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The Westfield Leader Arrive Safely the Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper in Union County PUBLIC LIBRARY 425 E.BROAO ST. ADV. WESTFIELD,N.I. DRIVE SAFELY- THE WESTFIELD LEADER ARRIVE SAFELY THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY Second Claau Postage SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 15 at WesUieia. N. J WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 19(37 38 Pages—10 Cents Hike. Licensing Due Saturday A reminder of mandatory li- Town's Administrative Code censes far bikes with wheel siz.es of 20 inches or more was issued today by the Town Bicycle Board. Residents new to the community may be unaware of Introduced; Hearing Dec. 12 the local ordinance pertaining to ihe licensing of bicycles. The next registration of bicycles will Measure Eases Council's Function he held heiiinii Police Head- quarters Saturday from 9 to 'Matching' Dollars Key 11:30 a.m. To That Of Policy Making Body To United Fund Success Town Council Tuesday night passed on first reading an ordinance coviMinj; thr new Administrative Code for the town Y's Men's Annual Officials of tin; United Ktind of > made lo obtain Ihe required match- of Westfield. The code is considered] the heart of tlio new Weslfield for the first lime since ! ing dollars. charter nilcijitod by the voters in November, Public hearing on l!ir>4 aiv banking on a "malchiiiK Special letters ouuinlng (he pro- the measure is set for Dec. 12. Yule Tree Sale Kifl" program to provide the final gram have been sent out by the Mayor Robert 11. Mulreany using a large chart depicting $J0,000 which will carry the 1<IB7 United Fund .-idvi.sing that a special (lie town's new table of organization 'explained to those in the Opens Saturday fund drive to its goal of $2li0,;(i4. bank account lias been oi>ened at audience the aims ami intents of the new code, which separates In addition lo tlio cleanup phase the National Hank of Westfield in "••• policy making functions of the The 21st annual Y's Men's Christ- of the campaign which is now un- Ihe name of "The United Fund of officials from by the Mayor, will lake over all mas tree sale will yet under way derway, Harold S. Jensen, General Westfield — Special." Self address- (k'lail phicinu Uu» latter in tho Jiamls responsibility for Iho administrative Saturday at t.ho Klin SI reel play- Campaign chairman said, "while ed envelopes were included making of MIL* Town AdminLs(r;iU>r. performance of various divisions of [round. we have readied $240,001) in con- it possible for Iliose receiving the Tho Town miministrnlor who will municipal government. Daily hours for tiie sale, which tributions and the final cleanup lellers lo send in additional dollars hi* appointed on a yraiMo-yt/nr basis These include a new Department will last through Dec. 24. will be effort should boosl that total some- ;is a year end lax saving measure. of Adminislration and Finance, De- what, our 'matching gift' program from 10 a.m. to il p.m. On Sundays Mr. Jensen said thai the bank will partment of Law which includes Ihe will provide an added opportunity Town Attorney and Prosecutor, YULE LIGHTS GLOW—The sparkling lights on the Christmas trees which adorn public ulility pules through- the closing time will be (i p.m. record such contributions received to achieve our fourth consecutive Cpl. Docrrcr Back Police Department, Fire Depart- out the town's business districts were officially turned on Friday nlgltt to signal the start of the Christ- According lo Larry Masters. Bale advising Fund officials of the successful year," ment, Town Engineer, Department, mas shopping period. Participating wore, left to right, Howard McDowell, chairman of the Chamber of director, this year's benefit tree sale amounts only. Names of donors will "The opportunity to maintain our of Public Works, Town Clerk, Treas- Commerce Christmas hiKM'n'li Program; Eli/ulictli liuriletl (who pushed Hie button) from Gisbonie, New has the biggest inventory in history not be furnished to the fund office From Vietnam; In "Tradition of Response." is provided urer, Tax Collector and Tax As- Zealand, an AFS student who is a guest here at the home of Judy Kenning of 0 Wychview Dr., standing next —some 3,000 Christmas trees plus a and thus will not ho considered as through the help of several friends sessor. io her,, and Itoliert Miller, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. variety of such other items as or become a part of prior pledges. ol the Fund who have put up a total Action 13 Months These departments will operate wreaths, holly, mistletoe, pine rope The chairman also stressed thai and pine houghs. of $5,1)00 on a matching tais. This under their individual department means that for every dollar we can contributions can he made direclly The joys of Thanksgiving exlend- brails in accordance with the rules Harmony Holiday The trees themselves are princi- raise toward our lost $10,000, we to Ihe Fund office in the Municipal ed lo an extra day for the Frederick and regulations which have been Curtain Going Up pally of three varieties, the peren- Program Tomorrow, arc assured of a matching dollar liuikling at any time before the end Doerrcr's of Fairacres Ave. when •sol forth previously and as deline- nial balsam, t<hc increasingly popu- of the year by those? willing to aid from this special offer up to $5,0011. on Friday (hey received a phone call ated in tlie Town ("ode. The heads Saturday Nights lar Douglas fir and the scotch pine. Ihe "matching gift" program. fioth Mr. Jensen and Miss Nancy from Ihcir son, Frederick Robert of Iho divisions will report lo the The balsams are grown by Ihe Y's For Overlook Follies No scats will be. sold at. Ibc door Reynolds, president of Iho Fund's Doerrer III, ill California reporting Adminisl rator who will in turn re- Men's Club of St. John, Nova Saturday nie,hl at 1hu senior hie.li Board of Trustees, lauded the Ren- that lie was enplanine; for home and port to Ihe Mayor and through him Tomorrow night, the curtail) will naiits and "Aslronettes" are fea- Scotia. school when the- Society for the erosily of those making the match- ScIiocnLrun Talk would arrive that evcninH. to Council. |!o tip on the lilth edition of the tured in a trip to the moon. Oilier For tho past Uiree weeks, mem- Overlook Follies in I ho auditorium scenes picture the wild west and Preservation and Encouragement of ing gift program possible. They Lance Cpl. Doerrer served with Tliere are no basic changes in bers of ilic club have been seltinp, of Summit High School. Curtain show World War I. liarbershop Sin^ine, presents its 20th pledged thai every effort would be the First Anli-T'anl; Battalion of the the Council setup which will include Annual Harmony Holiday. up the lot and unloading and pric- On Vietnam Due time is f!:30 o'clock for Ilic annual Mrs. Alan Bruce Conlin, Weslfield First Marine Division in Vietnam the usual council committees con- fun show presented by Hie Women's There has been a complete sell- ing trees. Planning of tin' sale ac- for 13 months and was in the thick sisting of Finance, Public Works, Follies chairman, said today Hut tually was begun several months Auxiliary of Overlook' Hospital. The some lickels arc still available and out for Saturday. However, tickets Day Care Center Tonight at US of fi^htinjj. He wears the Purple Laws and Rules, License, Building production is set for the same time for tomorrow night are still avail- ago. Henri but has not talked about how and Town Property with two new will be sold tomorrow and Saturday Members of the lli-Y Club assisted Saturday evening. nights at the box office at the high able at Macllugh's, The Bandstand, David Schncnbriin, .the award win- and why he earned il. ones; Public Safely which will in- in the unloading of trees. school. The auditorium is so con- and TJic Music Box. ens Drive for ning CBS News correspondent, will Corporal Doerrer, a graduate of clmle the police and fire depart- Opening with a circus scene with Since the first sale was held in Op discuss "Vietnam — The Way Out" ments ami Civil Defense organiza- "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts structed tluil any seat in the house Several of the nation's leading Westfield Ili-'Ih School entered (he is u good viewing one. quartets will appear with tlio West 1<)!7, an estimated $100,1)09 has liemi in Westfield High School loniKht al Marine Corps Feb. 21!, l%5, and tion, and a Public Boards and Band" participating in tlio action, raised for the benefit of VMCA and 12,000 Goal (i::)0 p.m. The program, which is Agencies Committee. the Follies this year will feature field Chorus, trained at Paris Island, S.C., iiml Proceeds from the Follies t!o to community yotili:. worlti,' v l)''ing sponsored by FACE, or For- Council also approved a resolu- vignettes from yesterday and today Camp lVndielon in California before Overlook hospital and .this year's "We are gratified by UIO-I support M;iyor II. Mulreany, lion eiyn Affairs Concerns Kvi'ryone, r tion sell ins the •rcorfianizational in the United Slates. The: Kockettes i, oin^ lo Vietnam. show will help the Auxiliary pur- our sales have had from the people oi ary chairman of the Weslfield will be preceded by a press con- meeting of town governn>cnl.
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