Bus Strike Bits Many County-NY. Commuters Distribution Weather temperature, U. Sonny Today . Jdgb In the Stt. Clear to- RfiDBANK night, low of «. Tomorrow, tun- ?3,350 ny. Ugh 55 to «. Thursday, •toady, little change in tempera- tore. DIAL 741-0010 limed itay, MonJ»y Uirouih jrridur. grand Clm Puja PAGE ONE VOL. 86, NO. 102 P»Id tt B*t Buk u« it Mttuoul XaUli« Offlui. RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1963 7c PER COPY West Monmbuth~--Area of the Future FREEHOLD — Western Monmouth County wu sketched of some (of this) Und to other uses... (but) in certain areas "Competition for land uses which are a tax asset has will be 22 million residents in the 22-county Metropolitan area by the county Planning Board yesterday as a paradise per- remote from pressure, conditions should be established to resulted in excessive allocation of land for favorable uses by 1985, or six million more than today. As the plan puts it: fectly suited for well-molded development if Its natural gifts permit intensive agriculture to remain." and exclusions or limitations which require municipal ex- "An additional 2,800 square miles will be needed... are not exploited unwisely. The report found that the recent revision in farmland ' penditures in excess of the revenue they produce. under present zoning standards... We will use up in the next The board made public the first of several studies it has taxing formulas authorized In the Nov. S election will have a "Most of the difficulty can be traced to the substantial 25 years more land than we have developed in the 338 years authorized, with federal financial help, on the future of the beneficial, but not controlling, effect. reliance on property tax for public funds on the local level of since Manhattan was purchased from the Indians." county's 12 most rural boroughs and townships stretching Among the pressures to be applied in the near future, government in New Jersey. west from the Garden State Parkway. the report suggests, will be effects of contemplated new super-. "This has motivated and directed local zoning and land The land use study is one of several to be made by the Long dominated by farmlands and castaway fields, the highways, (extension of Rt. 18 from the general area of New use planning and can be singled out as the dominant prob- board with federal aid. Others will deal with population and area's major problems today in the, board's estimation are Brunswick through central Monmouth to the seashore, and a lem in co-ordinating land use planning oh a regional basis." housing, economics and social aspects, circulation and trans- preservation of declining agricultural use, the holding of open toll road between Asbury Park and Trenton across the The report said that efforts to implement recommenda- portation. From these the board hopes to outline ah ideal lands to curtail drainage and sewerage woes, and a well- county's farm belt.) tions developed in land use and other studies soon to be pro- integrated general development plan for the entire region. timed pattern of industrial and residential growth, "They will have a great impact on shaping the pattern duced is In the hands of a committee of representatives of of development," the board said. all of the 12 affected municipalities. Charles M. Pike, the board's executive director, who au- It adds: The Planning Board deems land use the skeleton key to thored the report dealing specifically with land use, said the "If Monmouth is to retain any of its rural characteris- all planning. It says: The region includes 12 municipalities between the Gar- area is now under pressure from the outward push of metro- tics that make it so attractive, some method must be found den State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. It em- "The use of land and buildings is the dominant factor politan New York and the Trenton-Philadelphia areas. But, to make it economically possible for agriculture to remain braces 285 square miles, or 60 per cent of the county's lands. in determining the location, character and extent of commun- he added, there is still tame to keep a tight rein. (the tax change, notwithstanding.)" At its farthest ends from the coast it touches Ocean, Burling- ity and regional facilities of all types including highways, Here are the highlights and sidelights: Regional co-ordination of land use planning is urgently ton, Mercer, and Middlesex Counties, utilities, and public land and buildings." "The region is endowed with an abundance of land with needed as developments bridge municipal boundaries, the outstanding qualities of agricultural capability. board said. Approximately 75 per cent of the area is suitable for "There is ample evidence reflected in zoning ordinances Conservation is the big word in overseeing growth of "The increase in land values for other uses has forced commercial and industrial development, topographically, a steady retreat in agricultural pursuits in some aitas. The of the municipalities.... that (they) will not produce a uni- Western Monmouth. The urgency is noted in quotes from es- pressures of urbanization wilt continue to force commitment fied regional plan. timates of the New York Regional Plan Association that there (See WEST, Page 2) Economic Picture Is Bright FREEHOLD — Unemployment in Mon- On new construction, said Mr. Van Ness, 4.9 per cent for the two-month period ending a national decline in apparel trades and pro- mouth County dropped to an all time low — Monmouth, is second in New Jersey only to Sept. 30. duction of electrical machinery. since records have been kept — and construc- Bergen County in dollarwise value for the The figure for the two-month period end- Non-manfacturing employment is up I,. tion reached a new high in recent months, the first nine months of 1963. But, he added, ing July 31 was 5.9 per cent; for the period 400, to 69,800 due largely to increases la the Monmouth County Planning Board was told building costs ars much higher in upstate ending, Sept. 30, 1962, 5.3 per cent, The lat- service trades. Agricultural employment was yesterday. Bergen, ter had been the prior low figure since 1956 off 100, to 5,300, as cutbacks in farmlands Howard W, Van Ness, vice chairman of He added: when 7.7 per cent of job seekers were unem- continued to become obvious. the board and chairman of its industrial ad- "It is safe to say that costs are substan- ployed. The peak out-of-work period was No losses were reported in the period due visory committee, quoted reports from the tially lower in Monmouth. Hence, the actual reached in July, 1961, at 8 per cent. to labor management disputes. state Department of Labor and Industry to physical construction here may be much Mr. Van Ness made these other points: Allowing continued good weather, Mr. make the point. closer to Beigen." The total county work force is now 120,- Van Ness observed, unemployment in the SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH The comparative dollar figures were $91,- 650, up from 118,100 a year ago and from November reporting period should hold below "These reports," he said, "confirm sub- 099,980 for Bergen, $70,774,896, for Monmouth. 111,600 in July, 1961. 6 per cent and remove, the county from the stantial growth and decided improvements in On unemployment, the Monmouth per- Manufacturing employment is currently classification of "persistent and substantial the over-all economy." centage of the labor force out of work fell to estimated at 17,950, an increase of 650 despite unemployment," Henry E. Traphagen A Tradition Cites Regional Approach BenefitsComb Hotel ATLANTIC CITY-Munlcipalities considering consolidated the regional approach to our problem* gets greater em- effort* in providing common local services need not fear a phasis." loss of individual identification or home rule. ' The.nrsiidant urgtd-hu audience to give closer attention Mayor Peter Maclearie of Belmtr, president of the New to the multitude of services and expert guidance offered by Fire Debris Service Jersey State League of Municipalities, made the observation the staffs of the state departments. ATLANTIC CITY (AP)—The Acting fire prevention chief today In his keynote address to the league's 48th annual con- "They are available," he said,- "12 months of the year in sad, grim chore of sifting Michael Bloomberg estimated MATAWAN TOWNSHIP,- Township CommitteemM Henry ference at th« Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. Trenton and in the field." ' through the charred debris of the.damage at {1 million. E. Traphagen, the man who will become mayor Jan. 1, re- He urged maximum participation fay the nearly 5,000 dele- AID FOR TAXPAYERS the Surfside Hotel, leveled by placing John Marz, Jr., will take office after having served gates on hand in a discussion of regional and consolidated He also reminded officials of the variety of federal pro- Firemen and policemen who • a raging blaze that may have on three municipal boards. approaches tomorrow afternoon. ' grams offered to municipalities. He said the same spirit of tried to enter the Surfside were claimed 25 lives, resumes to- Mr. Traphagen also Is a man whose family has a tradition co-operation which is required on the local level can produce driven back by smoke and COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED day. of public service. His great great grandfather was mayor of sizable aid for taxpayers from federal sources. flames and stood helplessly as "We frequently hear,' Mr. Maclearie said, "that we must persons trapped in the five-story Jersey City, and the Jersey City mayor's great great grand- The mayor put his theme into a direct appeal to individual Firemen recovered eight un- turn to consolidation ..