MBHABY " O llevyvling Center O Open Saturday •S) O THE WESTFIELD LEADER 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. The Leading and Mot Widely Circulated Weekly Neumpaper In Union County Second cltiss I'mtlitue Pnld Published THIRD YEAR—No. 21 Ht Wealflfld, N. J. WESTFIEU>,NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1973 Kvory Thursiluy 24 Pages—10 Cents Open Court Hearing Officials Differ On Board Members Press an Consent Order Kalbacher Seeks February 9 Vets'Exemption por Budget Acceptance Feb. 8 has been set by U.S. Petitions Against Should veterans' exemp- this amount is due veterans District Judge Frederick B. tions on local property taxes who recently applied for the Asking the community the proposed budget, Mrs. teacher must cover a large Lacey for an open court be eliminated or extended? exemption. "not to consider costs Allen stated: "The more we class." A full report on thehearing to approve a con- .Councilman Alex S. Until 1972, only veterans alone," Arthur M. Feibush, can individualize the session will appear in next sent order which will settle "Consent Order" week's Leader. the suit concerning holiday Williams (R-Ward l) said at (Continued on Page 21) chairman of the Westfield teaching approach, the Westfield residents were the CARES Christmas school hoard. a meeting of the Town Board of Education's more progress and joy our "We want to teach the programs in Westfield's urged today by Dr. Joseph pageant suit. Kalbacher, Or. Kalbacher issued a Council Tuesday night that finance committee, said students will find in learning three R's," Mrs. Allen said, public schools. E. Kalbacher, a member o' who says "only a court statement today in response he would request State Sen. that "needs of the students and the more time our "but methods of teaching The consent order, drawn the Board of Education, to decisions will end theto the "voluminous" Frank X. McDermott to Central Ave. and school system" are teachers will need to spend today involve an individual up by attorneys for thepetition other board controversy," says that he requests for clarification of introduce legislation in behind each individual item with each student. Such approach to each student's Board of Education and members to vote against the will not vote for the order at the recently proposed Trenton to eliminate the $50 Speeds of the $10,770,294. school time is not available when a (Continued on Page 20) (Continued on Page 16) "consent order" concerning the Feb. 6 meeting of the "consent order" concerning exemption, or, as an budget proposed for 1973-74. the law suit brought against alternate, extend the Echoing Dr. Feibush's the Westfield Board of benefits to all veterans, Reduced emphasis on student needs, Education by the CARES whether or not they served Commenting on the or-Mrs. Sally S. Allen, chair- Miller-Cory House Earns National "Pedigree organization. The proposed during wartime. dinance passed by the Town man of the board's consent order was an- But Lawrence Weiss, Council to reduce the speed curriculum and instruction When you next visit the nounced recently by George Democratic councilman, limit on Central Ave., committee, said that despite Miller-Cory House in Plenty, board president. from the fourth ward, said Councilman Charles A. a projected net decrease in Westfield, you will be In his statement. Dr. he would pen a counter Harris pointed out that this school enrollment next year, stepping into a museum of Kalbacher said, "Last week demand if Williams carried is a case where persistence there will be a net increase national prominence. the Westfield Board of through his promise. in dealing with the State of V/i staff members "to A "very proud" Westfield Education released an Williams quipped that he Transportation • Department keep class size down and Historical Society recently account of a proposed legal would personally benefit has "paidoff" for the people help individualize the in-received word that the 18th consent order to settle the from either of his proposals of Westfield. struction." century farmhouse at 614 suit against the Christmas as he was drafted during the "When the town first Speaking last night at the Mountain Ave. has been programs in the Westfield peacetime years of the '50B. requested approval to board's public hearing on evaluated by a team of public schools. Included in Weiss, also a peacetime reduce this speed limit" experts, has met the rather that release was a veteran who served in the Councilman Harris said, awesome criteria set by the ' statement by Mr. Plenty armed services from 1954 "the State rejected the idea Some Openings Historic Sites Act and has that a poll of the board until 1957, claimed that but now, months later, has now been officially placed members indicated "that servicemen who faced fire approved the reduction At Adult School on the National Register of eight of the nine members deserved the exemptions. from40to35m.p.h. after the Historic Places. '. will vote for the consent Hie discussion followed . Council passed a resolution The Westfield Adult The announcement is an order" at the next public adoption of a resolution at setting forth very cogent School has enrolled 750 important one and a board meeting. As a result the meeting authorizing the reasons why this should be students for its spring "feather in the cap" of the of his statement, I received a refund of «58M in over- done and transmitted it tosemester, according to the many people who were phone call from a local payment of taxes; some of registrar, Mrs. Mary Jane involved in preserving the (Continued on Pag* 20) Whiteford. "Many classes house as a museum of (Continued on Peea 12) reached enrollment limits historic value and justifies early and we had to disappoint some people," (Continued on Page 12) Carter Supports United Fund Totals she said. "But we still nave a few openings in some of Board's Stand 23% Short of Goal (Continued on Page 21 > Decries On Yule Issue United Fund contributions "some thinking" on a poll to Drug Arrest Here Canditlates' were down 23 percent this review community reaction Feibush: "No Columbus mr. • I-* i -• John Carter Jr., candidate year, Samuel McCaulley, and, as an added step, in- L\lL*llt -t eO* 1 foelectiorth en Board Feb. ,13 of, Educatiohas issuend president, reported at the creasing the number of Regionalization" Leads to Major Haul the following atatement of the narcotics strike force. Plans for the Feb. 1 Board annual meeting of thetrustees to make the board A drug arrest Thursday Blazo Trail, Mountainside, of Education Candidates' about the Christina* organization Thursday more active. Noting that the question of night in Westfield led police Peter Daddario, 20, of {Continued on Page 16) program settlement. regionalization has been "In the past few weeks, I Night sponsored by the night. Mrs. Lawrence Shaffer early Friday to the seizure West field Area* League of "I have always hoped that We must self-examine was named as chairman of rtilsed again in the current have expressed my views on in Rah way of a "record tht Christmas pageant issue campaign for the .Board of the CARES suit against the Women Voters are now the United Fund," Mc-the 1973 fall campaign. haul" of about $350,000, Council Seeks Ideas complete, Mrs. Charles R. could be resolved without Caulley, who is retiring James Gruba will serve as Education, Dr. Arthur Board of Education and on according to Peter Korn, the courts. It has, and I am Feibush, Joint Civic Federal and State controls Mayer announced today. after two years as president, chairman of the budget Union County assistant On School Curriculum The 8 p.m. public meeting pleased. I support the said. "We must satisfy the review committee. Committee nominee, whose over- local education. I prosecutor and a member board's action name appears on the ballot believe the Christmas scheduled for next Thursday existing agencies or justify Named to vacancies on The Instructional Council will be held in the Westfield wholeheartedly. our existence." the board of trustees were in position 6, stated, "I know program issue cannot be "1 think the trouble on this of no plans now being for- finally resolved outside of of the Westfield public Senior High School building. McCaulley recommended (Continued on Page 201 schools is encouraging issue began, when, as a mulated which include Federal Court, as the "All of the seven can- community, we gave the Westfield in a regional parents, students, teachers didates for the three consent order which the and other interested parties impression that we would district. Should such plans board proposes to sign after vacancies have accepted accept no change; whereas begin to materialize, I would the Feb. ,6 public meeting is to submit proposals con- our invitation to appear that cerning curriculum we have encouraged con- oppose them vehemently. ambiguous, leaving open to evening, and we are pleased structive change in virtually the plaintiffs a wide in- revisions and innovations to to announce that Mrs. John "It is sheer presumption the council for con-Loftus of Morristown will be every other aspect of our to suggest that the present terpretation as to whether educational program. the content of future sideration. the moderator," Mrs. boardor any of its members Mayer said. "We live in a world of in any way favor programs represents, A procedure form, change. Our community is a regionalization. Yet theoverall, the advancment of outlining basic information Mrs. Loftus is a member part of that world. Westfield very same people who imply any religion or all religions. needed by the council to of the state board of thetoday is different from the this, the same people who This statement was released consider any proposal, is League of Women Voters of town I knew as a boy.