Distribution Today 18,950 jta»ya ttUmnd by nria potdhlj dniw- Mg to ttow tod much wider. Dial SH LOOIO \rr\i aA \l(\ 19ft lane* Jillr. MonJ»» tntouili FrH»y. Second ci«»« Portao PAGE ONE VOL. Wk, NU. 1*9 pud at Bed But «n4 u Addition^ Hilling Offlcei. RED BANK, N. J., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1961 7c PER COPY Shrewsbury Zoning Foreign Trade Cop, Store Owner Suit Filed by Stillman Program FREEHOLD — Raymond H. center zone—on which he hopes Stillman filed suit here yester- to locate a Shop Rite super.-nar day In Superior Court seeking to ket. May Be the First let aside a zoning ordinance He has 350 feet frontage and Shot; Two Arrested •mendment adopted Nov. 21 by his property extends more 'nan the borough of Shrewsbury. 500 feet back. He has been trying Business For Mr. Stillman, 12 Shadowbrook to get the commercial zone on Rd., Shrewsbury, asked the court the west side of Broad St. deep- Congress ened from 350 feet to 500 feet so County to declare the "revised building lone ordinance ,.. null and void he can sell the land to the retail WASHINGTON (AP) — food chain. Help for Holmdel . as it is spot zoning and il- Congress may tackle Presi legal and unconstitutional." The Planning Board has re- J fused to rezone the land, stating dent Kennedy's proposal The ordinance created a shop- for a new trade program Joins In ping center zone with about 1,- that property values behind the If Lily-Tulip Promises Aid 300 feet frontage on the east side area would be decreased. as its first major piece of of Broad St. and extending about The suit filed by attorney War business in 1062, if the strategy ren W. Wilentz, Perth Amboy, To Neighbor SOO feet deep. under consideration by admin- Starts Suit Search says the ordinance is "arbitrary, Food Fair, Inc., plans to devel- istration leaders is adopted. RARITAN TOWNSHIP - If itiated in October of last year capricious, and discriminatory." by Mr. Bland.y-ajid Raritan OLD BRIDGE — An in- op a shopping center in the 30- The idea would be to give op- the Lily-Tulip Cup Corp. de- The ordinance has rjo sub- cides to go to court over re- Committccmeil'Marvin Olinsky acre area. ponents as little time as possi- tensive man hunt by more stantial relation to protection of zoning of property in Holmdel and James G. Brady, Included in the measure Mr. ble to mount a counter offensive than 100 Middlesex and public health, safety and welfare Township for the planned Rari- An estimated 225 acres ot ,, ,, .. „ Stillman is opposing is a light in- to (he administration's intense dustry zone of about 20 actes according to the suit, which adds tan-Holmdel industrial park, the park properly are on the n°rt'>ern Monmouth Court- the amendment is further seek- campaign for a broadened trade the firm will have to fight both along the Little Silver hoiough •t mm I act—a campaign that has been Holmdel side, while the re- ty police ended at 8 o'clock ing to advance "some private municipalities, The Register maining 75 acres arc in Rari- this morning with the arrest ol' line, running from White Rd. Raymond H. Stillman under way since Congress ad- sectional interest, rather than a learned yesterday. tan. Raritan has already au- jouth about 1,000 feet. journed in September. .wo men sought lor the shooting Owns Parcel land on the west side of Broad community interest as contem- Asked by a reporter what thorized three-acre lot mini- of a Madison Township police The theme that the United Mr. Stillman owns a parcel of St.—opposite the new shopping plated under zoning law." Raritan's position would be in mums for its side. States must promptly come to ergcant and of a candy store case of such litigation, Mayor The park site is bounded by an agreement with the booming owner. Philip J, Blanda, Jr. replied: Rt. 35, Union Ave., Middle Rd. European common market or Names of the suspects were "We would join Holmdel im- (in Raritan) and Laurel Avc. risk being squeezed out of vital not Immediately available, mediately as a partner in the $15 Million Plant export markets has been ham- *ough they were described as event of any zoning suit by Lily-Tulip, which has a $15 Vetoes Salary Code mered by high officials in speech young and as residents of Old Lily-Tulip, to assist the town- million plant under construction after speech during the recess. Bridge. ship both legally and financially across the highway from (he Kosene Against Employee Raises And a joint economic subcom- in protecting its rights, and park site (on the Holmdel side) Sgt. George Hanson, 34, shot mittee headed by the interna- ours, to control zoning for the Mayor Philip J. Blanda, Jr. opposed the tract rezoning, ask- in the right chest by rifle fire, tional trade minded Rep. Hale was reported In poor condition council meeting. During the general welfare of citizens in ing for 10-acre minimum lot FAIR HAVEN —Mayor Milton creases would total $3,590 an Boggs, D-La, has provided a creating an industrial park zone at Perth Amboy General Hos- hearing last night, none of the both towns." size, and threatened the Holm- Kosene last night vetoed an ordi- nually. forum for additional arguments with seven-acre lot minimums pital. nance to raise the salaries of He said the council hoped jlic present made any com 7 and J Acres adjacent to Rt. 35, and three- del committee with "drastic ac- in favor of increasing the Presi- Arnold Goldman, 36, of 6} An- borough employees by approxi- bring borough employees' sal- ment. Last week, the Holmdel Town- acre minimums at the rear of tion" if the new ordinance were dent's tariff-cutting powers. thony Blvd., Lincoln Park, own- mately 10 per cent next year. aries more in line with those o( Mayor Kosene told council he ship Committee, after more the tract. adopted. than a year of debate over the William J. O'Hagan, Jr., an er of Ihe Browntown Sweet A public hearing on the pro- policemen, who will receive a 10 was not satisfied the borough Stiff Opposition issue, adopted an ordinance The park proposal was in- Shop, Rt. 18, was shot in tha posed measure was held at last per cent rise in 1962. could give the increases. He said The stiffest opposition to an (See BLANDA, Page 2) he had made his decision after right arm. He was in fair condi- night's council meeting. Adoption Voters approved the police expanded reciprocal trade pro- examining the 1962 budget plans. tion at the hospital. was expected, but the Democratic raises in a referendum ballot in gram comes from Congress mem- Cite Nelson, Curchln Question Posed in Sea Bright mayor objected. November. bers scattered across the coun- Matawan Township Police Chief He told the all-Republican Mr. Magee pointed Dut that the The ordinance, he said, pro- try and in both parties but united J. Edgar Wilkinson said that council the salary raises were police increases would cost the vided for inequitable salaries in having industries at home that members of his department were unnecessary and inequitable. He borough an additional $4,525 an- The two highest paid borough em- consider themselves particularly in the parly which seized the •aid the plan to Increase the ployees—Roy W. Nelson, borough vulnerable to foreign competi- Absenteeism Study Set two suspects. nually. clerk, and George W. Curchin, tax lalaries had caused him "sleep- Eleven borough employees tion. The more these make them- One young man reportedly was collector—would each receive in- SEA BRIGHT — How many the office, they should be there row night appointments due to less nights." would receive raises under the selves heard, the greater will be found walking toward his homo creases of J650, while sanitation official meetings of a governing to hold it; otherwise they should be made by the mayor at the proposed ordinance. Seven others, the pressure on members to in the Middlewood section, about Referendum Approval workers who had worked for the body should an elected official leave." council reorganization meeting however, would not. The measure maintain restrictions on imports. a mile from the shop. Councilman Eugene Magee, borough for many years would miss and still remain qualified The mayor wants put into or- set for noon New Years Day, was introduced at the Dec. 11 It was learned today that the finance chairman, said the in- for office? dinance form the number of next Monday. Police said he offered no re- receive $200 increases, he said. House Ways and Means Commit- times and absenteeism prevails— sistance and identified his com- Slightly over one third of the tee, which has charge of this and At the request of Mayor Thom- Taking office then will be Wil for causes other than emergency. Ham R. Fowler, a Republican panion, who was nabbed rrfoments total increases would go to the other major administration pro- as Farrell, a Democrat who The matter is expected to be ful- winner in the Nov. 7 election, later at his home in another Old clerk and collector, he pointed posals, may be asked to fide- having just defeated an election Three Dead in Fire ly explored. and Councilman John S. Fors- Bridge area, another mile away. out. track one of the others in .irder challenge aimed against him, In addition, council members man, Democrat, who won re- Mr. Goldman occasionally slept Within five days after the crdi (See TRADE, Page 2) will be seated for a new term nance is presented to the mayor Monday.