Village Garden Club provides 'January Thaw', 10A The Register MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1878 ^ J TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1989 VOL. 111 NO. 90 25 CENTS Insurance group Students hail responds to suit holiday with by ocal resident Buckley also charged in his pa- class boycott By DONALD W.MEYERS pers that Appleby failed to pay his THE REGISTER insurance surcharges, endangering his ability to pursue the case. By LAURENCE ARNOLD' "That is not true." Appleby re- LONG BRANCH — A city sponded, adding that he would THE REGISTER To (the protesters), man who is suing the state Joint provide canceled checks to prove Underwriting Association in an ef- not closing the thai he paid the mandated sur- HOLMDEI. — In commemora- fort to lower automobile insurance charges. rates has received a response to his tion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s school on Martin suit, four months after he filed it. Appleby also charged that the birthday, a group of I lolmdel High JUA has broken the legislation School students displayed their Luther King Jr. Day Thomas W. Appleby said he has that formed it, through its system own brand of civil disobedience shows... we feel it's received papers filed in the state of imposing surcharges for traffic yesterday, boycotting regular Superior Court in Mercer County violations and accidents that mo- classes and holding their own das- not important by an attorney representing the torists were involved in three hing program of readings and enough to take the JUA. In the papers, the JUA den- years ago. songs. ied his charges and called for the day off. That's not case to be dismissed. The JUA was created to provide flu.1 students were protesting the automobil.e insurance at current the board's position. Michael E. Buckley, of the Mor- township school district's decision market rates for drivers who can- not to close its schools on Martin ristown law firm of Francis & not get insurance on the regular Our feeling was we Berry, said in the court papers that Luther King Jr. Day. a national market. It currently insures half holiday. About hall ol the region's wanted to celebrate Appleby failed to make a claim the state's motorists, is more than that would warrant a court reward school districts wore closed yester- it in the schools. $2.5 billion in debt'and is using day in honor of what would have and was not qualified to bring the surcharges to bail itself out. been King's 60th birthday on Sun- Kathleen A. Brogowski case to court. Buckley also is trying to over- das. Vice president. Holmdel Appleby. who works for a lawn turn a default ruling against the Boafd ol Education care company, has not hired a law- insurance pool for failing to an- Principal Richard H. White said the 15-20 students, mostly juniors yer and is representing himself. He swer the charges Appleby filed in He added, however, that be- said that the judge, not the law- September. The attorney said his and seniors, sat in a section of the school commons and spent the cause the students skipped classes, yers, will decide the case, and that office was made aware of the suit a they will be disciplined. he is confident of victory. da\ playing music, reciting poetry month after the case was de- THE REGISTER/CHET GORDON "They have to know we were He is suing the JUA for taxation faulted. and reading excerpts from King's speeches. running a normal program today." without representation, cruel and Default occurs when a party in a he said. unusual punishment and passing suit fails to appear in court, thus Tee time "I hey were ver> well behaved. " The typical penally for cutting retroactive laws. He is basing his forfeiting the case to the other White said. "I think iheir whole classes is detention. White said. arguments on the U.S. Constitu- side. Mark Sherank of Middletown takes advantage of cool but point was uniting to protest some- For part of the day. the students tion and the Declaration of Inde- The delay apparently occurred sunny weather to sink a putt at Bamm Hollow Country Club. thing in the full spirit of Martin were joined by Kathleen A. pendence. See LONG BRANCH, Page 2A Luther King himself." \See HOLMDEL Page 2A Middletown committee member seeks resident involvement involved in local government. these people. We're up here to serve the "Obviously I can't function as a full- "The key to the meetings is getting a lot By VIRGINIA KENT DORRIS Peters, whose swearing-in on Jan. I people, not vice versa." time public information officer, but I'll of people out," she said, adding that she THE REGISTER gave mainstream Republicans all five To the extent that her schedule permits. give it more of my time and attention." has been working from an outdated list — scats on the committee, said she hopes to Peters said, she will act as a public infor- Peters said which she plans to update — of Middle- better communication between the com- mation officer lor the committee in the ( ailing the committee's decision to town civic groups. MIDDLETOWN — Although the pos- , mittee and residents through community coming year. hold monthly public forums on topics ol "They're there to be mobilized," Peters sibility of the Township Committee be- outreach and the creation of a speakers' "It isn't an\ accident lliat other levels township-wide interest "an idea whose said olthe neighborhood organizations. "I coming insular is "a constant danger." bureau. of government such as federal and stale time has come. " Peters said she will work don't think it's a bad idea for a new town- new Committeewoman Rosemaric D. "The key to good government is keep- have paid public information officers," through existing civic associations and ship commitleeperson to get in touch with Peters said yesterday that her top priority ing in touch with your constituents," she she said. "It's a specialized occupation, distribute livers to encourage attendance these people and let them know that we're for Middlelown is getting more residents said. "It's realizing that you're serving but it is very' rarely done ai the local level. at the meetings. See MIDDLETOWN. Page 2A Red Bank Natelsons to stand alone REGISTER STAFF REPORT Bertram Natelson said the firm's Red Bank store is thriving and RED BANK — The doors to three of the will remain open. Two Natelsons stores in Connecticut — four remaining Natelsons clothing stores soon will be closed, but the century-old men's hab- Stamford and Fairfield — and one in New Brunswick will close, erdashery at the corner of Broad and Front with all but the Fairfield store reopening under another name as streets here will remain open, company spokespeople said yesterday. discounters, he explained.- , It was announced yesterday that the Stam- ford. Conn., store would be closed later this month because of increased competition from poration. was unavailable for comment yester- already lias been been purchased and that the malls and discounters, as well as the lack of day. company bought a computer system in April to pedestrian traffic. It may reopen eventually as But Bertram Natelson said Natelsons' Red control inventory and for other uses. The reno- a "value-oriented" store, although it won't bear Bank store is thriving and will remain open. vations for the 100th anniversary last year belie the Natelson name, said Bertram S. Natelson. Two stores in Connecticut — Stamford and the contention that the store will close, he said. secretary-treasurer of the store's parent compa- Fairfield — and one in New Brunswick will Natelsons is a two-division company. One ny. Natelson Brothers of New Brunswick. close, with the Stamford store reopening under division concerns itself with retailing, while the There has been a men's store at the Natel- another name as a discounters he explained. other is a "cash-raising" division which sends sons site in Stamford for 100 years. The Nalel- Bertram Nalelson said the company, which merchandise to retailers around the nation on sons stores were founded in Elizabeth, where also operates a sales promotion business, is consignment to bolster inventories during sales the first opened in 1927. The flagship store in considering changes in the New Brunswick or peak periods. Natelson said. The consignee Elizabeth was shut down last year. store operation similar to those being consid- pays for what's sold and returns the rest. Nalel- ered for the Stamford location — making it not Bertram Natelson denied an erroneous Asso- sons then pass the manufacturer and takes a THE REGISTER/MARTIN PETTERCHAK ciated Press report that the Red Bank store also so "service-oriented, more value-oriented." fee on what's sold, he said. STAYING OPEN — Bernard "Bud" Natelson, present of Natelson would close by the end of the year. The error No changes arc planned for operations in the That business, begun about 10 years ago. has Bros., shows off the wares at the firm's Red Bank store during the was later corrected in a later story by-the AP. Red Bank store, he said. risen by some 300 percent a year, prompting chain's 100th anniversary last year. •Company officials say the Bernard S. "Bud" Natelson, grandson of the Red Bank store manager Howard Weiner the company to concentrate on it more, he store, at Broad and Front streets, will stay open despite the closing store's founder and president of the parent cor- said yesterday that the fall line for next year added.