THE WESTFIELD LEADER :ls§ THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY Entered »• Second Clui Muter Published Y-PIFTH YEAR—No. 48 Poet Office, Weotfleld, K. J. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1955 Bviry Thursday 28 Pages—5 C«nt» %8tfield Visited By USO Military Propose Change Council Approves Ten French Students Ball and Revue In Financing Set for October 1 New Sidewalks Disease Report For Ten-Hour Meters Will Remain For Residents Request July Sets Record Low Affair To Benefit National Fund Delay in Action Boosters Plan A Month; Feted Only three cases of communica- Until October Annual Meeting Provided For ble diseases, one measles and two At Local Armory whooping cough, a record low, were )tary Lunch reported during July, Health Qffi- The Westfield USO Committee A change in the financing of The executive committee of the In Three Lots; cer Joseph J. Mottley has reported. is meeting tonight at the YMCA proposed sidewalks in sections of Westfield School Boosters Associa- to further discuss plans for a mili- Rahway avenue was initiated by tion held its annual summer dinner TfM French students arrived in The health officers' report also tary tall and revue to be held Sat- the Town Council Monday night. Friday at the Orchard Inn. Plans Fee 25 Cents Wld Monday night for a showed seven dog and- on* cat urday night, Oct. 1, for the benefit In the new action, which would were made for the Boosters' 1955- stay. Twenty local fami- bites, 22 births and 11 deaths. save property owners in Rahway 56 program. Some new ideas were MH v be hosts, each family hav- of the National USO Fund. Provisions for 10 hour metercd The 60th Reconnaissance Bat- avenue a sizable portion of the presented for discussion by Presi- parking in three of the four pres- Itf * student guest for a two- anticipated assessment, Council dent Walter Clark and others tH*Tid talion NJNG is co-sponsoring, with ent municipal lota, was authorized Seek Book the committee; this affair which introduced two separate ordinances, among the 22 executive committee by the Town Council at its meet- students, ranging in age will be held at the Westfield Ar- one of which calls for financing members present. ing Monday night, The changes, "I to 27 years, include four mory on Rahway avenue. grading work necessary to the with others, are proposed in an or,- six boys. The visit is It was decided to hold the Boost- Group Leaders In announcing plans for the af- sidewalk project by general taxa- ers annual meeting Thursday, dirmnce on which hearing will be I by the Westfield Rotary —Wcntflelil Studios tion, ra'ther than assessment held at the next meeting, Sept 12. »nd the College Woman's fair the committee noted that "the Sept. 8; in the Town Hall and all USO has not lost sight of the fact WeftiieleVt Meyor H. Emerton Thomas figni e proclamation urg- against property owners. Booster members and townspeople The 10 hour spaces, whore tht > III co-operation with the Ex- Course Begins ing Wutfield citiiem to support the Siiter Elicabeth Kenny polio The grading would cost an esti- lit in International Living, that more than ^,000,000 men and are invited to attend. The Boosters fee will be 25 cents, ire in the In September women in this country are now in fund drive. Shown, left to right, are Mn. Helmuth Suchomel, mated 113,000, with $11,000 to be will install new officers for the upper lot on Prospect street, the »'ft)i*te non-profit educational general chairmm of the local Kenny drive; Mayor Thomai >ign- raised by a bond issue financed by 4|Mtflation with headquarters in uniform, almost half of them over- 1955-56 year and explain the goals lot near the railroad station ok Registrations for the Great seas, and in spite of more cheerful ing proclamation, and Charlei R. Mayer, secretary of Mountain- [eneral taxation. The remaining and financial plans of the group. South avenue and in the lot in MM*, vt. Books Discussion Group's leader news since Geneva, there is no in- side Lodge, BPOE, and a member of the Westfield drive committee. ' $2,000 would be allocated from Specific plans for improving and back of East Broad street, be- AMMties planned for the' stu- training course are being made dication that the number will les- the capital improvement fund. expanding the activities of the tween Elm street and Mountain during their stay here in- this week, according to Miss Shir- sen appreciably In the foraeeable The ordinances were introduced Booster organization will be dis- 'cnue. future. Because the danger is less • picnic Saturday at the ley Louise Wright, librarian. after council rejected an ordinance cussed. Not all the spaces in these areai Mayor and Mrs. H. Em- There is much evidence of in- we must not forget those who still Expect To Raise $2,000 introduced June 27 that would must serve." will be for the long period. Jn MM Thomas in Stonelcigh park. terest in this specialized course in have resulted in assessments of the upper Prospect street lot, how- OleWh will be Mr. and Mrs. Tal- leading group discussions, to be USO is financed principally by $26,000 for sidewalks in Rahway ever, all spaces will be for the 10 btt M. Malcolm of 737 Boulevard. held this September in the West- the voluntary contributions of the In Westfield Polio Drive avenue and Grove street. Third Period Of hour period and meters will be in- Tk» young people will attend a big field Memorial Library, Miss American people. The USO na- The second provides property stalled. In *he lower lot on this hlfW baseball game in New Wright reports. tional campaign goal is $14 million owners in Rahway avenue and street, parking will be limited to Ytrfc; visit the United Nations The Great Books Foundation is dollars In which Westfield has been An intensive drive for funds to Westfield residents, is located in Grove street still will be assessed Day Camp Ends two hours with a few spices set llldi and see a play at the a non-profit corporation and will asked to share by raising a quota support the Sister Elizabeth Kenny the Medical Center at Jersey City, $15,000 for the sidewalks. An ad- for three hours. The parking lot Mill Playhouse, Mlllburn. send a teacher to conduct the of $4,600. Foundation for treatment and re- where three floors are maintained ditional $1,000 is to be transferred Activities Include at the west bound railroad station leaving Westfield the stu- course, open to all interested per- search in polio and other crippling with a capacity of 100 patients. from a surplus in the capital im- J Col. Thomas C. Plddington, com- will be limited to one hour and the will visit Washington and sons of this area. The course, manding officer of the 60th Re- diseases will be made in Westfield Since its establishment in 1948, fhe provement fund. Trip to Hatcheries meters will be changed to permit .the United States with 200 sponsored by the board of trus- connaissance Battalion, and Mis. during the next few weeks, accord- institute has provided treatment Councilman. Clancy D, Connell parking for 12 minute intervals, r foreign students, tees of the Westfield Memorial Li- Bette C. Schafer, general chairman ing to Mrs. Helmuth Suchomel of for 7,000 patients at an average explained financing of the project The third period of the YMCA n the South avenue lot, including ienta and their hosts are: brary, has no registration fees and for the USO, head the committee 1 Westbrook road, who has ac- cost of $3,000 per patient. was changed since council mem- Day Camp ended last Friday. The the area now being developed «! ' Cartier who will stay at no formal requirements other than which has been working since May cepted general chairmanship of-the The development of the polio bers felt the sidewalk program will two-week period was highlighted the railroad station, there will be interest in people and books and on the plans. Westfleld local committee. Mrs. vaccines has been held by the promote the safety of the. entire by trips to Echo Lake Park, and 18 spaces near the station for two ease turn to page 2) the exchange of ideas. Training Suchomel is being assisted in plan- Kenny Foundation as a step for- community. the New Jersey State Fish Hatch- hour parking, six for three hours sessions will be held once a week ning the drive, which is expected ward in the fight against polio- Hearing on the two ordinances eries at Hackettstown and Hackle- and the remaining spaces for 10 for six weeks beginning Monday to raise' $2,000, by Charles E. myelitis. However, polio may never barney Park. A track meet was Legion Post To Mayer, secretary of Mountainside was set for Sept. 12. Campaign in the Wateunk room of the li- be entirely eliminated; and cor- held for the older boys on the last (Please turn to page 2) brary. Lodge, 1585, BPOE; A. W. Jack- rective therapy and rehabilitation Representatives of Rahway ave- day of, camp. son, president of the Westfield Ex- for both children and adults al- nue residents who are opposed to The leader training course will Hold Home Show change Club; and John De Jong of the sidewalks requested delay on The athletic und craft periods Support be devoted to an examination of ready affected will be necessary arc held in the morning along with 809 East Broad street.