K the SCOPE Won't Give up Hope Humanitarian Recognized
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The gen- banded, together to preserve the former Houdaille Quarry site for recrea- eral public U invited and appropri- tional or natural purposes. ate refreshment^ will be served " Government officials at the local, county and state levels know SCOPE The house, Also the headquarters well, and their strenuous effort over the past three years may be one rea- of the Springfield Historical 'Socie- son why the parcel, owned by the county and state, is not developed ty, will be decorated as it would today. have been/in the late 1700s At In past years, the quarry site has been suggested-for an amphitheater, that time, fresh and dried fruits and garbage dump, ash landfill, leaf composting site and many other uses — nuts affixed to evergreen boughs including a recent proposal from the stale Division of Motor Vehicles to' and wreaths were used, and candles operate on inspection station. ' . ' were a necessity for light as well "None of these proposals, however, coincide with the recommendations as for beauty Yule logs burning in of on od hoc committee set up by the Union Board of Chosen Freeholders the fireplace were also common, one year ago," laments SCOPE Chairman Marylin Schneider. •• but this old time custom will be The 11-member ad hoc committee spent eight months examining all barred because of a potential fire "viable options" for development of Houdaille Quarry. Last December, the nslc in the ancient chimneys The board issued a 55-page report to .the. freeholders, calling for county-owned advent of the Christmas tree decor- property, to be used for, among other things, playgrounds, picnic areas, ated with blown glass balls and other ornaments did not come into vogue until about 1850 starting in "/ have just returned from British Col- WE ARE ONE OF Germany. LflRGEST umbia and have seen Butchart Gardens, Those serving on the Holiday $800 MILLION DOLLAR Committee are; Gerry Bongiovanni, Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth Park inr BUYING POWERm Eva Brown, June DeFuio, Hazel Vancouver, both magnificent gardens and Hardgrove, Dorothy Hendnx, Ken- That Means You Save Bte! — Photo Dy Jen Long neth Hendnx, dertrude Johnson, parks reclaimed from old defunct quarries. Frank Johnson, Madeline Lancaster, OPEN HOUSE—A Christmas Open House is sscheduied for Sunday from 3 to 5 p m, a\ What inspiration for the future of the Mildred Levsen, Claire Milak, Rose -the Historic Cannon Ball House at 120 Morris Ave. The house will be decorated in late Miller, Virginia Regenthal, Cather- 1700s motif. Houdaille Quarry!" -. ine Siesg and Howard Wiseman. Marylin Schneider walking/hiking trails, and even a golf course in the quarry's southern SANYO v.s^^fev^:-;".'"--:-;.; sector. .••••..- ' Ownership of the controversial quarry is divided between tho county .5Cu.Ft and the. DOT Once owiied privately by Houdaille Construction Materials k the IncIth, he qrrquarryy wwa s lateter ppurchase d byy the DOT as a "fill site" for the MICROWAVE OVEN Programming^r^ibnitemotei onal'So JL'But, that v» her''j^fcrpreiatlon." 5 5 f I 78 hih li i represents janitors, secret^-, construction of the final 5 5 mile tretch of Interstate 78, which slices > Complete with 30 Minute Employees of th$*Uruon County ,dent Dr,, Donald! Merachmk. rebutted Mettlchnik. The superinten- through Springfield, Summit and Berkeley'Heights! : ries, clerks and other non-teaching Electronic Touch Timer •: Siigifiested l"^C'^^M Regional -High School- District's-, -. Employee smpkmg in school, on dent cited the opinion of a state One proposal, developed about five years .ago,, called for an amphithea- athletifc'Ws and in school vehi- staff. Assembly counsel hired-by the four schools will, mrjoryjeii be able In July, Rice said (he association ter to be built on the county-owned-portifliri--of-tho-landrOpposition to ihe_ Ratal" 119.95 ~ "•';-.*4«».:.':--':,,:wV^^3 £•{•114*994 W to smoke at work come Jan. 1. cles will no longer be permitted. board to research, the legality of the plan was a catalyst for the birth of SCOPE; which helped lead the fight Smoking is already banned for was "violently opposed" to on ban, who said the move is legal EM122 •^^'VM040:^t.^^;::V^^p! v«MR*f40S;'rr employee smoking ban, and their against the amphitheater ; The regional" board unanimously students Rice's group advocates a more position has not changed "But hot only for this purpose," Schneider stipulated. "Our goal has approved the ban on smoking Tues- The board deemed the measure moderate plan where isolated areas : She said that the association has always been to preserve the county and state portion of the quarry — all SY(A/ANIAJ3'COU)R| day night. necessary so that district employees on district grounds would be deli- hold off filing an unfair labor prac- 2Q0 acres, not just the 77 county^jwncd acres —• for conservation, open could truly be role models, so that neated for employee smoking. TV "The board decided to postpone tice grievance with the Public space, parkland and wilderness." no double standard would be exer- "But, recent reports show that its original plan to have the ban Employee Relations Committee Tho propensity for aggressive development despite an ever-diminishing cised in light of the ban on student even when you are not smoking, take effect as of Sept. 1 of this until the board took final action on supply of open space has been a thorn in the side of state environmental- smoking smoke traveling through air vents year, because smoking is an addic- the plan. ' ists for over a decade. from the rooms of those who ore QUASAR AM/FMDUACV: tive habit and teachers, administra- Announcement of the new policy Rice said the law allows an insti- Grass-roots campaigns have formed all over the state to preserve what can giver you cancer," replied Reg- CASSETTE STBREO SYSTEM" ALARM CLOCK AM/FM tors, secretaries and janitors who met with resistance from Rcgina tution the right to determine "when remains of the state's wetlands, wildlife habitats, waterways, farmland, and . smoke were given time to quit the Rice, president of the Union Coun- ional Board President Natalie Complete with High Speed pubbing and where rather than whether a natural resources. habit before a total ban was ty Regional Education Association, Waldt. 3 Band Equalizer 8 Turntable ^' RADIO Complete with $.Min. smoker may legally smoke " Nothing" will happen, these groups argue, unless enough people join the Dream Bar fight to save their precious open space. Specifically concerning the quarry, SCOPE is hoping that the DOT will S«i§ette4 sell or donate its portion of the land to Union County, and that the county Retail Iff* will then maintain it as open space. , . 1299 M49 3** The primary goals of open space, according to the Regional Plan Asso- C$700? MJ147 Humanitarian recognized ciation, a group of planners originating in the 192J3s,-arc_lo_protecLAyater By DOMINICK CRINCOLI JR. nator Theresa. Herkalo of the parishioners from the Emmanuel lam the soft stars that shine at supplies, provide recreation and pleasing views — including the sky, parti- John McMurray tries to be a sprightly friend to the forlorn, who Methodist, Springfield Presbyterian night. ;•• . cularly in cities. Planners disagree, however, on precisely how much strength to the weary, a help to the will be 84 in January and St. James Churches who are • Do not stand at my grave and space is idoal inpalients at Overlook Hospital^in- destitute and a friend to the lonely. Last week, the Good Samaritan's cry, I am not there, I did not die." • Schneider believes, however, that the land should not be auctioned for 220 ELMER STREET charity was recognized by the Sumrnit. This act of kindness he < "He has-been doing these things •jthe $8 million the DOT originally purchased it for, but rather for It is his self-imposed duty to WESTFIELD. NJ 07090 Springfield Senior Citizens, who has carried out faithfully over the for people for so long, it is about $800,000, reflecting the fact that 80 to 90 percent of the DOT's purchase comfort those who, mourn. Like named him the recipient of the post six years. • .tune, rie Vwas recognized,". said was funded by federal dollars. Molly Pitcher of Revolutionary War 'Outstanding" Humanitarian Award The 63-year Springfield resident Herkalo. ' , ••'••,. "'•..,' ' .• (Continued on Page 2) 233-0400 fame, he brings compassion to for Senior Citizens. also makes it his business to visit McMurray, was borri in Scotland those who huiVand to those who Molly Pitcher brought pitchers of shut-ins and widows and widowers in -1925. When he moved to Volunteers wanted are laid up in the hospital suffering water to thirsty< soldiers m the who have recently lost a spouse. ' Springfield 63 years ago he said he from some affliction or other. - , The Springfield Township Com- trenches, and McMurray does, much "I talk to them, and comfort "built his home in the woods," mittee is C seeking volunteers for • MM, Totol Pacing* MortBtVig, Incr.