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A Newspaper Devoted Complete News, Pictures To the Community Interest Presented Fairly, Clearly 1 Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week Published Every Thursday VOL. XVII—NO. 38 FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ,3, 1955 at 18 Green Street, Woodbridge. W. J PRICE EIGjIT CENTS Quiet Called Report Low-Cos Victory Omen Schools to be Give By Both Sides To on Nov. Calm Prevails Statements Given, by Edison Study Sweetness For Tuesday's Charter Commission Slates By Consultan EDISON—In an appeal to the EDISON — Anthony Yelencsis, and" voters of the township, the five- Edmund Sullivan, -William Dun- man slate of candidates for the ham, William McCord and Dr. Nedrs. Finis! Local Election charter commission election next Raymond Curcio, running as a Light WOODBRIDGE — With the Tuesday comprised of Dr. Bailey slate of candidates in Tuesday's WOODBBIDGE — Wood- B. Pepper, Orley G. Bowen, Rob- election of a charter commission By CHASO.ES E. GREGORY :lection" campaign drawing to a bridge Township will re- close, the general public appears ert D. Gidden, Dr. Neil A. McDon- offered this statement to the ald and Earl Schenk Miers made voters: ceive the answer on Novem- to be keeping mum as to ^its in- the following statement: "• ber 30 as to the worthiness We seem to have an inor- tentions next Tuesday. "The qualifications expected of dinate capacity for advanc- Mayor Hugh B. Quigley, Com- "Our fundamental Interest in candidates worthy of places on of fast, economical modular mitteemen L. Charles ,Mangione, this campaign is to. secure a 'Yes' our opponents' slate were de- school construction. ing one step forward and vote on the charter study referen- two to the rear in trying First Ward; Peter Schmidt, Sec- scribed in a letter sent to various The answer will come in ond Ward, and L. Ray -Alibani, dum. We believe, in a rapidly citizens a few months ago. the joint reply by Professors to overtake our school re- Third Ward, candidates for re- growing community, that an or- "The essential requirements of quirements. derly, objective' review of the Walter C. Voss and Werner flection, say the fact that the honesty, ability and experience H. Gumpertz of the Depart- * * * voters, particularly the indepen- form and habits of our govern- are those with which no one can dents, have had very little to say ment promises great benefit, and disagree. However, the letter also ment of Building Construc- Some faint spark of in- oublicly, "means they are satis- which slate of candidates makes' states that the men should 'be tion and Engineering in the terest finally has been fied with the present Democratic this review is the secondary issue willing to concede to the majority Massachusetts Institute of shown in low-cost schools administration." of the campaign. Vote 'Yes' on where necessary, so that a unani- Technology, Cambridge, FIRST PRIZE WINNER: "The Hunter," painted on Woolworth's middle window by Miss Jean charter study—that is the basic mous report may be submitted.' such^as I have been describ- The Republican candidates on Cursi, a senior at Woodbridge High School, won first prize in the High School class in the annual community need. Mass. The opinion was "A unanimous opinion is de- ing, and this indeed is pro- the other hand—Lyle B. Reeb, window-painting contest sponsored by the Woodbridge Rotary Club under the direction of Miss sought by Charles E. Gre- ^gress. We at least have at- Jr., candidate for mayor and Les- "The campaign produced two voutly to be wished, but certainly gory, publisher of The Inde- *tained- a wise and wide ter Stockel, Raymond F. Smith, Elizabeth Spencer, art teacher, School 11, and Llewellyn Holden, art teacher at the High School. tests of citizenship in which we not at the price of a man's honest pendent-Leader, after Struc- •Jr., and Harold L. Barr, candi- took undisputed leadership. convictions. Minority reports are awareness of the predica- dates from the First, Second, and "First, a ballot that -split one often necessary, clarifying, and to Schools Corporation of . ment which confronts us Tiiird Wards, respectively, de- slate of candidates and not the certainly an accepted democratic Boston had offered to build a when 250 people will attend 2 Sites }n ^Immediate^ School Building other was an unjust ballot. What- right. six-room school here for 1 clare that the quiet on the sur- a meeting of the Board of face fndicates that the voters 9 ever was the reason for this un- "When we recall how the op- $98,000. The school, com- Education, and the Board it- axe "ready for a change" and fair listing was not important. position widely publicized the plete from foundation to self will agree to journey to do not care to. publicize their Program 'Unsuitable and May be Shelved In any community the power fact that their candidates were furniture for this price, . Cambridge, Mass., to learn intentions. The Rebuplicans pre- WOODBRIDGE —• Two sites Board members visited the The 12 acres, Board members should exist within its citizens to 'carefully screened,' we have the would be constructed in four iict a large vote for a so-called given to the Board of Education New Dover Road site Sunday found, is on high, dry land. correct an obvious injustice. right to ask: Screened.for what? to five months. ; whether new concepts of }ff year. for school purposes—one by the during- the rainstorm and ac- Faults listed Therefore, we instituted legal pro- Conformity! For the willingness school construction are as Township and the other by a cording to one Board member, Murray Leibowitz, architect ceedings to demonstrate that to be 'yes' men? Since the opposi- The Board of Education, good as they look. These There will be two referenda on "the land was flooded and we power. On election day every citi- tion set that standard for them- 'he ballot next Tuesday, first on developer—may have to... be for the proposed school at Men- on the suggestion of Com- certainly were promising de- abandoned for, such purposes as couldn't see the road." Sani- lo Park Terrace, said his inves- zen of Edison Township will vote selves, the intelligent voter can •".he proposed isuance of $1,000,- being too costly to prepare,- it tary sewer lines crisscross the on a ballot that is clear and only assume that their candidates missioner Frank Wukovets velopments. T00 in bonds by the state" for tigation revealed the site has was learned today from mem- New Dover Road site, making two' 15 inch storm sewers, one proper. In this respect, charter met that standard. at a Boards meeting October he purpose of acquiring, con- bers, of the Board of Education the front of the site unusable study as an impulse for sound 17, agreed to be present to structing and developing depen- 30 inch storm sewer; the South "We can assure the voters that Today, however, we learn and one of the architects. for school purposes. Branch of the Rahway River citizenship proved its effective- we are not committed to any hear the report and the date dable water supplies . "and the ness. that two sites on which other on whether Township em- The sites in question are the Bpard members estimated the runs through the property and such dubious procedure. The unity was selected in order to af- schools were planned as soon ployes should be given a pension. Menlo Park,Terrace site where cost of putting the land into would have to be piped and the "Second, every citizen in any of our slate is achieved by a com* ford ample opportunity to a grade school had been pjanned -.- shape would be very high and Sinclair Oil Company has ...a mon interest and a shared enthu- ~as sketches .mere approved The ^ predictions today are that 1 mmun-ity deserves frank and arrange for' the "trip. Andrew arid the' "New; Dover Road' site • it would be cheaper to buy a pipeline also running through willing discussion of public issues siasm: The prosperity and prog- and permission could be ob- the-'pension referendum, will be the property. Mr. Leibowitz Aaroe, president of the approved and the referendum on where it was planned to build site. The Board also visited a 12- on which he is being asked to ress of Edison Township under tained from fthe State to a Junior High School. The acre parcel of land on the old said most of the land is fill and vote. He has the right to know the best form of government Board, agreed to the date "ihe water problem will be defeat- Fagan Fai-m property which it would present a foundation finance them, are considered 3d locally. Menlo Park land was deeded to who is for and against such is- available. If we should have seri- yesterday and said he will by the Board's architects to the Board by Sommer Brothers, Robbins Construction Company problem. „ sues, and why. During the first ous differences of opinion, the advise all his colleagues of be unsuitaole. As this is be- In the race for state senator, developers, after ; a conference is developing. The concern, at The architect expressed the weeks of this campaign that right people will be informed of all the arrangements and urge ing written, it is believed* it Joseph H. Edgar is the Republi- with the Planning' Board. The the request of the Planning opinion "it would be cheaper to of the citizens of Ediscn Town- alternatives and they shall be the their attendance. can candidate and he is being op- 21 acres at New Dover Road were Board, has put aside 12 acres get a good* site and pay for it ship was defied.

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