o T 1o 3 WESTFIELD LEADER R f-1 ct, The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County • J E-i tD OJ ^J USPS «»0» NINETY-F O. 11 Second Clui P0M««c Paid Published al WnlfKU. N.), WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER I L, 1984 Every Thursday 22 Pages—30 Cents A-ttic Waste Center To Reopen Saturday The Attic Waste Center at the had been suspended for four ing Saturday was made at Tues- North Ave. Public Works Center weeks, Gottko said, because of day's meeting of the Town Coun- will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday the unavailability of dumping cil, which also unanimously ap- and wilt continue to operate from sites. Residents may pay the proved a commendation for Dr. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays designated fees, $2.50 per car or Stacy N. Ewan Jr., former through Nov. 10. $5 for a larger vehicle, at the superintendent of Westfield Town Engineer Edward Gottko Public Works Center. schools, for his more than 30 said that because the Appellate Announcement of the reopen- (Continued last page, this section) Court last Friday ordered the reopening of the ILR landfill for six months, the town is now able Verbal SAT's Same? to dispose of materials collected during the fall cycle of the Attic ' Waste Center program. The Math Scores Drop , traditional period for disposal of Average SAT (Scholastic Ap- score in the verbal section re- i unwanted household materials titude Test) scores achieved by mained the same as last year and Westfield High School students the average mathematics score are 455 for the verbal test and 494 dropped 10 points this year over Mindowaskin Lake is almost for the mathematics test. last year, Westfield High back to normal capacity, having Although the 1984 average School's average scores are far been drained three months ago to above national and state permit dredging of some 4,000 averages. cubic yards of silt. Part of a School Boartl In the verbal tests, Westfield $140,000 multi-faceted grant fund- High School students in the Class ed equally by the municipality Meeting Tuesday of 1984 achieved an average score and State Green Acres money, that is 37 points higher than the other improvements at Min- The Westfield Board of Educa- state average of 418 and 29 points dowaskin Park include extension tion will meet at 8 p.m. on Tues- higher than the national average of the upland flume, two new day in the board meeting room at of 426. parking areas, and renovations 302 Elm St. In the mathematics tests, WHS to Mountain Ave. steps and the At the beginning of the students achieved an average walkway. Playground renova- meeting, the United Fund film score that is 36 points higher than tions are yet to be completed. "Westfield, It's in Your Hands" the state average of 458 and 23 The lake's fountain resumed will be shown. points higher than the national operation Friday as the refilling The meeting is open to the average of 471. process - which needs some rain- public with time set aside at the "These average scores com- fall to complete - began. Before beginning of the meeting for pare favorable against the state the lake was built, the area look- public questions and comments and national averages," said ed like the 100-year-old scene at on agenda items and time at theSchool Superintendent Laurence right. end of the meeting for public F. Greene, "however, I expect to questions and comments on anysee our average scores improve topic. (Continued las! page. ir>i3 section) County Official^ Leader Ad Halloween Parade Reference Materials Scattered in Five Help Reunite Sisters Set For Sunday, If it wasn't for Col. Richard Crosta, Mrs. Rose Moffett of West- Locations, Three Floors of Library field would not know that the sister she hasn't seen or heard from in 38 years was still alive. Oct. 28 Colonel Crosta,. coordinator for the Union County Division of Westfield Memorial Library, housed in the Business Reference collection. Microfilm, Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety, Municipal Building adjacent to Mindowaskin microfiche, and telephone book references a re answered the plea of Mrs. Esther Craven of Laurel, Miss., to help Witches are starting to dust off Park, was built in 1954 to serve a community in a small room next to the New Book Room, her locate the service records of her brother, George Thomas, their brooms and clowns are of library users. One of the busiest libraries hi and are spreading into that room. Books per- whom she had not seen since she left Westfield almost 40 years ready with new acts in prepara- the state, Westfield Memorial Library is a taining to New Jersey history, geneaology and ago. tion for Westfield's annual Y's valuable town resource enjoyed by the Hi per- special collections are housed in the Hopkins Mrs. Craven wanted the records so she could become a volunteer Men's Halloween Parade on Sun- cent of Westfield residents who hold library Room on the second floor. Many frequently us- for her local Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) organization. day, Oct. 28, beginning with judg- cards. For 30 years the present library has ad- ed sources, such as state statutes, are stored Since her husband is not a veteran, the V.F.W. told her if her ing at 12:30 p.m. at the Elm ded material and services to fulfill the needs in the basement and must be brought up at in- brother's records were verified, she could join the women's aux- Street Field. and enrich the lives of its increasing number dividual call, a time-consuming process for iliary branch. of patrons. Today. Westfield Memorial patrons and staff. Mrs. Craven sent a letter to the Union County Courthouse, asking The categories will be judged Library is too crowded to adequately serve its In 19S3 alone, the Reference Department if they had her brother's records, but they diverted the letter to for pre-school, grades 1-2, 3-4. affluent community. This is the second in a handled 7,680 inperson reference questions, Colonel Crosta, since he is a United States Army Reserve veteran, and 5-6. Free balloons will be series of articles prepared by library officials 2.585 telephone queries, 2,396 periodical re- now retired. Mrs. Craven also asked for a local telephone book to given all that participate. and presenting in some detail the real need for quests, and 1,039 microform service requests. see if she would locate any members of her long-lost family. library SPACE. Each article demonstrates Approximately 40 percent of these services Colonel Crosta set about to try to help Mrs. Craven, writing to the Entertainment will be provid- why the Library board of trustees favors the were rendered for adult patrons, while 60 per- U.S. Army Personnel Center in St. Louis regarding her brother's ed by the Westfield High School non-binding referendum to build a new cent were for students and young people. records, and writing to the phone company for telephone books. Marching Band which will lead library, which will be presented to voters in When school libraries are closed, particularly He went a step further by placing ads in the local newspapers, " the parade at 1:15 p.m. to Min- the General Klcction, November 6. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekday evenings, more seeking any members of the family of Mrs. Craven, who resided in \ dowaskin Park for the presenta- The Reference Department of Westfield than 90 percent of reference queries are from Westfield until she left almost 40 years ago. ! tion of the awards. Memorial Library, with an experienced students studying in the Main Library. Also in Another sister of Mrs. Craven, Eva Fuchs of Westfield. saw the reference librarian available all the hours the 1983, the Reference Department processed ad in the Westfield Leader and called Mrs. Moffett, who then called Trophies will be awarded for library is open, serves the needs of all resear- 2,986 reserve post cards, mainly for adult Colonel Crosta. The sisters then talked to each other, catching up the first three places of the chers above the Children's Department age patrons. on 38 years of family experiences. following categories: Most group. The core of the reference collection is In response to demand, 361 books were add- Unfortunately, Mrs. Craven's brother died in 1966. but she for- authenic, most original, most ter- housed in the Reference Section of the main ed to the core reference collection in 19S3. warded the service information Colonel Crosta found for her to the ; rifying, most beautiful, most adult part of the Library, but lack of SPACE Since career and employment searching are U.S. Army in St. Louis and is waiting for verification so she can. humorous, and groups of four or means that other reference materials must two areas heavily used, purchases include a less. Groups of five or more will currently be kept in five different areas on 13-volume Career Information Center, Dun's (Continued Iqst page, this section) receive cash< prizes of $25, $15, three floors. Employment Opportunities Directory, The and $10. College catalogues and handbooks, although National Job Bank, and several regional "job adjacent to the Reference Section, are actual- banks." Also, 156 new books were acquired for ly in the Main Reading Room, as is the entire 1 Continued last page. MMS section) Professionals Aiding United Fund Reach Goal Recycling Four United Fund of Westfield citizens to spearhead these pro- tenth consecutive year." Information workers are heading up the pro- fessional areas.