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House Still Actory A Newspaper Devoted Complete News ,Pietures To the Community Interest Presented Fairly, Clearly Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week Published Every Thursday VOL. XX—NO. 15 FORDS, N. J., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1958 At 18 Green Street. Woodbridge. X. J. PRICE TEN CENTS Heroes' Javelin Victim School Tribute Chances ' Hazards House actory WOODBRIDGE — After an emergency operation yesterday by Dr. Cyril I. Hutner and Dr. Edward J. Novak, Robert K. Hartman, 17-year-old Woodbridge High School senior, who was struck by a javelin during a field meet Monday was re- Viewed Friday ported to be "in fair condition." Dr. Novak said yesterday that "barring unforseeh complica- State, County, Local Town to Honor Dead tions I feel the boy has a very Officials Examine Of All Wars; March good chance." The operation Still revealed a lacerated liver. Keasbey Situation Route is Announced Robert the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hartman, 24 WOODBRIDGE — Harold •WOODBRIDGE — Rev. Claremont Avenue, Colonia, Holeombe of the Division of Robert Bonham, Avenel, cap- was competing in the meet be- School Building Services of Avenel tain in the Air Force Reserve, tween'Wooctbridge and Perth the State Department of Ed- will be the principal speaker Amboy High Schools at the ucation, County Superinten- at the annual Memorial Day stadium. Competition iri the dent of Schools Robert. R. program in Woodbridge Park, Blunt, members of 'the Board high jump was then in pro- of Education and Town Com- Victims Friday. gress and Lou Bartha, the mittee Superintendent of Other speakers will include coach, left the scene for a mo- Schools Patrick A. Boylan and Mayor Hugh B. Quigley, whoment to obtain a new rake as a citizens committee will meet will give the address of wel-the one in use had broken. today at 10 o'clock to discuss Improve come; Benjamin Thomas, De- Robert was taking off a means of safeguarding child- • partment Corpsmaster, Vet- warm-up jacket in prepara- ren attending Keasbey School. WOODBRIDGE — Police as : erans of Foreign "Wars; Ben-tion for his event when Mich- yet have failed to determine j jamin Sunshine, representing ael Lesko, Port Reading, Ro- Representatives of what type of gas was respon- I the American Legion. bert's closest friend, decided the Shorecrest-at-Fords and sible for the explosion in Ave- • Roosevelt Estates develop- Charles E. Gregory, pub- to take a practice throw with nel Sunday night that demol- j ments attended both Town ished the home of ,Mr. and lisher of The Independent- his javelin. The Colonia boy was hit in the side. Committee and Board of Edu- Mrs. George Ryan at 320 Lord Leader will be master of ROBERT K. HARTMAN cation meetings last week to Street and sent them both to . ceremonies. Taken to the Perth Amboy register protests against the Perth Amboy General Hospi- j The invocation will be given General Hospital, Robert was abandoned clay pit at the rear tal. • . I given blood transfusions. It by Rabbi Samuel Newberger Jacohson to Take of the school which they called The Elizabeth Consolidated of Congregation Adath Israel was not until yesterday morn- a "definite danger" to their ing an operation was decided.. Board Post Tonight Gas Company has been digg- . ^ ' and the National Anthem will children. They also Claimed ing in the vicinity of the ex- be sung by Mrs. Andrew Dr. John P. Lozo, High the pit is filled with "stagnant School principal,, said yester- WOODBRIDGE — Lewis plosion to determine if the Aaroe, accompanied by the S. Jacobson, Tisdale Place, water, breeding mosquitos, blast was caused by natural Woodbridge High School day he was at the Lions Club rats and diseases within 10 Youth Week dinner when he will be sworn as a member gas. The company, according ... Band. of the Board of Education feet of the rear of the build- to Henry Rohrs, a vice presi- notified of the' accident and ing." For more than 50 years the went to the hospital immedi- tonight at 8. He succeeds dent, found one small leak Gettysburg Address has been ately. Nathan Bernstein who re- Threatening they would re- but said there was no conclu- recited at the exercises, and fuse to send their children to sive evidence it could be the It was a very unfortunate signed a few. months ago. since World War I, "In Flan- An attorney with offices Keasbey the parents urged the cause of the explosion. accident", the school head youngsters be permitted to re- ders' Fields" has been added said. "We. have been having a in Perth Amboy, Mr. Jacob- Both Mayor Hugh B. Quig- ALL THAT REMAINS OF A ONCE-HAPPY HOME: In an instant the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ryan was nothing to the program. This year son has been active in civic main at Hopelawn school un- ley and Lawrence Clement, but a mass of splinters as the result of an explosion of undetermined origin Monday. Both Mr. aim Mrs. Ryan are hos- time with Michael Lesko who til the new school in their area Ralph Kummler will recite is beside himself with grief. affairs and has advocated supervisor of public works, pitalized Their daughter, Donna, 7, escaped serious injury. the famous Lincoln speech reforms in Board of Educa- is constructed. Mr. Boylan, claim if the cause had been Mr. Bartha seems to be in a however, pointed out the State and Patricia Rechnitzer will daze. We are all praying for tion expenditures, many of sewer gas the manhole covers recite the war poem. Both Department would hardly ap- in the vicinity would have Bobert's^recovery." which . have been adopted. prove ' of empty rooms in are Woodbridge high school Woodbridge coaches said He was president of Citizens been blown off. Bystanders Ex-Fords' Fire Chief Dies, 4 Hurt Keasbey School while Hope- seniors. (Continued on Page 6) for Classrooms. said the manhole cover near lawn School remains on split the Ryan home was "frozen" The salute will be fired by session. : Hopelawn Post, VFW Firing solid and it took several men Squad and taps will be sound- At the Board meeting it wa: to lift it. ed by John A. Kuhlman. decided the State Department There were no gas lines Right Rev. Charles G. McCor- of Education would be asked leading into the Ryan home. WOODBRIDGE — "There ristin is scheduled to pro- send a representative and hisThe heat was provided by oil is no satisfactory reason for nounce the benediction. recommendations would be and the cooking by electricity. the explosion", H. Roberts, in- Preceding the program, the Set for Monday followed. Mr. Ryan, 34, who was said spector for the Ocean Guaran- Dedication o parade will take place, start- The school board and Town to be in critical condition tee Insurance Company • told. ing promptly at 10. Th* line EDISON-—The application of the Sommers Brothers Con- Committee conferred Monday when admitted to the hospital Sgt. Kenneth Van Pelt late of march will toe as follows: struction Company to'build a 3Vs> million dollar luxury night and although the caucus is now listed in "poor" condi- yesterday after ah inspection James Street to Amboy Ave- garden-type apartment project was continued until next was called primarily to discuss tion. His wife, Katherine, 31, of the boiler room at Hey den nue, left on Amboy Avenue to Monday in the Oak Tree School after the Board of Adjust- the need of sewer facilities expecting her second child in Chemical Company, Fords, ment failed to reach any decision after a second hearing on Main Street, left on Main to for new schools to be built three months, was reported as where an explosion killed one WOODBRIDGE — Dedi- A.M. School 18 will be dedi- To be included in the the issue Monday night. "fair". Their seven-year-old Rahway Avenue, to Freeman soon, Committeeman R. Rich- man injured four others. cation of three of the Town- cated at 11 and the High cornerstones of the three Street, left on Freeman Street About 300 persons attended ard Krauss arrived at the daughter, Donna, was released Meanwhile funeral arrange- ship's newest schools will School at noon. after treatment for cuts and schools are copies of The to Church Street to Linden the hearing held in Oak Tree meeting May 21. Mr. O'Neil meeting with a delegation ments have been completed take place Saturday, June 7, Completion of the Hoff- Avenue, to Green Str.eet, to bruises. Independent-Leader con- School. The initial hearing continued his questioning: from the developments. When for John A. Dudik, 49, 34 Ryan the Board of Education has man Boulevard School in School Street to North Park was held in the Municipal taining advertisements seek- Monday night. Following this, it was explained that the State (Continued on Page 6) Street, Fords, a foreman of announced. Colonia by September, along Drive, to the Memorial monu- Building but because of the ing bids for the bonds to Mr. Schwartz was questioned Department repr e<sjpnt a"- the processing area at the To be dedicated are with the three schools to be ment for the services. Par- large crowd on hand it was t i v e will be in the Township finance the construction. by two other attorneys for plant and a man known thru- Woodbridge High School, dedicated, marks the wind- ticipating units are Wood- decided to hold the second the_ objectors, Sherwood H today, the delegation left. bridge Police Department, out the area for accepting civc School 18 in Iselin and up of the first phase of the Representatives of the meeting in a larger audi- Mundy, and Leon P.
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