THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County •u o - — Second CUu Poiuct Paid Publlihad 28 Pages—15 Centa El -J ^ r^ fEAR — NO. 15 at VTeitHeld. N. I. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1978 Every Thuradar Q -: T1 CM - igher Costs Volume Force Weather and Legalities Hamper Closing of Refuse Centers Fall Collection of Town's Leaves Due to rising costs, increased usage which is doubtful, a 25 percent increase and a depleted budget, Westfield's in the price of refuse removal is Dry weather, legal invested heavily in vacuum- Currently being serviced delivery has been stalled on Williams said the town has Conservation Center on Lambert's Mill expected from contractors. This four complications and !ack .of type equipment for the by leaf collections are a pump needed to finish a applied^ to the Department Rd. and Attic Waste Center at the Town month closing is an attempt to keep costs delivery of a pump needed operation, as the usual fall residents in Section 6, the leachate system required of Environmental Yard on North Ave. will close as cf Dec. within budget. to complete a mandated weather has created damp westerly side of the north under court decree for the Protection to use a tem- 1. Reopening of the Conservation Center Residents may continue to bring leachate system at the and sodden rows of leaves side. Conservation Center. The porary pump until the is scheduled for Apr. 1; the Attic Waste material to the centers during their Conservation Center have better handled by other The town only last week center was the focus of a original order has been Center will open again on Apr. 3. regular house and days throughThurs- compounded Westfield's types of equipment, he legal battle instituted by filled, and hopes for an early annual leaf pickup woes, explained reached agreement with Costs of running the centers are tied to day, Nov. 30. After that date, no Fairview Cemetery officials Scotch Plains and under approval by that agency so a volume of material brought in to them materials will be accepted at either Mayor Alexander S. Williams • whose own leaf disposal may be Williams conceded at a leaves had not been picked for dumping of northside court order, a leachate for removal. During 1978, there has been Center until April. During the four- leaves at that location. And system was required. resumed at the Lambert's a 20 percent increase in volume over 1977 month close down period, residents meeting of the Town Council up from his northside home Mill Rd. location. and therefore a corresponding 20 per- should make fuller use of their private Tuesday night. by Tuesday night's meeting The voluntary use of bio- cent increase in cost. Even if 1979 refuse collectors for the disposal of large While the weather may be -also admitted that the town Leaf Fires Spark Words of degradable bags which will volume were to remain at thel978level. and small clean up items. fine for raking, the hedge- crews have not been be picked up by town crews rowed mounds of leaves at hurrying to collect because so far has not caught on, the curbside are more bulky there has been no place to Caution from Fire Dept. mayor said, but one coun- and dry. The town has not put the leaves. More than 80 leaf fires, Older model cars also heat cilmen said an anonymous Nits Nagging Students, two of them involving up mufflers, so caution must trial by him brought pickup automobiles, during just the be exercised whenever within five hours after he Traditional Bonfire to Blase first week in November parking during leaf season, had placed the bags at Head Check Urged point out the extreme especially if children are in curbside. hazard created by leaf piles, Once again the Westfield noted: "Pediculosis will not With Hopes of Grid Win the car. Despite the temporary especially during dry- Deputy Chief Battiloro lack of a leachate system, public schools department go away without prescribed The Westfield High School Student Council and weather. of health services is seeking treatment. Frequently more has several safety residents also may take varsity cheerleaders will sponsor Westfield High's Deputy Fire Chief Paul recommendations for parental cooperation in a than one treatment is traditional bonfire Wednesday. bagged leaves and dump Battiloro cautions residents residents. The best them themselves at the "constant surveillance" necessary." The purpose of the ceremonial bonfire is to against parking cars on or precaution remains not program by parents of all Pediculosis can be recognize the varsity football team and promote Conservation Center. near large dry leaf piles. creating a dangerous pile in The leaf buildup on town students for pediculosis transmitted by direct school spirit for the Thanksgiving Day game against Every year, several cars the first place. Leaves (head lice). contact with an infected Plainfield. Coach Gary Kehler will speak as will Kent streets have resulted in a erupt into flames in town be- should not be raked into the large number of fires - more According to Jane Stone, person and indirectly by Baldwin and John Byrne, co-captains of the football cause of this. With catalytic street until just before town supervisor of the school's contact with clothing team. than 50 during the last week converters on most late Department of Public - and numerous car fires. health department, several (especially headgeari and Before the bonfire is lit, the varsity cheerleaders model autos, the mufflers Works crews are due to be in cases have been detected. Until rain comes, Mayor bedding. Untreated Charles R. Mayer. Day Care Fund Drive director, led, will execute several cheers and perform along with become extremely hot - hot the area for pickup. A call to The last outbreak of pediculosis can spread Williams urged residents to confers with Mrs. Charles I.. McGill, president <if (he the WHS band. The actual lighting of the bonfire takes enough to ignite leaves when LEAF LINE, 232-8041, will wet down their leaf rows pediculosis occurred in throughout a family. place when the two co-captains set the wood pile a par is parked on them. (Continued on page4J September, 1976. board of trustee*, and Mrs. Donald F. Peterson, director (Continued on page 4) "The eggs or nits of the nf the center. ablaze with their torches. Once the fire is lit Plain- Asking for parental lice are usually obvious on field's "cardinal" is burned in effigy. surveillance, Mrs. Stone (Continued on p The bonfire will start promptly at 5 p.m. behind the Day Care Center high school on the field adjacent lo the faculty parking lot. The cheerleaders ask students to bring all con- Opens Fund Drive tributions of clean, unpainted wood to the field be- • tween 1-2 p.m. the day of the rally. J Mrs. Charles McGill, F. Peterson. During the president of the Westfield fiscal year September 1977 Day Care Center board of through August 1978, 146 Youth Center May Open trustees has announced the pre-school and kindergarten £nnual fund-raising drive to - children were cared for in ^tHciy.Trinity Dec. 4 ••.--• maintain the operations of the two facilities. Presently The Westfield PAL has a (when available); the private, non-profit three-year old children and tentative date of Dec. 4 for recreation room (ping pong, center located at 140 kindergartners are housed the opening of the Westfield pool, and other games); and Madison Ave. and the at the Madison Avenue site PAL Youth Center at Holy reference room, for Presbyterian Church on and the four-year old Trinity grammar school. studying and tutoring (when Mountain Ave. children are accommodated Hours for the center will tutors are available.) Serving the communities at the Presbyterian Church. be7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, of Westfield, Fanwood, The hours are the same at Wednesday and Thursday both locations. The center is Parents, grandparents or Scotch Plains and evenings for ages 12 to 17. anyone interested in helping Mountainside, the 11-year open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 The fee to join the center p.m. Monday through the PAL get this center off to old day care center receives will be a Si PAL mem- a good start by going one no federal, state nor United Friday throughout the year. bership. Fund monies but is entirely There also is a holiday evening a month to help funded by tuition fees and program for children up to man this program, may- contributions from the (Continued on page 4) contact Barbara Kosch. 411 private and public sectors. sit, relax, and chat; gym Elm St. Fund drive chairman. Charles R. Mayer of West- The Westfield Fife and Drum Corps will play for the Community Thanksgiving Service Held, has indicated that the Local Legislator Raps "Pointless" to be held in the Presbyterian Church,! II) Mountain Ave., Sunday ;it 7 p.m. The service financial taiget for the drive will climax the church's 2S0lh anniviTsan celebration. Church anil community have has remained at $38,000. many historical bonds and for this service. Westfielders uill have the opportunity to "Last year we achieved 98.1 Homestead Rebate System worship as their forbears might have 200 \ears ago, just after the Revolutionary War. percent of our goal," Mayer The state's costly and program and find a more seeking re-election," All are welcome to attend. stated. "Through the con- cumbersome process of efficient way of conducting Hardwick asserted the tinuing generosity of the handling homestead rebates it. rebate program is "just local citizenry', foundations, was attacked today by Hardwick noted that: another example of the Community Thanks corporations