Summit Sales Days —Today, Tomorrow and Saturday SUMMIT ERALU umminT^ 1879 VOL.87, No. 37 273-4000 Second Class Postage Paid at Summit, N.J. Thursday, January 23. $7 a year City Seeks Urban Renewal Funds Common Council Tues- for the urban renewal study county designation The titlement share available to chairman of the Housing Authority. day night introduced an or- which is now underway. funds would be distributed the communities if 'the dinance recording the Federal funds are poten- under Title 1 of the Housing Elizabeth and Union city's intention to tially available to an area and Community Develop- various municipalities can would be prohibited from cooperate with the county such as Union County if it ment Act of 1974 About five agree to share it," accord- participating in the urban for the use of federal funds establishes an urban million would be the en- ing to William L. Machmer, county arrangement, because communities with populations above 50,000, automatically receive special revenue-sharing School Aid Loss Could Top $2 Million funds for community development. By Anne Plaut atypical handicapped $700,000, and the balance of or about 20 percent of the In order for the program The stakes are high for students, as well as the state funds, scheduled to be total budget. to be put into effect, an ur- Summit in the current transportation costs, is en- received for this year's About 60% of the local ban county must have a school funding maneuver- dangered. This would total budget, amounting to municipal budget is ear- population of at least ing. If the proposals sub- $200,000 for the forthcom- $450,000 are also in marked for public educa- 200,000. If all the eligible mitted to the State ing year. jeopardy. tion purposes. communities participate in Supreme Court by Gov. The state's contribution If the court cuts off all Drew Barry, an attorney the agreement, the popula- Brendan Byrne are accept- to the teachers' pension state aid to Summit, the tion requirement will be ed, it means Summit could and annuity fund, totaling loss represents $2,050,000, (Continued on Page 2) fulfilled. experience a loss of more Mr. Machmer. in than $2 million in state explaining the proposal, revenues. said the authority's report Because the state Summit and Trenton: The on phase 1 of the urban HONORED FOR SERVICE—Mayor Elmer J. Bennett offers his congratulations to legislature failed to meet a renewal study would be New Providence Mayor Edward M. Bten, this year's Distinguished Citizen Award December 31 mandate for presented to the Council by witter, during the annual dinner meeting of the United Way of Swnmit and New school financing, the issue Estrangement is Growing February 1 Ho said it Providence held last Thursday night at the Hotel Suburban. Looking on Is Mrs. Mar is now before the court. would probably recom- garet Mencke, president of the United Way, who made the award to Mayor Bien, a Summit and many other By Anne Plaut A bill passed by the state time within regular mend that the city- , sflver tray. Donald F. Nelson, chairman of the award committee, presented Mrs. Bien affluent, suburban com- The Board of Education legislature and signed into classroom situations. authorize phase 2 of the with a bouquet of roses. (Rowe photo) munities face the loss of all is in conflict with the state law earlier this month by Mrs. James Bartz, study to suggest specific- their state aid in a redis- legislature on two counts: Gov. Brendan Byrne could education chairman for the proposals for the urban tribution solution that the school funding situation mean that Summit will board, said the state bill renewal area. would channel about $650 and the recently-passed have to hire a Spanish- does not take into account The hearing on the or- Small Turnout Features million to urban and rural bilingual education bill speaking teacher to give existing programs. dinance will be held on areas. The board's feelings were instruction in Spanish to 26 Donald Moriarity. board February 18. At first, it was believed obvious during the monthly students, ranging in age president, said the board In other business, the that summit would stand tq meeting held last week at from >IS objects to the bill because Council appointed David I. Budget Review Meeting lose oniy il*> tannula" aid) 7ijxakiiO School when The bi-linguai education "the legislature is dictajUng Hughes, who has been act- which totals *7tk),000. But residents heard the board _ By Anne Plaut were Pete Kanak of Oak bill which mandates that how things must be done ing city clerk since tenance at the Municipal as more of the terms of the announce its opposition to school systems having 20 or and is not providing the Department heads out- Forest lane, president of Transfer Station, legislation that would .November 1. city clerk. Byrne proposal became more students speaking the money to do them." That caused Joseph numbered the citizens at the Summit Taxpayers" maintenance costs for the known, it was apparent that deprive it of "local con- the informal hearing spon- Association, and Robert J. same language, other than Mrs. Bartz asked, "what Kurzeja of 114 Baltusrol fire department apparatus, the state's share of aid to trol." English, provide instruc- heppens to this program sored by Common Council Wolfenbarger of 30 Harvey the expenditure proposed road to say, 'That action Monday night to allow drive. tion in that language once it is implemented if has political implications." by the Welfare Department In Summit, there are 26 during the year the residents and organizations Mr. Kanak's questions for the services of a social He questioned the as opportunity to be heard" students who are Spanish- numbers drop below 20 propriety of the appoint- were concerned with bud- worker, the addition of Let Legislators speaking and a total of 43 on items in the 1975 get items for part time help because students become ment since the position is personnel in the Police youngsters, who because proficient in English?" appropriations budget. in the department of build- Department and the entire by law an elective one and The only persons making they do not speak English The provisions of the bill was toid by Councilman ings and public grounds, minibus operation. Know Your Views as effectively as they comments on the budget buildings and truck main- are scheduled to take place Luther Roehm that tfte In informal remarks In last week's editorial columns of the HERALD, it should," according to Dr July 1. Commenting. 'This before the start of the position will be filled in the was suggested that residents write to their legislators Richard L Fiander, LS what happens when con- November general elec- hearing, Luther Roehm, expressing their views on school fundings. In the event superintendent of schools, trol is taken away from the chairman of Council's tions. Dr. Roehm added Barrett House readers do not know whom or where to write, a list of are enrolled in English as a local level." Mr. Moriarty Council has the authority to finance committee who legislators for the 24th district, which includes Summit, second language program. said the board will be in presided at the session, name Mr. Hughes city along with the chairmen of the education committee for Summit has been con- touch with the Commis- clerk. said that the budget was up the General Assembly and the Senate is as follows: ducting such programs for sioner of Education who is Names Director 'about 10% from last Assembly Representatives: The council also I Suzanne Brelsford of a number of years. At drawing up guidelines for year." Miss Barbara A. Curran present, students are the implementation of the approved an ordinance for Morganville has been He added he expected the the resurfacing of Kent named director of Barrett 260 Springfield Avenue grouped into these classes bill. The board hopes to overall tax rate to increase Summit, N.J. 07901 according to their age and convince the commissioner Place boulevard from House, the group tiome for about seven percent if the Madison avenue to the in- girls, sponsored by the John J. Sinsimer are given English language to allow "latitude in the school budget "is in the 7 Van Ness Avenue tersection of New Y.W.C.A; instruction They spend implementation of the range of the municipal Pompton Lakes, N.J. 07442 part of their time in these provisions," according to Providence avenue. Coun- Miss Brelsford, has been budget and there is not an State Senator: classes and part of their Mr. Moriartv. (Continued on Page 2) director of the Collier extraordinary increase in James P. Vreeland, jr. Group Home for girls in the county budget." 83 Old Lane Red Bank for the last two He explained that he an- Towaco, N.J. 07092 years. She will assume ticipated the increase to be Senate Education Committee Chairman: full-time duties in Summit so small because the city Stephen B. Wiley as soon as a replacement has had a "windfall in 250 Madison Avenue has been found for her in 1 revenues" — $5 /«2 million in Morristown, N.J. 07960 Red Bank. ratables. Assembly Education Committee Chairman: Miss Brelsford, who has Tracing the history of tax Albert Burnstein had six years' experience increases during the past 26 Journal Square working with teen-aged several years, Mr. Roehm Jersey City. N.J. 07:i0(i girls, is a graduate of Wil- Suzanne Breslford said the figure was 6.1% for son College, Chambers- 1974 and 5.1% for 1973, burg, Pa., where she Miss Brelsford was a which he described as received a bachelors therapist and case worker •quite a record for a com- Swanson To Overlook ree in economics.