THE WESTFIELD LEADER THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY , 32 Page*—5 Cents YSEVENTJTVEAR—NO. 41 Baure^^cond C|as. Matt., WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947 :Ui>ll8tKli Bvery Thursday. m iVestfield Teachers To Mayor BaiJeyReceive $Firs l Poppy Steengraf e New |ion Reports Honor Phiihower Tuesday Mrs. Valentine Board Appoints Dr. Ewan JEc Favors Dr. John Bosshart," commissioner Re-elected Head Principal Of education in New Jersey, will ipeak at a party given by the West- Adult School As Supervising Principal artment Plan leld Teachers Association in hon- Of Red Cross r of Charles A. Philhower, super- •ising principal of the Westfield Reopening In Fall, Appointed Prindpal nates Costs, ichools'for 30 years, Tuesday eve- Other Officers, 29 ning Expenses ing at the Stockholm, Somerville. Directors Selected Many Courses jEx-Navy Officer Also scheduled to speak at the Will Be Offered [four Units ivent is Miss Bertha Lawrence, At Annual' Meeting Wins Position resident of the New. Jersey Edu- Iher progress in the proposal Mrs. J. W. Valentine was re- The Westfield Adult School, aft- ation Association, who was vice elected chairman of the Westfield er a lapse during the war years, Sought By 106 EwaT memorial garden-type ivill be held again next fall, it was fcent was announced today by chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting of the or- announced at a reorganization I Brown, chairman of the resident of the Westfield Board meeting held Monday night in the committee of Martin Wall- ganization last night in the Con- Committee's Choice f Education and J. Bliss Austin, gregational Church. Charles E. Roosevelt School. Wflyman O. ost, American Legion.. present president, will address the Steongrafe, acting assistant prin- Approved Unanimously Brown said that several let- Plumridge was renamed honorary ;roup. Stanley T. Hinman will chairman. cipal of the Senior High School, By Education Board id been received since the ipeak for the Westfield school prin- will be principal. iceroent of the plan last :ipals and Miss Ruth Baldwin for Other officers elected are vice The school was first started in' At a special public meeting on nd all were favorable. He he supervisors. Mrs. Margai'et chairmen, W. Page Selby and Mrs. 1938, following a suggestion of the Tuesday night, the Board of Edu- ', hoped that any person op- Evans, president of the Westfield Chester Wallace; secretary, Mrs. Westfield Woman's Club. In that cation unanimously accepted tho would write his objections, Teachers Association, will be toast- Leo J. Burnes; treasurer, Gordon year, George D. Smith, then prin- recommendation of its special com- t the committee could have mistress. T. Parry and assistant treasurer, cipal of the Junior High School, mittee and appointed Dr. Stacy lent of a^'iee on both sides Mrs. E. S. Dix. Mrs. Lornin Fer was principal. He waij followed Newcomb Ewan Jr., to the pout of questir:i before proceeding. nald was mimed executive secre- by Robert Foose, who was assist- supervising principal of Westfield ma> be sent to him at 761 tary of the chapter in charge of ant principal of the Senior High. schools. ire avenue. Want North Side home service. Eyare M. Hulson, first president, He will succeed Charles A. Phil- & on a construction cost of Twenty-nine directors who were presided at Monday's meeting. Dr. hower, who is retiring July 1 after par room for 80 apartments Parking Facilities elected to serve the chapter in- Wilbur T. Harkrader, chairman of 30 years with the local system. (25,000 allowance for financ- clude Mrs. Walter L. Bunncll, Mrs the nominating committee, present- Dr. Ewan has been superintend- tchitcctural and miscellane- ed the following slate, which was Burnes, Mrs. Warren B. Chapin, lilt, STAI'V N. l:\VAN JH. ent of Lansdownc, Pa., schools raenses, the committee has Mrs. W. R. Clotworthy, Nathaniel elected unanimously. Ten citizens: since 1D34, He -was head of the ted the total cost at $500,- Merchants To M. Cohen, Mrs. Dix, Mrs. H. D. —Photo by Alzua, Mrs. William Child, Mrs. Harry science department of the Lam- rhcre will be $185,000 avail- Petition Council Egbert, Addition C. Ely, C. H. "Buddy" Poppy tale »pon- Montgomery, Mrs, Hubert White, downe High School from 1920 to tora state housing funds and Mayor Chirlei P. Bailey begins the Mrs. Arthur Bauer, Miss Marion Frankenbach, Mrs. C. K. Garret- sored by the Veterans of Foreign Wan by receiving his poppy Union Memorial 1931, was made principal of tho Jance of $315,000, would be Westfield merchants are circulat- son, Mrs. W. L. Garrison, Bruce Scott, Mrs. Russell Freeman, Car- high school in 1931, and was named i by an issue of two per ing a petition which will be pre- Heatly, Mrs. W. W. Lowe, F. X. from Mrs. Louis Haferbler, president of the Ladies Auxiliary olus Clark, William Sartor, O. R. superintendent of Echools three mds. Other expenses are es- sented to the Town Council Mon- McGough, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Clark-Hytlip Post. ' Snnford and William Bass. Direc- Service Sunday years later. J as follows: Repayment day night, requesting that the area T. Parry, Mrs. W. E. Ransom, Mrs. tors for three year terms: Mrs. Born May 13, 1000, Dr. Ewan Ive years of GO per cent of in the rear of the stores on North Robert Riter, Mrs. Osgood Rogers. Bauer, Mrs. N. E. Loomis, Frank wns graduated from Havcrford baey advanced by the state, Marik, Ruskin Watts and Mr, Sor- Air Salute Planned avenue, between Elm street and Also Mr. Selby, Charles E. College in 1021, took his II. A. de- 0 per year; service payment Mountain avenue be made into a Dr. Lankard To Two-Day Poppy tor. Directors, two years: Dr. At May 30 Ceremony gree at tho University of Pennsyl- hi, in lieu of taxe's, $1200; Smith, Fred G. Smith, Mrs. Harry George nray, Mrs. Montgomery, public parking lot. Snevily, Frederick Tipson, Mrs. 1 vania in 1030, and his Ph. D. at .reserve for operation and Mr. Sanford and Mrs. Gladys We- tho same university in 1935. He is Some years ago • part of this Valentine, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. A. Speak At Dinner Sale Starts Here wcr Smith. Directors, one year: The annual Union Memorial nance, $10,000; interest on property was opened for public I!. Welty, Mrs. F. S. G. Williams Service will be hold in St. Paul's married and a member of the Pros- $6300, a total annual ex- Mrs. Child, Dr. Hnrkrader, Gordon bylcrlun Church. parking, but the merchants point nnd Miss Nellie Winey. T. Parry Mrs. White and Walter Episcopal Church at 8 o'clock Sun- >f $43,100 or $3592 monthly, out that the drainage is bad and College Men Mark Proceeds~OJFvFW day evening conducted by Rev. A veteran of both World Wars, estimated that the tota' The nonmiuuting committee, J. Lee. Frederick W. Bltitz, rector of tho that the road surface should be which proposed the slate, included 25th Anniversary Event To Aid Vets Dr. Ewnn was a seaman In World iy income from rents would MVE. Child, Mr. Hinmnn, Dr. : church. Tho order of service will Wnr I, nnd a Navy Commander In improved. In addition, they pro- Mrs. Puny, chairman, Mr. Ely, i00, based on 40 three-room pose that the. wooden buildings in Hurlh'uder, Dr. Bray, Mr. Leo, and I be approximately as follows: World War II. He served for Fred G. Smith, Mrs, Chupin nnd Dr. Frank (ilenn Lankanl, denn Immediate aid to disabled ami Mr. Parry nrts members of prcvi- icnts at $40 per month and the area be removed and that the needy veterans and their depend- The Processional Hymn—"Once to four and onc-hulf years In tho re- r room apartments at $51 Mrs. Garrison. of Brothers College of Drew Uni- ous boards, who agreed to serve cent war as director of Naval Offi- entire property be made suitable versity for the past 16 years ents, widows and .orphans is one Every Man and Nation" onth. The committee state; for parking. They also propose Reports wore given by the vuri use which will be made of pro- Tho Salute to tho Flag cer Procurement, Fourth Naval |i the basis of these figures ous committee chairmen. clergyman and author, will be the (Contimicd on Pago 2) District. that there be one way truffle thru principal speaker at the 25th an- ceeds from the 20th annual sale of Reading from the Psalter—Psalm Would be a surplus at th' the property, with the entrance "Buddy" Poppicn, sponsored to- 84 Aside from numerous activities five years of $480. Archi nual dinner of the Wcstfield Col- from Mountain avenue. They point lege Men's Club at Echo Laku morrow and Suturduy in West- The Lesson from the Scripture— connected with education, Dr. (rawings are now being pre- out that exits into Mountain ave- ticld by the Clark-Ilyslip Post, Bowden Again Ecclesiasticus 44; 1-15 by Rev. Ewun has been active in civic af- jand bids will be asked fron Country Club June 4. nue are dangerous because motor- Choir Festival Dean Lankard, o member of • Veterans.of Foreign Wars, Coin- Robert Skinner fairs during hi<i years in Lans- ists cannot see above the rise in many learned societies, attended ! mander George Skrba said today. YM President The Sermon Hymn—"Come Thou ilowne. Ho in a member of the Continued on Page 2) the street to the left. To Close Season Kansas University, Baker Univcr-1 Aid to men disabled in nny of Almighty King" board of directors of the Delaware Noting that the town has already «ity, Boston University, Garrelt I the nation's wars is granted from The sermon—"A Living Memorial County Tuberculosis Association i madfa two important steps in es- Biblical Institute and Northwest-1 Buddy Poppy funds, while VFW Officers, Directors or a Dead Memory" by Mr.