VOL. 87, No. 1 Thursday, May 16. 1974 Authority to Make Housing Location Decision in July IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR ALL — Willie Wilson, star athlete for Summit High Jr. High Additional School, pictured above, was guest of honor Saturday night when "Citizens for Com- munity Improvement" sponsored a testimonial dinner-dance in honor of Mr. Wilson Meeting Meetings and awarded scholarships to two black students at the senior high, Miss Cynthia Belgrade and William H. Binford. Looking on are Richard V. Avant, master-of- Scheduled ceremonies, and Mrs. Virginia Dearborn, a member of C.C.I. More than 400 attended Is Heated the dinner at the Hotel Suburban. See story elsewhere in today's Herald. (Wolin pho- by Anne Plant The Summit Hoasing to) The professional plan- Authority Tuesday night ning consultant hired by the announced it will make a Housing Authority to decision on a site for the Testimony Completed On evaluate the potential of 21 proposed low-income hous- sites for low-income hous- ing units on July 9. Other ing presented his recom- important dates disclosed mendations Wednesday by the Authority are as Overlook Zone Request night during one of the follows: most heated and May 28 — Report from John Geiger, planning con- Testimony was conclud- regular meeting, June 3, when Mr. Kenyon showed acrimonious meetings ed Monday night in the there will be an oppor- Summit has ever known. sultant, available for a that he had used the wrong nominal fee in Housing Zoning Board's lengthy tunity for concluding edition of the Master Plan. More than 400 persons hearing on the request statements from the attor- came to the Junior High Authority office, 71 Summit On the subject of noise avenue. from Overlook Hospital for neys. from Broad street, Mr. Fox School to hear John H. a variance for the cons- Mr. Kenyon. Monday had to conclude that '"it Giger of Basking Ridge June 11 — Regular meet- truction of an 88-unit apart- night indicated he would was not very much," ex- recommend four sites ing of the authority with the ment house on Broad street have no concluding cept in the winter time which he believes can ac- HE'S A WINNER! — Charles J. Carbone, 17, has been selected by the New Jersey report in hand. and Overlook road to house statement. "All the when 'you are standing commodate low-income State P.B.A. as the winner of its 1974 scholarship award of $560. Charles win major in June 26 — Special meet- hospital personnel. evidence is before you. 1 outside and there are no housing including (not architectural design at Newark College of Engineering. John J. Hefferman, Jr., ing of the authority to hear from citizens and clear the Numerous witnesses have confidence in the leaves on the trees." necessarily in order of executive delegate to the State P.B.A. is shown presenting the award as Sgt. and Mrs. board's ability to decide." preference): 766 Spring- Charles A. Carbone look on, Heffernan and Carbone are members of the Summit record on outstanding de- have testified at the hear- He did refer also to the tails related to the report. ing which began in January Mr. Fox was on the stand •hazardous traffic situa- field avenue, next to King's Police Department. (Frank McDonough photo) and have been examined Monday in a vain attempt Markets, on which 25 units Originally, the authority tion" at the intersection of planned to call a special and cross examined by the to discredit the testimony Broad and Walnut Streets. could be built; 700 Spring- hospital's counsel Edward of Overlook's drainage ex- field avenue, (the Hahn meeting on June 6 to hear He further questioned the from citizens and come to a T. Kenyon and John perts. He also tried to angle of the ladde? a fire property), 50 units; Plain Rights Commission Aid Lucedo of the firm of prove that the hospital had street. Block 123M, Lot 29, decision by June 11. But truck would have to set up many in the audience, Bourne and Noll and Harry exceeded the area which to reach the top floor of the now owned by Socrates F. Periet, counsel for Lyle had been suggested to it in Kyritais and John Cham- including Ralph Pocaro of proposed building. Fire 777 Springfield avenue. E. Fox of 7 Lower Overlook the 1963 edition of the Sum- Chief Charles Eakley, bous of the Marco Polo Requested On Housing road. mit Master Plan. Mr Fox's Restaurant, for 25'writs; said, "Don't cram the thesis was proved incorrect (Continued on Pa»e 2) and the corner of Morris by Anne Plaut post- of the visit ostensibly dangerous. All we want is a report down our throats. At the board's next Another month will not be and Weaver street, known A group of about 35 ci •A a - in . .i \ '' i re >! ! ht decent place to live in the end of the world." as the Balish property, for ti/.en.s attended the regular Mi 111 li I ^ ,1 !" ' 'I 1 U II C'lc a 11 Another member of the 50 units monthly meeting of the i onilitions .it (. lenu ood delegation pointed to the Mario Formichella of 53 Kent Place Gets $62,000 Thee Other Sites Civil Rights Commission place The look never fact that a good, mixed Madison avenue and Stuart There were three other Monday night requesting it ttiok place, however, a.*- community is what makes Zeckendorf of New sites which he termed •ac- to "assume a position of residentSNtrongls expressed property values stable. Providence, owner of ceptable" but which he was leadership" in the housing then' disapprov al of such an The turmoil that is going property at 768 Springfield Grant To Develop Program not recommending controversy. expedition on now certainly does not avenue, next to one of the counselling relationship goal of which is a student's Because of the confusion Prior to the meeting at (lien wood place help property values," she sties proposed by Mr The Guidance Depart- with students, are trained knowledge and understand- and intensity of the meet- City Hall, the commission resident;- then marched to added Geiger, also argued for a ment at Kent Place School by school psychologists in ing of her own value sys- ing, it was not made clear had traveled to Glenwood City Hal! as a body and Mrs Ruth l.yles of 3 further delay, the latter has received a two-year Group Discussion Tech- tem. exactly where they al'. were place to take a "look at called upon the commission Glenwood place, said: "We suggesting an extension of grant of $62,000 to develop a nique. This method is Mrs. Connolly is pursuing located. When Mr. Giger's some of the apartments to meet head-on the fears take great pride in Glen- three months. unique approach to student designed to '"inspire in- her Masters Degree in there." Although it did not that are being fed by the wood place Glenwood Charles Carbone said if counselling. dividual understanding" Guidance and Counselling (Continued on Page 2) specifically say so, the pur- prolonged controversy, place is an example of one "week is not enough to The program, under the through sharing personal as part of the grant. She such as property devalua- what can be done for the write the report how can direction of Louise Con- experiences as a group. feels that the program en- tions and the fears of race, betterment of Summit." we be expected to digest it nolly, Director of the The counselors first courages in the students, which have been denied Mrs. Ann Houpt. of 24 in that period?" At that Guidance Department, experience the technique "the kind of supportive en- Dr. McCarthy To wheji&ver suggested. Blackburn place, point, the authority called a "emphasizes awareness of themselves in their own vironment which facilitates Cites Other Minorities representing the Y.W.C.A., recess and then announced individual strengths and group sessions, led by a growth." Leave School Post Mrs. Beatrice Hose, who offered the Y's co-opera- the revised schedule. weaknesses by building the psychologist, and then The procedures of the was part of the delegation, tion in working with any John M. Boyle of self esteem of each student become leaders to student Kent Place program are A second top school ad- to that, he had been a staff made a piea that blacks are group to accomplish the Elizabeth, attorney for the through her own self per- groups. under study by several ministrator in as many assistant for curriculum not the only minority group goal of low-income housing. North Summit Citizens As- ception." The program is aug- New Jersey schools weeks has announced his and supervisor of science in needing low-income hous- Mrs. Sandra Dresdner of sociation, said his group Counselors, including mented by a course for interested in adapting its resignation from the Sum- the Cleveland public ing. She referred to "poor 23 Edgement avenue, has its own planner and is faculty members who tenth grade students in theme to the needs of their mit school system. He is schools. whites and Spanish- representing the League of waiting for Mr. Geiger's would not otherwise have a "Decision Making," the students. Dr. Donald W. McCarthy, He has also been an as- speaking people " Women Voters, urged the report. Cautioning that who for the last two years, sociate professor of science Continuing, she asked. commission to take the ini- "haste could make waste," has been assistant superin- at Ohio University in "What is the white com- Mr.