Weather DISTRIBUTION TODAY 7 «•*. Imperative *4. Oeu THEDAILY too*f *ai tonight, high in the 7k lod»y. Low t^nigfat in the SOf. 23,950 Tomorrow sunny, high in the 70i. Red Bank Area Friday, lair and milder. See I 7 weather, page 2. REGISTER DIAL 741-0010 NORTHERN MONMOUTH'S HOME NEWSPAPER VOL. 87, NO. 38 Issued daily, Monday through Friday. Second Claei PosUei Paid at Red Bank and at Additional Mailing Offices, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1964 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Big Year Coming for State, County Schools (Editor's note—Next month, pupils will start trooping into Monmouth County, however, spends a greater per cent of the high in the county (not counting regional districts) of Low in the state are Cumberland and Camden Counties classrooms all over the country. For New Jersey, it will be its total tax dollar on school construction and operation— $674, in Deal. at $232, and Atlantic at 5231 the biggest school year ever. In this series of articles, 57,2 per cent. 100.000 MARK Monmouth County's average is pulled down by Sea Girt, Frank W. Harbour, The Register's Middletown Bureau Chief, BELOW AVERAGE Costs vary from the northern to the southern sections at $166; Union Beach, at $1S3; Marlboro, at $194; keansburg,' outlines the picture in the state and relates it specifically to While the average school tax rate throughout the state at $201, and Highlands, at $214, again based on latest com- the record in Monmouth County.). of the state, with a general pattern of high to low, north to decreased (basically because of revaluation of property) from south. puted statistics by the state, 1962-63. First in a Series 1963 to 1964, the average in Monmouth County rose from Not only is Monmouth in the center geographically, it is High in the county, in teacher salary costs per pupil, By FRANK W. HARBOUR $1.60 per $100 assessed valuation to S1.74, although the county close to the center in per pupil expenditures. were Shore Regional, at $130; Deal, at '$399: Rumson-Fair Taxpayers in the state will spend more than half a bil- is still below the state average. Top spot in the state goes to Morris County, at $589 per Haven Regional, at $.193; Sea Bright, at $364; Monmouth Re- lion dollars in school costs this year—representing a 10 per Most educators agree that a rule of thumb to quality of pupil. Bergen County spends $551 and Essex, $537. gional, at $354, and Red Bank, at $334. cent increase over 1963. education—though there are exceptions—is .the per pupil ex- Low in the state is Cumberland County, at $381, and At- This year's jump in school enrollment, throughout the Property owners in Monmouth County., with its "popula- penditure of a school district. lantic County, at $382. Camden follows closely at $398. state will perhaps he the heaviest in a decade—which has tion explosion" and resultant programs of continuous school In this regard, Monmouth County is catching up—but it The same pattern can be seen in teachers' salaries, an- seen the total number of students rise from 758,500 to 1,216,- construction will pay out a good share of this total. 000, as of last June. is still below the state average of $490 per pupil by about other guide, most educators agree, to caliber of instruction. Over-all local property taxes in the state have topped the This September, it is expected that more than 1,260,000 $1 billion figure. $20. For the most part, it is a number of the county's Bay- Monmouth County is in the middle, with an average of shore districts which pull the average down. $269 in teacher salary cost per pupil, compared to the state pupils will enroll—but (he average daily attendance will likely According to statistics furnished by the New Jersey Edu- be wore in the neighborhood of 1,200,000. For example, per pupil expenditure in Union Beach (for average of $279. cation Association and the state Department of Education, Monmouth County's enrollment, as of Sept. 30, was 80,244, the average school tax is 50.4 per cent of the total property the last year on which statistics have been computed, 1962:63) Essex County leads in this category, at $313, followed tax. was $328, as compared to the county average of $471, and by Morris, at $308 and Bergen at $306. (See' SCHOOLS, Page 3) As Senate Keeps Talking House fotes on Redistricting WASHINGTON (AP) - The reapportionment. But a bill much moves are aimed at undoing a the Tuck bill than there Is of no indication he will change or is difficult to get supporters of Senate keeps talking but the tougher on the federal courts is Supreme Court ruling that both the Dirksen proposal, and thus withdraw his proposal should the the Tuck Bill to go for such a up for a vote in the House. houses of a state legislature must more likelihood that it might be Tuck Bill pass the House. He is House votes today on what has move. Offered by Rep. William M. be based on population. vetoed by President Johnson. talking of sticking it out into Oc- "They sense a total victory," become a key issue in the fad- Tuck, D-Va., it would remove There is strong opposition in There is also the. probability tober, if that's what it takes to he said, "and don't realize that ing session of Congress — ap- jurisdiction over state reappor- the House to the Supreme Court that it would attract even more get a vote on his proposal. in winning this battle they may portionment of state legislatures. tionment cases from the lower ruling, but the very toughness of opposition in the Senate than the An attempt may be made in the the Tuck bill is causing some mis- risk losing the war." The mem- A Senate filibuster is holding federal courts and prevent Dirksen proposal has, making it the House to substitute something givings among those who would ber, who asked not to be named, back action on a proposal by U.S. Supreme Court from review- more difficult to stop the fili- similar to the Dirksen proposal like to see the ruling overturned. is a leader in the effort to pre- Senate Republican leader Ever- ing such cases decided in state buster that would certainly greet when the Tuck Bill is brought ett M. Dirksen that would per- supreme courts. They feel there is more ques- it. up. But one member who would serve the present apportionment mit states to delay court-ordered Both the Senate and House tion of the constitutionality of Dirksen, for one, has shown like to see that happen said it systems in the states. County Puts Hospital Fund Over Goal FREEHOLD—A pledge of $50,000 was made by the coun- receive more county funds to offset costs of caring for non- the wisdom of construction help on a regular basis, ty Board of Freeholders yesterday to the building fund of the paying, or "indigent," patients. The new hospital will be built on. a 17-acre tract on Beers Bay Shore Community hospital, sending commitments for the The freeholder said the spokesmen explained private contri- St., Holmdel Township, east of the Garden State Parkway. project over its $750,000 initial goal. butions for new buildings are more readily obtained than to The freeholders' resolution said that a down payment has HOSPITABLY SPEAKING — Miss Debfaie Jakowchik The freeholders voted unanimously to appropriate the full meet operating deficits. Thus the need for public help for been made on the site, that a fund drive is moving, that auxil- of Irvington gives complimentary tickets to the 1964 amount of funds allocated this year for hospital construction in current needs. iaries with 1,000 members have been established in six of the Miss High School of America pageant to Go/. Richard the county to the single purpose. Similar aid to existing hos- The freeholders this year appropriated $750,000 for the 11 communities to be served, lhat plans are being drawn for a J. Hughes. The pageant will be Thursday and Friday pitals had been considered. care of indigents at the three hospitals, Riverview at Red 100 to 120-bed structure, and that contributions have been re- in Asbury Park's Convention Hall. Miss Jakowchik is A resolution voted by the board says that $701,240.42, in- Bank, Fitkin at Neptune, and Monmouth Medical Center at ceived from 3,500 families and nine municipalities. the pageant's "Miss Hospitality." (AP Wirephoto) cluding $62,500 from nine municipal governing bodies, already Long Branch. Under existing law, the board may give as much AID ADVISABLE has been tabulated by the fund raising committee. as $1 million in this category. The board said establishment of a new hospital in this D. Louis Tonti, general chairman, and Harry S. Willey, CONSTRUCTION FUND area has been recommended by the county Planning Board and hospital president, had set the $750,000 goal for public contri- that use of county funds to assist are necessary and advisable. butions. An additional $750,000 is to be sought through a fed- When the 19S4 budget was adopted in March, the board Payment will be made upon entering into contract /or Put Charter Study eral grant and an equal sum is to be raised by mortgage loan. included a $50,000 item for hospital construction. actual construction. BARS OTHER AID At the time, Freeholder Marcus Dajy suggested the board To preclude establishment of any binding future obliga- consider a policy of pledging 10 per cettstf new building costs .