New looks in shopping facilities Designs for a new lookin Millburn center went unveiled la st w e e k and ' yesterday the Mall at S h o rt Hills set the o p e n in g date for Its renovated facility. See Page 3 for d ev ils Final words in the election year The candidates for election to the Township Committee all issued their , final statements of the campaign today. Those statements w iljbe found on Pages S, 7,10 and 11. Halloween is more than 1-day a year --“ T ' For 20 years a local woman has found Halloween does not last ju s t one night. To read Ibout this woman and her efforts of 20 years in behalf of noddy chiMAreo. turn to Page 13. '> - *.... 7.' ' * WHOOPS— This empty tractor-trailer nearly fit through sold he did? See the clearance sign before the boxmf the underpass St Short Hills Avenue and Chatham Road the truck « Shed into the railroad bridge' -and was Saturday about 1 p.m. Driver Paul Capero of Elizabeth demolished. lltmmUMWiMHHUNWinlitllltW&UI Inside Serving the township for 92 years •Founded 1888, Vo). 92, No. 43 OF MILLBURN AND SHORT HILLS - Hutradsy, O ctq b er 3 0 ,1 9 8 0 r of \udli Burra* at ( lrr*laUaa\ 25 Cents per Copy, $12 per Year by Mail to Your Door yon, W olkstein gain 3 nods In what most political’' observers here Essex County clerk arttfon a host of state­ ballot is on the Sunday retail sales issue. A initiate and to approve state legislation regarded as a stunning surprise, three of the wide and county-referenda ■yes" vote indicates the voter wishes to see through future referenda At present* only four township civic, associations which have The County clerk's contest finds a the existing ban on most Sunday sales the state' legislature can initiate legislation endorsed candidates for election to the township resident and school board mem­ continued; a "no" vote is to repeal the* and establish referenda Township Committee have called for the ber. Sandy Isaacson, seeking fo unseat the Sunday closing law Seven state questions are on this election of Democratic challenger Leonard Tuesday's ballot Three of these are Wolkstein. long-time.occupant of that office, Nicholas An affirmative vote on the second Essex Caputo Mrs. Isaacson is the Republican proposed bond issues which, if»approved, Also gathering the endorsements of three question would authorize the county Party candidate while the incumbent is a would authorize the-issuance of $354 million of . the civic groups was Republican in­ government to petition the state legislature Democrat. >n bonds. Funds would he directed to the cumbent Alexander B. Lyon Jr. to amend the New Jersey constitution so The major Essex County question on the that state voters would have the right to state's natural resources, energy Mr. Wolkstein received the endorsements Continued on Pay- this week of the Short Hills Association and the South Mountain Estates Civil Association. Last week the Wyoming Association announced it was supporting Mr. Woll&eiftr Com m ittee record debated Both the South Mountain group and The decision-making practices of the Robert Denise, and Democrats Jim Bildner planning were voiced by both Mr. Bildner Wyoming also endorsed Mr. Lyon. The third Township Committee were praised and and Leonard Wolkstein In addition to their and Mr. Wolkstein. civic organization to support Mr. Lyon was came under attack during the course of last prepared and rebuttal statements, the. In his prepared Statement Mr. Wolkstein the Old Short Hills Estate Association1. week's League of Women Voter-sponsored candidates also answered question* put to charged (hat although the ijtew library Two positions <m the township Committee meeting of candidates for seats on the - them by members of the. audience: . building had been open for three years, the are at stake in Tuesday’s election. The two municipality's governing body. At Issue in the November 4 election are Committee still had no plan for th e use of the other candidates in the race are Republican The October 22 session hpld at the public two seats on the -5-member Township old library property Robert Denise and Democrat Jim-Bildner. library featured prepared addresses and Committee. ’ , . He gist) slated that the Committee had Mr. Denise was endorsed by two of the rebuttals by the four Township Committee... Delays by the Township. Committee in done- virtually nothing' to revitalize the candidates: incumbent Alexander B. Lyon m m Ibur civic 'associations He shared the Short making speciffedecisions and criticisms, of downtown business area other than com-' - Hills Association hacking wjth Mr. Jr. and his Republican running-mate. the Committee 9n the area-of long-range CLOWNING A R O U N D — Clown Kim Bishop shares her Hailoween apple Wolkstein .and the backing of the Old Short with Julie Hines. The girls had a pre-Halloween celebration at the recrea- Hills Estates Association with Mr. Lyon. tiongdepartment arts and crafts class party Friday In Taylor Park Com­ Mr. Bildner was not endorsed by any of the munity Center. associations. , ‘ > ’ ... — If Mr^Wolksfelh can transform the backing of the civic associations into an election day victory, he would become only the second Democrat to win electibn to the Education board rejects municipality’! ytuirmsistyo .. Democrat to win the local contest was Ann Cooper who served on the Committee from additions again 1975 through 1977. For the second time this month, the Board Two weeks ago Mr. Coombs’ plan to ap­ — Township voters Tuesday will, also be of Education has rejected an attempt to point three replacement m em bers-to the— SMting ballots in the presidential contest, have three new membera appointed to lls advisory committee fell a s five members of the 5th Congressional District race, for Citizens Advisory Committee for the study the board cast ballots .-against the ap- .. pointments. The fifth negative vote of .the The latest attem pt to name three new previous meeting was cast by Sandy members to the committee as replacements Isaacson who wax nm r«r . fur members who had resigned came week's meeting. Vote results Monday night and failed as board members Preceding the balloting m agitated ex­ spilt 4-to-4. change took place betweeirtfie board and Township residents wishing to learn the Voting to nam e the new members were members of the public. Joan Chegldy, results of Tuesday’s balloting for positions school board president -Frederick A, president of the Short Hills School PTA and on the Township Committee are invited to Coombs III, Roger Chesley, Ronald Mount the wifeuf a board member, urged the hoani telephone The Item office between 9 and and JohnKeeaan. Negative votes were cast to restore the committee to its- original 10:30 p.m., election night by Eileen McHugh, Sandra Haimoff, strength. She argued that two of the Edward Kinal and Barnard Wagner. * , Continued on Page ? R 3 Advispry unit sees f t A recommendation on the future ofnf thetha ions sairl hia YinmmiiinA immi. - v . 1985, said his committee hopes to hold one members of the advisory committee. elementary school program in the township more public session before it submits its According to enrollment figures cited at the will be put before- the Board of Education recommendations to the Board of Education, meeting, the Wyoming School has room for shortly after the first qf the year, John and disbands January 31. an additional 146 students, Glenwodd has Quaker, chairman of the Citizens Advisory The committee chairman said all those room for 44 more, South Mountain' has 20 Committee of the Study of Elementary serving on- the Board of Education- openings, Hartshorn has 17, Short Hills has Schools, told members of the public at­ appointed advisory group would prefer to 15 and Deerfield is 10 below capacity. tending a meeting of that organization held keep all neighborhood schools open„but said Responding to comments from the public at the Education Center last Thursday this will not be economically or that township residents would be willing to evening. educationally advisable within a few years. pay higher taxes to keep all elementary Dr. Qualter, who noted that under current 'All elementary schools in the township are schools open, committee member Lori population projections the community’s six already operating below capacity, those Friedman observed that the Board of STORM D A M A G E— Swirling winds during Saturday's Street. *The house sustained several broken windows, a elementary schools would be half-empty by attending Thursday’s sessions were told by rain storm felled this oak tree about middayagainst the hole in the roof and damaged siding and mitten *g<>m : Continued On p’age r®ar of. the Jam,&s Howe family's home at,87 Chestnut theimpact; Story, another jjifidfo on Page2. Town detective delves into ^teenagerst; vandalism here Vandals roamed Europe in the second and , Defining vandalism as an act of damage carving initials on desks and making an- 71 per cent wrote in booker 38 per cent number of complaints of vandalism third centuries plundering, looting-and for no monetary gain, Lt. Wallace compiled noying phone calls." vending machines. More than 80 per cent of scrawled words in toilet booths, and 64 per received by the township police department. both boys and girls said they at some time destroying property -— a list o f 50 specific means of destroying Each student was asked to designate. cent wrote on desks. - * Lt., Wallace estimates that vandalism'is six The vandals who - am through suburban, had broken, or been with someone who had an®“*?r f • , whether h e or she ever took part in the The enormity of this damage is em- times (plater than reported.