To Halt NJ. Route Plan Highway Commissioner to Face Local Wrath at Parley Here Oct
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A Newspaper Devoted Complete News, Pictures To the Community Interest Presented Fairly, Clearly Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week VOL. XVIII—NO. 33 FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1956 PuDilshed Hvery Thursday at 18 Green Street, Woodbridge, W. J. PRICE EIGHT CENTS Town Girds To Halt NJ. Route Plan Highway Commissioner To Face Local Wrath At Parley Here Oct. 11 Probe WOODBRIDGE — Commission- er Dwight B. G. Palmer at the State "Highway Department will come to the Township on Thurs- Edison Commissioners Set day, October 11, to discuss •with the people of Hopelawn'the pro- posed route for the East-West Meeting on Farmhawen Issue Freeway, Mayor Hugh B. Quigley EDISON—Temporary bus transportation for children residing in announced yesterday after meet- the Farmhaven Homes area to the Oak Tree School has been arranged ing with Mr. Palmer in Trenton, by the Township Commissioners until they meet Monday night with Tuesday. the Board of Education at the Bonhamtown School. The meeting, as promised by The seriousness of the problem was broached last night by Com- Mayor Quigley, will be in the (Special to Independent-Leader) missioner Julius Engel at the regular commissioners' meeting. He NEW BRUNSWICK — Two Hopelawn School and will start declared that he had a five-year- promptly at 7 P. M. resignations from the Woodbridge old grandson and he would not Township Board of Education in Meanwhile the Highway De- allow him to walk to school on Flying Train Brake Shoe the wake of a strong presentment partment has employed Madigan Oak Tree Road. Hits Car, Misses Driver in criticism of Board practices toy and Hyland as consultant engi- Emphasizing his viewpoint on the Middlesex County Grand Jury, neers and they have been directed the matter, the police commis- WOODBRIDGE — Frederick are rumored as highly probable to consult with Howard Madison, sioner stated that "in my mind it either today or tomorrow. Township engineer and Louis- P. BEAT THE DEADLINE: Above Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Bobko, 6) Monica Court, Avenel, are shown registering- with Mrs. Arthur J. Holzehuk, Jr., 18, of 18 West Bagger, secretary -to Township Clerk B. J. Dimigran, Tuesday night in order to be eligible to vote in the presidential election November is •criminal negligence for any Cliff Road, Colonia, narrowly The Grand Jury, which was Booz, Perth Amboy engineer, to •board to allow a six- or seven- discuss alternate routes and to as- < 6 The deadline far registration is at 9 o'clock tonight. escaped serious injuries yester- charged to investigate the Wood- year-old child to walk down that day in a freak accident. bridge school board and which certain, the practicability and two-lane highway." Continuing, costs of such routes. Holzschuk was driving his was extended in order to com- he declared, "I appreciate we are plete the inquiry, is scheduled to The State Highway Commis- Cop Lays Race Bet New Delays Found living in a land of laws, but still father's car on Route 27, Co- sioner has indicated fehanges "will lonia, 300 feet south of New meet today at 10 o'clock. The this, should be tempered with a only additional witness to be be made if they "do not increase little bit of'sense." Dover Road bridge over Route "the cost materially or do not al- To Seller's Sorrow Here as Registration Soars Revaluation 27 and Pennsylvania Railroad heard today is Andrew Aaroe, ter the function of the proposed WOODBRIDGE — The largest vote ever polled in the history of Part of the development is cov- tracks when a brake shoe from Board president. After Mr. Aaroe's freeway." » WOODBRIDGE — Herbert Wil- the Township is expected to\ be cast by Township residents at the WOODBRIDGE — Although ered by the state law in that the a passing train broke loose appearance, the panel will retire At his meeting with Mr. Pal- son, 1052 St. George Avenue, Ave- November 6. presidential election, judging from the number of resi- much of the evidence points oth- distance from the area to the crashing through the car win- to draft its presentment. mer yesterday, the mayor was told nel, a cook at the Hilltop Restau- dents, who have turned out to register during the past few years. erwise, the Township Committee school is more than two miles, dow. Special Deputy Attorney Gen- the only reason Mr. Palmer had rant at the same address made a Last year's registration figure was 26,000 at a time when the issued a statement yesterday that while the other half is less than eral Alex Eber, who has conducted the distance set by the state and Holzschuk told Desk Sgt. not replied to an invitation to very bad mistake Monday. He Township's.population was estimated at approximately 50,000. it had reached the conclusion Henry Dunham, "it was a close the inquiry and presented the come to Woodbridge this week is which must be abided by if the placed a race bet for a Wood- Mrs. Arthur Bagger, of the "no increase in annual amounts call," that if "it had been any evidence to the jury, was non- because he did not receive the bridge police sergeant. would be received for State School local Board of Education is to Township Clerk's office, estimates continue receiving state aid for nearer it would have been just commital yesterday concerning the letter. The only letter he received, County , Detective. Steven {that the office alone has registered Aid," if a revaluation program is prospects of the outcome of the he said, was one- from the Town transportation. too bad." The car was badly Drosdick and Sgt. Kenneth Van |between' 1,500. a"nd 1,800 new started in the Township. damaged. • •• investigation. Sources close to Clerk asking for a map of the Pelt of the local police depart- voters. This figure does not in- Mayor Thomas Swales , con- court house affairs in this county proposed highway. A spokesman for the State De- curred with Commissioner Engel ment, visited the restaurant and clude the registrations taken by partment of Taxation said yester- seat were agreed, however, that Mayor Quigley • again pointed over, 100 Democratic and Republi- Complaint Fizzles and told his colleagues that he the-latter told Wilson .he wished day that "in and of itself" a re- no indictments are in the offing out to Mr. Palmer that the people to make a bet. As Wilson accepted can County Committee members had arranged, a meeting with the and that only sharp criticism ol of Hopelawn have "suffered the money he was placed under in their homes and designated WOODBRIDGEA petition valuation program is not designed Board of Education for next Mon- primarily to secure . increased the conduct of the Board, is likely. enough" from highway construc- arrest. He was arraigned and re- public buildings during the past submitted to the Town Committee day to air the -problem and find an state school aid but in a munici- • It is this probability -which or- tion. Some of them he told Mr. leased under $500 bond to await few weeks. Those registrations will immediate solution. He advocated iginated the rumors that at least Palmer have had to move two and two weeks ago by several residents pality such as Woodbridge, where the action of the grand jury., ; be turned into Township Clerk that the commissioners take steps two members will tender their three times. B. j. Dunigan at the deadline to- of Wood Avenue, Iselin, who com- the school population is growing/ to contact the state legislature Spokesmen for the Highway De- Released after being booked as and where property has been AVENEL — Miss Kay' War- resignations as soon as the expec- material witnesses were the owner night. ' • ••, . plained against a family allegedly and the assemblymen and senator partment have stated the objec- assessed at 14 yer cent of true val- from this district and protest the man, a senior high school student, ted presentment is handed to of the restaurant, Mary Minucci, living in a garage with no sani- the court. The brunt of the re- tions voiced by the Township are The. estimation now is that ap- uation the amount of school aid state two-mile ruling on such a who attended the Citizenship In- similar, to those voiced in other and Anthony De Nola, 41, 461 proximately 30,000 residents of the tary facilities, proved to be with- is bound to increase. ; sponsibility for attempting to Fourth .Avenue, Garwood, on hazardous highway as Oak Tree stitute at Douglas College, New communities-when the department Township will, be. eligible to vote out foundation in fact, Mayor Head. justify Board practices fell upon whom police said they found bet- November 6, making the approxi- The increase is sure to be there Brunswick, last June and was Commissioners Edwin W. Casey is "forced in the public's interest Hugh B.;Quigley said, yesterday,; , 1 to ^teai* -dwrr^homes-to'-MSik^-way' UpeNola said, especially. since - the State Aid On a motion by Mr. Engel and sponsored by the Avenel Woman's. and Harold Van Ness in wr "" for a new road or to widen an however, he was on the way to the in,the neighborhood:of 60,000. The mayor ' stated that both School formula, has been revised seconded" by Commissioner Joseph Club and the Junior Woman's committees many of the decisions race track to place the 'bets legally. Building Inspector William J. to permit the school districts to Costa, emergency measures were existing road." jytr. Dunigari's office . will. be Club, was the guest speaker at and actions under fire, originated.