TOWNSHIP A Newspaper Devoted Complete News9 Pictures To the Community Interest Presented Fairly, dearly • Full Local Coverage ' And Impartially Each Week VOL. XIV—NO. 34 FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1952 PRICE EIGHT CENTS Polio Fear 6 of 9-Member B. ofE. 'Take A Walk'From Inspection Preliminary Approval Belittled Tour of Schools Built by Architects Other Than Pierson By RUTH WOLK The first, school visited, the As you enter the front door ^ art room and a metal shop. WOODBRIDGE — Only three Miles J. McManus School in Lin- there is a marble-lined lobby with The medical room has a separate members o'f the Board of Educa- den, was designed by Leslie M. terrazzo floors. The corridors are entrance and it is used not only For Vote Next Month tion turned out Saturday to make Dennis, Elizabeth. - exceptionally wide, according to by the school, nurse for taking the much-puiblicized tour of new The building is now being used the standards set by the Depart- care of pupils 'Who may become 4 Cases, Including Fdtal school touildings in this area. as a grade school tout has all the ment of Education for High ill but by the city as a baby clinic. Although at its last meeting facilities for a Junior High School School buildings. We visited the The "blackiboards" in the class- One Reported, But No the Board, after considerable dis- for which'purpose it will 'be used fully-equipped cafeteria, the work- rooms are made of a glass com- Epidemic Is Sighted cussion and planning, arranged in the near future. From, the out- shops, the music rooms, the gym- position and are in a restful shade On Schools is Granted to visit schools designed toy four side, the 'building gives the im- nasium and auditorium. of green. There is expensive WOODB'R'IDGE — There is no architects selected from a group pression of toeing a well-built, The locker rooms off the gym blonde furniture throughout the of 10 interviewed recently, only substantial structure—which it is. building including four blonde polio epidemic in Woodbridge have slate booths and showers Commissioners Edwin Casey, Leon It is made of solid 'brick—not plus antiseptic foot baths. There maple pianos. Township as rumors have indi- E. MeElroy and Winfield Finn just brick facing on cinder block. is a director's room off the gym- Plenty of Room Police Force Has Brother Team Final Decision cated, Health Officer Harold J. showed up. The center roof has slate shingles nasium with separate shower and In the auditorium there is a Bailey reported to the Board of Also making the tour, which and there is no money wasted on toilet. baby grand .piano and judging T*> Await Debt Health Tuesday. started at 8 o'clock in the morning "gingerbread" trimmings. There are separate public toilet from the space between seats, and concluded at 5:30 o'clock in Has 32 Classrooms rooms, as the school is used as a there is no chance for champed "Altogether," declared Mr. Bai- the afternoon, were Supervising The Miles J. McManus School, community center. Organizations legs. ley, "we have had three cases, one Principal Victor C. Nicklas, C. C. with 32 classrooms and all the use the auditorium, which seats No classrooms are above the Chart Study from Avenel and one from Fords, Bangert, Mrs. Nicholas Plennert extra rooms needed for conversion 780, for plays and other enter- music rooms, which prevent the WOODBRdDGE — Preliminary both of whom are getting better and Dr. Sidney Goff, president, to a Junior High School cost tainments. The building is so con- practicing of orchestra and band secretary and treasurer respec- $1,500,000 to build. With furni- structed that when it is .used by from disturbing classroom work. approval of the Board of Educa- and will be released from Perth tively of the Citizens' Council; ture and equipment arid grading the public, the auditorium and The music room is also used by tion's application for permission Amboy General Hospital soon. A Mrs. Frank Arnold of the Better the total cost was $1,800,000. public toilets can be closed off a church on Sundays. to place the $3,500,000 school little girl from Iselin, unfortunate- Schools Association and this re- Opened in 1950 it now houses 900 from the rest of the structure. There are large playcourts and building projects on a special ref- ly died." porter. pupils. We were all impressed with the i continued on Paae 3) erendum was granted by the De- While Mr. Bailey was making partment of Local Government his report, another Iselin young- Tuesday at a meeting in Trenton ster, five-year-old Ronald Lesoski, Local Government Board by a vote of 3 to 1. son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Le- Joseph De Coster, Highland soski, 75 Fiat Avenue, was admit- For 1st Ward Post n sewer Park, who has contended through- ted to Perth Amboy General Hos- out recent hearings that the Board pital as a polio patient. Last night WOODBRIDGE — From all in- RARITAN TOWNSHIP—The Department of Local Govern- WOODBRIDGE—Robert Deter, of Education has failed to carry his condition was reported as fair. ment, Trenton, has approved the agreement between the Town- South Park Drive, will . be the dications very little official at- ship and Thomas L. Hanson and Maxwell J. Hoffman for the out previous suggestions made by "There is no cause for alarm," Republican candidate for the un- tention has been paid during the foreclosure of 3,000 tax title liens, it was announced at d meeting the Department, voted in the neg- continued Mr. Bailey, "but it is expired term on the Town Com- past, week to the proposed $4,- of the Board of Commissioners last night. Commissioner Russell ative. wise to take precautions. Parents mittee from the First Ward, ac- should not. permit their young- 500,000 sewage disposal plant and B. Walker, chairman of Revenue and Finance, selected the 3,000 The next step required by the cording to an announcement made sters to go where there are crowds incinerator. liens out of a possible 5,000 which Department of Local Government yesterday by Mrs. John W. Boos, and should prevent themltrom be- Mayor Hugh B. Quigley is on he believes are marketable at the will be 12ie filing of a new debt coming overtired or chilled. Clean- present time. The 3,000 license Municipal Republican Vice Chair- vacation and Township Attorney statement as of September 1 with- liness should be practiced above consists of 8,000 parcels of land egistratipn man. Mrs. Boos is Mr. Deter's Patrolman. Howard Tune (right) is shown congratulating B. W. Vogel was in Boston until which Commissionar Russell be- his brother, Robert F. Tune, 471 Amboy Avenue, Woodbridge, in the next 30 days to determine everything else." aunt. late last night on business. Two lieves will bring at least a mini- after the latter was sworn in as a member of the Woodbridge finally whether the Township is The Iselin victim was Barbara Police Department Tuesday morning. • Weimer, 12, daughter of Mr. and weeks ago, Mayor Quigley said mum price of $200 a parcel in ad- The announcement came vas no in a financial position to finance Mrs. George Weimer, 1391 Oak the Committee had called a con- dition to placing the property back surprise as is was pretty miich the schools. on the tax rolls. agreed in Republican 'Circles that Road, Iselin. She was ad- ference to scrutinize the whole RARITAN TOWNSHIP — A , A resolution was adopted au- schedule for registration of new Mr. Deter would be the candidate Although the Board af Educa- mitted to the polio ward of Perth proposition, 'but so far as can be thorizing the sale of $385,000 in pupils who have not previously to oppose Committeeman L. Decision on School Architect tion at its last meeting set the school bonds and $50,000 in water Amboy General Hospital Saturday learned the meeting has not been registered and who plan to attend Charles Mangione in November. period between September 22 and noon and died at 10:30' Saturday held. bonds. The latter was ordered by Raritan Township Public Schools Mr. Mangione was appointed to ordinance two years ago but the September 26 as the date of the night. She was the sixth (patient Louis P. Booz, consulting en- in September has been announced the Committee toy the Demo- Still in Air; Wait Pierson Bill admitted thus far to the polio finances were carried by temporary by Joseph M. Ruggieri, Superin- cratic administration after Wil- special election on the High gineer, who two years ago esti- notes unt.U the present time. WOODBRIDGE—Aylin Pierson, of the architectural ward. tendent of Schools. liam R." Fitzpatrick resigned to. firm of Pierson and MacWiUiam has failed to date to sub- School and Inman Avenue Grade Besides her parents, the girl is mated the project would cost ' To Aid Hospital The hours of registration will be take the position as Woodbridge School, such an election really survived by three sisters, Jane, $2,500,000 and who now estimates Mayor James C. Forgione named from 9 A. M., until noon as fol- postmaster. mit his'bill to the Board of Education as requested for the depends upon the final decision of seven women to the Raritan Town- 14; Grace, 10 and Martha, 6 and the cost at $4,500,000,. was also io w s : Piscatawaytown School, Mr. Deter made two previous third time. the Department of Local Govern- ship Chapter of the Auxiliary of Stelton School, Oak Tree School, a brother, George, 8.