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Plans New Super-Highway I Building Cults Hew School SHe To Pass Through Summit Area at-Large William R rncanianitLarge Will Common Council Tuesday night Federal government plan* to relocate Route 22 so Uutt __ a candidate for reaonina fasaed-Mi ordinance providing for tiaa to that office tn toe GOP,Pri- the sectioii from Pottewtown, near the Pennsylvania bor- the purchase of the 16-acr» % gsnary on April 16, this Week der, to Springfield will pass through Far Hills and B«rke* Cade Wilson estate, "DaJkeith," Smced opposition to county and XHeigtite wece-revealed to the Herald thiirreek. state plans for widening Moun- for school aad municipal purpose* According to pretent thinking, the new road would be a tain' avenue and Ashland road tor trngm mmnan be Jtmtl part of the national system of isto "thniways" and also called for 4171.000 of this amount and Interstate and Defense Highway for amendment of the present the remainder will be taken from Home and School and would supplant the existing building code, -terming it "too budget funds already provided. Route 22 which, the government itriagent." However protests were voiced says, is now reaching a point 3|r. Gilson expressed his views by a group of Beekman Terrace HeW Liable for where it b inadequate to handle on several matters In a prepared property owners who asked Coun- traffic demands of the present statement to The Herald this cil to reconsider the Board of Student Cheating day and would not be economics Uy week. He deplored the lack of a Education's plan to us* their advisable to bring to interstate • Less than 100 parents Monday ^series of local candidates' meet- street, a dead-end road, as the standards. Kobert 0. lather night heard a panel group of seven ings anil debates so that his pro- principal entrance and exit to teachers, students and one parent Recent traffic surreys »y federal posals' could be discussed more school portion of the Wilson at a Senior High PTA meeting, road officials show that a large fully before the public. Pern State Man tract. place the responsibility for cur percentage of Route 22 traffic is Me Gilson repeated bis recom- The Beekman Terrace group tailing the current upsurge in interstate and a new location would ^endatioiii fir a new, Hhrary also suggested in a letter to Comv dwatinsrat Summit High School••**•• adequately serve both inter* building, revision of the zoning Appointed City cil that Beekman road, Oakley on the borne, the school and the state traffic and allow the existing hw to provide.for larger home avenue and Springfield avenue, students. ... Route 22 to render greater local lets and wider space between all bordering the Wilson land, The group decided that oiily if service. d'.uii:ngs and urged that the Coun- Recreation Aide cou|d be used as additional entries an three interested parties co- From the information Made cil improve its public relations Robert D. Lelsher, captain of to the new school that will be operated could the present cheat- available to the Herald there i« polity so that major projects the Fenn State basketball team located en half of the property. ing pattern be alleviated. Under some confusion as to whether the odd be brought before the pub- for this season, has been hired as Single Entry Dangerous the moderation of Mrs. Helen proposed super*highway would c before being acted upon by the David, the panel determined that actually be a relocation of a sec- assistant director of recreation Widening of Beekman Terrace Council. it «ras the responsibility of par tion of New Jersey Route 22 or an and director of Edison Recreation to make it the main entry, they Mr. Gilson cited the recent ents to set a proper moral tone entirely new highway that woald Center, it was announced this week contend, will create traffic con- Council rejection of a request to in the home, thereby acting them- be an extension through New Jer by the Board of Recreation. He gestion, safety hazards and will operate a New York bus line FORBES FOB ItMBES—8£aie Sea. Maksim S aite so kin to the Somerset County Senator who Is selves in such an honest manner, sey of Pennsylvania route, 22 which succeeds Robert I* Carter who re- adversely affect their propertifi*. through Summit as an example of orbes visited Ite HerJW la* "I&trsday and seeking the GOP nomination for governor. Above that the children would be direct- now runs from Harrisburg U> las- signed last month. nut providing the public with an The letter also pointed out that was delighted t» find support aal only left bo .right, are Mrs Youry, I»urs. Eve Forbesv ly affected by correct parental ion and is now under improve- Mr. Leisher, who will graduate opportunity to be beard. in the event of a disaster, a single in the editorial eotooms bat also from tfce.'staff, in- Senator Forbes, Mrs. Malcolm Forbes, Edward A. behavior. ment at the Harrisburg end. from Penn State this June, is a entrance to the school could easily cluding Mrs. Eve Forbes «>f Leaox roafi. c* publish- Pizzl. GOP City chairman, and Mrs. Marion Dwyer, Parental Interest In any event, th« federal gov- In other recommendations, Mr. graduate of Chambersburg High Cfeon called for a "speed up" in be blocked. The group said that r, and her daughter, 'Mrs. -Jeaa Yewy, classified Herald display advertising manager. (Wolin photo) Student members of the panel ernment plans a multi-lane School (Pa.) where he played foot- no other city school is located at idvertising manager. The E*raM Farbiss, however. urged that parents take a direct divided expressway that will pass Council's pprogra m of acquirinqg ball and basketball and was foot- the end of a dead-end street with interest in their children's school through Berkeley Heights approx- fy along the Passaic River for ball captain in his senior yer.- only one entry. work, that they not stress marks imately in the vicinity of Moun., park purposes and also urged that and preparation for college more tain avenue where it would cross! The next four years he spent in Recommends Committee Hundreds Greet ctfeer park sites be obtained, the Navy. Most of his service Colleagues Rap Gilson tor than moral behavior and that that street from north to south a .. /Ease Downtowa Traffic was in the Pacific area and while In reply. City Clerk Harry Kates they not contribute to the moral short .distance west of Diamond read a letter from Council Presi- He proposed that a revaluation tationed at«,Hickam Field he Forbes iri Brief delinquency of youth tjy aiding Hill road. dent Ogden D. Genserner in which bo made of the McCrosky traffic played basketball on a Navy team Library Issue, Absenteeism and abetting "white lie»" to cover Heights •Homes In Path rrr mmendations now in effect he recommended a committee, illegal absence from school. for two years. Coiracilman-ai-Large WiIU.ni RjC.-r h to elect Mr. Gilson to the Approximately 15 or 16 homes with a view to proceeding with comprising representatives of the Visit to City At the same time, the students Following his discharge from Gilson was severely criticized th» || O aaca." in the Blue Mountain Farms ~> ether McCrosky proposals, par- property owners, the! Council and requested that teachers cooperate Utte Navy he attended the Univer- week by two of his Council ecl-ff Tz* Council pair also took issue In a two-hour whirlwind tour of Twin Falls road area, just vest ticularly those pertaining to the the Board of Education, be formed the city last Friday, State Sena- by staggering long-term projects sity of Hawaii for one year. 'He leagues and a recent trustee vfI vl& letters recently printed in of Diamond Hill Conrnmnity C".T of mid-town traffic to decide a fair and equitable sol- tor Malcolm S. Forbes of Somer- so that they are not all due at the was on the varsity basketbalbteam the Public library for usirg t':e TLe Herald from Gilson sup- Church, presumably would lie • His statement, in full, is as ution to the problem. In speaking, need for a new library bonder; as J pt:iers TMraising his "hard work" set County, candidate for the GOP same time and that they 'more ef- a regular player. Mr. Leisher directly in the path of the new %!to*s: • ', Mr. Gensemer pointed out that an issue in his tcamyafrm for te- *<n i~ t c • until during [he last four gubernatorial nomination 1H the fectively guide students into good eft Hawaii entering Penn State federal road. it is-ar matter of deep regret the city was not responsible for lection to •*(*"*- April 16 Primary Election, paid work habits. The teenagers asked ;ihYtk1 University in the fall cf 19M and aft-official visit to Th«-$ummit lor a healthy classroom atmos- .It would continue through Berke-, will graduate this June with a B.S. ley Helghtji jnd" througij'the Watch'-"""' series cf candidates' meetings and of Education is a separate entity Gilson was aij>o-charged t.- Ks £.31 i ? i.*a$.t Wvli: a council- ilcrnWy spoke af a huicifcon be- phere, with a good mural climate, n recreation-education. Mr. Leish- i-i Ml that there should be "no ung Reservation to Springfield in debates which I suggested some empowered by state law to own associates with net, fulfilling £•£> rr^sn f?cv<;.