THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County USPS68CO2O Nil .YEAR, NO. 43 Second Clau Poitage Paid WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1982 Published •I Wmfltld. N. J. Every Thur«diy 24 Pages—25 Cents >-1- - or <s> < cc ft z: uiioil Assails Revisions H LUU. Spray Delayed for Holiday pq in 10 •ean Dumping, Cites Costs Clair o- < s DSed methods, that amend- negative vote from Coun- traversed by Washington federal lan- ments to the Marine Pro- cilman Harry Brown as and Tamaques School dating me uispusai of tection Research and Sanc- well as comments from children when they were no Weekend - No Date Set ocean sludge at more dis- tuaries Act of 1972 be two Rahway Ave. longer needed at the pre- tant off shore sites than postponed until further residents. sent sites for students Residents in about 900 acres of While the cool and rainy weather has ded, the town should consider doing it on presently used by studies are made. The Rahway Ave. men assigned to Wilson School. Westfield still await the onset on aerial deterred the spraying process, Gottko its own. Westfield's sewage facili- Councilman Sheehan op- urged that, instead of cau- This ordinance, as well spraying to combat infestations of gypsy reported, it also has slowed the ravages In a mailgram to Governor of New ty, the Rahway Valley posed the resolution as tioning signals, more as one providing for a moths, and school children still look for a of the gypsy moth. He said, however, Jersey Thomas Kean last week, Brady Sewage Authority, the "poorly written" and police surveillance be used $60,000 improvement pro- shortened day of school on that occasion. that some indications of defoliation have said, "The New Jersey Department of Town Council Tuesday "negative." Passage came to deter speeders on the ject on Dudley Ave. be- But as of late yesterday afternoon, been noticable in the Wychwood, Col- Agriculture has caused tremendous in- night, in a 6-1 vote, opposed at the request of the street. Brown agreed, and tween Elm St. and Westfield is still not on the list of com- eman PI. and Brightwood areas. conveniences to 3000 homeowners, a bill pending before the Rahway Valley Sewage also objected to the cost of Lawrence Ave., will face munities to be sprayed. Some town-owned right-of-ways, Got- reduced the effectiveness of the spray Congress of the United Authority which serves, in moving the signals, which final action by council One thing, however, is certain: There tko added, throughout town and in parks program and embarrassed the elected States. addition to Westfield, eight will no longer be needed on following public hearings will be no spraying of Sevin in Westfield have been sprayed with a non- officials of Westfield by its inability to The legislation, accor- area communities. Mountain Ave. next fall. at the June 8 meeting of the over tlie holiday weekend — Saturday, controversial chemical named Orthene oversee the gypsy moth spray program. ding to a resolution approv- A proposed ordinance to Alternate Acting Mayor Town Council. Sunday, or Monday, Memorial Day — so in what he said is an on-going program of This program to spray Westfield has ed by all present except spend $20,000 to move two Raymond Stone, presiding Questioning progress on picnickers, parade watchers or par- pest control of public lands which been changed daily this whole week and Councilman Clifford school flashing signals in the absence of Mayor improvements to Hort St., ticipants, players and spectators at necessitates no public advertisement. He now we have been informed 'maybe next Sheehan, would prohibit from locations on Moun- Allen Chin and Acting a resident there was told Westfield International Soccer Cup added that many private residents also week.' I'm sure they have a long list of the disposal of sewage tain Ave. to sites at in- Mayor Betty List, sup- that Community Develop- games, and others engaged in outside ac- have sprayed their properties with Sevin excuses but the bottom line is they are sludge at the 12 mile site tersections of Willow ported the ordinance, say- ment Revenue Sharing tivities will not be inconvenienced. or other chemicals to forestall just incompetent." known as the "New York Grove Rd. and Rahway ing he had made a commit- Funds are being used to "The weather has wreaked havoc with widespread damage by gypsy moths. Bight," used for more than Ave. and St. Marks Ave. ment to parents to utilize renovate the street at no the program," according to Town This, he added, could account for some 30 years by New York and Benson PI. drew a Councilman Garland C. Boothe said the Signals in locations (Continued last page, this Mctlon) Engineer Edward Gottko. Gottko ex- of the "bee kill" reported at Tuesday's that a check with Union Carbide, - metropolitan disposal of pects the town to stick with the program Council meeting by a Rahway Ave. bee- sewage sludge. manufacturers of Sevin, revealed that which has frustrated both its sponsor, the keeper who said the bees can travel in a the chemical is most effective when the Westfield's share of bar- Memorial Day Parade New Jersey State Department of radius of about seven miles. gaining costs, councilmen gypsy moth caterpillars are between a Agriculture, as well as participating The State program also was the focus half to one inch long, but "as long as explained, could rise from communities, until the end of next week. of complaints by Councilman John the 1982 costs of $45,294 at there are bugs, Sevin will be effective," Begins at 9 A.M. Monday June 4, he said, has been determined as Brady, who complained that some alter- While the number of calls inquiring the 12-mile site, to $135,852 the last date on which the aerial spraying native plans should have been devised by at a 65-mile site and Westfield's Memorial right on Mountain, and left about the gypsy moth spray program than last year's parade. of Sevin might be effective, and it is ex- the State to meet some of the situations have diminished, Gottko said, the status $181,179 at a 106-mile site. Day Parade will be held There will be bands, mar- onto Broad continuing to pected that, unless some other conditions which have arisen with the local pro- The resolution urged that Monday starting at 9 a.m. Fairview Cemetery and of the project may be determined at any chers, skaters and a prevail, that the program will be ter- gram. "Should the Town Council con- time by calling the town's Leaf Line, since it has not been pro- at the World War I Monu- special appearance of the concluding ceremonies. minated at that date. template spraying next year," Brady ad- ven that use of the 12-mile ment. Rutgers Queens Guard The only pauses' in the 232-8041. site has been detrimental This years Grand Mar- precision drill team. The parade will be to allow the to the ocean environment, shal is the Reverend Alfred parade route will be from Queens Guard to perform. and that the Rahway S. Parker Sr. The parade the .starting ceremonies at The parade will assem- Valley Authority has been will have more floats, the World War I Monu- ble at Hahnes Parking lot Peter Gadol Named thwarted in its plans to im- more banners and more ment, up Broad, left on at 8 a.m. The N.J. Antique Seven WHS Athlete-Scholars plement alternate disposal civic' and youth groups Elm St., right on Orchard, Automobile Club of A Presidential Scholar America will line up on Westfield High School June. Receive Booster's Awards Broad St. The Rescue Senior Peter D. Gadol, son Peter has been invited to Scholar-athletes Debra Parade Grand Marshal Squad and Fire Depart- of Norman pnd Sybil Gadol Washington, D.C. June 15 Zimmer, John Kessler, ment will be at the Monu- of 3 Hiawa'uia Drive, has to 17 to be honored by Con- Christine Gingerich. David ment. been named a 1982 Presi- gressional represen- FitzGerald, Patricia Awarded Three Purple Hearts * All other organizations dential Scholar — one of tatives, educators and Hearon, Douglas Mc- must be in Hahnes Parking just 141 graduating seniors others in public life. He will Cracken and Christopher The Rev. Alfred S. Parker Sr., pastor lot by 8 a.m. They will be of St. Luke's AME Zion Church in from the more than 3 receive the Presidential Drabin each received $500 moved out and up to The million students across the Scholar medallion and a scholarship awards from Westfield, has been named Grand Mar- World War I Monument at shal of the 1982 Westfield Memorial Day nation who will receive $1,000 award, from the the Westfield Boosters last Parade. (Continued last page, this section) high school diplomas in • Geraldine R. Dodge night. The Rev. Parker enlisted in the United Foundation, at a White The awards were States Navy in 1942, and as a second SAR, DAR to Conduct House ceremony presented at the 15th an- class petty officer, was assigned to the commemorating his nual all-sports dinner at "Cee Bees". In October of 1942 he was designation as a Scholar by the Westwood where promoted to first class petty officer and Cemetery Service Monday the President of the United George Young, general assigned to the 1st Marine Division Mrs. Gordon O. Perkins, passed by the entrance to States. manager of the New York which was shipped overseas to Pearl Regent of the Westfield the cemetery.