Distribution Weather a Today Temperature 7 to, today, M BED BANK degrees. Fair todty, tonight and 18,875 tomorrow. High today and to- morrow, W M't; low Wnightiln I Independent Daily f teen's. See weather, page 2. (^ MONDAY jmouaHniDM-isr.itn j Dial SH 1.0010 Issued dally, Monday through Friday. Second Class Posinge 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE VOL. 84, NO. 156 Paid «t R»d Bank and at Additional M»llln« OfKces. PED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1962 Board Opposes Apartment Plan Senate Delays MIDDLETOWN - The Planning iressed fear that parking areas, Board last night recommended parking lot lighls and building refusal of a variance to permit [eights would be objectionable. building a $7 million garden The Planning Board postponed apartment project on a 45-acre action on a variance application tract off Kings Hwy. for a proposed 125,000-square-foot Transit Action The proposal was originally Cherry Tree Shopping Center at Taylor La. pending outcome of ;ubmitted to the Zoning Board of TRENTON (AP) — Gov. idjustment by John Elyar, Wood- the vote on the zoning amend- iridge builder. ment. Richard J. Hughes' hopes The board will study the pos- The resolution recommending for quick legislative action ;ibility of creating a new pro- "ejection of the apartments states on the half - billion - dollar fessional office zone in the vi there is no provision in the town- cinity of the intersection of the transit-trade center plan ship's master plan for garden Lconardville, Keyport, New Mon apartments and no plans to have developed into feats mouth-Middletown, and Tindall amend the zoning ordinance to hat some "misadventure" Rds. in New Monmouth, now permit apartments. zoned residential. might yet jeopardize the program. Granting such a variance Real estate brokers testified Hughes said he was disap- "would substantially impair the last month at a zoning board pointed at the Senate's decision intent and purpose of the master meeting that the home of Harold yesterday lo postpone passage of plan," the resolution states. Morford, 1 Keyport Rd., has been the bill which authorizes the Port The Planning Board's recom- impossible to sell as a residence of New York Authorily to buy and mendation now returns to the because of traffic problems at modernize the Hudson and Man- Zoning Board of Adjustment the.Jntersection. Variances have hattan Railroad, link it lo other ASTRONAUT VISITS PRESIDENT — Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., talks with Presi- which is expected lo have its fi- :wice been requested to permit North Jersey commuter lines and dent Kennedy in the White House during an unannounced visit. Glenn has been nal say on the request at a meet- he building to be used as 'nsur- construct a world trade center in lower Manhattan. week-ending a hit Arlingon, Va., home before returning to Cape Canaveral for an- ing Feb. 19. ince offices by the Van Pelt and When it was first presented lo Son Agency, New Monmojth. The Senate scheduled a public other try at an earth-circling orbit next week. (AP Wirephoto] ownship voters at open confer- hearing on the bill Friday at the inces last fall, the master plan request of Sen. Thomas J. Hillery, included provisions for three gar- R-Morris. den apartment areas, two m the Red Bank The governor commended the River Plaza-Lincroft area ar.d one Legislature for passing another, off Kings Hwy. at Rt. 35, Mid- key bi-slate measure, however. Six Regional School dletown. The provisions were Both houses approved a bill em- dropped, however, after resident', CD Chief powering the bi-state Waterfront oiced objections at the several Commission to bar ex-convicts conferences. HEADS CLERKS—Mrs. Anne Switek, Shrewsbury Town- from dock unions. Hughes said he will sign the Mr. Elyars' proposal calls for Is Named ship cleric, has been elected president of the Monmouth approximately 69 two-story build measure today or tomorrow. Districts Vote Today County Clerks Association. She succseds Harold J, Row- Had Agreed ings comprising a total of 632 RED BANK - H. Herbert units, eight recreation areas, a Johnson, Madison Ave., last night land, Neptune clerk. Other officers are John R. Miller, Hughes and Senate leaders had Voters in the six regional school thews, board vice president, will Polls are'open 2 p.m. to 9 was appointed director of Civil agreed Thursday that the transit- iwimming pool, tennis court, and Howell Township, vice president; John J.. Fairbanks, districts o! this county will go to go against George J. Rutter for p.m. garage and parking areas. Defense and Disaster Control. trade center plan would get emer- the single three-year seat, and Henry Hudson the polls today to elect board of The Planning Board also recom He succeeds Dr. Warren Fowl- Brielle, secretary, and John Bryan, Red Bank, treasurer. ;ency passage yesterday. four persons, Joseph P. Stenger There are no contests in the education members and to ap- mended adoption of an amend- er, Sr., Broad St,, who held the But Hillery asked for 8 public and Adam H. Gurnicz, both in- election today for the three seats prove or reject budgets for the ment to the zoning ordinance post since March, 1959. Dr, hearing. Hughes, a Democrat, cumbents, and Mrs. Lucy C. open on the Henry Hudson Re- coming school year. changing the Taylor La. area Fowler resigned the post in De- made a personal plea to Hillery Shackclton and Carmen Guzzo, gional Board of Education. 'rom an M-l light industry and cember. asking the senator lo forego the Rumson-F. H. will vie for the two one-year Samuel P. Brown, board presi Loss of Rug Mill •esidential zone to an industrial Named to the CD counci'. were hearing. In the Rumson-Fair Haven Re- terms. (See REGIONAL, Page 2) gional district, Leslie H. Thomas and commercial lone, A public Dr. Fowler, Deputy Police Chie! The Republican Senate majority of Rumson will be a write-in hearing on the proposed amend- Leroy McKnight, Fire Chief Har- decided to let Hillery hold the candidate for the one-year unex- ment is set for Feb. 14. ry Hopkins, Samuel Scalzo, Dr. Boosts Boro Tax hearing, so long as it is limited to pired term of Francis E. P. Me- Residents of the Sherwood For- James Clark and Irving Reuben one day. Hillery is expected tr Carter. Mr. Thomas was ap- Red Bankers to Getest housing development, which Mr. Johnson retired Dec. 16, FREEHOLD—Mayor and Coun- plant facilities here. The mayor preside at the hearing Friday at pointed to the board Jan. 23, too adjoins the Taylor La. ares, ex- 1961, as an electronics engineer cil introduced its 1962 budget at said the borough assessor esti the State House. late for his name to go on the nressed concern last night over with the field engineering division last night's meetinj, which set mated that loss, based on the Hughes said he had an absolute ballot. Decrease in Taxes the possible proximity of Indus of the Materiel Support Agency the amount to be raised by tax- 1961 tax ratio figure of 20 per guarantee from GOP Sena'.e lead- The three candidates (or full, trial construction. Planning Board at Fort Monmouth. He had bee; ation for municipal purposes at cent of (rue value. ers that the bill would be passed three-year terms are Harold N. RED BANK — A municipal required to provide a total o members pointed out that no in- a civilian employee of the Signal $?6G,195.17 - a 2% per cent or The rug-making firm moved its Tuesday when the Legislature Aylers of Rumson, and two in- budget showing an increase of $2,111,080.60 for municipal, county dustrial building could be placed Corps 21 years. $9,843.35 increase—from last operations from Freehold las holds its next meeting. cumbents, James R. Greene of $51,131 in appropriations, but and school purposes, a decrease closer than 100 feet from Sher- Mr. Johnson is married and has year's figure of $256,351.82. June and has since sold the planl Senate majority leader Charles Fair "Haven and A. Gardner Fox decrease of $1,159 in tho tax levy of 560,065.82 from the total 196 wood Forest property lines, and lived in the Red Bank area 20 Mayor Frank E. Gibson said site. W. Sandman, Jr., R-Cape May, of Rumson. was introduced last night by the levy. The tax levy breakdown that buildings can cover no mon years. He is a member of the the municipality suffered a three- Hopes For Future said ihe WJJ would be passed ji Borough Council. is — local, $865,069.25; schoo than 20 per cent of each 10-acre Monmouth Livingstone Lodge, F&AM, New quarter million dollar assessed Mayor Gibson said he talked its present form Tuesday, unless $936,012.70, and county, $310,000. building site in the zone. The unopposed candidates in the The total budget is $1,282,546. York, and the Crescent Shrine valuation drop with the loss oil to the new owners and they said there are some genuine reasons Monmouth Regional district are Accounting for the difference A graph presented by the coun- Members of the group also ex Temple, Trenton. the A & M Karagheusian rug they expected to have the plant for amendment. three incumbents, Joseph Liga of in appropriations and tax levy is cil shows that 44 per cent of th fully rented within the year to as (See TRANSIT, Page 3) Eatontown and Robert E. Billings an increase of 550,000 in the tax dollar is for school purposes many as "15 to 20 separate busi and Norman Field ot New Sinews- amount to bo taken from surplus.