T"oFran klein News-reCorD Secondclass postage paid at Princeton,N.J, 08540 Thursday, December13,1973 22 pages 10cents per copy; $4.50 per year Vol.18,No. 50 Four candidates announced [newsbriefsI ,n Feb. 13 school board race The League of Women Voters of Franklin Township Two incumbents and two will be holding two special newcomers have announced voter registrations. Theywill candidacies for four vacant be held at the Eastoo Avenue seats in the February13 school Shop-Rite and the Grand board elecUoas in Franklin. Union on the corner of Two other present board ,i Franklin Boulevard and members, Gerald Spielman ! HamiltonStreets. These voter and Bernice Venable, have registrations will beth be held decided not to run again¯ on Dec. t5 from l0 until 2. Mr. Spielman cited job Remember, "the voter pressures as a reason for not registration deadline is running again. Mrs. January3, 1974,and persons Variable, whowas appointed mustbe registeredin orderto in July to fill a board seat votein the February13 school vacated by Michael Ward, boardelection. said she intendedto return to Also on bandon the voter the Franklin school system. registrations will be the She formerly taught in LeagueDate-books selling for fifty cents. Thisbook contains Franklin Hieh School. a wealth of voter information as well as monthlycalendars. Announcing their can- There is a limited supply, so dicacies are beard members Colin Lancaster and Samuel Sandra Grumtfest liarry VanIlooten get one now. Williamsan, each seeking a SamuelWilliamson Colin Lancaster second three-year term. Mr. Alsoentering the board race stated in a release. "Weought, Former Franklin coun- from 1969 to 1971. Active Lancaster, a former high is Ms. Sandra Gruodfest for example, tu be thinking cilman Harry Van Hootenhas for manyyears ia lecol affairs school PTApresident, heads of t0 Hill Avenue,Somerset. about how our childreas’ also announcedhis candidacy he s presently Vice President SLIDE SIlOW Raritan Valley Ceilings in Currently Assistant Director education relates tu their far the school board, seeking of the Boardof Trusteesof the of Career Services at Prin- choice of careers, for our to fill the one-year term Franklin TownshipLibrary. A preview of a new color Princeton, andis an elder and ceton University, Ms. Gund- director in the Griggstown daugllters as well as our currently filled by Mrs. Mr.Van Houten is director of slide presentation producedby Reformed Church. fest received the doctorate in sons." Venable. the Adult EducationResource the Delaware and Raritan Educational Psychologyfrom Ms, Grundfest and ber Mr. Van Houtun served on Center at Trenton State Canal Coalition will be FELLOWSHIPmembers listen attentivelyas committeereports are presented. At left is Leslie Mr. Williamson,also a past the Itutgers Graduate School husband, Jerry, have two the Franklin TownshipCouncil College. Heresides with his presented Tuesday,Dec. 18, at president of the high school of education, whereshe taught children.Theirson Robertisan from 1969 to 1971. Active for Ahrens,co-ordinator of the EmpathyHouse photography committee.. for three years, Born in New wife, Lillian, and their four the meeting of the Franklin (EmpathyHouse photo by Y. Patterson) PTA,is a teacher- coordinator eighth grader at SampsonG. manyyears in loool affairs, he children at l0 Larscn Road. ConservationClub. The Canal for the Plainfield school YorkCity, she received her B. Smith Intermediate School, is presently VicePresident of Board secretary Mrs. Coalition, formed to help system and is a retired Army A. from Bernard College. and their daughterLeslie is a the Boardof Trustees of the Florence Randolphreported preserve the historic and officer. Healso was recently "Wecan now afford to takea graduate uf Franklin High Franklin TownshipLibrary. that none of the candidates recreational values of the Artists form fellowship elected president of the long-range view of our School currently enrolled at Mr. Van Huuten served on had filed to date. Deadlinefor canal, nowincludes over 1O0 Franklin Optimists Club. educational objectives," she the Franklin TownshipCouncil another poetry reading on LivingstonCollege. filing is January4. memberorganizations, in- by AnitaSusi eluding the Franklin Con- January 7, as well as a servation Club. Also on the dramatic reading on January programwill be a slide show Writers, artists, students 14. On December 17 the fromthe club’s ownlibrary of and townspeople from New fellowship will stage a prose DeVries, Naruta cleared of charges nature, scenic, and en- Brunswick and the surroun- reading by Toni Cede Barn- A lengthy legal battle bet- misconductduring their terms vironmentalsubjects. ding communities have bare. "personal damage, hardship, suffered. have agreed to drop all legal banded together to form a wean two former councilmen on the sewerage authority, inconvenience, anxiety, The public is invited to the Another meeting of the and their wives, and the In a six-page agrecmanl In exchange,the two former and administrative actions ~"eomnmuwealth" of talent Empathy House fellowship humiliation and loss of councilmen retracted against the two couples while meeting,which will be held at ~and resources knownas the Taxpayers Association has reached last week before reputation whichthe counter - the Middlebush Reformed will be held tonight, Thursday, been apparently settled, and statements they made about the two couples have dropped EmpathyHouse Fellowship. Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the ChanreryCnurtJudgeSamue[ claimants," Mr. and Mrs. the Taxpayers last year a counter-claimfor malicious Church in Middlebush. In less than eight weeks,the the two councilmenhave been Lenox. the Taxpaym’sstated Refreshmentswill be served¯ cent@at 46 Throop Avenue, cleared of charges of official David De Vries and Mr. and during council in meetings. abuse of process against the movement has amassed an NewBrunswick. Interested that they regretted the Mrs. Alexander Naruta, have In addition, the Taxpayers Taxpayers. estimated 10O fellows, personsare in.vited to attend. i predominantly students and r :. r _ : faculty " "fru~i" ..... ’nearby While incourt, George TV TALK LivingstonCollege, a division LaurelAve. issue ....... Eckardt, president of the of Rutgers, the state i-s-revived taxpayers, claimed to have a TWomembers of SCAN,the university. hy Anita Snsi between Route ~ and Route given the opportunity of The proposed roolignmen| total of $8 in their treasury, Somerset Citizens Against The fellowship has acquired 518, and also that they be voicing their npinion at a would take Laurel Avenue ¯ along with debts of about Narcotics, will appear on CBS, The Chamber of Commerce granted permission to expend public hearing. Thesecitizens along the canal for a distance $4,000. In the agreement,the i Channel2 "The People" with has issued a call for public their operation in that area. have a right to knowwhy a of aboot two miles, and also taxpayers have been ordered host Vic Miles on Saturday, hearings on the realignmentof The Chamber claims the deocisinnwasmade to halt the closer to the proposed In- to produce their financial Dec. 29. The SCANmembers, Laurel Avenuein Kingston as plan offered by Trap Rockhas relocation and continue the torstate Route92. records for examination by Thomas Avant and Barbara well as a proposed by the Trap Rock Ihe "overwhelmingsupport of unsaferoad conditionsas they AlfredPurro, attorney for the Diggs, will discuss womenin lab and Mining Company, a member rite residents"in the area. They are now." Gary Schmidt, a spokesman two former councilmen and prison. of the Chamber.The Chamber further state "The Chamber The Chamber termed the from the Office of En- their wives. is asking that the NewJersey feels the local citizens should present Laurel Avenue a vironmental Protection, said State Office of Environmental Itave o voice in a project that "tremendous hazard" to the the realignment issue had Despite a court-ordered Protection hold the hearings. affects them as muchas this residents of Kingstonand said beengoing on for a long time. silence on the agreementuntil The OEPput a stop to the onedoes. it creates considerabletraffic The plans submitted by Trap all is finalized, Milton o ORTPARTY realignment plans several "If the OEPhas the right to problems due tu the truck Rock were "nqt compatible Diamond, the Taxpayers years ago. Lee Bullitt, halt these plans for reulign- traffic from Trap Rock Io- with the recreational usage of attorney, admits havingcalled The Somerset Chapter of ment, local residents shouldbe dostries, the canal," he noted. a local radio station last week Women’sAmerican ORTwill chairmanof the Delawareand to correct a report "which’ hold a ChanukahParty in the Raritan Canal Coalitioo, said madeit look like wegot down she received a letter frum homeof its President, Erie on our knees.I straightenedit Shurak, t6 Joan Street, Environmental Commissioner out." Kendall Park, on Thursday, Richard J. Sullivan over a year ago concernng the Shoppingcenter planned "We had o strong case Dec. 13 at 8::]0 p.m. All halting of the realignment.In membersare invited to attend The area is zoned for against them (the counter- the letter, Mr. Sullivan said by GeorgiannaJagger prospectivetenants. and to bring a grab bag gift. He expects the shopping commercialuses. claimants)," stated Mr. Latkas and other traditional the construction would be ManagingEditor ’ "If we dao’t require buf- Diamondin an interview. "We holiday foods will be served. detrimental to the canal The Central Post centerto be built by