TODAY 24,125 Red Bank Area j fl a«att«red afcowew, fair and »• Sea weather, page £ NORTHERN MONMOUTH'S HOME NEWSPAPER DIAL 7414)010 87 NO 54 IM»M dmiy, Matter throcffl Fria«T. Stocea Clut FMUS* THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1964 7c PER COPY Of, JNW. on. feu Mftk Buk nil! AMMooti lUUi** Offiew. Grand Jury Urges Clear Obscenity DefinitilS ' FREEHOLD — Three presentments ideating with obscene that the law on obscenity was always "in a state of flux because courts, police departments and civic and religious organiza- "does not limit suppression only of material which reaehei literature, highway deaths, and phony checks, were returned morals and manners change." tions. the depths of degradation/' ... yesterday by the retiring May session, Monmouth County In the bad check presentment, the jury requested con- "AH such works would be losers if popular polls could de- The sdme decision, the jury said, held that alleged Obscene Grand Jury. currence by the Monmouth County Bar Association and a termine their popularity in any age bracket." works must be judged according to "contemporary community They recommended: copy was sent to it. The jury said that as a result of a review of the laws: standards," meaning those which abide throughout the na- 1. That the Legislature rewrite the definition of "obscenity" Prosecutor Vincent P. Keuper said the Grand Jury had "Our sympathy goes out to the policeman whose judge- tion, not merely in any one geographic location. to language policemen san "understand and translate" la the observed a collection of "girlie-magazines" purchased from ment ultimately goes on trial. The. present law, said the presentment, is adequate for hard light of recent restricting Supreme Court decisions. newsstands as well as a sex-slanted newspaper which had been "He must decide.in the first instance whether to make a core pornography, "matter so raw that its description fits the 2. That penalties under the Motor Vehicle Act be increased referred to the prosecutor's office by the Keyport Borough complaint against a dealer for offering for sale some gaudy most broad terms." ,' to. deal with drivers who cause highway deaths but who can't Council. , colored book whose provocative titles usually reflect very But the need now, it added, is to determine if a law can be convicted under the criminal law for "wilful and wanton base ingredients. be written which is enforceable and which will deal with the disregard" of the safety of others. ,, Under the law, Mr. Keuper said, there was no basis of in- "Such a police officer, or any citizen offended by what subject in its entirety. 3. That bad checks in amounts under $200 be handled in dictment in any of them. rolls off a printing press, can find little upon which to act The presentment on auto deaths said: - the municipal courts instead of having to be processed through The jury made these observations: with conviction in our present laws." "As citizens generally, but as members of the Grand Jury • county criminal courts. "The term obscene literature, pornography, and sex books, Even when a Grand Jury indicts, and a trial jury con- particularly, we are gripped with frustration in our knowledge Superior Court Judge Elvin R. Simmill accepted all'three are elusive nuisances of society. victs, the presentment said, tite complaint is subject to many of deaths which occurred with shocking rapidity on our high* and ordered copies sent to Gov. Richard J,Jfughes, Chief "We sense a general abhorrence to the possible circula- appeals and must face a judicial determination on its con- ways in Monmouth County. Justice Joseph Welntraub, the state's county' prosecutor, and tion, among young people of any printed words or pictures sug- stitutionality in each different court level. "Except in a very few instances, however, the indigna- members of the Legislature. gestive of abnormal behavior between the sexes or of exhibi- The jury referred to the state Supreme Court decision of tion which we feel, and which we believe the community feels, He commended the jury on its bad check presentment; tionism. Dec. 16, 1963, written by Justice Haydn Proctor, in voiding can not be expressed with conviction under our present law , « noted that solutions to deal more effectively with deaths by "Indeed, we feel there Is no great demand in our neigh- indictments against a Hudson County magazine distributor. ". even when Grand Juries indict, convictions at the auto have often been suggested but never acted upon by the borhoods for any of the controversial books, girlie-magazines, This decision held "any definition of obscenity will leave cer- hands of trial juries have been rare. Thus it appears that, legislature even when he was an assemblyman; and observed or nude albums which have caused concern so long in many tain materials in a "gray area" even though the Constitution • (See JURY, Page 2) Hurricane Rips Inland ST. AUGUSTINE, Ffc. (AP)-| reau warned the area to expect shift northward. gia, producing flooding in rivers Dora was a nightmare at Jack- Hurricane Dora swirled directly at least six more hours of beat- Rains of 10 to 15 inches were &nd streams, some severe, sonville Beach, 35 miles to the into St. Augustine today with 115- ing as Dora plunged intend on predicted for the rest of northern Hurricane warnings flew as far north. Pounded by hurricane mile winds, a 10-foot tide and a westerly course, expected to Florida and southeastern Geor-as Charleston, S. C. force winds and Crashing waves, torrential rains. the seawall began to crumble. The hurricane's massive sweep Ftoodwatem swirled three or also battered Jacksonville and four blocks from the beach and Brunswick, Ga., and pushed ran in some streets like a small gales into South Carolina. river. live wires hissed tike. Water flowed hip-deep in the The Damage—City by City ancient slave market square in The top of a 47-year-oM hotel the heart of St. Augustine, the By The Associated Press Jacksonville Beach — Seawall crumbled w*§ destroyed. The roof was nation's oldest city. Most streets Cape Kennedy — Cape escapes second over a large area. • Waves washing down ripped from a motel. The living were closed. Power was out. hurricane in a' month with virtually no dam- streets. Some looting. Heavy damage to at room of a home was swept away. Trees were uprooted. age. Space programs not expected to be de- least a half-dozen buildings. Most power and Flood Waters ' sacked at the foundations of other buildings. Coastal installations were layed. phones out. Severe beach erosion. destroyed and buildings' dam- Daytona Beach—Minor flooding on the Atlantic Beach—Top of 57-year-bld hotel Twelve hundred refugees from beach. Damage estimated at no more than destroyed. Fishing pier washed away. Heavy the storm tried to sleep on the $20,000. flooding. Hundreds in, shelters. floor of a high school gym as When Dora's calm eye pressed rain swept in through broken ashore, St. Augustine and Jack- Flagler Beach—Pier and portions of high- Jacksonville—Most power out. Trees and way reported washed away. Severe erosion minor debris littering streets. Some store windows. sonville Beach had already been Store windows were, smashed hammered by hurricane force feared from high tides. windows out Some looting. No structural St. Augustine — Sever flooding. Heavy damage reported. at mainland Jacksonville, 18 winds, slashing rain and huge miles from the beach. Police re- water damage feared. Beachfront structures Brunswick, Ga.—Windows smashed. Roofs waves for more than 12 hours. ported ' some looting. At least With Dora moving only seven damaged. Streets closed. Pier destroyed. Hun- damaged at two motels. Another roof blown ; miles an hour, the Weather Bu- dreds in shelters. Most power out away; Power Out Thousands evacuated. (See DORA, Page 2) BfclT^ DOHA —Thii dock, normally used for tying up party Bosh, ,1 wet rippad apart by Hufrfcane Dora on St. Augustine's Mafemes Bay. The Bridge of Two Named LIMI In the btckgreund links the mainland with th» beach area. (AP Wirephoto) To Holmdel ose HOLMDEL — Residents at a public hearing on the Red Application is to build the station on the north side of Red School Board Hill Rd. issue last night.voiced vehement opposition to the Hitt Rd., 210 feet west of Laurel"Ave; ^: granting of a variance for construction of a gas station in Representing Mr. Potter and Humble Oif Co.-was attorney Park, Parkway Harming 1 : HOLMDEL — The Board of the area. • •' Frederic Baar, Red Bank. ' '•''"'' ' ' '""• • i Education last night named two Some 30 persons attended the' special Township Committee Attorney Theodore J. Labrecque, JK, Red Bank, repre- members to replace Mrs. Kath- session—none of them spoke in support of the variance. sented objector James Jerbasi, Keyport, who purchased adja- leen Beceiro and Charles E. Ham- cent property several years ago from Mr. Potter, to build a Business, Operator Says lton, who resigned last month. The governing body reserved decision in the matter pend- ing "further study." home. • > • , Sworn in as members until the The land now is zoned farm-residential. Toe Board of Ad- ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS-Hen- tures on Beach way, Keansburg, The board reserved decision on February school election were During the meeting a message was received from the Mid- dletown Township Committee requesting that Middletown offi- justment has recommended that the'Township Committee con- ry F. Gehlhaus, owner of several and a reduction from $187,900 to the following appeals: William Wilbert, 42, of Deercrest sider rezoning the area to commercial. amusement facilities aj Keans- $150,000 on land assessments. Highlands: Joseph Menicucci, Dr. and Joseph Lucania, 49, of cials be permitted the opportunity to meet with the Holmdel committee before the issue is decided.