Spring Leaf Collection THE WESTFIELD LEADER Apr. 14-May 1 THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY Published SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 35 WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1969 "Ivrv Thurndny 30 Pages—10 Cent* Veteran United Fund Workers Jews, Christians Head Advanced Gifts Division Mark Holidays Two veteran United Fund volun- teers will assume leadership of the With the beginning of Passover at sundown yesterday and observance advanced gilts division of the fall o[ Maundy Thursday today and Good Friday tomorrow, members oF both -campaign, it was announced today Jewish and Christian faiths in the community liavc planned a number of by Arthur C, Fried, general chair- religious services. man. A number of churches will join in a Good Friday service from noon They are Samuel A. McOaulley until 1 p.m. tomorrow at tiho First Jr. of S04 Kimball Ave., who headed One Hour Service Methodist Church. Special Easter •last year's fifth consecutive success- worship services, including several ful United Fund drive, and John Y. sunrise and additional observances, •May of 322 Oremia Cir., who has At Methodist Church have been planned and are listed on been active in the Fund as a worker the ohurch page of today's Leader. or captain for seven of tine last 10 To Mark Good Friday And on the gay side of the Easter years. observance, a 30-year-old tradition "Probably one of the finest testi- will be continued Saturday after- monies to the cause of Westfield's A one hour service will mark noon in M'indowasfcin Park, where United Fund is the willingness and Good Friday, tomorrow, when the Lions Club will hold its annual devotion of busy men who year after many local Protestant groups Easter egg hunt. year devote their time and taleife will sponsor an observance at to this campaign to support our the First Methodist Church of Westfield Joins community's social agencies," Mr. Westfield from 13 noon to 1 p.m. Fried said. The Rev. James Cole of The In Ike Tribute "The advanced gifts division sets Presbyterian Church will preach Westfield joined with millions the tone of our entire fall operation," on "Good Friday Today." The SAMUEL McCAULLEV JOHN Y. MAY throughout the nation in mourning he added, "and the experience of Rev. D. Thomas Andrews of St. the death of former President both my predecessor, Mr. McOaul- Paul's Episcopal Church will •Dwigbt D. Eisenhojwer Monday. ley, and Mr. May will assure us at give the call to worship and in- (Flags on public buildings through- success in this division." Steengrafe to Lead vocation, the Rev. Robert W. out the community were flown at Mr. McCaullcy is a veteran of 14 Thatcher of First Baptist Church half-mast and those affixed to street years' service with the United Fund, will lead the Litany and give the poles in the downtown section bore ' A Merck Company Foundation grant of $1,500 is accepted by officers of the Westfield Community De- having served in various capacities Scripture reading, and the Rev. black mourning streamers. velopment Corporation as part of a $90,000 program for upgrading substandard housing in the Cacciola throughout the years. He is employ- Historical Society A.' E- Garnette of St. Luke's In Abilene, Kan., yesterday, a Pi. area of Weslficld. ed locally as a manufacturer's rep- Zion A.M.E. Church will give WestfieW serviceman, laeut. Geof- resentative with offices at 926 East the closing dedication. Daniel Lundy, led, and William Bowers, president and vice president of CDC respectively, receive the More tliah 50 residents attended president of tlie organization which frey West of 166 Effiflgham PI., North Ave. Merck grant here from Carl Anderson, right, president of the Foundation. the organijational meeting of a new- was formed to "preserve West- Youth will be participating in served in the honor guard during CDC was founded last year by a small group of community-minded citizens of Westfield who saw the A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Me- jy<!reated/Westfield Historical So- field's heritage." the service and a combined services there for the late President. an alumnus of Lehigh ^gty "niu^day night in the Wateunk Other officers elected are Charles youth choir will sing under the Lieutenant West is stationed at Fort need for provlijing modern housing for the residents of Cacciola PI. where housing is considered to be sub- University where he earned a bach- standard by present building codes. The CDC attacked the problem by working lor a unified^ housing code Room of/the Municipal Building. iP. Bailey, vice-president; Mrs. By- direction of the Rev. Philip Diet- Riley, where he is with the Army elor of arts degree and aba is a p. Steengrafe was elected (Continued on page 2) terich of First Methodist Church. Infantry. for the community, and by sponsoring the construction of 20 to 30 new duplex and garden apartment units, retired commander in the U.S. Nav- CDC is now composed of over 500 citizens, the majority of whom have themselves contributed at least al Reserve which he. served 22 $r90 each, and is managed by 17 trustees who are elected by the members. , - . Mr. Lundy and Mr. Bowers, both of whom are employed by Merck & Co. Inc. in Railway, stated that A member of the Presbyterian CDC was formed to mobilize the town's private resources to solve a community problem, rather than rely- Church, he is a past president ot ing on a government-created housing authority to do it. Spring Leaf Collection Scheduled the Men's Triangle Bible Class, and has been affiliated with the West- fieid Lions Club, YMOA, Masons, Joint Civic Committee and Little Genesson Elected Memorial Fund (CwrtluieB ap page 2) K • 'WFT President Honors Teacher 'Louis Ganossbn has been • elected -Lw.t.r>>- -The Walton S. Burriss' Jr. Man- pr&identpresident" of the Westfield Fedeid- r-\*>*? orial Award Fund has been estab- tion of Teachers. Other now officers lished at Roosevelt Junior High Series Initiates arc Michael Mulvihill, vice-presi- School m honor of Mr Bumss, an dent; Norman Jackson, tieasiirer, instrumental music teacher there and James Boil, secretary. for 35 years. Members'Drive Mr. Genesson is a guidance coun- Mr. Bumss died suddenly Sun- The names of four internationally selor at Edison Jr. High, a position day evening at his home, 264 Pros- he has held for the past 12 years known musical artist^ and groups pect St. Private funeral services have been announced as attractions Previous experience in teaching in- were held in New Town, Pa. cluded work on the high school lever _, „ . ., , for the 29th Westfield Community in English, French and social stu- The Fund will recognize deserving Concert Aa9OciaMon series by Ers- dies. He holds certificates in school students m the instromental music Wne B. Mayo Jr., association presi- psychology and as director of pupil field, Chester R Bright, RJOS pnn- dcnt. ^ Prague chamber ^s- personnel services. His externsiiip cipal announced. Coittnbuuons may tra, j^ Alexander, leading tenor be sent to the memorial fund in case of the Metropolitan Opera, duo-pia- as a psychologist was spent at the of Mr. Bright s office. j ^ the Stevens Laboratory for Psychologi- nists GoM an)} Fizda e cal Studies. Prior to coming to Westfield in Crang Trio of Korea will be appear- 1934, Mr. Burris was supervisor of ing in Westfield during the coming Extensive experience as a direc- CLARENCE G. TROXELL tor of personnel and industrial rela- music in the New Town school season. system. tions has enabled Mr. Genesson to Miss K, Elizaoetn ltvgalls and eerve as a private consultant on ex- Troxell to Head Mrs. George W. Gross, membership ecutive management and develop- co-cliainmen, also have announced ment. In the course of his travels Annual Hunt the plans for the annual member- both in this country and abroad, he SAR Chapter % ship drive. A week of subscription has appeared as a violinist and vio- renewals beginning Monday, a des- 'list in many of the major capitals, Clarence G. Troxell was elected 2 P.M. Saturday sert for campaign workers on Tues- although.he played professionally as president of the West Fields chap- day, and a concentrated' effort to a younger man. Mr. Genesson is 'ter, Sons of Hie American Revolu- The annual race for eggs and priz- secure new memberships during younger man. es will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday in Community Concert Association (Continued on page 2) tion, at its 48th annual meeting last week in the Wateunk Room of the Mindowaskin Part, where the Lions week, Apr. 14 to 19, are all on the Municipal Building. Club of West'field will hold its tradi- roster of activities as the campaign School Board Now tional Easter Egg hunt for Westfield move's into full swing. A window in Other new orncers, also unani- youngsters seven years old or Auster's on East Broad St. will be Accepting Applications mously elected, are Russell H. Tan- For Student Busing dy, first vice president; Dr. Stephen devoted to the concerts and cam- M. Ayres, second vice president; Children will gather at three des- paign workers will be in the window Applications for the busing ol pri- John H. Wieting, third vice presi- ignated areas long before the signal taking telephone subscriptions, vate and parochial school pupils for dent; Byron D. Stuart, secretary; begins the hunt, and the event ia The Prague Chamber Orchestra the 1969-70 school year have been John II. Wachter, treasurer;'Robert open for "watching" by parents and is returning to America for its sec- mailed to residents of Westfield by E.