The Atlantic Highlands Journal VOL. LXIII. No. 34. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 5c COPY $2. YEAR Republicans Name Ejection Petitions Are Ticket; Democrats Hauser Offers Land to Filed In Highlands May Not Run A. H. for Bathing Beach Paul Joy Named 458 Sign Papers Mayor Says Highlands Woman’s To Replace Goode For Commission Highlands Advisors, Sea Plane Base May No Formal Plan Condition Remains On Local Ticket Type Government With the deadline for filing petitions Has Been Made As ‘Still Critical’ for the April 19 primary elections set Petitions calling for a special elec­ Assessors Confer Begin Within Month Mayor Waldron P. Smith of Atlan­ for this evening, the Atlantic High­ tion to determine whether or not High­ Miss Cora Todd, of Highlands, who Construction on a floating dock and St. Queens, and other city docks will tic Highlands has announced that lands slate of local candidates was re­ lands shall change to a petition form was rescued from an outdoor lavatory ramp for the new harbor sea plane take about 14 to 20 minutes, they Harry Hauser, local builder, has of­ On New Program leased last night. of government were filed with High­ in the rear of her home Sunday, is base east of Pier One will begin with­ said. fered the borough the use of his prop­ Running for re-election as Mayor lands Borough Clerk Evelyn Kwik late still in critical condition at the Mon­ in the next two weeks, William “And wo can take sportsmen to the erty along the Bay between Avenues Three Advantages on the Republican ticket will be Wal­ Tuesday night. mouth Memorial Hospital, the Journal- Matheis and George Lewis, owners best fishing and hunting grounds in A and D as a bathing beach, but that dron Smith, it was learned. Also u^ According to Mrs, Kwik, roughly Cited For Making Star Newspapers learned yesterday. and operators of the venture, told the the world,” they added. “places no formal transaction had been com­ for re-election will be Everett Curry, 4.58 name:; have been counted as sign­ Re-Assessment Miss Todd, in her late 70’s, was trap­ Journal-Star newspapers yesterday. that are inaccessible to any transpor­ pleted. while Paul Joy, proprietor, of the tation but air transportation.” ing the petitions while 334 signatures The first meeting o f the Highlands ped in the refuse of the old-fashioned They e:<pect to begin their instruc­ This was the highlight of Tuesday’s Better Housekeeping Shops in Red As for the rates, they are not to be were necessary to call the election. Board of Assessors with the newly- lavatory four days before . she was tion and charter service in a little Council meeting held in Borough Bank and Long Branch, will replace released yet. “We’ll have to get ali The 334 figure is arrived at by taking appointed advisory committee was found by her brother and sister-in-law, over a month. Hall. Franke Goode on the ticket. John Flit-1 our equipment set first,” Matheis 20 per cent of the total number of held in Highlands Borough Hall Mr. and Mrs. Harry Todd of Bloom­ Since the Atlantic Highlands Coun- According to the Mayor, Mr. Haus­ croft will be running for Assessor. |cil Tuesday approved their plan for | said, “and will have to make trio voters at the last election and 1675 Thursday. field. It was believed she had suffered er said he would provide the fences voted in Highlands last November. a dizzy spell while leaning over to re­ At the same time it was learned g three year lease, with an .additiona! flights to determine gasoline ; bath-houses if the borough C. E. Schenck, Chairman of the that considerable doubl o.xi.otcd over The law provides that the election trieve an article she had dropped. two-year option, all that remains to usage and so fortli.” would make the property tax-free and Board of Assessors, opened the meet whether local Demccral.s would be shall be held the third Tuesday after The elderly woman lived alone at be done, Matheis and Lewis said, is Asked if the locai m.jrning fogs will also clean it up. Council would meet ing by outlining the seriousness of filing candidates or not. One spokes- filing. Because the petitions came into the financial condition that High 170 Linden avenue. jto obtain their operation Hcenso from | hinder take-offs, the two promoters discuss the matter, the man for the party said that they were , state and to pick up their two ; pointed out that sea planes can fly Mayg,. jgjq the Borough Clerk’s office late Tues­ lands finds itself in. He indicated th.at having difficulty getting together “a : Luscomb sea olanes m lien ground planes cannot. day night, she was unsure whether the one of the chief causes was the un­ Other fc.-ilares of the meeting in­ A. H. Methodist strong enough slate” ’:o be able t o ! Texas. “We aren't concerned with ra ddv election will be called for March 22 equal assessments placed upon prop­ cluded approi’a.l of a purcha.se of a overcome the Republican majority in j The planes will be o landing fields in this business. or March 29. She said that she has erties. “This condition continuing new fire horn, the first reading of an Men Plan Dinner, Atlantic Highlands. | ti’aincr models of all metal conslrue- Matheis asserted, “and v e .,"n * e been trying to contact Borough Attor­ over the past forty years has resulted ordinance calling for a fiat ten per In Highlands, neither Piopublicans tion. and will travel 400 m.le, v,;th ,a, oil with a much lower coding than ney John M. Pillsbury for an opin­ in present necessity for a plan of cent incre-ase in pay for all borough Enjoy Movies nor Democrats would athnu they had refueling. Muffled engines wdl maim is con.sidered safe for a ground ion. f equalization.” employees, and the approval of a any definite candidates in mind. How- them noiseless as sea gulfs. Plathc.'s plane.” The law also provides that, if the The Chairman also pointed out Saturday, April 30, is the date set three-year lease to be granted to Wil­ ever, it was established that Louis, said, and the traffic pat m.i v '1 b- “Of course", he said, “the minute election to change the form of gov­ that the Committee itself was refu­ for the next Roast Beef dinner, to be liam Matheis for the operation ■ of Loder and John. East v.oi not he iai(} over the harbor, Neither ot the we touch water, we're a watc craft. ernment is .successful, the election to tation of “local gossips who have sponsored by the Men’s Club of the a sea-piano base at the yacht harbor. running for re-election. planes will fl;r lower than 1 M lo and will have to comply with ail mar-1 name the thi'ee commissioners is to been complaining the new Board of Atlantic Highlands Methodist church, The complete story of the sea-plane In the Democratic ccnn), spokesman o\-er the town, he added. itimo regulations.” ; be held five weeks later. Assessors has been hasty.” He point­ it was decided at the business mee- base appears in another nows column. were fully as coy. Howeve r one leader “This will be the on'- ch > The two Luscomb sea planes are i This would place the election of ed out that the Board was authorized ing of the organization held last Wed­ The compressor which is being re­ did say the “Timothy Lwudi is a good plane base from Jersey t itv ta the latest models and have been de-[ commission on Tuesday, April 25 one by a referendum of the voters about nesday. placed has been in use for fifteen man. So is John Flemm oT Portland hobah Beacli, Delaware,’ flat: signv'd to land on the grounil, if need | week after the primary election, or two years ago and little progress was The next meeting will be held April years and is an original piece of Road, Si is Bill McGowan.” I.ewis pointed out. be, as well as on the water. The pon-i the follov/ing Tuesday, May 3. made. “It’s a long term job that h.arl 6 when the State Police will present equipment. It's the machine which The posts open^in H'giands are for "We intend to give fireht n tin toons are used for both typo:, of According to Frank Hall, one of the to have a beginning,” Mr. Schenck their newest picture on crime entitled, forces air tlirough the horn to make three Couneilmen. tion," tiiey .said, “ana ais.) will 11-1 ings. said. “Your State Police In Action.” The it blow and will cost S750 to replace. leaders instrumental in bringing about anyone anywhere......... whether on a Both Matheis and Lewis had wrer- the election, the petitions have been “A job of such magnitude is bound movie will be shov/n at 8:30 p. m. at The Water department has placed commutor hop to New York City, or ated a sea plane service out ot Shark prepared for some time. to cause situations which are unpop­ the First Methodist Church in Atlantic an order with rifr. Lachan George of on a hunting trip to the Canadian River until the channel was dredged Monday, the group favoring the ular with some taxpayers, and the Highlands.