Father in Jail, 6,Tots Aren^T Expecting Santa Cops Under Tenure
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Fire Company Keeps the Mayor Pretty Busy! Lmich Cost. For Pupils Prohibitive FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1947 PRICE THREE GENTS Van Ness Survey Shows Expenses Entailed in Father in Jail, 6,Tots Cops Under Establishing Program WOODBRIDGE—The cost of a subsidized lunch program for Tenure Law Schools No. 1 and 11 would be Aren^t Expecting Santa prohibitive at the present time, Harold Van Ness, member of the PBA Coimseljtn Opinion Board of Education and chairman WOODBRIDGE— realize, despite their many hard- Advises Members to of a special lunch program com- "You'd better watch out, ships, that there are men and mittee reported to his committee You'd better not pout, women,—yes, and children of Complete All Forms last night, which in turn relayed By RALPH J. BILJLS You'd better not cry, grood will in Woodbridge Town- the Information to a committee of ship. WOODBRIDGE — The dissent- and I'm telling: you why, the Parent-Teacher Associations of Santa Claus is coming to town." After the announcement of ing members of the police depart- the schools. WINDSOR J. LAKIS * * z * ment who sought legal opinion in the fund last week, we received an effort to find a loop-hole which Mr. Van Ness stated he had made The song, heard so much on a quantity of clothing;, a $25 would eliminate them from being "a thorough and complete study of the radio these days, contains anonymous donation from a Co- under »CivU Service are busy today the subsidized lunch program" and (The I.\DKPBXnHM'-l.!5AUKIl the thought we express to our lonia resident, a ?2 anonymous filling out fovms as required by the that he bases his report as "a will pay three dollars to the per- youngsters just before Christ- donation from a Woodbridge Civil Service Commission. result of my visits and interviews son submitting a question, prefer- mas. But in some 30 homes in ably «t" a local nature, used In tlii« resident, and $2 from Julian A note, posted at headquarters, with the managers of cafeterias in column. A.U questions must be the Township there will not be Several schools of nearby com- submitted by mail.) any visits from Santa Claus un- Pollak, Perth Amboy. The money tersely explains the reason: "Tc all members of the PBA: Fill out munities that are at the present less we, all of us, show we know will go into a fund to pro- time using the subsidized lunch The question asked this week vide Christmas baskets for the Civil Service Questionnaires and was submitted by Mrs. Esther the meaning of Christmas. return as soon" as possible. Our program." families. "In order to incorporate the sub- Sipos. * * * -f attorney rendered his opinion and As in other years, the INDE- we are under Civil Service. The sidized lunch program," Mr. Van This week's question; What is PENDENT - LEADER will again There are many worthy cases Committee.'' The attorney whe Ness' report continues, " the Board the worst fire, or the worst ex- conduct the annual Christmas that need help. Take Case No. 4. gave the opinion to the police of- would have the expense of in- perience you have been called Fund to help worthy families {Continued on Page 2) ficers is William George, Jersey stalling new equipment, such as upon to face during your duty City.- . a large refrigerator, another stove, as a fireman? slicing machine, potato peeler, Not all members of the police steam table, mixmaster, cooking Four Hurt in Two Lone $55,294 Bid departmen' t were in agreement and serving utensils. The total John Prekop with the dissenting group. Several cost would be about $1,500. Woodbridge Fire Co. officers turned in their question- "The Board would have to hire I was on duty Traffic Accidents Wins Garbage job naires when they were requested an additional woman helper and and eating my for classification last week. a trained dietitian or manager of lunch upstairs RARITAN TOWNSHIP — Four Technical Error Nearly Meanwhile, a large majority of the cafeteria to plan menus, pur- in the fire- persons were injured in two sepa-. Voids Almasi Papers the clerks at the Municipal Build- chase the supplies needed for a house when the rate accidents here Saturday ing and a representation of the program of this type and to sup- phone rang. I But Fault Overlooked police department attended a ervise the cafeteria. The- total ad- .' picked up thmorninge , one of which was a five- meeting of the New Jersey Civil ditional cost of this program would phone and car pile-up. " WOODBRIDGE'"— After con- Service Association, Middlesex be $5,000. excluding the cost of said "Wood- The latter accident occurred at siderable discussion, caused by a Council, No. 7, in New Brunswick, the structural changes which bridge Fir e 10:35 Saturday morning on Route typing.error of the date on the bid Tuesday night; The Township would have to be made in the Company." A 25 near Main Street when a car form; the John Almasi Trucking employes heard the aims of Civil cafeteria, such as more storage \\ Oman's voice operated by Richard Tuttle, of Company, Woodbridge, was again Service explained and many im- space, shelving, etc."' mediately joined. said, "Mr. Pre- Westford, Mass., stopped for a red awarded the garbage collection Survey Results kop, your house traffic signal at tha$ intersection. contract for 1948 on its bid of However, it was impressed upon As a result of the survey, Mr. 11 on fire." He was proceeding on Route 25 $55,294 at a meeting of the Town- the employes that it is not com- Van Ness suggested that the fol- ship Committee, Monday. The bid That's one experience 111 never toward Philadelphia. pulsory to join the organization lowing facts be considered:, forget, especially since the fire is $6,399 more than last year's con- which listed its aims as being: "I. With additional school space started in the basement where No one was injured in the Tuttle tract . amount. The -trucking firm "For Civil Service extension; pro- being planned for Avenel and my two kids were playing". car when it was rammed by a car was the only bidder. secution of violations of the Civil Colonia in the very near future, operated by Ralph Thomas, of When the bid was first read, Service Laws;, the promotion of the many children now having tise for Brooklyn. No one was injured in Committeeman William Ge'ry welfare of the members; that the the cafeteria would go to school in Arthur Hunt the Thomas car from this impact noted that the bid form stated political action of the organization then- own districts, making all Woodbridge Fire Co. or from the subsequent impact the concern off erecf to do the work is restricted to the furtherance of these changes for a large cafeteria I guess the from the rear when struck by a from "January 1 to December 31. these purposes." useless. worst fire I've car operated by Thaddeus Higgins, 1947," instead of 1948. "2. Additional storage space thi.s seen was the Brooklyn. Township Attorney Leon E. Mc- Our staff photographer "shot1' these scenes at ! Thomas Fitzpatriek> Mrs. Fitzpatrick; First Assist- program requires • would mean ex- one in the Shell In the Higgins car, however, Elroy stated . in his opinion, "a Dronken Driver the annual dinner of Woodbridge Fire Company, I ant Chief Otto Hunt and Mrs. Hunt. pensive structural changes, as Oil Company William Higgins, 61, also of Brook- contract with the firm on the bid No. 1, at The Pines, Raritan Township Saturday. In the center, Mayor Greiner is shown present- large quantities of foodstuffs would plant in Se- lyn, suffered lacerations of thewould be binding." At top, are those who sat at the head table: (l.to r.) ing the ex-chief's badge to Mr. Prekop and pinning have to be stored. waren. Two oil scalp and was treated at St. Peter's "The form does refer to a cer- Gets Stiff Fine Rev, -.William H. Sehmaus, Commitieenian John a corsage on Mrs. Prekop. Below, Russell Deppc. "3. No appropriation has been tain date in-1947," he continued, secretary of the fire company, is presented with made in the 1947-48 school budget barges were Hospital, New Brunswick. Bergen, Mrs, Clifford Johnson, Mr. Bergren's daugh- a .wrist watch by the mayor for his "untiring- ef- burning at the "but it also- refers ••.•-to- the ••.•adver- ..RARITAN TOWNSHIP—Paul ter; Mrs. Leon E. McElroy, Mayor August F. Grein- for such expenditures required to The Higgins car in "turn was Bucho, 25, of Flagstown, pleaded forts on behalf of the department." At right Mr. dock, with the rammed by a car operated by tisement with specific references er, Leon E. McElroy,* president of the Fire Com- Fitzpatrick is receiving the chief's badge from the install this program. danger of the to 1948." guilty Monday in police court here pany; retiring Chief John Prekop, in whose honor mayor who was the speaker of the evening'. (Inde- "4. One of the schools included Adrian Asherman, of Algonquit, before Recorder Christian J. Jor- , in the survey sold Type A subsidiz- fire spreading Me., "and in this vehicle Capt. and At that point, Committeeman the dinner was held: Mrs. Prekop, Chief-elect. pendent-Leader photos by Lakis) Herbert B. Rankin suggested' the gensen to. a.. charge of driving ed lunch and their own variety to . the tanks. Mrs. David Asherman were in- bid be rejected and the notice to while drunk and was fined the lunch to 800 students daily.