._- KC f: :r r .%*•• » c ~ School* Reopen t. CO THE WESTPIELD LEADER Thursday, Sept. 7 q Th* Umdimt md Mm WUUy ClmMtd WmUv Nmmmmmmr U VmLm C«auitv c •-D fecundund CIHM PCIKKC B P»ld Pukllaht* 2(1 Pages—10 Cent* PCOND YEAR—No. 52 HI WtfieldWtatfield.. N. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10,1972 Every Thunday tfoard Drops Asks County Probe Bridge Plan Of July Disorders A cqunty probe into the situation by County broken, and several poUce Plans for a bridge to span overpaM. Woode handling of the July 12 and Prosecutor Karl Asch and officers and area blaek the Central Railroad tracks WUlilliaam Shephard, Area 13 disorders on Windsor PI. his staff. youth injured. The nU* to provide a pedestrian _.chairma. n of the facilities Raw Annex RJH3 and the South and Central Blske claimed the following, a Thursday, five rotte for children being committee of the Trees Involving Ave. quandrant of Weatfield possibilities of "im- stores windows were badly transferred, from the board, announced at the transplantation was asked Tuesday night at proprieties" during that smaahed. Columbus School area to board's meeting Monday or removal a meeting of the Town period and sought a check of Blake's plea was drat* School have been night that plans have been Proposed sit* XXX Council. ^'possible malfeasance" on augmented by two police 1 by the Board of dropped for the pedestrian for girl"' John Blake of st» Carleton the part of Police Chief officers and a citizen, Earl bridge. He cited its con- athletic Rd., who identified himself James F. Moran. J. Frawtey of Elm St. 1*0 The board now seeks struction as lnfeasible Board of Sd. as an assistant prosecutor in Windsor Ave. was thestressed that each member implementation by the town because railroad signals Essex County, asked for an scene on July 12 of a melee of the Town Coundtt should of several steps to provide a would require a 34 foot independent review, of the which left windows of homes know the facts of the Property situation. mUTTJUTZ «--«-•«'»• Blake questioned why will be relocated at Grant youth involved in the fracas were "arbitrarily released School in September during MAYOR'S TASK FORCE OH WESTFIELD. Administrators the second step of the phase- by the chief" following their out of the southside __ tskm on the "in- elementary school to meet O lr I To A ATHLETIC FACILITIES offense of aanialt state racial balance man- MTaTwLaM %J S© battery against RECOMMENDATIONS ON MATTHIAS CLARK PARK Named by Board policemen,5*3" and why the Initial plans of the school ' Action by the Town Two administrative tactical force of Union board, adopted a little more Council to permit the use of positions were filled by the County was not advised until than a year ago, called for some Clark Park land as Westfield Board of Friday noon of the distur- the gradual closing of athletic facilities for Education this week. bances and not called when Columbus School over a Roosevelt Junior High John F. Holbrook of violence erupted on the three year period, with the School was asked at the Plainfield, was named second night of the final phase involving the council meeting Tuesday administrative assistant in disturbances. transfer of kindergarten night by Douglas Campbell, charge of personnel, and Councilman Patrick through second grade vice president of the school Gary L. Payne of Mid- Minogue, safety director, children contingent on the board? dlesex, was named director said that he had pleaded The proposal, recom- of secondary education. with Mayor Donn Snyder mended by a mayor's ad- Mr. Holbrook, who has Thursday night to "fill in the Final Park visory committee studying served as assistant prin- gap" to provide fuller police town wide athletic faculties, Proposed site cipal at Wilson School since protection, but that the Program has been the subject of for girls' 1(70, replaces Dr. James M '•decision was msde by the considerable debate and the athlstio Callam, director of per- mayor." building of athletic fields field sonnel, who left the West- Patrolman Ronald Cowtos has been opposed by the field school system in Oc- tow the audience that he ,-.:. .(ContlntMai«>/•#*«').;' * tober to- become supsrte- saw "five The final program of The tendent of Schools Innmt Aon* of m tnkn County Park Com- Senior Housing Pleasant Beach. whan he mission's Summer Arts Committee Grows '72 Graduates Mr. Payne, a former Donald Lamehdola were festival will take place Westfield staff member, paired in the "only car in Wednesday, at 8:30 p.m. in Four new members of the Petition Urges School Leaving Shortly replaces Dr. Donald service in the area." Echo Lake Park housing for the elderly Gudaitis who became He claimed they were told The featured group will be committee were named by For 37 States superintendent of schools in to "stay out" when they the Children's Village Steel Acting Mayor James G. Ringwood in January. reported the window Band from Dobb's Ferry, Skinner Tuesday night in the Use of Clark Park The Westfield Senior High Mr. Holbrook served as an breaking in the area and New York. Unique and. absence of Mayor Donn A. School class of 1972 will elementary administrative observed "20 or 30 blacks entertaining, the entire Snyder. A petition containing Park. Earlier this summer time Roosevelt is at- attend colleges in 37 states, intern in Westfield from 1968 armed with sticks and band is comprised of young Joining the advisory more than 300 signatures the task force submitted a tempting to offer physical according to director of to 1970. He taught baseball bats" break boys playing only steel group will be Mrs. Edna has been sent to the Mayor report prepared by Mrseducatio. n classes, an in-guidance, Vincent F. Wash- elementary school in windows in Charlie's drums of varying tones. Warner of 702 Mountain and Town Council urging the Lucille Lindley pointing out tramural program and vlile. Quakertown, Pa., for two Restaurant at the corner of The steel drums, Ave., Robert Hardy of 842implementation of the the restraints placed upon boys' inter-scholastic Seventy-five per cent of years before coming to Cacciola PI. and South Ave. originating on the island of Bradford Ave., Paul M. recommendations of. the the Roosevelt Junior High sports, involving full teams the graduates will be at-Westfield where he was an "We turned on our lights Trinidad, West Indies, are Davisof 1002 Columbus Ave. Mayor's Task Force on School athletic and physical for the 8th and 9th grades, in tending school outside the elementary teacher from and siren," the officer said, made from oil drums. Once and George W. Grant Jr. of Westfield Athletic Facilities education programs by lack football and soccer, state of New Jersey. They 1954 to 1968. "and they ran. We were the drums are tuned, they 1204 Prospect St. concerning Matthias Clark of space. At the present basketball and wrestling, will enter colleges as far A graduate of Wilkes ordered to "stay out" when produce a mellow tone as and baseball and track, with west as the California In- College in Wilkes-Barre, we were told there were 40 the player strikes the tuned girls' interscholastic stitute of Technology at Pa., he received a master's hiding behind a building sections with a stick programs in field-hockey, Pasadena, as far east as degree from Columbia waiting," Cowles said. wrapped with strips of Six Sleepless Nights basketball and softball on Boston University, Mass, as University in 1950 and has He added that he was also rubber. the drawing-board, in an far south as the University done post-graduate work at ordered to "stay out" when area less than five acres. of Miami at Coral Gables, Kutztown State College in he watched windows broken The band's program in- The suggested State stand- at the Westfield Tennis Club cludes a variety of calypso and' as far north as thePennsylvania and Rutgers ard for a school of University of Maine at University and Newark and looting at a convenience and popular music. The For Local Sky-Scanners Roosevelt's size is 2 acres, Gary L. Payne grocery store on Central band is directed by Caldwell the report claims. (Continued on <ConiiKMdonPig*4) Ave. Ferguson, a native of the April showers bring May celestial showers each night This year's observation through Sunday. grows out of a series of The task force has The county prosecutor has West Indies. He is a steel flowers, but August's interviewed Chief Moran, drum specialist who hasPerseld meteor showers Is The boys, who set upannual watches conducted recommended that the town headquarters in Paul's back by Paul and Mark along turn over a portion of the town administrator John been with Recreational bringing six sleepless nights Vote $7,000 for Open Malloy said, and it was Services of the Children's for two Westfield teenagers. yard, are members of with Bill Burns, 14, of 719Clark Park property to the Amateur Astronomers, Inc., Warren St. The junior Board of Education to meet agreed that an investigation Village for eight years. Paul Vondra, IS, of 143 will be conducted locally. The Steel Drum Band has Stanmore PI. and Mark the organization that < astronomers are following some of the needs con- operates the William Miller the same procedure as last fronting Roosevelt. Mrs. Ihe findings, he said, will be performed for many Clark, also 15, of S43 Nor- reviewed T>y the Westfield women's clubs, hospitals, man PI. began a nocturnal Sperry Observatory in• year wit the periodic • Lindley's report notes that Classroom,OtherProjects vigil Tuesday evening, conjunction with Union assistance of Dave the board has had the use of chief the municipal (Continued on Pf 4) searching the skies for the College on its Cranford Sylvernal, 17, of 678 a field on the corner of Clark prosecutor, and possibly by Campus.