THE WESTFIELD LEADER V THE LEADING AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN UNION COUNTY Entered as Second ClaBi Matter PubliBhed ICTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 47 Poat Office, WectfieM, N. I. WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955 Every Th urtday 28 Paces—5 C«nU ttympics Highlight Mrs. Suchomel To Head Urge Residents Board Of Education Will laygrounds Week Polio Drive In Westfwld To Conserve Use of Water The 1955 Sister Elizabeth Kenny 1949, will enter the seventh grade Rent House For Offices New Exhibits At polio Foundation fund appeal will at Elm street School in the fall. irnaments, Westfield Library begin tmorrow and run through- She is able to participate in most Note Daily Level out the month. Westfield's goal is activities as the result of Kenny Drop at Scotch Wesmarco Picnic itests Among Photographs of Westfield in the$1,900 toward the county figure of method therapy. Plains Reservoir Scheduled Today Will Spend $3700 1890's and early 19O0's are the $45,000 and the state goal of A son, Michael, will start his focal points of an exhibit on West- $200,000. Mrs. Helmuth Suchomel freshman year at New York Uni- Residents of the communities ler Activities field history recently placed on dis-of 1 Westbrook road will head the versity at the same time. He was A Wesm»rso family picnic will Annually For play in the Westfield Memorial Li- drive in Westfield, it was an- served by the Plainrield-Union Wa- be held today at 6:15 p.m. at Roll- graduated last year from Weequa- ter Co. were urged today by Geo. I annual Playground Olympics brary, nounced this week by LeRoy S. hie High School, Newark. ing Meadow, Echo Lake Park. Yarnell of Scotch Plains, Union M. Haskew, superintendent, to be Baseball and other gumes will be Pierson Home ghted activities at all town Included in the display are pro- Neighborhood children already rounds here last week, grams of the 200th anniversary of County chairman. conservative in their use of water featured for children and their 1 have made the first contribution to for non-essential purposes. parents. Entertainment chairman The Board of Education Tues- included Softball throw for the celebration of the founding of Mrs. Suchomel, mother of a the fund. They raised $4.50 with 1IIB acy, Softball throw for dis-Westfield and programs of the polio victim who was treated at the Mr. Haskew stated that the level is Frank Wachunis. day night approved a recommen- a carnival, talent show and sale at the company's Scotch Plains dation of the new sites and build- kickball, basketball throw, opening of the old Washington Sister Kenny Institute in the Medi- of home-made cookies. The par- •hoes and standing broad- School on Elm street. reservoir haa been dropping each •Hi ing committee to spend approxi- cal Center, Jersey City, is a past ticipants, all 10 or 11 years old, The Olympics, co-sponsor- This exhibit is part of itlie li- president of the Sister Kenny Club day since Sunday, approaching the mately $5,700 annually for the were Ina and Charles Friedman, season's low of 13 feet one inch, United Campaign next five years to lease and oper- ;. the NJAAU and the Public brary's collection of old WestfieM of Newark and a former district Stephanie Malkin, Nancy and Lois ation Association of New documents. The library is inter- captain of the United Campaign recorded July 23. He described ate the house at 305 Elm street «g Frank, Carol Suchomel, Janice and water usage Monday and Tuesday administrative offices. The build- f, were conducted throughout ested in supplementing its collec- Appeal in Newark. Gary Wall and Peggy Horton. Btire state. Columbus play- tion and welcomes any additional as the heaviest of all summer. Leaders Named ing is owned by Fred R, Doerrcr, The chairman was active many In issuing an appeal for volun- Mr. Haskew noted that the dan- who has agreed to puint the house placed second in the state pictures of early Westfield which years in the PTA in Newark where i event last year. residents may present. teers, Mrs. Suchomel said today, ger point at the reservoir is 10 mm and make necossary repair* prior the family lived until last year. "The Kenny Institute in Jersey feet and warned that if that level •I Annual Fund Drive to Sept. 1 occupancy. The house |a tennis tournament last Another exhibit which wu re- She is now a member of the PTA City Medical Center opened in is reached restrictions would have was once the home of former eday at Tamaques Park, cently placed in the library is a of Lincoln School which her daugh- Begins in October 'Collins and Joseph Harbin collection of various prize winning 1948 and since then has treated to be imposed. County Treasurer Arthur N, Pier- ter, Carol, attended this year. approximately 7,000 patients, I "There is plenty of water for son. ed Elaine Mayer and Allen photographs exhibited by members Carol, who was hospitalized with a Wm Section chairmen with far-reach- am told. Many of these came from normal use," Mr. Haskell assured MISS JOAN BROWN jfin the final round of the 13- of the Westfield Camera Club. This severe case of polio for seven ing responsibilities in this year's H. D. Merrill, chairman of tho ar age group. In the eight- exhibit was arranged through the various parts of New Jersey, in- residents, but he noted that too United Campaign for Westfield So- months at the Kenny Institute in cluding Union County. The Ken- committee, hold the board that the ar age group, Joyce Ewing president, Igor Broz. much water is being wasted on the cial Agencies have been appointed house will be rented for |250 per Ricky 'Pratt defeated Pain ny treatment for polio is free. The sprinkling of lawns and other un- by Russell J. Stier, general chair- Kenny Foundation depends entire- Scout Attends month on a year to year basis and ill and Diane Wilt in the final necessary purposes. man, that operating costs have been es- ly upon public contributions for Mr. Haskew also announced New York Pastor support. William R. Wilcox, 232 Sinclair timated at $2250 per year. He Players Work Youth Camp place, will head the residential sec- said that "when the construction i Ricci of Jefferson won the "Polio is not yet defeated, en- (Please turn to page 2) tion of the annual drive, In charge of the new Junior High School |iionship in the hop-scotch On Addition To Preach Here couraged though we may be by of several hundred volunteer solici- frees usable spice in the Elm nent held at Wilson last scientific advancement. We must Will Take Part in tors who will visit every home in Street School, this bulldinr will no day. Peggy Curiey of Grant fight on to the finish. Our con- Geology Expedition town. onger be necessary," second, and Mary Alice Expect Completion Visitors Invited tributions to the Kenny Founda- Thrift Shop tr of Lincoln placed third, tion will help shorten the battle. Donald Rindell, 317 Mountain He said that: "Recpgniiing the articipating in this event as To Attend Sunday Miss Joan Brown, daughter of avenue, will supervise the advance overcrowded condition! at Roose- By Labor Day Keep in mind that the foundation Mrs. Jessie Brown of 014 Kimball entatives of their play- is engaged in polio research and Reopens Monday gifts section, an important activity velt School, the board and th« PTA ds ware: Jane Dietz and Since the season closed for Com- Dr. Ralph W. Walker, pastor of avenue, left Sunday for Buffalo appealing to the donors of substan- Committee on Educational Facili- training therapists as well as Bill Youth Camp, Cody, Wyo. Burke of Washington; Bri- munity Players, members have the Madison Avenue Baptist treating patients. Remember, t6o, tial subscriptions of larger ties had agreed tha.t moving the hneider of Lincoln; Dick been working Saturday mornings Church, New Ycik, and one of the Interior Deeoratcd Joan was chosen 'by the National amounts. offices of the superintendent of that it has a big job ahead be- Council of Girl Scouts of the lie and Connie Coman of and Tuesday evenings building an best known ministers in the Amer- cause there are thousands in need During Recess Robert C. Fuller, 704 Lenape schools and the Board of Educa- |; Robert Dwyer and Mar-addition to their workshop. Laur- ican Baptist Convention, will United States of America as onetrail, will lead the business section, tion out of that school would pro- of rehabilitation." of 15 experienced campers from l-Wight of Roosevelt and ence J. Peterson, chairman of the preach at the union worship berv- The Thrift Shop, 415 Westfield the campaign function in which vide badly needed space for one I Burton and Peggy Curiey building committee for Commun- ice sponsored by the First Bap- all over the United States to par-practically all local businessmen classroom and for offices for jun- avenue, will reopen for business ticipate in the First Girl Scout gut. Winners of the town ity Players, announced .that more tist and First Congregational Monday at 6 p.m. after having contribute to the United Campaign. high personnel. The junior nent will compete in the than 500 hours have been spent on churches Sunday at 9:30 a.m. inYWCA Camp Geology Expedition. The girls were high administrative staff haa been the current project. Mr. Peterson been closed for two weeks. The selected because of their special In announcing these appoint County championship at the First Congregational Church.