MCAP out of Money, Outafbusiness by DORIS KULMAN MCAP Has Just Enough to Meet Tomorrow's Payroll, Mr
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••?• House Unit Okays Howard Expressway Bill SEE STORY BELOW Weather Mostly many this morning, be- HOME coming cloudy later and clear- THEDAILY ing tonight. Mostly sunny to- morrow. High today In mid to ) Red Bank, Freehold ~T upper 40s. Low tonight in upper FINAL Ms. High tomorrow in low 50s. ( Long Branch J Saturday's outlook, fair and lea- unable. REGISTER MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 89 YEARS DIAL 741-0010 VOL. 90, NO. 96 RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1967 10c PER COPY PAGE ONE Appeal to Freeholders Set for Interim Support MCAP Out of Money, OutafBusiness By DORIS KULMAN MCAP has just enough to meet tomorrow's payroll, Mr. opening control of the anti-poverty program to political in- ' The MCAP staff isn't about to let the anti-poverty program" The county's anti-poverty agency, out of money and of- Taylor said. '..'... fluence. here die-, Mr. Taylor emphasized. ' ficially out of business, will appeal to the Monmouth County The House yesterday began consideration of amendments Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins, D-Calif., a member of the '"If we have to, we'll canvass this county door-to-door for Board of Freeholders for some temporary financial help in a to a bill that would authorize the OEO to continue the anti- House Committee on Education and Labor, which has report- contributions to keep the program going," he declared. last-ditch attempt to keep its program going. poverty program for two more years. It is expected to be next ed the bill on the floor, plans to propose an amendment to keep Mr. Taylor and Wilbert Russell, MCAP's deputy director, Joseph E. Taylor, executive director of the Monmouth week, at the earliest, before the House votes on the money bill control away from political machines. Mr. Howard said he will said many of the agency's employes have offered to work on a Community Action Program, in Washington on what he de- and several weeks before there's any cash in the till. speak in favor of that amendment. volunteer basis and to find part-time jobs to support them- scribed this morning as a futile hunt for federal funds to avert Unless some money is found someplace, MCAP's 180-em- Among those affected will be the mothers of the 120 chil- selves, if necessary, tn keep the program alive until Congress tomorrow's shutdown, is due back in the county this afternoon. ployes will be out of paid jobs tomorrow, and its services to dren in the MCAP-fin$?fced day care centers in the Asbury approves the OEO appropriation, His first step will be to seek a meeting tomorrow with the 9,000 impoverished county families cut off. Park-Neptune and Bayshore areas, Mr. Taylor said.** freeholders and to ask them for some cash until the hoped-for EXPECTS VOTE SOON But about 150 of MCAP's employees are neighborhood Congressional appropriation comes through, he said. Rep. James J. Howard, D-N.J., said he expects a vote on MANY FIND JOBS aides — persons from 'the poverty community, many of them The federal Office of Economic Opportunity in New York the full anti-poverty bill will come next week after a host of Alrriost all of the 115 women have found jobs since the former welfare recipients hired by the agency to work in the announced yesterday that MCAP was one of two major pro- amendments are considered individually. centers- were opened to care for the pre-schoolers and many of program, Mr, Taylor said. Neighborhood aides earn between grams in New Jersey it has been forced to close down because Congressman Howard said he stands fast on his position for them have gone off the county welfare rolls, Mr. Taylor said. $4,080 and $4,500 a year and can't afford to miss a paycheck, of lack, of funds. removal of a provision in the pending bill which he sees as , "What's going to happen to them now?" he asked. (See MCAP, Pg. 3, Col. 4) Expressway Bill Moves Along WASHINGTON - The House tion would withdraw its backing fecting short strips in DetrSit, Under the Howard bill, the De- But Mr. Bridwell said they imposition of tolls on the Garden subcommittee on roads yesterday of the bill if amendments sug- Boston, New Orleans, Cleveland partment of Transportation could would represent a "drastic State Parkway in those counties unanimously approved a bill gested by Sen. Clifford P. Case, and possibly Atlanta. okay new projects in such states change in the policy of the in- because of what he considers in- which will eventually permit build- R-N.J., are accepted. Snagged in Disputes where the money involved did terstate highway system and adequate alternate roads for lo- ing of a central Jersey express- In the<only significant change Key to the proposal is that itjnot exceed previous allotments would not be good." cal users to be forced off the way with 90 per cent federal aid in Mr. Howard's measure to in- would permit new authorizations based on 1965 cost estimates. The Wants Funds Used parkway by tolls. and sent it to the full Public crease authorized mileage of the in states where previously ap- proposed expressway between i Sen. Case indicated that the un- Rep. Howard said that if the Works Committee for a vote pos- federal interstate highway sys- proved routes have been snagged Trenton and the seashore would!used $40 million, the difference senator pushes his amendments sibly today. tem without adding to U.S. costs, in local disputes. cost (60 million. (between expected costs of the-ex- on the Senate side after the bill The bipartisan endorsement of the subcommittee cut the mile- Such is tlie case in New Jer- Sen. Case's amendments would pressway and 1-278, could be as- gets 'anticipated House backing a proposal by Rep. Janjes J. age from 410 to 200. sey where $100 million" in U. S. require the department toallo- signed to improvements in Mid- "it will wreck the bill and ev- Howard, D-N.J., came after Lo- Mr. Bridwell told the commit- money has been earmarked for cate the full amount of the orig dlesex and his home county of erything I have been working for well Bridwell, federal highway tee that the lower figure would 1-278, in Union County, but where inal anticipated expenditure, $100 Uni,on. during the last three years." administrator, warned that the be adequate to meet New Jer- the alignment has been unac- million in New Jersey's case, He has been holding up a The congressman sees the bill U.S. Department of Transporta- sey's need and similar ones af- ceptable. to the original state. pending bill which would permit (Se« BILL, Pg. 15, Col. 4) GPs 'Hi Mom!' Yule Judgeship Decisions Due Phone Calls Slated EAST ORANGE — The Communications Workers of America and the United Services Organization are sponsor- ing the Hth annual Christmas "Hi Mom!" program to give To Fill County Vacancies families in this country an opportunrty to talk by telephone with sons, daughfersrTiusbaMs'"b7" sweethearts in ""military' HIS CROSS TO BEAR — Third Assistant Chief Vineenf By CHARLES A. JOHNSTON second bid to regain a legisla- Democrats. The court has indicated that service overseas. tive seat, and Mr. Katz, a Long Whether the lame ducks will Sayreville and South Amboy in Napoli of <he Bradley Beach Fire Department rescues a FREEHOLD - If either or Walter Bernstein, president of CWA Local 1090, here, Branch councilman, have long attempt to pass a Congressional Middlesex should be shifted to the both vacant Monmouth County said the union will sponsor 10 of the free telephone calls in cross from the burning Catholic Church of the Ascension judgeships are to be filled this been favorites of Mr. Hughes. redistricting law to conform to 15th district and Madison Town- New Jersey. He urged those who want to participate to send which was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin yester- year, the coming weekend will The county judgeship has been a Supreme Court'mandate last ship retained in the Third but a postcard to Local 1090 at 12 Washington Place, East Orange. hold a moment of decision for vacant since Sept. 30 when Ed- summer that some current lines Middlesex leaders have been day. Firemen from three fire departments, Bradley Beach, Postcards must be received by Wednesday, Nov. 15 so ar- Gov. Richard J. Hughes. ward J. Ascher retired after his don't conform to constitution- seeking removal of Madison to rangements can be completed for the telephone calls, Mr. Neptune and Avon battled the blaze from 9 a.m. to 3 70th birthday and the District al requirements was uncertain. the 15th as well. With the lame-duck Democratic- Bernstein said. p.m. before it could be put under control. Firemen Court position has been open It was of more than passing Confident that Tuesday's elec- controlled legislature due to re- Selection of the telephone call winners will be made with more than a year since Francis interest to Rep. James J. How- tion results presage GOP victor- itood by the smolcing building until 8 p.m. Damage was turn for an abbreviated session the cooperation of the USO working with military commanders X. Crahay was advanced to the ard, D-N.J., whose Third District ies in next year's Congressional Monday, Nov. 20, the governor overseas, Mr, Bernstein said. Mothers will get priority when unofficially placed at "many hundreds of thousands of Superior Court. is involved.