THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County o r- o USPS 680020 NINETY NO. 14 Second ClivaB PontRRO Pflld WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 197!) I'ubllnhoil 22 Pages—20 Cents nl WoBldclil, N. J. Kvery Thurmlay _ o *-• Auto Body Shop Wins M UJ LL _1 I- pq in </> Republicans Sweep Election r> (\J UJ Q. -t 3 Approval for New Bay An all-Republican Town Council will be seated in January for the firsL time since 1969 as the result of a Sovell's Auto Body was family structure at the site realignment of parking town to subdivide lots on Local Election Returns by Wards GOP sweep in Tuesday's election. A total of 9,664 cast granted preliminary ap- lo a two-family residence, spaces for a better traffic Twin Oaks Terrace and on TOTAL ballots, about 50 percent of the town's l7,98fi registered proval for its site plan to the conversion of a n existing pattern, widening of the Hort St. The Twin Oaks WARD L .VARD 2 WARD 3 WARD A VOTE voters. construct an additional bay barn to a townhouse and the driveway, a reduction in the subdivision, for lots that will Transports* l'i<i Two Republican incumbents, Betty List and James at 444 South Ave. by Plan- construction of a three-ear size of each parking stall eventually be auctioned for Bonds Caldora, were returned to office by second and third ning Board members garage. and sidewalk repair. development, will require ward voters, respectively. Chesney McCracken will YES 1115 1326 1301 1113 5455 Monday night, but gas serv- Board members con- The applicants requested the vacation of paper assume (he first ward seat lo be vacated by fellow ice at the site must be ditioned their site plan a waiver from the required portions of Ripley, Irving, NO 701 830 855 863 3339 Republican Frank Sullebarger and Alan Gulterman will eliminated within the year. approval on the applicant's soil percolation test, but Grandvicw and Columbus Higher Education be seated in the fourth ward post now held by Democrat There had been some provision of landscape and board members will await Aves. Herbert Kessler, who declined to seek reelection. complaints surrounding this easement detail to the town report from the new town Site plan approval was YES 1130 1015 966 1145 4286 Both Mrs. List and McCracken won handily over their appeal from neighboring engineer. engineer before decision on granted to Westfield Body NO 1085 1111 1061 1130 4347 Democratic opponents, Carole Friedman and Miriam Garwood residents when the The site plan application the waiver, because, ac- Works, U30 South'Avc, to Initiative anfl Span. Mrs. List's vote of 1,641 was about three-to-one application first was heard of Dorothy Cantor to convert cording to Chairman Joseph relocate to 924 South Ave. Referendutn over Mrs. Friedman's 533, and McCracken's margin by planners in September. a residence at 526 East F. Dooley, there is "already and to Alfred F. Heintz to YES 1577 1514 1410 1517 6018 over Mrs. Span ever greater -1,655 to 422. The residents felt the ad- Broad St. to professional use a drainage problem in the convert a portion of the NO •171 454 556 561 2042 Contests in the third and fourth ward were much ditional bay would com- as offices for a psychology area, and often residential building at 138 Elmer SI. for closer. Incumbent Caldora won by only 246 over his pound drainage problems, practice was extended until properties suffer when these use as an interior decorating Sunday Sales Biin Democratic challenger, Thomas Duhig with a vote of and further that the gasoline next month. conversions take place." shop and office. The ap- YES 1605 1595 1412 1499 6111 1,305 to 1,059. Caldora look all but district three in the situation was hazardous. ward. The board had decided at Classified and approved plicant's variance appeal NO 650 628 904 897 3079 Sevell's agreed to stop gas their conference meeting as minor subdivisions were will be heard at the zoning In the fourth ward, where Gutterman scored a 319 service and also to remove Thursday night that more the applications from the board's meeting Nov. l'J. Assembly plurality over Joseph Cannon wilh a 1,346-1,027 tally, the gas tanks that are presently detail and some changes in BdGSdnO (R) 1736 1690 1454 1541 64 24 Republican victor had an only five vote lead in the second above ground at the site. district, lost the first district by more than 100, but proposed drainage and 1879 1845 1606 174 8 7078 Planners also offered parking plans were needed Firemen Avert Possible Hardwick (R) captured the remaining three southerly districts. conditional approval to before action could be Bell <D) 4 05 817 74 9 2414 Two Westfield residents seeking state and county posts Robert E. Newman's site taken. Additionally, the Cambria (D) 399 3 79 780 666 2226 also won. Assemblyman Charles Hardwick of Westfield plan to develop property at Union County Planning Threat to Water Supply and his Republican running mate easily won reelection m Prospect St., adjacent to Board had several r'reeholders over Democrats E, Jonathan Bell and William A. his recently completed suggestions for the site. Fast action from the gallons, however, the Banasiak <R> 1615 1559 1316 13B5 5875 Cambria. Hardwick tallied the most votes cast — 7078 — condominiums. The Board Representatives for the Westfield Fire Department gasoline began to spill over. Meeker (H) 1711 1649 1401 1469 6230 on the local ballot. prevented possible water of Adjustment had granted applicant agreed to comply The deputy chief stated Lehr (FU 1629 1565 1319 1402 5915 In what might be considered an upset, Jack Meeker of variances last month for the with the suggestions of the supply contamination last that while the driver, using Westfield and one of his two running-mates, Blanche La ttiirvore ('O) 506 4 95 897 870 2768 conversion of a single- two boards which include a week when some 250-300 standard procedure, did Banasiak of Elizabeth, unseated Everett C. Laltimore gallons of oil spilled over at measure how much the lank Long (D) 525 501 928 872 2829 and Harold J. Seymour Jr., incumbents who sought their Lee Miles Transmissions would take, he did not know Seymour (D) 531 481 889 850 2751 fourth three-year term on the county board. Republican service station on Central Veterans' Day Services Monday the size of the tank which is . -•/olio 55 49 91 68 263 Frank Lehr, however, lost and incumbent Democratic Avc. crucial to the process. Freeholder Thomas W. Long was reelected. Split on the "Veterans' Day, Nov. li, der McDowell stated, "and Firemen wet down the Additionally, the station Town Council Board of Freeholders next January will be five-four in a day set aside to honor if these qualities are lo area after the spill occurred owner told fire officials thai KcCrocken 1655 1655 favor of the Democrats. those who served our nation flourish in our great land, around 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30, he had only ordered the 700 Span 422 422 While Westfield favored continuation of a ban on most in times of peril gives each we must pause to celebrate assisted by clean-up serv- of us a chance to reflect on gallons. List 1641 1641 Sunday retail sales by a margin of two to one, this view important patriotic dates. icemen dispatched to the was not shared by the county at large and the ban on (he roll played by our for- Here in Westfield, Post scene by the station's Firemen remained on the Friedman 533 533 mer servicemen and scene until 8:45 Tuesday Sunday sales which has existed since 1959 will be Martin Wallberg Post no. 3 owner. The storm sewer and Caldora •1.305 1305 repealed in Union County, as well as in Monmouth and women, especially those to mark Veterans' Day with brook where the gasoline night, when it was deter- who served during the mined that any danger of Duhlg 105 9 1059 Middlesex Counties. services at the Plaza at had flowed were pumped out *.,••• • i Vietnam conflict, In helping fire or explosion was over. Out terman " • ' 1146 H16 Westfield — and a majority of other county voters — 10:30 a.m. Monday. '•. , and large fillers were set tip. also lavM-wi urging the Legislature to adopt a concurrent to keep our nation as the All are welcome to Garwood and Cranford Fire Cannon 1027 1027 leader of the free world." Filters remained intact all resolution to grant the people the powers of initiative and participate. Departments also assisted day Wednesday as a Total Vote Cast 2371 2286 2503 25 04 9664 referendum. With these words Edmund in the clean-up effort. McDowell, commander of ''.Activities and precautionary measure, Total Registered Voters 17,98fi Local voters also favored a $475 billion transportation Martin Wallberg Post no. 3 ceremonies such as these" According to Deputy Chief upon recommendation of Absentee Ballots Not Included in Vote Tallies bond issue but opposed, by a slight margin, a higher hailed the arrival of another Walter Ridge, the Mobil Oil Health Inspector Joseph education facilities construction bond issue. Local Commander McDowell Mottley who inspected the Veterans' Day with the concluded, "will serve to tanker driver had in- sentiments were echoed by volers statewide. nation at peace. structions to fill the tank site and found it free of strengthen our resolve that with 3,800 gallons of contamination from the Custodians, "The.