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•w >itii<tirifmiiriiimririmiMMmiifiiii<!ifimmrtriuiHiiJ Most Complete Coverage Use The Times'- CLASSIFIED ADS of the Belleville Territory- to sell, buy or trade. Read weekly by more than Belleville's Most Potent Selling; Force 28,000 Belleviilites. Call Be. 2-3200 rmtimirjii jiinmniiiiifi »uiilitiiitiiii PRICE FIVE CENTS Yol XIX., No. 38 BELLEVILLE, N. L, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1944 Williams Demands Investigation Of Police, Charges Frame-up In Gambling “Permit« WILLIAM J. ROSS Opening St. Peter's Bowling Alleys JERALDO MAIORAN, Principals In Police Controversy Says King Suppressed NAMEDOFFICIAL BUILDING PIONEER, Leighton Statement 0F RED CROSS PASSES AT 73 First Aid Vice Chairman Developer, ‘Unofficial Mayor’ Wachenfeld Calls For Transcript On Executive Group; Of Silver Lake Succumbs Of Sensational Meeting; Mayor Duval Resigns After Long illness Promises Many More Disclosures Jeraldo Maioran of 184 Bel­ William J. Ross of 182 Floyd A sweeping in yestigation of the police department anc street, vice chairman of the Red mont avenue, who developed near­ ly all of present-day Silver Lake, its functioning since Joseph King became director of publr Cross first aid committee, was uied at his home last week after a elected a member of the executive long illness. Thus ended nearly a safety was demanded yesterday morning by Mayor Wil committee of the Belleville chap- { half-century devoted to the inter­ lianis in a conference with county Prosecutor Wachenfeld ter at a meeting at the Woman’s ests of that southwestern portion club Monday night. of the town. The confab took place in the prosecutor’s office less that At the same time the resigna­ Mr. Maioran, for decades con­ 12 hours after Williams had blown the whole Belleville polit tion of Joseph C. Duval of 30 sidered the “unofficial mayor of Rossmore place from Ms post as Silver Lake,” had lived there since ical and governmental structure apart with a series o public relations chairman was ac­ 1896. Born in Cassano Irpino, sensational charges directed against King and Deput; cepted. Duval pleaded pressure of Italy, 73 years ago, he braved the other business in his resignation Atlantic alone as a boy to seek Police Chief Elmer Leighton. letter. his fortune. Wachenfeld made no decision on whether or not h Reporting on the activities of He was appointed the first post­ the first aid committee, chairman master of Silver Lake in 1899 and Mayor Williams Commissioner King prosecute the accused officials, according to the mayor, bu Paul Baxer revealed that 39 ad­ served until his death as postal asked for a transcript of the severe cross-questioning whic] vanced cards have been issued clerk of station No. 3. the mayor pursued ‘ after hurling the bombshell into th during the past two months to-, He soon, felt the ux-ge to develop E d ito ria l gether with 38 standard and 19 the then-barren Silver Lake and commission meeting Tuesday night. Williams declared las junior cards. this forced him into the construc­ night that he had in his files much additional data and man; He recommended the first aid tion and real estate business. Dur­ Put Up Or Shut Up — But Fast program at the Walter Kidde ing the following years his firm ---------------------------------------^signed statements of allegei company, pointing out that 14 erected nearly every house in the Mayor Williams and Commissioner King, both of misdoings in the police de persons had recently completed area. King Will Welcome Investigation; the accident prevention instruc­ He helped build the first school- whom have been fairly treated by .the taxpayers ot Williams ‘Through With Scandal’ partment and that ‘'the; tor’s course and that there are house, erected the old St. An­ Belleville for many years, each have a new obligation would be brought to ligh more than 500 first aiders trained thony’s Catholic church, organized today toward the town’s citizens. It is their bounden He would welcome an investi­ at the proper time.” in the plant. the first: fire department, set up gation of the police department, Mrs. Louis A. Noll, head of the Americanization classes, helped duty now to clear up the controversy begun Tuesday Public Safety Director King de­ home service department, an­ build roads, cut in streets, sewer­ T h e controversy, whicl night and to do it with a minimum of vituperative and clared yesterday to a Belleville nounced that the Red Cross had age and lighting. Times reporter when questioned threatens to rock the founda been made an agent to handle all At one time he served as a recriminatory mudslinging, which can accomplish noth­ about possible future steps fol­ tions of town hall as nothin* cases for the Army Emergency member of the Belleville boards of ing but the lowering of the name of Belleville and the lowing Mayor Williams announced Relief, Her division is caring for health and trade and for many intention of demanding a county has in the past ten years about 110 cases of all kinds every years acted as justice of the peace. eventual extinction of their own political hopes. The investigation. grew out of an alleged state month. He was insurance broker, notary charges which the mayor made at Tuesday night s At first King said he had no Other department heads report­ public, commissioner of deeds and statement to make but termed the ment, in the possession o ed usual activity: 25 members of a patron of music and art. meeting and the many more which he claims to have in commission meeting Tuesday night King for six weeks, claiming the motor corps worked 400 He often said that -his greatest reserve for future use are sufficiently serious to war­ ‘‘a farce.”, “It -was not a trial,” that the mayor had dealing: hours during March, eight can­ FIRST OFFICIAL BALL rolled at the opening of the new bowl­ aim was to see that all of the he said, “just a lot of personali­ teen unit helpers devoted 62 poorer people had their own rant a complete expose. ties. with Newark gamblers. hours, 13 nurses’ aides spent 314 ing alleys at St. Peter's Catholic church Monday night was homes and he actually built and The sum ami substance of the mayor's allegations “An investigation would be hours -in hospitals and at blood tossed by Rev. Joseph M. Kelly, paster of the church. Even sold houses on a $5-$10 monthly fine because a lot of stuff would The text of thg statei banks and eight staff assistants though it went down the gutter, the alleys were thrown open \ instalment plan. t • is that the police department is being mismanaged, that come out. I’m not afraid of an in­ which was admittedly In gnu put in 46 hours (volunteers add­ ■’ Organizer ed another 246, due mainly to J.‘ before a crowd of 250. the commissioner and Captain Leighton are working vestigation.” by Leighton, was not re Claude ■ Powers’ 200 hours). Mr. Maioran instigated the be­ together to the detriment of the department. The inci­ His intention to push the de­ Youthful members, of the Jun­ A crowd of more than 200 jam­ of the alleys the full distance and ginnings of 14 lodges and frater­ mand for a search into the oper­ vealed but it is understooi ior Red Cross in Passaic avenue med unto the new school of St. spotlights are trained on the pins nal organizations, mostly in St. dental injury to his own reputation and character is a ation of the department was ear­ to charge the mayor wit l' school made numerous tovs and Peter’s Catholic church Monday themselves. ■ Anthony’s church, and organized side issue as far as the townspeople are concerned. If lier enunciated by the mayor in a presented them to- the-hospital and night to see the pastor, Rev. Jos­ In the feature of the exhibition the Silver Lake building and loan statement to The Times. compliance in the schemes o. home for crippled children in eph M. Kelly, roll the first ball matches, the firemen severely association. his charges tire true and if they can be proved, then the “'For the $2,250 a year I get the gamblers to open a house Newark, according to Mrs. Wil­ which officially opened the four trounced the police in two games, Politically he was the acknowl­ usefulness of King and Leighton to the town is seriously from the town I’m all through liam H. Williams, chairman. new bowling alleys installed 600-555 and 696-617. The fireeat- edged Republican leader of The with the machinations of cheap of chance in Belleville. ers' were Chief Reid, Hanley, Lake and helped organize many impaired and the former at least (being an elected politicians, gossips and scandal­ Cortlandt, Montgomery and there. Locked Uo Statement Silver Lake schools added scrap The alleys are of the latest de­ Mack, Ketter and Cufone; the GOP clubs in the section. official) will be a political has-been. mongers. I intend to obtain all the books to the donation while high sign and construction and the hall sidewalk pounders included Chief He is survived by his wife, Mrs. protection that the law gives to Williams assertel that Kiip is decorated in green and buff. Spatz, Monoghan, Dunn, Flynn Concetta Saulino Maioran, and On the other hand, if they cannot be substantiated, ordinary decent citizens and to has been in possession of tin school students constructed a hook public officials.” (Continued on P.iKe Three) Brilliant lighting gives a full view (Continued on Pa-Jce Three I two sons, Jeraldo Jr. at home and the mayor will obviously be guilty of a grandstand play, document for six weeks and that Gpl.

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