i^::->-:V'-;*istal\i«!v o • < -> o: p» z THE WESTFIELD LEADER < Tfce Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County fp in </i 3 CM UJ a. <t s Published 24 Pages—15 Cents Second CUM Pottwe Paid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 Every Thursday EIGHTY- -NO. 4 at Weitfleld. N. J. Council, County to Confer Back-to-School Sept. 7 Forty Children First to Occupy On Traffic, Safety Issues Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Walter E. Boright has announced that the Westfield. Mayor and Town Council members as well as the municipal For 6,974 Students New 60-Bed Hospital Wing professional staff have been invited to attend a special agenda session of the Union County Board of Chosen last year. Its new, 60-bed addition Freeholders to discuss various matters, relating to Westfield's 12 public Wednesday for an an- bound to use, and the four- inclement weather. Patients at the Moun- ticipated 6,974 students - "Opening day is a fresh complete, Children's bed rooms can be seen With patients moving into tainside hospital suffer from county roads in Westfield. "The agenda," according to schools will open for the 1977-78 school term on several hundred less than start for students; however, Specialized Hospital last directly from the unit the addition, the first phase multiple physical han- Freeholder Boright," wilt include the topics of traffic and the school district's weekend moved 40 young nursing station, insuring of the building project is dicaps, neurological safety improvement requests on Mountain Ave. in the educational program is a patients into their new greater personal super- realized, Ahlfeld said. The disorders, traumatic in- vicinity of Dudley Ave, reduction of the speed limit on continuing plan which quarters. vision of the young patients. second phase includes juries and metabolic Central Ave., and Ihe widening of South Ave. between follows a logical progression Accomplished through the An expanded dietary alterations to the existing disturbances of more than Central Ave and the Westfield traffic circle in conjunc- based on objectives set each efforts of staff members and' department and new hospital and will expand one month duration. tion with long range improvement of the traffic circle year," said Dr. Laurence F. volunteers, the move began physical therapy pool are outpatient services and "This major step for the itself." Greene. on Saturday with the highlights of the addition, therapy areas. hospital is possible due to Freeholder Boright noted, "As always, I will per- At a two-day workshop for transfer of equipment. On which boasts a brightly the combined contributions sonally support the wishes of the community on any of administrators on Aug. 30 Sunday, the young patients decorated interior. In ad- Children's Specialized of countless people, the these projects. I am a firm supporter of community input and 31, Dr. Greene stated: were transported into the dition, visitors to the new Hospital provides intensive dedication of staff, and the on traffic matters affecting county roads." "Our town has a good two-level structure, which building will arrive at care in rehabilitation conviction of the hospital to The executive session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thurs- system because you and has a 30-bed unit for pre- ground level entrance nursing, physical, oc- provide for the present and day, Sept 15. your staff members work adolescents plus a 30-bed covered by part of the cupational, speech and future needs of the together to get things done." section.for teenagers. second floor, protecting recreational therapy for physically handicapped, He also noted that ad- "It will be another year people and patients from children and young adults. "Ahlfeld concluded. Schools to Offer ministrators are being before all renovations to asked to do more and more our existing buildings are because of the budget complete," explained Program for Gifted 'Schedule Success' - That's the objective of Samuel crunch. Richard Ahlfeld,, director of Addition Permits Expanded Services gifted students which will be Soprano (standing), principal of Edison Junior High The Westfield Board of School, and Thomas Mcllugh and Albert Raines, "Imaginative and administration. "All patient With the opening of its the hydrotherapist or with a youngster. The Education accepted a report flexible and permit parents, sophisticated planning'and areas, the kitchen and new 60-bed addition which physical therapist and never administrators, teachers assistant principals, who spent many summer weeks hydrotherapy program is from School Superintendent scrutinizing the Edison master schedule, which will evaluation over the years, dining area are finished, but includes a larger attend more than one child under the supervision of the Laurence F. Greene on the and specialists to suggest and particularly during the work still has to be done in therapeutic pool Children's at a time. The volunteers Physical Therapy Depart- students for the program. result in eliminating course conflicts for students when "Gifted Child" on Tuesday. school opens Sept 7. summer months when there the therapy departments, Specialized Hospital is help a child to whom they ment. In that report, Dr. Greene (Continued on page4) are curriculum-writing outpatient classrooms, expanding its hydrotherapy are regularly assigned, Most volunteers report to uses the United States Office workshops, will result in' medical staff area and the activities for physically perform prescribed ac- the pool weekly at a of Education definition of a over-all gains from Sep- clinic and x-ray sections." handicapped young people. tivities or exercises under regularly scheduled time for gifted student and also lists Local Student Interviews tember through June," he Now in its 86th year, the More adult volunteers the direction of the a period of about two hours six talent areas used to stated, adding that more hospital is nearing com- who are themselves therapists. Volunteers also in the morning or afternoon. definegiftedchildren. These Buddy of "Son of Sam" than 200 staff members pletion of major con- swimmers and enjoy water help the children achieve College students or high include: general intellectual worked during the summer struction, begun in activities are needed, regular American Red school students with ability, specific academic David Berkowitz, whom acquaintance of Berkowitz', months. November, 1975, which has however, to work with the Cross water proficiency lifesaving or waterfront aptitude, creative thinking, New York Police allege is Dennis Lambert, who lives in Wisconsin. "As the academic year, Increased bed capacity from young patients on a one-to- certificates, according to background may also apply leadership ability, visual the Son of Sam killer, wasn't 1977-78, approaches, each of 37 torn. one basis in the pool, which Mrs. Shirley Biegler, to be hydrotherapy and performing arts ability "spaced out" on drugs nor Lambert told Alan that us desires to do well - to Numerous conveniences is five times the size of the volunteer coordinator. volunteers, Mrs. Biegler and psychomotor ability. overly violent as many news the national news media has improve our performance for the handicapped patient pool in the present facility. All vohartaan an given •aid. Dr. Greene said that his reports have hinted. That sensationalized its portrayal of last year. have been incorporated into All volunteer* •*• inter kMrtruettoM by tlwrapitU Anyone interested may was the story broadcast to. of Berkowitz. Berkowitz approach to a gifted Wisconsin listeners by "smoked a little pot on the "The continued dedication the dMtffi and cuMtructtMi •upcnriaton at aft Umw by Mm they twgbw working call Mrs. Blegter at »-37». •rtajrun 1* twtader than of tfw madam MMttfcm. W1BVJ newsman Alan weekends" and chafed of a highly trained staff AMfoM MM. Hallways and tnaay wtttah inrtafe narrow SUvltsky. Alan, the son of under the military discipline which has educational doorways are wide enough definitions of' gifted Mr. and Mrs. Michael during thei r year together in experience, new evaluative to accommodate students. I Stavitsky o( 30 Faulkner Korea In 1912, but then so procedures and ongoing *1m*ktntn and rtt+ttmn, New Jersey Images "We don't have to spend a Dr., researched his report did most of the soldiers, said efforts to improve per- lower handrail* tar a cMM's lot of time determining who by interviewing an army (Continuedon paq<?.l) formance combined with the . haWrt HIM the corridors, is gifted," he stated, "We cooperation of students and water fountains and shall have a program for parents will ensure a telephone booths are low Purl VIII: New Jerseyans Media Usage: profitable and enjoyable enougn for the wheelchair- Discipline Topic school year in Westfield," The Dominance of Newspapers he forecast. YES to Close At Bd. Session {Continued on page 4) For Holiday There has been a large increase in percent of those with annual incomes The Westfield Board of the number of New Jerseyans who rely under $10,000 say newspapers are their Education will hold its first Soph Program The Youth Employment on newspapers rather than television as most valuable source of state in- formal business meeting Service (YES) of Westfleld, 3 source of information about state formation, compared to 61 percent of during the 1977-78 school Tuesday at WHS located on the north side of politics- this in spite of pressures on those earning between $10,000 and term at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the railroad station, will be New York and Philadelphia television $20,000 a year, and 71 percent of those the auditorium of Edison An orientation program closed for the holiday on stations to bolster their New Jersey who earn $20,000 or more. Junior High School. for all sophomores will be Monday. Starting Tuesday, coverage. People who consider The Eagleton survey also asked a held at Westfield Senior YES will be open daily from newspapers to be their most valuable Expected to be on the series of questions designed to tap agenda are superintendent's High School on Tuesday.