THE WESTFIELD LEADER THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY TY-FOUKTH YEAB—No. 47 . Westfield. N. J. WESTFIBLD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1954 ZH fuge*—5 Cent* ttendance Figures At Budget Reviewing Committee in Session Polio Strikes Westfield Child, School Landscape laygrounds Set Record Boro Woman Union Services At Contracts Given (Idle Tennis Congregational Church County Reports 12 Cases of Disease Swimming Teachers amps Crowned The union services held eacn Practice Field summer under the sponsorship of This Summer Needed at Local Y the Methodist, Congregational and Baby Contests Baptist churches will continue in A nine-year-old boy and a 28- The Westfield YWCA has an- To Be Readied the Congregational Church Sun- year-old Mountainside mother of nounced that volunteer swimming Highlight Week day at 9:50 a.m. when the Rev. three children are the first two instructors are needed for the Elbert E. Gates Jr., pastor of the local polio victimB of the current adaptive aquatics program. Any- Dr. Child Outlines ttendance during the past six First Baptist Church, will preach season. one interested in this field of in- Its period at local playgrounds on the subject, "How Big Is Your struction, who would be able to as- Scope of Work The child, Peter Devine, son of sist Friday mornings or aftei;- ihed 29,352 according to Jo- World?" Mr. and Mrs. James P. Devine of V. Horan, director. Jay Post noons, may receive further infor- Bids for lawn and landscaping During the last three Sundays 267 East Broad street, became ill mation by contacting the YWCA work at the new Jefferson and Brant won the town's singles last Monday night. The youngest lie tennis tournament while in August, the service will be office at We. 2-2833. Washington schools and also for moved to the First Baptist Church of seven children, he is slated to work on the new athletic practice nk 'Babe' Novello and Dom enter the fourth grade at Holy iggy' Appezzato of Columbus where Dr. Gordon Michalson, pas- field in Railway avenue were ac- tor of the First Methodist Church, Trinity School this fall. cepted yesterday by the commit- the doubles to make the big will be in charge. On the last His condition is reported as s of the week. Board Appoints tee for new sites and buildings of* Sunday, Aug. 29, the Rev. Dan "good" by Muhlenberg Hospital, he Board of Education. Con- hursday at Grant playground Bowers, assistant minister of the Mil> Nancy t. Kaynoldi, Carl O. PlalnAeld, where he was admitted town's paddle tennis champi- Tacts were awarded low bidders. First Methodist Church, will be TongbM-f, Dxnnu N. Lever, Dr. Albert E. M«4er Jr., LctUr P. Philp, »nd Ch>rle» T. Farrow, all for treatment in the polio section. Five Teachers The bid of Doane's Ind., of were crowned. In the first the preacher. •nembari of the bud(at reviewisf committee of the United Cimpaifn. Alto, Sherman O. Max- The woman is Mrs. Mari-Lou id of the singles match Post Plainfield of $15,070 for the land- During- the months of July and well, (lUndinr) William B. Bohannoa, Mrrsa F. Barrett and Ruuell Stier, repreetntativea of Rich, wife of Lee W. Rich of 1290 School Calendar scaping of Jefferson School, lo- Jrant defeated Skeet Gartland Wetchunf Council »i Boy ScouU. Knollwood road,' Mountainside. Lincoln, Novello of Columbus August, the minister who is oted on the Boulevard, was the preaching at the Sunday service, She was admitted last Wednesday Dates Revised lowest of five received at the reg- Tom Gilson of Wilson and to Havemeyer Pavlllion at Morris- me Wight of Roosevelt de- is the resident minister for the PAL Heads Plan ular board meeting Tuesday eve- three churches and is available town Memorial Hospital. The appointments of five new ning in the Roosevelt Junior High M Joey Myer of McKinley. Boxing Team United Campaign Committee Union County has had 12 cases teachers were approved Tuesday |he finals Post went on to de- for any emergency or call. All School, The figure also include* • the ministers can be reached im- of polio so far this year, with night by the Board of Education preparation of a practice football both Novello and Wight for mediately if the situation requires, Interest in boxing by boys who those stricken ranging from chil- at a meeting in the Junior High field on the school board's tract in Championship. have been following other PAL ac- Completes '55 Budget Review dren to persons 48 years of age. School. Those added to the tendi- Uahway avenue. he doubles saw Tom and Bill by contacting the church office of the respective churches. tivities has led Patrolmen James One case was fatal. Henry A. ng staff in local schools include: Low bidder for the landscaping Bn beat the Post brother team Moran and Frank Crepeau, co- The budget reviewing committee George H. Iluslam, finance com- Limbach, 43, of Summit died July Miss E. Arleen Knupp of James- ay and Jon, Wight and Joe at Washington School on St, chairmen to form a boxing team. of the United Campaign for West- mittee chairman and Mrs. Nicho- 20 in Morristown Memorial Hospi- burg, Senior High School guid- Mark's avenue, was Henry Kitaz an defeat Joe Myer and An- field Social Agencies has conclud- las Shakotko of the finance com- tal. He was the father of three ance; Kenelmn W. Harris, New Negri of McKinley. In the Youngsters psrtici p a t i n g in Son, Scotch Plains. The figure Heavy Rainfall PAL Softball and volleyball con- ed the review of the 1955 budgets mittee; Boy Scouts, Sherman O. daughters. Providence, Junior, High mathe- /ras $10,427.55. (id round Novello and Appez- tests at the Lincoln School play- of the member agencies, Watchung Maxwell, finance committee chair- Last year at this time, there nfatics; Mrs. Nadine Irion, 503 of Columbus defeated the Gil- The Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. ground Tuesday and Thursday Council Boy Scouts of America, man of the Watchung Area Coun- were approximately 10 polio casea Cavleton road, grade 2, Grant if New York was awarded a con- brothers of Wilson. The final Relieves Drought nights knew that both Patrolman Westfield Council Girl Scouts, cil; Community Center, Leroy in the county but no deaths. West- School; Mrs, Mildred H. Alpert, id matched the Columbus en- ract to provide and erect a fence Moran and Patrolman Crepeau Young Men's Christian Associa- Scurry, director and District field alone had reported three cas- Newark, grade 3, McKinley School it Washington School at the cost Its of Novello and Appezzato are former professional boxers tion of Westfield, Young Women's Nursing Association, Mrs. John es by August E, 1953. and Miss Bernice Picker, also of Mist Wight and Dugan of Roo- Most Here Since B. Saxe, president. Newark, grade 5, Elm Street if $1,638. and have ben pleading with the Christian Association of Westfield, The annual polio curve begins Other bids were received at It. After a Bee-saw battle May 21, Bureau Says police officers to give them instruc- Westfield Community Center As- School. Jder Columbians were victori- slowly in June, increases in July Tuesday's meeting from the fol- tion. sociation and the District Nurs- nd August, and reaches its peak The resignations of Miss June owing: Westfield Nursery, |13,- The heaviest rain fall in two ing Association of Westfield. Tho in September. It declines rapidly 1/. Colwell, grade 2, Columbus '64.P1 for work on the Jefferson isults of the playground olym- and a half months came as a wel- The officers have given lessons report of the committee is now be- Fall Swimming in rudiments of boxing and with the advent of cold weather. School, and Mrs. Martha Clavk ichool; Osterman Nursery of are now official. Columbus come relief to the Westfield area ing prepared and will be irendered Smith, who was appointed in Bound Bvook, $17,742, for work jfroOnd w,ith a total of 1,708 Tuesday. In four and a'half hours, wrestling at informal classes in to the board of trustees at its next Under state and local health the YMCA Tuesdays and Thurs Program Planned regulations polio victims must he March, were accepted. m the Jefferson School, $15,543.50 IB took top honors. Other .75 of an Inch had fallen. By 7:30 meeting early In September. The board also approved a or the Washington School, $4,600, is are Roosevelt 1,650, Mc- a.m. Tuesday more than an inch days and the response has been isolated for seven days after the so great that the potential of a This committee, composed of disease begins, or until the fever change in the closing date for athletic field, and W. E. Whit- fey, 1,460, Grant 1,318, Lin- had saturated the ground. More Adult Activities schools for the Christmas vacation ham, Plainfield, $3,870, athletic 1,213 and Wilson 1,146 points. fell yesterday. boxing team are at hand, they Dr. Albert E. Meder, chairman, J. is gone. "Contacts," or persons said. Bliss Austin, Nathaniel M. Cohen, At Y Scheduled under 18 who have been exposed to from Dec. 22 to Dec. 23 to comply field. a later date the result of County Agricultural Agent Eric Charles T. Farrow, Dennis N. with the number of school datea Dr. William C. Child, chair- ifteld playgrounds standing in During the fall and early win- the victim, are quarantined 14 H. Petersen Jr. of Westfield, said Lever, Lester P.