynEstelle shop at FranklinHigh School "brotherhood",riots and caus- structure. to the auditorium was able to Kingstonresidents stated flatly es, "soul," and the meaning of Mac, Gloria Goodgoias, Dar- Gibson,Karen Louise Olynn, Kath- ,Potter, Patrlcia Marie Prystash they do#t want any apartments on Saturday,June 15. Sponsored Zoning Board ChairmanDante see the ceremonies on closed cir- Joann Re[lly, Sheila Karen Reilly, Black Power. The group leaders lene Prescott, and Diane Car- Pillon,who believes the building cuit television thanks to Harry teen FrancesGramness, Laverne "whichwould ruin our smalltown by the NegroHeritage and Jazz ter. Jean Marie Rlccardo, Barbara atmosphere." Thomas Brian, a were Donnle Tyus, Bruce Jack- is different,from Public Service Brobst, chairman of the high Griffin. JeanRiley. school science department. JacquelineAnne Grosso,Rose- past presidentof the association proposals, said he thought the leafy M. Guido, Margaret Ann JosephineMac Robinson,Llnda said"Why aren’tyou appealing?" files had been tampered with. This Valedictorian Robert MoncR :See GRADUATES,page 14) happened spoke on "Leadership and Respon- Guiliano,Patricia Jill Hall, Lois The mayorexplained that a de- Township Sued Again has before in "controver- sibilities," and Miss’Sheryl Dorf- Hanson,Donna Ann Hanson,Vicki cision would be made after the i i i | sial cases,"he maintains. EileenHarding, Doris Hastings, meeting with Mr. Sisler. The Althoughthe filewas notbound man, salutatorian, discussed "Our Low-Income togetherand not in anyparticular Role as l_~aders¯" JanetteLee Hazell,Susan Jeanne builder-banker, refused the vari- Heintz,Kathleen Joyce Hendrick- ance in 1967, took the case to order,a recheckon Tuesdayindl- The senior class presented a caredthat although a plot plan was plaque and a wrist watch to prin- son, BarbaraAnn Heyman. Kids Go To Somerset County Court and two Neighbor Claims Rigger DianneHiggins, Marjorie Gall weeks ago won a decision order- included,there is no descriptionof cipal Harry Steiner, who is leavlng the controversialbuilding. The to becomeassistant superinten- Hooper, Jeanne Francis Howarth,. ing the township to give him the ~ Patricia BeverlyHunt, Virginia l variance. zoners "findingof fact"grant- dent of schoolsin GlenRock, Ber- Camp Here ing the variancepoints to those gen County. Esther Jackson, Sara Lee Joffe, Strong oppositionalso came JacquelineAntoinette Joske, Lynda on an amendmentto a proposed Is ReallyA Truck Terminal apparentlymissing documents, Followingis thelist of Franklin About 90 childrenfrom Iow- Mr.Pillon, along with Bennett’s Anne Kehr, ElizabethGeorglana incomefamilies will take a realordinancerequiring homeowners High Schoolstudents who gradua-Kinlin, Donna Lou Kjersgaard, trucksleft loadedoutside come: probablywould come up soon in Lane resldents,beUevesthearchi- ted Monday: vacationthis summer -- off-inadjacentto municipalwater lines FranklinTownship Council and Mary LouiseKozma, Patricia Lynn day camp for a month in a pro-to hookinto the system. Mayor Robert Pierry have been underprovisions of theordinance SuPeriorCourt in Somerville. tects’rendering shown the board Kathleen Ann Abate, Ltnda Carol Kraft,Katherine Ann Krenick. Councilpassed the amendment,named defendantsin a Superiorwhichallow for "incidential," as- FranklinTownship, which has in 1966,included both shutters and Adams, Estela Garces DeMarcilla gram coordinatedthrough Frank- JacquelineKuhn, Kathleen Mar- lin Township. which exemptsany personwhose Court suit broughtagainst Wil- pectsof thebusiness that are not beeninvolved in a numberof zonir dormers. Alvarez, Ilonka Angalet, Linda garet Lacey, Sharon LynneLa- home is more than 100 feet from liam CorhettInc., a rigglngfirmnormal,R is possible,the lawyer cases, recentlylost a case in the The townshipsome time agore- Marie Aplas, Garnet Lydia Arm- In July45 childrenwill attend CountyCourt in whichitattempted Duca,Rose MarcellLaMar, Sharon Camp Northoverand anothergroup the propertyline. But the dis- on DavidsonAvenue. said, that the rigging firm may turnedthe four by fivefoot framed strong, Beverly Ann Arnold, Deb-= Ann Lancaster, Joan Marie Lang- cussion willbe heardagain when The suit against CorbeR was have to expandits building in or-to deny a zoning variancefor colorpicture to PublicService, but arab Ann Balaam, Barbara Louise of 45 willattend inAugust, accord- apartmentsto builder- banker feldt, Carol Ann Lawrence, Kath- ing to TownshipWelfare Officer the entire ordinanceis up for filed by CamilloVergano, whose derto solvepart of thisproblem. obtainedit MondayIn order to Bekiarian, Velma Louise Delian, ryn Marie Lehay, Lois Annette publichearing at theJuly 11 meet-home on DavidsonAvenue is adja- Notingthat the suitwas filed MayoSisler. Council is presentlyanswerquestions about the build- Deborah Sue Benzilio, Francit.~ RobertJohnston. consideringwhether or not to ap- ing. Lobbing, Elizabeth Leisen, Judlth The nonprofitcamp, operated ing. cent to the riggingfirm, and by with a request for immediate ac- Ellen Derman, Llnda L. Bernlng. Most of the oppositionto the tion, Mr. Spritzer Indicated It pealthat decision. Lucille F. Bisogno, Brenda G. Ann Lincoln, Giovanna Gianna Lo- by the ChristadoraFoundation of ArthurF. HetheringtonSr. acting ~he drawing shows a building Faso, Lenn~ Mac Lowell, Susan water connectionordinance came as trustee for the estate of Gladys that looksexactly like the one Blanchard, Roswlta Lore Bless, Francis Marks, Wendy Roberta New York City, is making the spaceavailable free for the sec-from residentsalong Amwell Road Hetherington,which owns land lnIS built,although considerably more Patricia Ann BoRon, Alberta Marie Marrows. p attractivewith shrubs and grass. Bongiovanni, Donna Marie Bubis, ond consecutivesummer. and Lake Street, most of whom the vicinity, orting Events Featured Ann Fay Martyn, Marie Eros The Townshipwill pay for a have private wells. Water lines The plaintiffs charge Corbett A PublicService spokesman said Isabella JosephineBusiccia, Marie Mattaliano,Grace Mary Maurer, Catalfamo, Mary Beth Charlton, bus to take the children, in the were installed on those streets with violations of the zoning or- the shutterswould be installed Joy LesleyMcClean, Laurie Ann 7 to 13 age group, to the camp in lastyear to boostpressure in the dinance and seek a temporary At Township Play Areas shortlyand that"the landscaping Barbara Kathleen Cheh, Lauren McDade, Joan Ellen McGarry, Lin- Ruth Collier,Colleen Elizabeth Bound Brook. Children selected Strathmore area. injunction