fr- :; • ,,t v Vol. LXIX. No. 16. 3 Sections, 24 Pages • CRANFORD, NEW, JERSEY/THURSDAY,, MAY 10, 1962 oftd dm M«U«* TEN CENTS At Crualto*. K. *. Aid Approve Sale of Tra^fc as Site *::Foi? New Jr. Schools Slates Pickup The Board of Education last night awarded five major contracts totaling $3,517,476 for construction of the two new junior high schools Of Coin Cards For $1 Million ^ x NDJI Orange avenue and HHlSide avenue. Voters had approved a Members of tho First AWfSquad Township Committee Tues- - $4;738,000 referendum of which $ST,6'i'0,000 had"b~t|cn estimated for the will begin their house-to-house canvass of the township" this Sat- day nighf approved the sale for • five contracts. ••:• . • ,•: :. ; » _ . / ••'''• urday' to pick up coin cards not $70,000 of a 6.28-acre tract of l three Red Cross Volunteers V'l ^ • •• • ':••". ' '»' ' *; .. •"•"—r The general construction con? already sent in during their cur- undeveloped industrial land tract was awarded to Fred J.| rent fund.drive. near the Winfield traffic circle Brotherton,. Inc., of Hackensack Michael Colaneri, drive chair- Ctie&for Service at Dinnerto Benderson Development, Librarian for- a bid of $2,684,239, lowest of rnan, said-that7ail~iromes"wlir bffj Three Red CrosB volunteero, Mr. and Mrs. George Bates of 21Inc,. of Buffalo, for a million nine. Other bidders were .A. A.covered in the canvass so that, LaFountain, Tho Glcnwal Co., even though families already have Central avenue and Mrs. Jack Brockbank of 705 Linden place, were dollar office building. Inc.,*Michael" Relsz Si Co., Inc., returned their coin cards, mem- cited last night for their long service ^records by Cranford Chapter, The Benderson firm's off€^ Zwlgard Construction Co., Ed-ber. s of the household 'will have American Red Cross, at a dinner attended by 00 persons in Fellowship submitted at the April 10 mund.H. Cheval, Inc., J. D. Con- an opportunity io ask 'questions Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. meeting of the local governing In Borrowing struction Corp., B. J., Builders, Book borrowings at'the Cran- of squad members if they wish to George Morton, chapter chair- body, was the only.bid made dur- Inc., and Arthur Venneri Co. do so. ing pjiBlieauctlon of the tract. ford Public Library have reached man and master of ceremonies Albert Smith's Sons of Irving* .Mr. Colaneri again cautioned Mayor NjcHolas S. LaCortc, who" a daily average of 708 at tfie new ton received the $288,770 contract presented them with pins and cer- building, on Walnut avenue, or 142 householders against relinquishing Issue Permit presided, said the committee will for structural steel and miscol- tificates of apprcctatlon signed by. r more per day than the average a their coin cards to anyone other not be able to reveal the am^ df ydar ago In the old library on'Miln than a- uniformed member of the President Kennedy. the firm jyhlch will occup , street, Mrs; Sarah. F.' Raddin, li- Aid .Squadq . , d building until closing of title. Ho —CRANW'ORt) ^§;y y other red Cross volunteersi several __F_or_J;he_beneflt-of—those—who 1 again pointed out that it is an the'Library Board of Trustees in 73erk of may not yet have had the. oppor- Shea (left to right) and Morris Slegcl/HbwardSlegel and Norman \yith service records stretching internationally, known concern the new building Monday night. At last, night's Special; tunity lo inspect .the squad's two Kbden (in the same order^jnei»\bers of the Cranford Days from World War h ^id During Atfrll,. there Were 18,543 new .Cadillac'' Superior ambu- iitt arc hflW^tMd4^^lthth G^jh^ ing of the. Board of Education; tdfeittlt -vdopmehi-of^tbiit^aifea -^of-^flj*^^ ton g Frederic ' F^T? Hcndgrshptt,; of ^qg|i| 1,-2 and 3';fffhe eniphaslsTfbr' dustrial fe'ark/* the first Cranford blood program. a one-story Industrial building on . was appointed "clerk- open to th6 public during Cran- this/year's town celebration will be on "a community in costume." Myrtle street adjacent to the Gar- Under terms of sale, the Bender- were, borrowed in the old building During World War II he promoted o|, the works for the two new fordDays. Jackets, blouses, hats, accessories, patterns and.materials-for den State Parkway and Lchlgh son Co. will acquire individually during April of last year. buildings. Salary will be $100 22 visits of the Bloodmobile in owned parcels withiri the tract, There were 1>264 new cards Is- Contributions will help pay for making costumes are available at local stores. Valley Railroad by' Township a week, effective May 14. the new ambulances and medical which 3,701 pints of blood were Committee Tuesday night. The build a 1,900-foot access road, id" sued during April, making a total Mr. Henderschott was super- collected. Since 1042 he has served of 7,018 new cards issued (in- supplies and equipment and it is firm purchased 'the Industrial tract stall all improvements «nd_, con- _ eluding original cards.. to new visory engineer for construction hoped there also may be enbttgb as special gifts chairman and is from the. township several .months struct a $1 million off ice -building members and new cards to old. of three elementary schools and for needed expansion of the squad past vice-chairman, chairman and occupying 60,000 square feet wlth- h f a junior high school in Piscato btrildlng. (Say Nineties Prom »t Construction, cost OT the in a year oHakmytitle>At-tha-laflt _; was opened to the' public on way Township from i960 to "Very gratifying" wore the Mrs Bates started her Bed Cross" square-foot building isjsDmated at OgT mayoy r estimated the 1061. • K words used by Mr. Colaneri to service in 1017 in a-goverrinient Mhp ' ''£ M $300,000. The company also will cbjt of the land and improvement!" : T ••! '" ~ •"• describe the Days Events —ffhe move to the new> building i% townspeople's' re- hospital in Colonin, and from then have 3,500 square feet of air con- at $186,000. spouse to the squad's fund drive Tickets are now available, for the Parents' Gay Nineties Prom on. the Bates' noine was open. to Alfo approved Tuesday night Included a changeover to a new lanoous iron, lowest of eight. Bid- ditioned office space. .' 1 Gaylord charging machine, which ders were: Oltmer 'iron works, to date. to be held Saturday evening, June 2, at the high school gymnasium servicemen and veterans for rer was the, sale at -public auction of a "Several sizeable contributions The firm was founded in Tpna- requires, that new cards have to Polish It/on Works, Inc., Deleson from 9 p.m. to midnight. Sponsored by the; Cranford High school. PTA habilitation. At the end of World wanda, N.;Y., in the-early 1870s 50;X-100-fbot township-owned lot bci made out for each book and all Steel Co., Elisabeth Iron Works, have helped, to swell the receipts," in connection with Cranford Days, this event is open to all Cranford War I she was instrumental in on Quirie street to Vettp Plastics he reported! "But let*s not dis- and has been located in Newark borrowers. •'••*''••''••''• Inc.,, J. G. Schmidt Iron Works, adults. , supporting the Old Canteen Club, since 1878. 'The company was the Co., 16 Quine street, for $3,800. count the .smaller ones too. They designed to help disabled veterans Since library membership is es-White Plains Iron Works,: Inc., Mrs. Thomas. Nolan and Mrs. Joseph Peters, co-chairmen for first to produce alLglass-oaerhead The lot will be used for parking and Frank M. Weaver it Co., Inc. count fop the bulk of our receipts trccome self supporting. In her and the" present parking area will. timotcd at between 10,000 and 11,- and are really responsible foj* our tickets, announced that tickets doors, widely used in service sta- 000, Mrs. Raddin said it is obvious William Zabransky, Jr., Inc., of home she displayed hjtndmade ar- be used for expansion of the com- , • . V success." / be••-,fiA' sale at ttuiight's PTA meet- tions, arid/lead doors t|sed to pro-? i; that quite a few members still are Little Ferry was given a $288,460 ticles made by club members. painy's;plant. ;. ' i .'. .;:. '' . .if ing otjnoy be' Had from any^mcm4 tect cameras and films in taking using old cards. She added that contract/for plumbing work. Other From the .beginning of World pictures of atomic tests, and now Former Mayor C. Van Chamber" •••• ' •'.-;• Adult School old cards will not be honored bidders were Olenik Plumbing ber of the Crawford Days Commit- War II she was chairman of the' lln suggested that large scale v specializes lhprest-orniatlc doors after next Monday. ; ^ and Heating* Co., Ine;, Tred vp. tee. Highlights of the evening will Gray Lady Corps, training volun- for industrial purposes, light- drawings of landscaping plans for The librarian reported that 415 Bauman, The Frank A. Me'Bride b«i ehtertaittment by ^ the Sweet Election Set teers to htelp meet »the needs of weight sliding cold storage doors both the municipal and library new books have been; qddedl* to Co., John Ri Rowe, Inc., Charles Adeline's Quartet, nud a Grand servicemen in hoipitals and' atHh~d special doors for d^iyery buildings be made available to Id" the .library stock since the' move Simken & Son, Inc., Casey Assoei- n Cami» Kilmer. She'*served on the cal dubs and organizations as well L March for .the judging of costumes. jpiatfornis in nfw post offjees.