7 Cents RED BANK REGISTER COM VOLUME LXXI, NO. 39. RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 24,1949 SECTION ONE—PAGES 1 TO 16 Fort Monmouth Head* School Board Hibbs Named Named Principal Oakley Questions Plans Housing School Head Bulkhead Work $1,000,000-Phu Garden Apartment Bridgeton Supervising Principal Wants Guarantee On Repairs— Development Now Being Considered To Replace Gilland At $8,500 a Year Council, Procter to Make Inspection A (1,000,000-PIUB garden apart- of having constructed for its use -• The Red Bank school board Mon- At Monday night's meeting ot ment development to house 200 ur only those housing units which, at day night unanimously appointed the mayor and council, Council- more families of Fort Monmouth'i a later date, could be leased readily Tax Control At Dr. M. Gregg Hibbs, Jr., superin- Keansburg Boy man Thomas Oakley made a« military personnel is being consid- to civilians should the Army find tendent of schools of Bridgeton, as earnest effort to determine respons- ered by the U. S. Army, The Regis- it no longer requires them. That supervising principal ot Red Bank ibility for the cave-in of the bor- ter learned this week. is, if the Army decided to move out, Shrewsbury Twp. schools to replace Edwin C. Gil- To Say First Mass oughs $-14,000 bulkhead. The development would be built there would be civilians who would land, who will be retired July 1. Outcume of questions by him wasi "in the immediate vicinity of the want to move in. Mr. Hibbs' appointment will be- Father MacDtinuld a decision that the full council and fort," according to Col. Robert The Army was said to realise Asked byy Stevens come effective on that date. His Ensley M. White, superintendent Gaw, Signal Carpi Service* officer. that to build and maintain housing salary will be $8,500 a year. To Be Ordained Apr. 2 of public works, should meet with Col. Gaw told this newspaper that developments that would command CandidatCdd e Sayi New Stanley Haviland, chairman of Thomas Procter company repre- the program U being considered In desirability on the part of civilians, Stanley A. Haviland Iicv. John Ranald MacDonald sentatives at the site of the bulk- the personnel committee, said that will celebrate ills first solemn high head sometime next week. A re- line with an Army plan to lease these developments must be of def- Ratable! Needed for 40 applications had been received Dr. M. Gregg Hibba government-owned land for civilian- inite and lasting quality. They mass Sunday,'Apr. 3, at 11 o'clock port of the meeting will be madt financed building of military hous- must be on a par with fine housing More Local Services for the position, and that the board at St. Ann's church, Keansburg, at the next council session. ing units. The plan was made pub- available elsewhere in the area. Stanley Haviland bad interviewed 17 candidates in his home parish. The bulkhead waa built in what lic this week by Fort Monmouth This would indicate that the con- In a post-flling statement, George executtvo session. Spring Concert Father MacDonald will. be or- is known as the old Dickman'aj' and the First Army headquarters at struction would Involve a garden Stevens, who is seeking re-election Dr. Hibbs received a degree from diiined to the priesthood Saturday, slip in time for last year's Nation- Governor'! Island, N. Y. apartment project with facilities Elected Head of to the Shrewsbury township com- Rutgers university in 1828. Addi- Apr. 2, ;il D u. m. in St. Mary's al Sweepstakes regatta. It r»- That the Fort Monmouth project equal to those of Red Bank Manor, mittee, this week re-asserted hi* tional work at Rutgers, Columbia Will Feature Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop Wil- cently gave way in front of th« would exceed $1,000,000 i» shown in th« Terrace or Molly Pitcher Vil- Red Bank Board intention to conduct his campaign and Temple universities enabled liam A. Grlliln. former Lyceum property, causing • the Army report. A similar project lage, all of which are being com- on a policy of dollar value in local him to receive hla degree of doctor Ho is the son of Mr. and Mrs. large buckle, pictures of which ap- —but one to house only 188 fam- pleted in Red Bank. government for the taxpayer. of education in 1946. While at Rut- John K. MacDonald of 11 Purk- peared In the Mar. 10 issue of The) Replaces Beekman Mr. Stevens, 42-year-old chairman gers he was active in sports, was Young Pianist sido pi., Kean-sburg, who have been Register, The borough has not yet ilies i> to be built by the Dayton Rental value 20 yean hence, at Contracting company of New York of the legislative committee of the member of two honorary educa- residents of the Beacon Beach sec- completed payment for the work. least, must be considered," ex- Who Resigned—School Monmouth County Board of Agri- Concerts Association tion more th:in 25 years. Born In for the personnel of Fort Hamilton plained Col. Gaw. Most F.H.A. flrst- tional fraternities, Kappa Dela Pi It was the general opinion of th* at Brooklyn at an estimated cost of culture and owner-operator of a and Phi Delta Kappa, the social Now York city, the new pric-jt council that the Procter company class apartment mortgages run for Boundary Program Set large Sycamore ave. farm, is op- Lists Final Program came to Kuunsljui'y aa a young.ster. $1,500,000. An additional 818-fam periods of more than 30 years. fraternity; Beta Theta Pi, and was was absolved of blame for th* ily Fort Hamilton project now Is Stanley A. Haviland was unani- posed in the primary election by president of his graduating class. For Thursday, A|tr. 7 Ho amended Kcansburg grammar cave-in. Mr. Oakley agreed to this This scheme still is In "explora- mously elected president of the Red Samuel M. Fisher, Jr, industrial school for three years, transferring being considered at this time. tory stages" as far as the Fort Dr. Hibbs' (list assignment after after hearing from Mr. White that Another cost comparison is seen Bank schtfol board Monday night consultant. graduation from college was at the Jame .Cartoon, young American to St. Ann's when the school open- Procter "has completed the con- Monmouth project is concerned to succeed Alston Beekman, Jr., In his statement, Mr. Stevens ed. He la the first St. Ann's grad- tract 100 per cent." Mr. White ex- in the 178-family Red Bank Manor the officer said. "Plans are nebu- Irving school, Tarrytown, N. Y, concert pianist, will play hero development, now being completed who resigned. Mr. Beekman plans said:' where he taught English and was Thursday night, Apr. 7, at the final uate to enter the priesthood. plained that the contract had flesi* lous and involve a number of prob- to move to his new home in Little "To keep the local tax rate under bio clauses. He said that thai here by Philip J. Bowers * Com- lems which now arc being given head of the English department concert In a series sponsored by pany. Its cost has been estimated Silver this week. control right now, and to reduce it and athletic coach. In 1931 he the Red Bank Concerts association. length of pilings were specified but consideration." - Mr. Haviland, who had been as soon as possible, while seeking The concert will be held at the that no noundings were required at more than $1,000,000. moved to the Jefferson school at to be taken. Col. Gaw said a definite decision It has betn known for some time serving as vice president of the to obtain 100 cents worth of local Plainfleld, where he taught in the Red Bank Baptist church. on the Fort Monmouth plan should that Fort Monmouth has been anx- board since February, was chair- government for every tax dollar, elementary grades. He was also as- Miss Carlson began her career When Mr. Oakley asked, "Whsj be announced within BIX to eight ious about proper and adequate man of the personnel and athletic will continue to be my objective signed to teach sub-normal children while etlll in the second grade, drew up the plans and specifica- weeks from now. It built, he said, housing for its military personnel committees. He was elected to his as a township commiteeman. when she conducted a toy sym- tions'" Mr. White answered, "I'll At the present time it is negotiat third full term in February, hav. In the Stlllman school. it would be of prime construction, "Overall criticism of the assess- Dr. Hibbs' next position was phony made up of her classmates. taku credit for them." The admis- with lasting rental appeal and ing with the F.H.A, the Housing Ing been appointed to the board in ment procedure carried out by a Prom this auspicious beginning sion brought from Councilman Authority of the City of Long Oct., 1942, to replace Benjamin principal of the Wanamassa ele- George A. Cray a suggestion that would have all the conveniences in thoroughly experienced , assessor, mentary school, a poet he held two she progressed to formal piano les- eluded in other first-class apart- Branch and officials of Shrewsbury Parker. elected by the people, is not indi- Jona and continued under local members of the press should set) township and its board of education Edmund J. Canzona wag elected years before moving to the Pem- to it that Mr.