A Newspaper Devoted Complete News, Pictures, To" tiie Gominunity Interest Presented Fairly, Clearly Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week Published Evary Thursday VOL. XVIII—NO. 3 FORDS, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1956 at 18 Green Street. Woodbridge, H. J PRICE EIGHT CENTS State Halts Board's Plans Koppers Slates Huge For April Vole on Schools 'Lot of Time' to be Required to Decide Local Bid Plant in Pt. Readin To Spend $1,196,750 for Buildings, Renovations By RUTH WOLK < " ' (Staff Correspondent) , TRENTON — George Skillman, director of the Department of Local Government, warned the Board of Education Tuesday not to Buildings Planned plan now for an immediate referendum on the proposed Menlo Park Terrace and Hoffman Boulevard Schools and the "rehabilitation". of the present High School for Junior High School purposes at a total cost of $l-,196,750. The warning was voiced at a Plastics Plant hearing be{ore the State Depart- for the State Department of Edu- Slice Likely Every Sweetness and Light ment of Education at which the cation, Miss Olive Lythgoe, secre- local Board endeavored to estab- By CHARLES E. GREGORY tary in the State Department < of lish a need for the schools as Education. In To. be Finished required by statute. Toward the end of the hearing By Committee This, I think, can be the dawn of a new era. Present at the meeting in addi- the Board had indicated it would tion to Mr. Skillman were Assist- like to hold the special election Rejects Early in 1957 ant Commissioner of Education on the schools "early in April" and To Ease Taxes I think the time may have come when the people Edward Kilpatrick; Dr. Cleve had sought to get a definite date WOODBRIDGE — Salary in- WOODBRIDGE — Exactly 3,363 realize that the incantations of the medicine-man with PITTSBTJBG-, Pa. — A multi- Westby, Assistant Commissioner, from Mr. Kilpatrick who served WOODBRIDGE — With the de- creases for all -permanent em- voters went to the polls yesterday million -dollar chemical plant will Andrew Aaroe, president of 'the as chairman. Mr. Skillman, who" ployees, adjustments in pay for feat of the Board of Education 7 and once again soundly defeated his bottles of snake oil are doing no good for the body be built on a 105-acre tract in Board of Education; Mrs. Irving sat in at the meeting because his some emplo5 ees who were hired Kahree, James Mullen, William budget yesterday, it is entirely pos- the Board of Education budget — politic, and that a new remedy is needed. I think the Port Reading, .N. J. toy the Kop- department will have to hear the sible that the estimated base tax on a probationary basis, and pers Company, Inc., according to O'Neill, Frank Wukvoets, John Board's plea for permission to salary adjustments for executive this time by an almost four to one, time may have come when the people can see that the Csabai, Board members; Superin- continue going'over its debt limit, [•ate for 1956 can be reduced from an announcement here today. tendent of Schools Victor C. Nick- the $11.72 figure originally an- and supervisory personnel, are margin. assertion of their own judgment in matters of the com- The new plant, which it is said: "Don't be too hasty in setting provided for in the 1956 Town- The budget will now go to the las, Committeeman R. Richard a date. I just know our Board is nounced. ship budget. mon good is healthy and effective, and that it is far hoped will be in production dur- Krauss, Township Treasurer going to give a lot of time review- Such a reduction lies with the Town Committee, which according ing the first quarter of next year, Hearing on the budget will be to law, must within ten days come superior to that of the self-annointed lords of all wis- harles J. Alexander, Murray Lei- ing this request. Don't press us into Town Committee which must now held March 27 at 8 P. M. in the will 'manufacture Super Dylan bowitz and Alexander Merchant, giving you a date." decide the 1956-1957 school budget. up with a new budget which it -will dom. I think the time may have come when the dema- Polyethylene, a recently devel- Town Hall. Board architects; Jasper Johnson, Agree With Skillman In estimating the tax rate for the - The general salary increase for certify to the Middlesex County gogues and the dilettantes are doomed. oped rigid-type plastic 'material representing the Board auditors, current year, the Committee based Board of Taxation. Although mem- with wide application in industry To which Mr.'Kilpatrick replied: permanent employes, including .••••. ..«'**.*. Dr. Ralph Barone, resident of Men- "We'll adhere to Mr. Skillman's its computations on the $4,348,000 bers of the Town Committee would and consumer products. members of the police depart- lo Park Terrace; Clyde Edrington advice." budget submitted to the electorate ment, was $300 each. not state what they intended to do, The people were asked, in the usual perfunctory way, Following approval by Koppers- and Gus Launhardt, residents of The last time the Board of Edu- by the Board. Since the Commit- Other increases have been ap- it is almost a certainty it will prune to approve a Board of Education budget which totalled Board of Directors, Fred C. Foy,Colonia; Louis Brunner, auditor ' (Continued on Page Six) tee can now exercise discretion proved as follows: B. J. Dunigan, the $4,348,020 budget, particularly president of Koppers, announced over the Board budget, it is likely Township Clerk, from $4,100 to in the repairs and replacements some $4,348,000, and which exceeded last year's budget that construction of the plant will it will be reduced and that the tax $4,500; M. J. Trainer, Tax Col- appropriation which the Board by over $800,000. The people had been given no expla- •begin immediately. It will come Edison Board of Education rate also will be reduced. lector from $6,000 to $7,000; estimated at $250,000. under the direction' of Koppers' •In submitting the budget with Josephine Swartz, tax assessors nation of the fantastic command to them from the Chemical Division and will be the the estimated $11.72 base tax rate office, from $3,500 to $4,000; A'li of the 'thirty voting districts overlords of spending, so they said to hell with it—and tenth plant in tJhat division in as against $10.19 for last year, the William Huber, custodian, $4,100 in the Township rejected the budg- Needs• $605,000 for Schools Township, .in its explanatory . battered the budget 2 to 1. the country. Koppers presently to $4,500. et, not one item "being approved in pperates 70 plants, comprising six EDISON—The Board of Educa- meeting in Trenton, local school Nathan Duff, Township At- any case. separate divisions, in the United tion and the Board of School Esti- and municipal officials will then torney, from $5,300 to $7,000; The vote for the various appro- The Board of Education, apparently on the assump- States.' ; . ' mate meeting Monday night in go before the State Department Howard Madison, Township En- priations "was as follows: For The site selected by Koppers is the Bonharhtown School took ini- of Local Government in Trenton Tax Rate Over $12 gineer, from $6,200 to $8,500; transfer of $7,000 from current ex- tion the people would sleep through the next budget a 105-acre tract located between tial steps towards the placing of with the certification of' need as Charles J. Alexander, Township penses to repairs arid replace- election and in the incredible presumption it would the Turnpike and the Arthur Kill, a $605,000 school construction obtained from the State Depart- For '56 is Likely Treasurer from $5,2*25 to $6,000; ments, 758 yes, 2,413 no; for trans- and was owned jointly by the referendum before the voters here ment of Education. It is the fun- John R. Egan, police chief, from fer of $13,000 from current ex- inflict its will by mere decree, submitted the identical Reading Railroad and the.Central in May or June. tion of the State Department of WOODBRIDGE—If the base $6,400 to $7,000; William Finn, penses to buildings and equipment, budget yesterday which already had been battered Railroad ,of New Jersey. Kappers The proposed bond issue would Local Government at that point tax rate of $U."2 per $100 as- building inspector, from $3,700 73S yes, 2,435 no. once. This time, the people really creamed the budget— will build its hew plastics plant on bang to $4,415,000 the total of to grant permission for the town- sessed valuation remains un- to $4,100; Andrew D. Desmond, For current expenses, $3,007,022, 50 of the 105 acres. bond issues in the township for ship to exceed its legal debt limit changed this is what you will magistrate, from $5,300 to'$6,- yes 624, no 2,532; for repairs and and its designers—good. It used no mercy, defeating so that the proposed bonds can be 500; Lawrence Clement, Road Plans provide for the construc- the financing of post-war school actually pay per §100 assessed replacements, $245,950, yes 599, expansion projects. issued. Department supervisor, from no 2,505; for lands and buildings, the arrogant proposal yesterday by nearly 4 to 1. tion of a plant having an annual j valuation, when you add your $5,300 to $6,300.