•\1 - • T J !•• : i • H; i, i Second dais Pbstage 1?a!d VoLLXXIV. JNo. 38. 3 Sections, 24 Pages CRANFORD, NEW. JERSEY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1967 Ctmnford, New Jersey 07010 15 CENTS ForumLeague New Architect for Schools "The Board of Education's unwise and shortsighted decision'to con- tinue the employment }>i Epple & Seaman, architects, should be re- Along Path toGoal of $95,000 scinded,"'Edmund Kiamie, chairman of the Cranford Forum League, declared this week. ' The United Fund appeal, Selection of another architect would present the board with an with a target goal of $95,000, excellent opportunity to improve reached the one-third mark at its public image. It could herald last night's report meeting in the beginning of a 'new faces, new Pupil Cost the community room at the views, new economies' era, long de- Municipal .Building. Earl L. sired and desperately needed by Shea, general chairman, re- the over-burdened taxpayers," the Range. Here ported $32,000 pledged to date. statement continued. „ Charles M. G. Wilder, indus- "Epple & Seaman was initially $54<rto$963 trial chairman, reported that employed by the 1959 Board of Ed- Cost of educating a pupil in the major firms, in Cranfprd are con^ ucation. The intervening years and Cranford Public Schools during the ducting major campaigns among the 'Seven Year Referendum Wars' past year ranged from $540 in the employes beginning this- week, have deeply • ingrained the resist- elementary grades to-$903 in the Among the firms conducting em- : ance. of many voters to the recom- senior high school, it was reported ploye solicitations are: Cranford mendations of Epple & Seaman. this week by G. Frank Zimmerman, "Selection of . a new architect director of business and plant op- Accounting Center for the Bell would provide the general public erations. The figures are based on Telephone Co. of -New Jersey, Mul- with an additional, opportunity to all costs as reported to the state, ti-Amp, IBM; Technical Wire evaluate cost estimates and recom- including plant depreciation. Products, Clark Door Co., Remihg- mendations , pf pther' experts in Costs for the past year showed _toii_Office Systems ~ and Electrical "comparison to' those of Epple & Increases of from $31 to- $£2 a piF Installations. ^ ": pil over the previous year, the re- t ^fflELDi' P^OGRM BEGINS HERE ,— Scene at Municipal Building this week its Cranfprd Seaman. The residential -division is the "If thtHELDArd of Education de. port indicated. ,'•"•,' key to a successful, campaign,. John "Jaycees launched "Child S/fleld" program for protection of local childreri by presenting township of- Mr. Zimmerman reported the BELL TfeLEPHbNE DRIVE'FOR UMTED FUND — Campaigning sires to bridgeHbe chasm that sep- -this week for the Crariford United Fund are 426 employed of .the Duryee, chairman, declared.."ViBi^- ficials with copy of emblem to be displayed in homes serving as emergency havens. Left to right in arates them from the^general pub- cost for educating kindergarten tations ^:o every resident by cam- ithe picture are: Police Ciief Matthew T.Haney, Superintendent o£ Schools Clark W. McDermith, Pub- lic, drastic changes, fr through, sixth grade pupils in 1066- Cranford Accounting Center of the New. Jersey Bell Telephone Co. paign workers and obtaining thfr lic Safety Commissioner '€!hairles G. Siegfried, Jaycee President Frank K^ause, Mayer Edward K. Gill 67 amounted to $540 each as com- Shown above attending the employes' kickoff session are, left to minimum,-fair shafe of $14 can and consultants must be instituted. pared with $503 during the 1965: and Jacfc Thompson, J«ycee;^lirector for-the program; ' ' The golden opportunity to initiate, right: Miss Elizabeth Wilson; management coordinator; Charles M. guarantee campaign success' this school year. The cost for edu- G. Wilder, Chairman oi United Fund industrial division, and Miss that change was wasted for want of cating pupils in grades seven year,"'he said. vision and ability to diagnose pub- throughStO w*s $774 each for the Nina Russo, delegate of Local 827, Telephone Workers Union of "Getting reports to the fund of- lic sentiment. The constant source past year asKCompared with $743 New Jersey. fice on a daily basis as Well as at- sor ram Double Duty of irritations and resentments that each in 1965-66X|ost per pupil in tending the weekly report meetings beset the voters must be removed, grades .11 and 12 W>SK903 in 1966- held in the Municipal Building, on For Patriots for the final judge and jury onlany 67 ,as compared with $8H in the Wednesdays from 8 ,tp 9:30 p.m. :^.,. >s board proposals are the electorate. previous year. Local Police, Federal Agents will make it possible for United Fund officials to know actual • - . • The Cranfoi]i Jaycees .this week formally initiated a "Child Shield" ' "The experience of years has The costs were based on avera program to iwance the safety of township children. Under this This Sunday taught the league that appealing to trends of campaign progress," said enrollment of 6,231 pupils daily Victor Dennis,, residential vice- program, at legist, one home in each blpck along nprmaL routes tp and The patriots Drum And Bugle our Board of Education is an ex- during the past year and 6,207 pu- CjQoperate MDrug Arrests 1 ercise in futility. Civic duty com- Crahlo^d^olice and agents of the Federal Food and Drug Adminis- chairman.' "Prompt visitations of from schools and' recreational areas is deSighated as'a "Child Shield" Corps will march twice this Sun- pils in. the previous year. Break- neighbors will speed up solicita-* day afternoon in. the suburban pels this public appeal, l>ut the down of the enrollment, with 196& tration lfe\&en cooperating in recent weeks in in investigation home where a child riiay seek refuge in an emergency. in." •••;• ,- , •• •• ••& -_ legacy of past rejections^ by pre- •67 shown first, follows; Kinder- . -As a result of an indoctrination Holy Name parade tP be held in which led to th&>arrest of two men on charges of illegal possession The "division Scoreboard to date East Orange. The parade is sched- vious Boards of Education fore- garten through grade six, 3,411 to and illegal sale of pfresjcriptipn drugs; it was revealed this week by program being conducted in the shadows the "rejection of our presj 3,450; grades seven through 10, shows Board of directors, Robert uled to step off at 3 p.m.-from Police Chief Matthew T:ffirBej^ . ••'•.* ," • ' M. Crane chairman, $3,368 of a schools, the children will be fa- ent plea. • 1,982 to 1,884; grades 11 and 12, : Woodland Ave. and march .to, the 819 to 849; and special classes, 19 Cpnfiscated in connectionw^i ~~—~ :'••.'"•' ''"'.'('".L— —'-*—-•• $4,000 goal; Special•;—* Golden, Al- miliar with the' "Child Shield" sign "Public interest and. protection the case were pyer 5,000 .pills, in- bert Gessler, "chairman, $15,675 of and its purpose and will know that reviewing stand which willv>be on demands and dictates that, present to 24. ,v the step$ of Holy Name of Jesus cluding amphetamines and tran- a $20,000 goal; clubs and organiza- in the house displaying the; sign and future boards institute proper Cost per ptKpil in the special quilizers. Church_m MidJaad Aye.; grange. classes ranged from $1,343 in ele- tions, rRichard Howlett, chairman, is 1 person whom they may call safeguards in the selection and re- Anselmo P. Scutary, Ji., 123, pf $570 reported pf a. $1,500 goal; dquarters . The,Patriots will lead the hbst tention of a clerk of the '.wo*^ft mentary grades during the past Rpsellp, charged with the illegal conimereial, Charles Pfost, >chair- & Republican Cam- upon for assistance.; parish! Hoiy Kamg of jesiis,' and fturfuturee* eventvets warranrtt tthhe ,*mpll yeflr to $l(51i to the hjgh school 1 1 ; : possession, was fined $52 and givett mari, &Z.134' of an $8,500 g&al; in- e fyyfyyi open open Jhfead Jhfead- "An emergeriiqr ^UiAtionj" a then return to the start of the ment of such an individual. 1 4If 6iti ft asiK-nlipnth suspehded jail sen- dustry,, Jlr. .Wilder, cHairman; q^ this Saturday at 17 East- statement Issued by v the Jaycees cleric of the works has the respon- were available for the previous parade to lead-pur Lady of Sor- year..; .... .;,.,.' tence by Judge Charles JV Stevens $2,800 of.a $2g;0Q^g6a^ man Stv;-forvttie/ forthcoming No-. Explains,, "could be d^rte^'as..' an rows Church; Sqiith Orange, in the sibility to inspect all phases'of in Municipal Court Monday night gaming a $7.5 bphus, for \Also, goveVnmeftt (township and vernbe# electipn>*l1ie public..is in- construction of our educational and Mr. Zimmerman" reported the 1 attempted pickup or mojlestatipn, a fifth divisions- Gerald- C. Kryskowiak, 25, of ing 1,200 'renewal siibscriptibn ostal), Joh^i Fitzgerald, chairman, vftedd to attenditfed'b a brieff "ribboi n cut- municipal structures to insure Board of Education received $11,- ; SUddeh-.illness -or injury* or a Vincent Pr Flanagan, the corps Woodbridge, is free in $500. bail the Collegej Women's fclub of Cran- report, goal is -. $7^0; .public 'ii^V'6)f»r0inpti^atl'|ra-jn;.'ias WeU;as' proper compliance JbV the cohtrac-" (Continued on Page 2) i pending arraignment scheduled for bk Vincent Sarnpwski, chair- open house from ;3 to' 5 Saturday harassment by otJherviWiildren. It directorj-announced-that-plans-are^ foKdran^i^pWfAfoi^tSsenolar tors to-detailed-spe&ifications. Mx>ntlayr^toberl6n5n^hiErillsgal* mari,< noNteport, goal is $3f750X)0; afternoon. ..Refreshments lwili_be i$ not the r.espoiisib|lity pf the being made to entett'the g^gir^ffi color his duty to report any violations or ship fund Quiring the past week to T : ; No Interest Shbwii • sale charge.