ft-- It r • , 7 ' Aid Bill -See Story Page 3 Cloudy, Cold Cloudy, cold today, chance of FfiVAl •• snow tonight. Cloudy, cold tomorrow and Sunday. fatlBtak, Freehold - (See details page 3) I Lot* Brueli EDITION Honmouth County's Home Newspaper for 9% Years VOL. 93 NO. 148 RED BANK, N. J., FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, i971 20 PAGES TEN CENTS Eatontown Families < >* *•* '> : By PAUL KERN made available to families The Red Cross Youth, under plained that he would provide. worked on during the night .: EATONTOWN - Food and needing food and shelter un- the direction of Richard Kirby 14 rooms in the Crystal Brook before the fire. beds for the 40 families made der the direction of Mayor who coordinated Red Cross ef- Motor Lodge for last night Mr! Stefanile told The Daily homeless by the fire at 'the Herbert E..Werner. • forts supplied the food and only and after that, the people Register that men had been Country Dub Apartments yes- The mayor, who had been in coffee. would be on their own. working on the boiler as late terday morning were provided New York until mid-afternoon, Initial efforts were aimed at He also disclaimed "any re- as three hours before the' in the Municipal Building last cpntacted officials from the providing electrical service sponsibility" for the fire, per- blaze erupted and Sebastion night. American Red Cross chapter for apartment units that sonal belongings in the fire Corcione, superintendent at The homeless are all resi- in i Shrewsbury who already hadn't been damaged by wa- and housing the tenants, Country Club Apartments had dents of two buildings in the were on the scene distributing ter, however a check with Ed- many of whom said they had refused to comment on the apartment complex left with- coffee and sandwiches and win Ambler, coast manager signed leases and had paid trouble. out heat, hot or cold water Col. Jack Anchor from the for Jersey Central Power & their rent to Feb. 1. and electricity by a fire that Support Command at Ft. Mon- Light Company revealed that Mrs. Major Jones, resident gutted two of the apartments mouth. They arranged for a if power could be brought to Tenants also complained of the apartment closest to the and left two more a sham- disaster control headquarters the buildings, the wiring that the heat and hot water basement area where the fire bles. in the basement of the Munici- might not stand the load of 20 in the building had gone out began, said she was awakened by smoke sometime after 7 Officials here believe the pal Building. to 40 small electrical heaters many times this winter for as the borough had volunteered long as three days and sever- a.m. and woke her. husband fire may have started in a A truck was dispatched up. He told the superintendent faulty oil fired boiler in the from the fort and the mayor, to heat the apartments. al mentioned that the heating Suit Threatened unit had smoked badly before about the fire and called the basement of the building but Col, Anchor and Col. Burton fire department. the blaze is still under investi- Anderson along with all their Many of the residents left each outage. gation. Firemen were unable wives began setting up and homeless threatened yester- Garrett Stefanile, sanitation In the meantime, she and to approach'the boiler through making the beds loaned from day afternoon to sue Sam officer charged with enforcing the other residents of the the day because of nearly four the military. Several soldiers Richlin, owner of the apart- the Board of Health codes in- building dressed quickly and. feet of water and large pieces from the fort had volunteered ments, for not providing them cluding the requirement that went out into the bitter cold FROZEN OUT — This fire which gutted two ^apartments and left at least 40 with- morning as firemen con- of flooring in the basement. to corral the equipment and with shelter. sufficient heat be provided in out heat, water or electricity, left the apartments' residents without shelter. Officials '• Shelter Provided transport and help set up the At a meeting with some of apartments confirmed the verged on the scene to fight Borough Red Cross and Ft. beds on their own time after the displaced tennants yester- problems with the heating the blaze. are pointing to a possibly faulty boiler as a likely cause. Monmouth facilities were normal working hours. day afternoon, Mr. Richlin ex- unit and said that it had been (See Eatontown page 2) (Register Staff Photo) •*", JK ' A **, Grossing Guards Contented Through By FLORENCE S. BRUDER my coat," she admits. "The that keeps things warm at his W.estside Ave., guard at Mon- . Th<« air is chilling and the last- few days .have been corner. • ' •'.....' mouth and Pearl Sf&,-Re4 wind-nearly paralyzing, but—terriffic -weather-wise, but 'CoirBut Good'. -Bank—'-'I'm out irrthear(iifl— the faithful who work outdoors I!m ready for it." "It's, cold but good," re- exaggeration) and meet, so don't mind winter's quirks. , More youngsters race to her : many nice people. No, I don't In a spot check of school corner and she cheerfully re- marks Mrs. Dorothy Brepken ridge, 114 Parker Ave., Fair ; mind the cold." .".',". crossing guards, all are happy sumes her • post, her breath He wears heavy ,socks and with their raore-than-fresh-air •visible in the midday air. Haven, guard in' front of th£ Kriollwood School. • . ' . ' sh'oes, "very important on the occupations and uncomplain- Long thermal underwear, ; concrete,", and his "e~tii"is ing about their chilly plight. keeps Arthur, Bpifgnfi,J2 Mad- "''Get back; on that'; side- long; underwear. Mrs. Josephine Topiiferc , 25 ison Ave., Red Bank contioi't-, walk;'" she orders a group of i "I was an electrician for SO Laks Aye., Fair Havpb,, who'} able to Ms- posiUon'af Mori-' youngbterS headed-home for lunch. Then she proceeds to years before this," he'ex- been a guard at River and mouth and West Sts. plains, proudly, "but I've en- Hanc» Roads for three years, "No, 1 don't even use my call each one by name as they cross safely.' . joyed being a guard since is smiling sincerely beneath ear-flaps," he admit;, 1964. The weather. doesn't her perky cap topped with a "though I'do wear gloves. (He "The only extra thing, I make any difference to the red scarf. had ncne on.) A former bar-, have on is another sweater," youngsters either. We all "I love the children very tendv, Mr. Epifano has taken Mrs. Breckenridge continues. learn to,cope." much," she says "They're.the his friendly talents outdoors. She's comfy in a heavy over- Mr. Hggins spends his,off- main thing." She hustled to "I don't mind the cold as long coat, slacks, boots, woolen duty hours at his station, in- the intersection, halting busy as it doesn't snow, but the • tjiovas, hat anct scarf. "I've side his car, motor running, traffic so the boys and girls kids who come by all want been doing this for nine years heater on, and family dog con- could cross safely for lunch snow." and love it." tentedly sleeping in back seat. time He's bundled up in a warm "It's a nice, healthy job,' There are compensations in Arthur Epifano Mrs. Dorothy Brrckcnrldge Mrs. Josephine Topier Henry Higglns "I have a ski jacket under police jacket and coat and enthuses Henry Higgins of every job, Tonti Gets 'Fond Farewell' By BOB BRAMLEY structure and,: specifying that create an administrative aide sultants for 1971 recommend- Authority architects will be ____WQODBRIDGE -^Yester- all _ duties formerly assigned betweem the_. commissioners, _ed_by_ME_. Gallagher, _Thejn-. Merchant,_Seidei, .Voorhees day John P. Gallagher, Mid- to Mr. Tonti will devolve on and the parkway," but said siirance advisory committee and Rose of New Brunswick,- dlesex County: Republican the authority chairman', j such an aide could be hired if will include the* Lauffer Agen- at a fee of $6,000 yearly. leader named chairman of the The resolution, was adopted necessary. cy of New Brunswick, Conov- Mudge,' Rose, Guthrie and N.J. Highway Authority, by without dissent by the five au- 'In a Bunch' er Kumin and Associates of Alexander of New York City Gov. William T. Cahill six thority commissioners. Asked if he plans to become Spring Lake, the Sergent- were named bond counsel to months ago, picked up the last Abolishing Post "top banana" of the authority, Mackey Agency of Dumont, the authority. Of the marbles in his game Mr. Gallagher remarked, "top the John Trella and Son Agen- Later in the meeting, Mr. cy of Passaic and Thomas W. Coverdale and Colpitts of With D. Louis Tonti, authority bananas come in a bunch. New York City were reap- executive director. Gallagher announced that There are five of them," he Sweeney of Maplewood. effective March 1, the day aft- pointed traffic consultants. added, referring to the five Hughes, McElroy, Connell, Touche, Ross and Co. of At the authority's annual er Mr. Tonti's resignation be- commissioners. meeting, Mr. Gallagher intro- comes effective, the post of Foley and Geiser of Newark Newark continue as authority The authority will create the will continue as authority at- auditors, at a retainer of duced a resolution accepting assistant executive director, post of administrative assist- Mr. Tonti's resignation effec- how held by Melvin J. Kohn, torneys until May 31, when $15,750 yearly plus mileage ant to the commissioners for the Toms River firm of Hier- not to' exceed $600.