fAF PUB. LIBRARY A V S ., !AR Keep Throwing Give To The Polio Punches March of Dimes THE COASTOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR BELMAR, SOUTHADVERTISER BELMAR AND WALL TOWNSHIP Sixty-First Year, No. 41 — 8 Pages BELMAR, NEW JERSEY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955 Single Copy Seven Cents Mrs. Weiss Wins PROTEST ZONING Defer Action On Anticipate 33 Point Election In W ail CHANGE ON LOTS Well Pump Bids Increase In Wall Rate School Balloting Owners Ask Questions Birdsall Questions One Bid On Qualifying On Wall's New Re­ Estimated At $12.70 On Budget Introduced Two Board Members Statement quirements By Committee, Hearing March 9 Returned, Derres Is Bids for removal, repair Defeated Wall Township’s tax rate for 1955 is estimated at Questions on the effect of a and reinstallation of two well zoning ordinance amendment pumps in the Belmar water $12.70 per $100. supply system were taken un­ Mrs. Doris A. Weiss was increasing lot size require­ The estimate, 33 points higher than the 1954 rate, der advisement by the Bor­ elected to the Wall Township ments in A and B residence is based on figures in this year’s budget, introduced by Board of Education Tuesday zones were raised before the ough Commission Tuesday. The wells are in Third avenue night in one of the hottest Wall Township Committee the Township Committee last night. school elections there in re- last night. The amendment and at the Water Works in The largest part of the 33 point jump is in the taxes 13th avenue. was adopted two weeks ago. to be raised for schools. The bids for removing the The inquiries were made by This will jump 21 points, Stanley Clayton and Henry Lane-New York deep well Schwier, real estate operators, pump and motor, repairing Taylor Leads Boy from $8.73 to $8.94. The and John J. Gassner, build­ and reinstalling it at Third rate for municipal purposes avenue were: Lane - New ing contractor. Mr. Clayton’s Members of Brownie Troop 28 of First Methodist Church of Belmar did their part shows only a three-point in­ and Mr. Schwier’s questions for March of Dimes with $10 contribution for polio fund. The Brownies earned the money York Inc., West Hyde Park, Scout Campaign related to an area plotted for themselves. Above, they present check to Rev. Blanchard D. Romaine Jr., Belmar drive N. Y., $4,871.50; C. W. Lau- crease, from $1.98 to $2.01. development by Mr. Schwier chairman, as leaders, Mrs. Meyer Rosenfield (right) and Mrs. George Haulenbeek look man Co., Bethpage, L. I., For the amount to be raised in 1941. They pointed out that on. Belmar Camera Shop Photo $6,117. For overhauling and Urges Support In Bel- for county taxes the rate will most of the lots are 100x107 installing a Peerless deep well go from $1.66 to $1.75. pump and motor in 13th ave­ mar's $2,000 Share feet and this would not meet The explanatory statement the minimum requirement of nue the bids were: Remsco Explorer Scouts Charles H. Smith Associates, New York, $1,300; Of $65,000 Goal accompanying the budget 15,000 square feet for a B reads: zone. Mr. Schwier said if he William Stothoff, Inc., Flem- Sea Spray ington, $2,240, and C. W. Lau- Borough Commisioner John “ The budget for the year had to meet the new require­ Requiem Offered 1955 reflects a small increase ments to increase the size of To Aid In Drive man Co., $2,744. A. Taylor, chairman of the Borough Engineer Claude Boy Scout drive for funds in in the tax rate. The increase the lots, it would leave him in the growth of the popula­ P i with some odd-sized lots. A CONCERTED DRIVE TO W. Birdsall questioned the bid Belmar, has organized a Volunteer For Heart clean out the “ jungle bums” Former South Belmar of the Remsco Associates as group of volunteers to conduct tion of the township with a re­ Mayor Richard Sharpe said sult demand for increased MRS. DORIS A. WEISS that the committee had not Sunday Campaign along the railroad South of Mayor Dies W eek it included a statement on 16th avenue was announced whether the parts for the services and increased cost of had an opportunity to go over operation are reflected therein cent years. She was one of such questions, but planned to In Belmar by Police Chief Brad IBehr- After Retirement pump were on the site and the three candidates from the Al- and the increase in taxes has make a study and to make man today as an aftermath amount of time that would be lenwood area who had run on of an episode Tuesday that required for the work after been kept at a minimum by some amendments to the zon­ Sol A. Konvitz, Belmar The funeral of Charles H. practicing tne strictest econ­ a ticket in opposition to three ing ordinance if that is nec­ threw the whole area into the award of the contract. He board members. chairman of the Heart Fund confusion. The “ jungle bums” Smith, former mayor of South said the specifications pro­ omy possiole.” essary. Township Attorney Belmar, was held Tuesday Hearing March 9 The election of Mrs. Weiss, campaign, today announced hibernate in the high brush hibited any conditional state- William C. Nowels also said that members of Dominick from the Daniel A. Reilly A public hearing on the bud­ who finished second in the vot- the maps for property would and weeds along the railroad rpents in the bids and he ex­ Lorusso Memorial Post, Ex­ after they get their fill of pressed the opinion the Rems­ get will be held March 9 at ting, brought about the defeat have to be studied to determ­ 8:30 P. M of Henry F. Derres, one of plorer Scouts, have volunteer­ “ sneaky pete” and their other co bid was disqualified and! ine what owners would have ed to assist in the drive. The The budget shows a total of the three seeking re-election left to meet the new require­ alcoholic concoctions. The j could be declared informal. A | Explorer Scouts will tour the police of Belmar, South Bel­ representative of the company | general appropriations of to the board. Joseph A. ments. He said some agree­ $340,128.04. This is an in­ borough on Heart Sunday, mar and Wall Township have said the statement was in- j Smith and Robert C. Miller ment might be reached with crease of $75,728.04 over 1954. were re-elected. Mr. Smith February 20, to distribute en­ had constant trouble with i eluded because all parts for the | the Township Committee on velopes for contributions. The total includes $272,264.78 polled the largest number of what is necessary. them, but the high point was pump were not on the site ] The month of February is reached Tuesday when one of and the company wanted to for municipal purposes as votes, 351. Mrs. Weiss was Mr. Gassner asked what the compared with $198,400 last next with 318 and Mr. Miller being observed as Heart them, lying across the rail­ be protected in the event the | township planned to do with year and $67,863.26 in reserve third with 315. Mr. Derres Month in a nationwide cam­ road tracks near 17th avenue, ■r' '' time for completion of the 50-foot lots it had and wheth­ paign. Dr. Paul Bornstein of brought a Pennsylvania pas­ contract was shortened. for uncollected taxes as received 305. er it would continue to sell against $66,000. Thomas A. Morton and Asbury Park, president of the senger train to a grinding The commission received them and be left with them. Monmouth Heart Association, stop as it was about to pass Anticipated revenues amount George L. MacPherson, who He pointed out that there are letters from the State High­ to $239,764.78, leaving $100,- ran on the ticket with Mrs. and Dale Otto are directing over him. Five ambulances, way Department advising that JOHN A. TAYLOR many 50-foot lots in the Im­ the county campaign. five police cars and several 363.26 to be raised in taxes for Weiss, polled 283 and 271 perial Park section. He ask­ the borough’s requests for a municipal purposes. Antici­ Members of the Explorer hundred spectators raced to the campaign to raise $2,000 votes, respectively. ed if the township would re­ traffic light at River road and pated revenues last year troop who will take part are the scene. Chief Behrman 16th avenue and for a “ no here. Three board members were quire a prospective bidder for found William Dixon, 45, of totaled $174,000 and the re-elected in Belmar and three such lots to buy two for the Ennis Pierce, Harold V. passing” zone ' between L Mr. Taylor has prepared a amount raised by tax for mu­ Brown, Robert C. Hammond, West Belmar was the cause i street and 16th avenue on letter to be sent to all resi­ in South Belmar, all without 100 feet. Committee members of it all. The chief said he nicipal purposes was $90,400. opposition. Returned in Bel­ explained that the amendment David H. Goodrich, Robert G. i River road had been referred dents and business houses Most of the increase in reven­ Puttock, Thomas M. Colyard, was so drunk he fell asleep i to the Traffic Safety Division urging their support of the mar were Dr. Jules N. Lewin, would not prevent the owner on the tracks and rolled off ues is shown in miscellaneous Harry R.