Book Vandals Prey on Library's Stacks by Donald Pizzi Jr
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Baloney is flattery so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we like it — Fulton John Sheen. Vol. II, No. 11 A Forbes Newspaper Thursday, March 14,1991 233-9696 P.O. Box 2790, Westfield 07091 15 Cents Book vandals prey on library's stacks By Donald Pizzi Jr. problems. Entire pages were torn out of a and Stuart Awbray diabetic cookbook, just to get some reci- pes. If you're looking for the Sports Illus- trated swim suit edition, forget it That Book vandals armed with razors, knives issue was so pawed over in past years and ripping hands are plaguing the that the library doesn't even let it get stacks at the Westfield Memorial Library. close to the racks. The damage ranges from simple snipped recipes from Redbook to sophis- Another defensive maneuver was ticated article ripouts from encyclopedias prompted by the discovery of newspaper to the removal of whole sheets from ref- coupon clippers. It takes time, but librari- erence works. Some of the vandalism ans now stamp every coupon. Clippers costs the price of a newspaper. Other acts beware. If the library doesn't find you cost the library hundreds of dollars. out, the supermarket checker will. Page slashing of books and magazines Highly specialized vandals are at work. has aroused concern among the librari- Somebody in Westfield has a fetish for ans and the Town Council is exploring Britain's Princess Diana. The entire con- punitive measures. Mayor Richard Bag- tents of one book about Lady Di were ger, who sits on the library board, sug- lifted. References to her in hard cover gested a law that would allow a fine for and soft periodicals are this fan's prey, such actions in the range of $500. He sees too. that as a deterrent At a more sophisticated level, virtually everything that has been written about Bagger said that the vandals were not Nadine Gordimer has been ripped off. juveniles because of the nature of the The library thinks the criminal needed books. multiple references for a high school or Carol Ann Wilson, the children's librar- college term paper on the South African ian, said the blame can no longer be at- novelist The major damage was to a se- tributed to "just kids." Adults are obvi- ries of encyclopedia works on contempo- ously purloining pieces of print without rary literary criticism. Wilson says it's giving thought to photocopying material difficult to replace one of a series and or checking H out One person, for exam- very expensive to fill in the gap by re- ple, lifted part of the $120 Industrial placing an entire series. The vulnerable Guide of Union County in search of a job reference volumes are among the most or business clients. costly items in the library. Magazines are especially vulnerable. The reference department has repeated (Please turn to page A-13) Two challengers oppose Pholo by Daryl Stone CAPPING OFF DRUG FREE SCHOOLS WEEK, Carl Banks of the New York Giants gives Wilson School third grader Jack Gordon a Superbowl cap. Banks, his fellow Giant O.J. Anderson, and Houston Oiler Warren Moon visited the three board incumbents school as part of Drug Free Schools Week. See page A-6 for story. Five citizens are candidates for three seats on the Westfield Board of Education in the April 30 school election. Patriotism lives on after the war The candidates, in ballot order, are: Susan H. Pepper, Thomas James Mutaffis, Benjamin Rulf, Lawrence Softer and B. Carol Molnar. as families await soldiers' return Pepper, Rulf, and Molnar are veteran of Operation Desert Storm. most patriotic person 1 know," strong incumbents. Pepper, the current By Joan Lowell Smith praise with patriotism so rampant in the board president, has served two Contributing writer The upbeat ceremony attracted more aftermath of the war. It was Gorsky who three-year terms. Rulf and Molnar than 1O0 family members of the honored It wasn't a ribbon-cutting which drew servicemen and servicewomen, plus town conceived the idoa to honor Wostfield's are each completing their first the crowds, It was a ribbon-crowning. military in the gulf three-year terms. leaders and residents eager to display Tony Orlando's instructions to "Tic a their patriotic support and relief that Gorsky personalized the ribbons, which Yellow Ribbon on the Old Oak Tree" Westfield had no casualties to mourn. will be given to each service member in a were slightly altered when the Westfield With the sun blazing and Sousa marches subsequent ceremony when they return. Republican Women's Club tied 42 rib- blaring from a sound truck, the assem- Meanwhile, the colorful display will bons on all soils octrees in and around bled masses clustered around the flag brighten the park, just slightly ahead of Mindowaskin Park, from elms to chfirry pole in front of the municipal building, to the yellow jonquils and crocuses. blossoms, and oven an oak or two, each share the warmth of the moment on the SUSAN H. PEPPER proudly displaying a largo yellow ribbon, blustery winter day. Jean Sawtelle read the 42 names, with emblazoned with the name of a Westfield each ribbon received by a family mem- One spectator huddling close to her ber, friend or American Legion represen- husband remarked, "How can we com- tative. At one point aflcr rattling off Complaints may plain about a little cold when our troops "O'Hanlon, O'Leary, and O'Connor," Saw- had to suffer the opposite extremes of telle quipped something about whether bring about sweltering desert heat?" St Patrick's Day had descended a bit Leading off the program, Ginger Heald early. noise ordinance described her cohort Lisa Gorsky as "the (Please turn to page A-13) By Donald Pizzi Jr. Record staff writer Lyons joins Forbes as CEO A local resident's complaints have Charles A. Lyons will join Forbes culation of 520,000 in the suburbs of prompted the Town Council to look into Newspapers March 18 as the growing Washington, D.C. Previously he was pres- the possibility of regulating noise in town. newspaper group's chief executive of- ident of Chesapeake Publishing Corp. in The council's laws and rules committee ficer. The announcement was made by Easton, Md. where 23 newspapers with a THOMAS JAMES MUTAFFIS discussed the possibility at a recent the organization's chairman, Malcolm S. combined circulation of 460,000 are pub- meeting, committee chairman Garland Forbes, Jr. lished. "Bud" Boothe told the council last week. "Chuck brings a wealth of experience in Boothe said that the committee dis- multiple-newspaper, suburban markets, cussed the "timing of operation of noisy and we're excited to have him arriving as BENJAMIN RULF things" such as lawn mowers. He said Forbes Newspapers embarks on its next that the town currently has restrictions growth phase," Forbes said. on the; hours professional landscapers The appointment reflects a restructur- can operate their equipment and that the ing of top management for the group committee "is questioning whether to ex- which has grown from five weeklies to 15 pand it to people other than landscap- publications in the past three years, ers." Forbes added. Councilman Kenneth Mac Ritchie sug- Lyons will be responsible for overall gested that the committee concentrate on operation1; of the company. He joins John setting stricter policies in regards to J. O'Brien, who continues as Forbes noise made by machines, "not animal Newspapers president and publisher, "I noise, like barking clogs. Machinery oper- have known Chuck Lyons for several ation i.s something we can regulate." years, and worked very hard to attract Town Attorney Charles Hrandt said that him to our organization," O'Brien said. continous noise is something that can be O'Brien is a member of the board of di- enforced, but pointed to things like rectors of Suburban Newspapers of chainsaws ns uneriforcable. America (SNA), an industry group repre- "They're on for live minutes, but when senting community-oriented dailies and you get there, there's no more noise," he weeklies, and Lyons is SNA's president said. Lyons leaves his position as president Boothe said the committee did not yet of DCI Communications of Alexandria, have a recommendation for the council, Va. to join Forbes Newspapers. DC! pub- LAWRENCE SOFFER B. CAROL MOLNAR (Please turn to page A-13) lishes 20 weekly newspapers with a cir- CHARLES LYONS Arts A-14 Calendar B-5 1 Commerce A-15 Homecoming warmup: ribbons » A 'dream deferred from Westfield since Education A-6 Inside for families and friends at town hall A-5, A-13 1931 is produced on Broadway A-14 Obituaries A-12 Opinion A-4, A-5 Police A-10 The Record Religion A-12 Gulf war revived memories for the Clark Planner labels Clark zoning proposal Sharing A-8 this week family whose kin died in earlier wars A-10 as a 'major shopping center1 A-3 Social A-9 Sports B-1,2,4 Town life A-ll A-2 - THE WESTFIELD RECORD - March 14, 1991 Candidate Lawrence Soffer Thomas J. Mutaffis bids for a seat on Board of Education outlines his school priorties Thomas J. MutafTis has announced his can- scientific equipment to the Westfield school ogy at the University of Mississippi. Lawrence Softer, a candidate In announcing his candidacy, he didacy for the Westfield Board of Education system; he provides demonstrations utilizing Upon receiving an honorable discharge and committed himself to an open door policy various scientific equipment to stimulate in- from the Air Force, Mutafils became a re- for the Westficld Board or Educa- said his special interests are to of representation.