S>COICHPiA|hs , 1927 BA* VOLUNTEER DIRECTORY SCOTCH PLA.NS,'NJ TAKES A VACATION - MR The Fanwood-Scoteh Plains Volunteer Resource Diree- lory office located at the Board of Education offices on Plainfield Avenue has closed for the summer. The office will re-open in September when schools are in session. Hours will be 9:00 A.M. to l;Q0 P.M. on Tuesdays and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Thursdays. Anyone planning programs for next year, w.ho would like a copy of the direc- SCOTCH PLAINS tory, should contact Mrs. John Leppert, 233-3829, FISH NEEDS HELP . The local FISH organization serving Wcstfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and Mountainside, could be forced to drastically curtail its services. For despite the generous financial,support FISH receives from local organizations, and despite the yearly verbal support of our community leaders, the active new FISH volunteer is not readily for- thcoming and this 24 hour service is struggling to meet the volumne of calls it receives each day. VOLUME 22 NUMBER 27 THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1979 20 CENTS In an attempt to alleviate this situation, which has been made even more difficult by the recent gasoline restrictions, This was July 4,1947... Traffic to FISH announced a change over beginning July 1st from a 24 hr. service, to the more limited time of 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.. This totally volunteer organization regrets that when ...for July 4,79, It was mopedsl. t>e detoured a few do the work of many," limitations such as these must Drivers who regularly use result, and it is unfortunately the hundreds of citizens call- Raritan Road in Scotch ing on FISH each year which will suffer. Plains will be required to FISH not only provides tangible services such as detour for several weeks, as emergency transportation, food, clothes, baby sitting, etc, Union County undertakes but the intangible services of warmth, encouragement, and the replacement of the 55- emotional support in lime of difficulty. The need is great year old Raritan Road bridge for this assistance and the more hands available, the lesser spanning Winding Brook. the effort of each. The span of Raritan Road FISH cannot stress enough the-sincerely of its plea for near the bridge was closed to volunteers-be ii 1 hour a week or 1 hour a month. If you are traffic on July 1, and it is an- willing to give a little personal time to another call FISH ticipated that traffic barriers now-233-8111. HELP US STAY AFLOAT! and detour signs will remain for two to three months. BETSY ROSSES AT ASHBROOK Tffe detour will re-route traffic to West Broad Street via Martine Avenue and Lamberismill Road. Measures will be made to allow for the safe passage of pedestrians through the con- struction site. The new bridge Gas was plentiful and cheap for the July 4th parade in 1947. Chief Harold Hill drove Mayor which will be built by R.A. Thomas Santo Salvo. Inrear seats, Philip Cobb, Township CdmmUteeman and Harry Ber- Hamilton Corporation of nstein, Township Attorney, Yesterday, gas-saver Anthony Parenti, Fanwood Police Chief, Hackensack, will be wider rode the route on a moped, wearing his safety htlmet. "We use a half-tank of gas idling along than the existing bridge. It the 2'/2«hour parade route," Parenti said, "There are better uses for gas today." In this year's will cost 3189,350 — the low local Memorial Day Parade, Scotch Plains and Fanwood Council members walked the route, bid received by the county. A number of accidents at the location have led to the pressures Tor bridge replacement. The winding, They are getting on in years, like America itself,:so the narrow roadway over the .residents of Ashbrook Nursing Home can be more depen- bridge has occasioned con- dent than independent nowadays. new cern here for some time. But that didn't stop them from marking Independence" Flowers abloom in white Fisher has a small private of- records and files, Mrs. Fisher The project engineer is Day in their own colorful fashion. pots are already in place in fice, Mayor Ted Trumpp pointed out. "Our office, Dean Talcott of Union Coun- What they did-as a project of the nursing home's front of the brand new Fan- another, while the staff oc- machines are now centrally ty's Department of recreation department-was to play Betsy Ross and sew wood Municipal Building on cupy a spacious main area. Continued on page 20 Engineering and Planning. together strips of red, white and blue bunting into their own Martine Avenue. Inside, the The background of soft personal Old Glory. borough employees, housed yellow .walls are "bright and The resident's handmade flag may be seen, together with for. years in woefully inade- cheerful," Norma Clark a mannaquin Betsy Ross, at the nursing home, 1610 quate quarters, are as bright commented. "And after that 2O years "young," Raritan Road in Scotch Plains, and gay as the flowers out dirty old Borough Hall..." LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS front. It's a totally new world she added. serving the young of employee surroundings According to Mrs. Fisher, The Scotch Plains Public Library will be closed Satur- and, across the board, the operations of official Fan- days during July and August, Summer hours are as follows; employees are enthusiastic in wood are vastly efficient and Monday through Thursday 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., Friday 9 their comments of praise. concise in contrast to what A.M. to S P.M. and Saturday closed all day. The regular Just inside the main door, went on in the older building. schedule will resume after Labor Day. a window offers a view of the Everything's in one place, The Library plans special Wednesday Cartoon Programs new quarters of the Borough and there is no more running for children from 3 through 11 and the running time will be Administrator, Llewellyn from one end of the building from 2 to 2:45 P.M. Children 3 and 4 must be accompanied Fisher, and her staff. Mrs. to another For access to by an Adult. On July 11 the following cartoons will be shown: The cat in the hat; The frog prince; and Hank, the cave peanut. There will also be special children's films shown every This siphoner paid off! Thursday at the Library from 11 to 11:45 to children from 8 through 14. On Thursday, July 12, we will show The Fanwood Police Chief An- and access routes few and doughnuts, and Angel and Big Joe. thony Parenti relates an overlapping, Qas lines form As seating is limited we would appreciate your signing up amusing gas-crisis story. One on both the Central Crossing at the Children's Room Desk for both cartoons and films. unlucky Fanwood resident and the Martine Avenue The Scotch Plains Public Library has also planned a arose to find no gas in the Bridges. "We have to let series of films for adults to be shown Wednesdays at both tank, but was left the money them line up somewhere," 3:30 and 7 P.M. The first of these, July 11, will be "Z" for the gasoline! "Thai's a the Chief said, "but they which is a color film lasting 128 minutes. Following the person desperate for gas," create problems." There are death of a Greek pacificist leader, a journalist and a deter- Parenti said. The gas crisis is definite safety considerations mined assistant prosecutor uncover facts that the death was taking its toll in traffic pro- on gas lines. Fanwood police not accidental and that those responsible were high govern- blems, gasoline thefts, and have been patrolling the long even in areas one would least lines, warning motorists not ment officials, A crackling political thriller that is also a Above, Active Acres Director Put ('lusiilll of Scutch Plains strong protest against tyranny, suspect. Parenti also reported to remain in lines with motors a very definite upswing in running, The fumes enter the receives u plmiuu coinincinnrntlii)* 20 years of pnrtlciputlun In WATCH THOSE FIREWORKS police calls in family car next in line and, if the nursery school instruction. disputes. next driver is in a closed ear I'm CinsulU of Scotch A lovely Willimusburg The Fourth may have come and gone, but the firecracker During the past week, Fan- with an air conditioner runn- Plains spent n single year Colonial home m I.V0 Ten ill season continues. Police have advised that many young wood police were called out ing, I he nixous carbon leaching nursery school back Road, Scotch Plains offers citizens may be unaware of the dangerous level of the in two separate incidents. In monoxide fumes can be fnial, In '59, It took only that one little clue 10 the bustle of kid- firecrackers in circulation now. Chief Anthony Parenti said one, a mother beat her child, as they were in two nenrby yeur to convince her thui she die activities that take place the fireworks found by police today are more sophisticated in another a wife beat her communities, One death oc- wanted a nursery school all nl Active Acres. The ni-iion h and dangerous than ever before. Some border on bombs, husband. In both cases, the curred in Edison.'another in her own. She moved swif- in the rear, svheie a the Chief warned. The state Police Chief's Association lias disturbed party was fresh off Rnhwuy. tly.'..and u yem1 Inicr. In l%0, playground featuring foii\, been warned to take care when they come upon fireworks, the gasolines lines, in n slute In unoilier gu<s-relniccl Active Acres was born.