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THE WESTFIELD LEADER Teday'i Weather : ' -\' ..-• ;•'' -V- ; '-• '.-. Today's weather ... Partly cloudy. High-76- 79 degrees; low • 48-50 THE WESTFIELD LEADER degrees, Tht Leading and Mo$t Widely Circulated Weekly Nempaper In Union County WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 Publlahtd alGHTY-FOURTH YEAR—No. 7 Second Clua Poita;o. Paid Bv«ry Thuradajp 26 Pages—10 Centa at w.«tf i«id, N: J Mayor's 200 Volunteers Spur Phone Effort Cemetery Mrs. Allen Seeks A town-wide phone drive - Strike Settled Nominees 7,000 calls in all - begins this week as the United Fund of The burial of iibout 40 Westfield kicks off its drive bodies left un interred New BofE Term for $323,000 to finance "the during the two-month strike Okayed work of making our town the of U cemetery workers Mrs. Sally Allen, who is The terms of Dr. Joseph finest tt can be." began this week, according completing the last year of E. Kalbacher and William Mayor Donn A. Snyder's Two hundred volunteers to officials of Fairiiew her first three-year term on ShepRerd also expire early nominees to four official will man the phones in the Cemetery. the Beard of Education, next yoar, but neitller has . town boards were United Fund's resident announced today that she yet indicated their in- A settlement, rf-portisdly will seek a second term of unanimously confirmed by division campaign which giving the strikers a 12 tentions to run. the Town Council Tuesday will continue through, the office in the February school "I would like to announce percent increase, was district elections. night. The assignments month. reached Monday between my candidacy for a second were delayed at a meeting The United Fund's other the Fairview CsmeLery term on the Westfield Board earlier this month when the division - major, advanced Association and members of of Education," Mrs. Allen council majority agreed gifts and business • have Local 84 of the Turn:ters Deadline said. "In making tips known they had not been given already begun to make who walked off the job July at this time, I seek the sufficient time to review personal calls. supitort and sponsorship of their qualifications. "Despite soaring costs any one or all the Majority pf tho lytdies organizations in Westfield Named to a citizen's everywhere, our budget this have been kept in her- Monday position on the Planning year has increased leu than which are set up either metically sealed ciskus in Monday Is the deadline for partially or solely for the Board was Joseph Frank •SOOover last year's. So it is a vault at the cemetery. submitting names of Dooley, who will replace vitally important that we purpose of selecting can- Others have been * tonid by- prospective members of the didates for the board. Mrs, Lois Boston who make every dollar," Mid area funeral direct orr Board of Education to the moved to Tens. Robert L. General Campaign MRS. SALLY ALLEN Joint Civic Committee. The "The selection of can- Duncan Jr. will fill the Chairman Judy Shaffer. Joint Civic Committee didates is somewhat unique vacancy caused by the move The 1973 budget his depends upon the this year, because there are of David Kerlin and Charlea meant, however, increased Frankonbach to Head cooperation of the citiieni of now several organization! H. Brandt will succeed the allotments for six agencies - Westfield to offer out- Interested in screening late Mrs. Lucille Iindley on and cuts for three. standing possible nominees. candidates. There are GOP Town Campaign The more names submitted, known rivalries between the the Recreation Commission. Those receiving increases Weslfield Studios Dr. J. Daniel Cox will this, year are; Cerebral the greater the chances of groups and I hope, by of- Phones and pencils and busy as United Fund volunteers solicit pledges to 1973 cam- Charles H. Fraiiktnb.tch having three capable and fering my name to be replace Dr. Stephen Ayers, Palsy, up from $2,000 to paign. who also moved, on the $3,000; Mental Health, up Jr., a prominent Waitfield qualified candidates, ac- screened! by all, that Board of Health. from $2,000 to $2,500; civic leader and cording to the JCC. perhaps some of the un- businessman, has been necessary rivalry can be Approved by the council Visiting Homemaker Ser- Film appointed the cimjaign Applications for school was an ordinance providing vice, up from $1,300 to Blast Triggers chairman for tv; four board nominations should (Continued on Paga 4] 123,000 in additional funds $1,500; Westfield Com- Republican candlilates for be returned to the chairman for the construction of a munity Center, up from Preview W'stfield Town Coureil, it of this year's screening sanitary sewer extension on $40,000 to $45,000; Westfield vvas announced today ny the committee, Mrs. Richard E. Questions Prospect St. between Neighborhood Council, up Fund Campaign For Parents Westfield Town Republican Freeman, 819 SUackamaxon Brightwood Ave. and the from $12,000 to $14,000 and Committee. Dr. Application forms may Youth and Family Coun- (Pictures on page 21) . fund-raising progress at the Following the public be obtained from any Scotch Plains boundary. Fratikenbach's 'in t task Refuse Site The project, more than two seling Service, up from station plaza. Mayor Donn meeting on Oct. 2, the member of the JCC, ail of Off to a vigorous start, the as campaign chali/mnn will and half years in progress, $13,500 to $14,700. A. Snyder urged all Westfield Board of whom are Hated below with James EnaeUand, Westfield United Fund 1973 residents to increase their Education plans a Tuesday be to kick-off a a- n-wide the organizations they Democratic candidate tor is expected to be completed Decreased allocations will campaign got underway fund raising canpdgn In ' by early winter. be given to the Boy Scouts, UF gift this year "in order night at the movies represent. the Town Council in the drat Saturday with a ribbon that the 16 agencies, "preview for parents." Two behalf of the GOP m mlcipal Boosters: Albert Danker, ward, warned today that The County Board of down from $18,000 to cutting ceremony, fire candidates: BoU lames, $15,000; Visiting Nurse and lnembers of the fund, can family living and one drug Robert Baldwin, Richard serious questions remain to Freeholders was asked to whistle blast and mini- maintain the vital services Frank MacPheiscn, Bob review the adequacy of a Health Service, down from education film will be shown Gottlick; Bright wood Assn.. (»e answered before the town parade. required by the Town of to the public so that parents Bixler and Allen Crin. Jack Mcfntoch, Frank can adopt a central lite stream bridge on Windsor $17,500 to $13,500 and Girl In a letter to r* snt next Scouts, down from $14,000 to Snipping a crepe paper Westfield." will have tne opportunity to Apeseche; Mrs. Stanely re/use collection program. Ave.; the area has been ribbon on the thermometer The ribbon cutting and a see the films before their week to local ReMiUcans, subject to repeated flood Corwin; Business and ' 'The residents or the flrat (Continued on which will measure the blast of the fire house children do. Frankenbach will at k party Professional Woman's ward have a right to conditions and it is felt that whistle signaled the "Drugs - Friend or Foe," stalwarts to suppo: t • he four amelioration of bridge Club: Mils Florence Wolf, demand whether the two beginning of the parade a filmstrip in the third grade candidates' campjlgu both Mrs. Peter C. Acque, Ms. Republican councilmen - conditions is the first step of through town. Westfield through donatieni and Drug Education Changes drug education curriculum, Charlei H. Frankenbach (Conrfnuad on P»f 4) Robert Barres or Alex a solution of the problem. High School marching band will be shown. volunteer help. Also in the wake of the _ Williams - received an- music brought shoppers and Parents will also be able The newly a pointed swers before agreeing to let Aug. 2 floods here, the Recommended by Panel merchants streaming from to view two fifth grade campaign chalrrnaii Is a life-long residert z'. West- MacPherson Sets Up tho first ward become the (Continued on Pmf 5) stores, peering from win- family living filmstrips: site of the town dump," An evaluation of seventh tially-designed program in dows and balconies to read "There's A New You IConrlnu«d on Pcj» 'II Communication Program Engulland said. To Auction and tenth grade drug grades seven, eight, nine the message proclaimed on Coming" for boys and "A central site refuse education courses in and ten; a banner borne by a pint- "Naturally A Girl ..." for sized honor guard: "Communication is door-to-door visitations and collection system can be the 22 Bicycles Westfield's secondary - the addition of junior girls. Urges Street perhaps the most important the Issuing of statements on solution to removing attic schools has resulted in the high school health "United Fund of Westfield The public meeting is set factor in the candidate-voter key issues to the Leader. ami basement trash from The Police Department of following four recom- educators; and • a Parade of Services." for 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Improvements relationship during a "Within the next few days, liomes only after certain of the Town of Westfiejd today mendations: -- regularly-scheduled A double line of Roosevelt Junior High campaign." So stated Frank Ward 2 residents will these questions have been announced an auction sale - educational programs evaluations of the drug (Continued on Paga 4) School. Thomas A. Piuu, third MacPherson, Ward 2 receive a mailing from me dealt with squarely," the of bicycles and other for parents; education program.
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