A Newspaper Devoted Complete News, Pictures To the Community Interest . Presented Fairly, dearly Full Local Coverage And Impartially Each Week Publisnea Every Thursday VOL. XIX—NO. 19 FORDS, N, J., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1957 at 18 Green Street. WoodUrtrtge. N. J. PRICE EIGHT CENTS Sweetness Parental Indifference Brings Kids' Mistaken ^Values' B.ofE. Post and And Clear Road-to Delinquency Results, Van Pelt Finds Is Resigned Jupenile Files Crammed Light With Pathetic Cases By O'Neill By CHARLES E. GREGORY Of Neglected Youth By RUTH WOLK President is Forced to WOODBRIDGE — "With Retire Due to Health; My vie e-presidents in; children we must mix gentle- charge of research—Wall, ness with firmness. They must No Successor Named not always have their own way, WOODBRIDGE — William E. Street Journal division— i but they must not always be O'Neill, president of the Board of have sent to me a couple of | thwarted. If we never have Education tendered his resigna- headaches through rebuking tion as a Board member, due to ill clips- which show how much | them, we shall plenty of heart- health, at an adjourned meeting other people are worrying i aches when they, grow up. Be last night. obeyed at all costs: for if you In accepting his resignation about our school dilemma. ' yield ua your authority once, with regret, Harry Burke, acting you wiJJ hardly get it again." * * * * I president, said: "It is impossible This * quotation, written by to say how badly we all feel. Mr. The Wall Street Journal! Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a O'Neill served us and served us came out to Colonia to inter- famous British clergyman be well in every possible way." ; fore the turn of the century, No appointment was made to view Lloyd McChesney, ac- still holds true today and if it fill the vacancy at last night's countant and ex-Navy pilot, were followed to the letter meeting due to the fact that Mr. there would be little in the way O'Neill's resignation, does not be- and devoted a column-and-1 of juvenile delinquency. come effective until June 30, the a-half to Mr. McChesney's | Discussing the_ subject of de- end of the fiscal year. suggestion that if we could1 linquency with' Sgt. Kenneth Two men have been mentioned Van. Pelt, head of the Juvenile to fill the unexpected term—Dr. get ourselves out of the rut' Bureau of the Police Depart- BRINGS GREETINGS FROM WOOBERIBGE: Former Mayor Ralph Barone, Menlo Park Ter- and into the groove, that we j ment, -the sergeant told me he August F. Greiner, left, who toured Europe for several weeks is race, who has been active in the agreed 100 per cent with J. Ed- shown above with Joseph Catano, of Rome, Jtaly,' brother of James Menlo Park Terrace Civic Associ- might have some classrooms. gar Hoover, head of the Federal G. Catano, Sewaren. The picture was taken at Nettuno, Italy, ation and has represented that This paraphrases Mr. Mc- TRYING TO SOLVE JUVENILE- PROBLEMS: Sgt. Kenneth Van Pelt, head of the Juvenile Bureau Bureau of. Investigation, that while the two men were visiting the American Military Cemetery group at Board of Education meet- of the Police Department, is shown conducting- a conference with parents and juvenile a of fenders. names of juveniles who commit between Rome and Anzio. Mr. Greiner who flew to Europe, is re- ings and conferences and Carmine • Chesney's observations — a When the offense is a minor one—and a first offense—conferences such as this help to put the major crimes should be pub- turning by ship and is due home next week. Marino, Iselin, who served a short confession I feel I must make youngsters back on the right track, Sgt. Van Pelt finds. lished. unexpir;ed term on the Board but was defeated for re-election by- in offering such a tired little "If parents knew, that the John Jewkes, Iselin, for reelection. epigram, because I certainly Weiner Tract inParkAreh July 9 Now Fixed townsfolk would all know about Mr. O'Neill's letter of resigna- wouldn't want anyone to their children's acts," Sgt. Van tion reads as follows: "It is with Pelt said, "they would be sure Complaint on Property Sale sincere regret that I find I must charge him with it. Viewed for School Usage OUSHl! Rule to- watch and guide their chil- submit my resignation as a mem- dren carefully. As it is now, EDISON—An objection over the for an undisclosed client. A Perth ber of the Woodbridge Board of * * * * young men and. women up to WOODBRIDGE . — The • Board Brothers, ; £ WOODBRIDGE - The Town legality on a sale of property by Amboy attorney, Joseph Grzan- Education. The day after the inter- of Education last night indicated Brothers, *8SH? 18 years of age are considered the Edison, Township Board of I kowski, entered the bidding, also "After a .protracted illness and view with our Colonia friend it was intei'ested in lands BOW $2,726.79; Rader's Supplies, i Committee will be ready to render juveniles in this state although Commissioners last night brought i for an undisclosed client. Mr. my expected return to my super- owned by Sidney Weiner in the $3,826.84; Con Lux Paint Corpora- i a decision July 9 on an appeal they are old enough to realize Weissberger also began bidding. visory duties with the Western appeared on page one of the they are committing crimes. on a full-size "rhubarb" and the Woodbridge Park area for a school tion, Metuehen, $1,774.63 (manu-' taken by the Renee Realty and purchaser of the 60 lots may or Mr. Grzankowski went to $14,000 Electric Company of Kearny^ it is site. faeturers); W-. J.Patten, $3,465.96; | The ruling should be changed Journal, an editorial ap- Esco Realty Corporations, Town- may not be the new owner until and then Mr. Wilentz asked for a the advice of my' physicians that A letter from the %Planning Chris Behrens,'$2,278.25. ( to permit newspapers to pub- two-minute recess in behalf of his other- additional activities must be peared. I • probably would ship Attorney Nathan Duff said lish the names of those involved the Commission and Christian Board, read at last night's session, One-half ton panel truck for j Jorgensen, the group's attorney, client. curtailed. never have seen it, but num- informed the Board of Education maintenance department Frank today. ' ' in serious crimes." "I would be remiss in not stating v (Continued on Page Two) completes the study of a technical After the short recess, bidding bered among my acquain- that Mr. Weiner had applied for Van Syckle, $2,214.70; Suburban The corpoi'ations adjunct of question and renders its decision was resumed and Mr. Grzankow- that I have enjoyed working with a major subdivision for a develop- station wagon for janitors, Ross- Sommer Brothers, large develop- at the next meeting. ski finally gave up at $16,700. The and enjoyed the cooperation of tances are figures of afflu- (.Continued on Page Two) ment to be known as Imperial ers in the state and particularly The Commission has been sell- builder, Mr. Hoffman, then en- my colleagues, the other Board ence who find their assur- Manor; in the Township, appealed a re- Rotary to Install - tered^ the picture with a bid of members and with the members.of 1 ing p2 operty for years without the Administrative force, also to in the sensitive rela- The Planning Board noted the commendation of the Planning any question of its method of $17,000. This went on between the ance Paper to Publish Day builder and Mr. Wilentz until it include all of the employees of the tionship which the 'Wall Englehardt report had pin-pointed Board that building permits be Slate of Officers I transacting this business. How- Woodbridge Township School Sys- the site for school purposes and Earlier Due to Holiday denied them for another 184- > I ever, last night, an attorney madereached $19,700 and the sale went Street Journal maintains stated they were "anxious to lend to Mr. Hoffman, who then trans- tem. • I wish to thank them sin- home development in Tselin, due WOODBRIDGE — Ras'rhond quite an-issue-over the fact that cerely for their attitudes of help- with the equity market, the a helpful hand" if the Board is WOODBRIDGE — Due to the a successful bidder had made his acted the sale and left. It was not to the- overcrowded school situa- j jackson, Jr., Woodbridge druggist, until much later in the meeting fulness and .understanding during interested in the site. They asked Fourth of July holiday next tion. will be installed as president of the 20 per cent deposit of the sale my illness, particularly for taking conditions" which sent the for a reply before the July 1 meet- Thursday, next week's issue of that the "cashier" check incident Mr. Duff said he had received Rotary Club of Woodbridge at a price with a cashier's check in- came up. on the extra work and ' duties price of metals into a nose- ing. ' , The Independent-Leader will be a transcript of the evidence taken luncheon meetings of the club to- stead of a certified check. which normally would have fallen dive, and who's sneaking in- On a recommendation made by published Wednesday, July 3. at the hearing in May, yesterday. day at noon. This point was raised later in It was a night of spirited bid- to this absent Board member.