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E WESTFIELD LEADER The Ltmdimm —d Jfot Widely Circulated Weekly \ewmpmper In Union County NINETY-MXT. Yi R, NO. 20 Second Clau Poiia** Published u WtuMd, N; WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1985 Every Thursday 28 Pages—30 Cents Westfield Winter Festival HISTORIC DISTRICT (Proposed) Plans Begin to Snowball The treasure hunt is on, the kid- selected on the criteria of All winners will be announced die matinee is set, and the televi- creativity, implementation of at the Westfield Winter Festival. sion broadcast has been arrang- idea, unity of theme, and overall Entry forms for all decorating ed - the 1985 Westfield Winter appearance. Each winner will contests are available in par- Festival is kicking into high gear. receive a $25 WAM coin ticipating WAM stores. Deadline Sponsored by the Westfield redeemable at 26 WAM stores. for entries for all decorating con- Association of Merchants All commercial businesses in tests is Monday. Dec 16. (WAM), the festival will be held Westfield - professional and Meanwhile. Westfield shoppers on Sunday. Dec. 22, 12 noon - 4 retail - are invited to enter the can now "go hunting" in 2-1 WAM p.m. in downtown Westfield. The "Best Commercial Exterior" stores which are displaying holi- focal point of the festival will be and "Best Commercial Interior" day wreaths decorated with an Elm St. which will be closed to decorating contests which will item from the store. Shoppers vehicular traffic between North be judged by the Westfield Rake can pick up "checklists" of the Ave. and Quimby St. & Hoe Garden Club December participating stores and items in Leading up to the festival, 17-20. The same criteria will be the WAM stores and inspect the however, are several community used in these contests: winners wreaths in each store to correctly decorating contests, a toy drive, will receive trophies. complete the checklist. and a treasure hunt in 24 WAM Westfield merchants are Correct checklists wiil be eligi- stores. welcome to enter the "Best Store ble for three prices to be drawn at Homeowners can enter the Window" decorating contest the festival: two $25 WAM coins "Rest Decorated Home" contest which will also be judged by the and a grand prize - the "master which will be judged by the Rake & Hoe Club December wreath" now on display at Westfield Board of Realtors Dec. 17-20. The same criteria again Rorden Realty, 44 Elm Street, 17-20. One winner in each of will apply and the winning mer- which features all 2:i WAM items West Field's four wards will be chant will also receive a trophy. and boasts a reUiil value of over $200. Completed checklists must be returned to the WAM stores by Friday, Dec. 20. Participating WAM stores are also accepting new and like-new toys for under-privileged children at the Westfield Neighborhood Council and other Dudley Park Launches local charities through Dec. 18. Toys should be unwrapped and 9 suitable for children through age Members Drive Sunday 12. Please, no obviously-used toys A membership drive for around Dudley, Lawrence and which still line the streets of the and one shopping bag of toys per Westfield's Dudley Park Associa- Kimball Aves. Its outer boun- area. donor only.) tion will be launched Sunday with daries include portions of Walnut During the last year, the The Westfield Winter Festival afternoon caroling around a yule St., Mountain Ave. and Highland Dudley Park Association has will be featured on Suburban log at the barn of the rear of the Ave., north to Sinclair PI. done extensive research on each Cablevision's Channel 32 on Jim and Ann Ross home on pjnopfe'rty in the district and is now Thursday, Dec. 26, and Saturday, Dudley Ave. The hours are 3 to 5 The area was originally named completing the application for Dec. 28. Both air times are 10:05 p.m. the Dudley Park Property by Mr. listing on the New Jersey and the p.m. and Mrs. John G. Dudley who ac- National Register of Historic Patgrikis and Harrington Tri- During the festivities, quired 70 acres of woods and Places. State Productions will produce a residents of the 168 homes farmland north of the railroad in Interim officers of the associa- 30-minute highlight program of located in the northside Westfield the 1860s. In the late 10th and ear- tion, who expect to have the ap- the festival, featuring the Civic area will be given an update on ly 20th century the Central plications completed by next Clubs' Ice Sculpture Contest, live the association's efforts to ac- Railroad of New Jersey con- spring, are: Pat Velderman, entertainment, and Santa's quire state and national historic ducted a highly-successful adver- president; Larry Myers, vice Santa Claus digs into his pack at annual tree-lighting ceremony held North Pole headquarters. district designations. tising campaign luring New York president, Jim Krauss, Thursday evening at the North Ave. train station. The event, spon- The ice sculpture contest, executives to build many of the treasurer; and Tom Phelan, sored by the Chamber of Commerce, attracted about !>00 children and which is open to any Westfield Dudley Park is centered attractive Victorian homes secretary. their parents. (Continued last page, this section) Kids to Have Direct Line Bagging Meters Not Practical f Holiday Spirit in WvmtuUl \ To Santa Wednesday Evening * "Many of us feel very fortunate to live in a community like I The Westfield Recreation Commission has received word from v Santa's Headquarters that he will be opening a direct telephone j It's not that the Town wants to consideration for shoppers. The Westfield. So in keeping with a Westfield tradition, it is that time 1 Says Parking CommitteTown's reluctancee toHead declare a ! of year for us to care and share with our less fortunate I line to the North Pole for those youngsters who were unable to j put a damper on the holidays, neighbors." « meet with him this year. says Councilman Richard H. holiday from meter fees is Children wishing to speak with Santa can do so on Wednesday,! Bragger, chairman of the park- motivated by a desire to preserve With those words, Lillian W. Corsi, director of the town's 0 Dec. 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Santa's direct number to the North] ing committee, but it wants shop- spaces for shoppers, since in the Department of Human Services, issued a request for those with 1 Pole is 232-8026. pers to have places to park and absence of time limits, downtown the spirit or holiday giving to pitch in and help. Any person, ser- % the hike in meter fees will pave employees and commuters would vice group, school group, and organization interested in par- f the way for bigger and better fill even more of the spaces in- ticipating can reach Mrs. Corsi at the Municipal Building or by * parking facilities by this time tended for shoppers. phoning 232-8000, Ext. 50. » 9 next year. "Second, implementation of "School Today?' A Big In a letter to the editor in to- the increase in short-term park- day's Leader, Bagger com- ing meter fees to 25c per hour at ments: year's end makes the Town ap- Question on Snowy A.M. "With the arrival of the holiday pear to some as the grinch that Schools Take to Cablecasting Today With the Dec. 21 Winter decision to close school for the shopping season, so too comes a ended cheap parking. The new Solstice just 10 days away, School day or have a delayed opening of number of questions with respect rates have been in planning for Today, Dec. 12, could go down an introduction and welcome by Superintendent Laurence F. school. The Superintendent to parking meters and parking months and were adopted by or-in the annals of history for theSchool Board President Leo Greene re-issued information to checks weather forecasts, the availability generally. dinance in early November. Westfield public schools as TVSenus. School Superintendent parents today to help answer the local police, the state police and "First, it is often suggested These added revenues will Day - the day when the school Laurence F. Greene and snowy morning question: Is there the Town Engineer during the that Westfield "bag" its meters facilitate an ambitious parking system begins cablecasting news Westfield High School Principal school today? decision process. "The safety of for the month of December as a expansion program to occur dur- and feature shows over Cable TV Robert Petix. The tape was If a snow or ice or rain storm students and staff traveling to ing 1986. Channel 36. prepared by Thomas J. Mullen , has caused serious conditions in- and from school is our prime con- "These increased fees, com- The initial cablecast is schedul- audiovisual director. volving danger to staff and cern," he said. Board of Education bined with a smaller percentage ed for 7:30 tonight and it will be The initial TV tape will be students traveling to and from The school system has a rise in long-term and permit shown again Friday, Monday, shown each weeknight at 7:30 school, Dr. Greene has to decide telephone network set up to in- To Meet Tuesday parking rates, will make possible Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- o'clock. whether to close school for the form staff about "snow days" or the following significant day (Dec. 13 through 19) at 7:30 During the rest of the day, a day or to begin school at 10 a.m. delayed openings. Parent- The Westfield Board of Educa- improvements in Westfield park- p.m.