OiitHbofibn MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 87 YEARS DIAL 741-0010 U M VOL. 87, NO. 165 " **£• OIUI fame*-. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1965. 7c PER COPY PAG* ONE 4Un« oaiOM County Budgetat • FREEHOLD-The Board of Freeholders yesterday adopted them. The 1965 tax rate is «et at 45.9 cents per $100 of assessed Seven cents,surplus revenue,and - • -••• correctional. and penal requirements this year amounts to * tecord J13,19B,O82 budget for Monmouth County. valuation. last' year, it was 45.3 cents. —Four cents, from the state aid motor vehicle fund. $5,613,546. Last year's figure of $5,232,369.25 has been raised At a public hearipg, board members disclosed that this The reason-for the small change in rate can be found in Charitable, correction and penal institutions will get the by $381,156.75. - ' •mount is $1,015,215 more than that of the $12,182,867 county the ratables boost due to the boom still being experienced largest bits of the budget dollar this year, with an appropria- Increased rates fixed by the state institutions in which total lor 0M4. in construction of houses, commercial areas and industries. tion of 43 cents. Roads .and bridges come next at 16 cents. county patients are maintained is one cause for the jump in The amount to be raised by taxation this year is $18,470,- DOLLAR BREAKDOWN , ' Following in order art judiciary, 8 cents; debt service, 7 Monmouth! In this section, requirements are established for 702, an Increase ot $830,495 over 1964's budget figure of $9,640,- The 1965 county budget dollar will be broken down this cents; general government, 7 cents; regulation, 7 cents; ed- the Welfare Board administration, old age assistance, perma- J07. way: ucation and recreation, 6 cents, and capital improvement nent disability assistance, assistance for dependent children, Although the budget is much larger than aqy in the —Seventy-nine cents will come from property taxes; fund, statutory expenses, unclassified and contingent, 6 cents. maintenance of patients in state institutions, Public Health past, Individual taxpayers will find little more being asked of —Ten cents, from miscellaneous revenues; The budget shows that the increase from the charitable, Service and the county correctional requirements. Congresdonail Districting Hughes TRENTON'— Democratic GOT. into two senatorial districts, any bill which would lessen the be moved to the Assembly in Basically, Hie Senate'* bills lidtard J. Hughes told close would deprive their candidates' number of assemblymen in any the afternoon for a reading;. hinge around the 1-2-4 pjan which the governor says Is not needed ddes last night he definitely will of votes, leaving them little county throughout the state. The Assembly: will" return to- til any reapportionment bills chance oi winning. It is lcnown'Sen. Stout had been morrow to try to pass the «ieas- thisyear. The system calls for [rafted along congressional lines. ures. As things appear now, theone Congressman, two Senators' Ocean In One asked by several groups' to sug- and four Assemblymen to be The Register learned the news The realignment, as sponsored gest the redrawing of the Third Republicans • have not the 31 elected in a district. , s the Republican-controlled Sen- by Sen. Richard R. Stout, R-Mon- District although there.has been votes to put over any reaippor- '. Gov. Hughes is adamant in Ms ate prepared to meet this morn- mouth, would bring about a Sen- criticism from GOP leaders, that tionmerit law. And the Demo- stand,- fliat congressional dis- ing to vote on a package deal ate race In. one. district which some of the voters might not cratic assemblymen won't lend tricts do not have to'be redrawn involving four measures on re- would include all of Ocean Coun- have a Senate candidate to sup- Hie(n A helping- hand. ; . .: because, congressional elections apportionment. ty and several small Nonmouth port. - •- • Gov, Hughes yesterday rapped won't be held urita next year. He The governor is more than municipalities and another con- Seen Best Plan the .^apportionment .plans as. "aalso opposes the, reapporUoning very brutal package to hand (he ever determined to veto Che biiis test In the .other.distrtet involv- The senator has assured most of (be state legislature on the after reading about them in the ing voters In me Bayshore area people" and an affront to county theory of newty,drawn congres- persons who are bewildered over government. OPEN SWITCH — Workman struggled all of yesterday afternoon and most of last newspapers yesterday. and in other usually strong GOP reapporlionment that the local sional districts. .'. , territories. night tt>'gat the Central Railroad of New Jenay shore branch line open for traffic aftr "In most cases its nothing but plan seems the best one. It Districts Regardless of what happens tp •r the derailment of thii Alco switcher in East Keantburg. The engine was derailed pure gerrymandering, leaving the A few Republicans and Demo- "I repeat, I'm not for reapr He favors a bill dividing the the bills' in Che Senate and As- Democrats out in the cold," de crats held fears that the redis- portjonment in any shape, size state into 16 senate districts of sembly this week, the GOP law- about 2 p.m. yesterday when two. children tried to open a twitch and left if partially dared a State House official. trkting of Monmouth would mean or manner, but it's the. will Of varying population, adhering as makers are convinced the Su- opan. The accident tore up approximately 100 faet of rail. Damage was estimated The loudest protests came from the county would lose one out of the U.S. and state Supreme close as possible to county lines. preme Court will have to step m at $10,000. Officials said th* line was reopened for traffic at 2 a.m. although it will Monmouth and Ocean County three assemblymen, but tills was Courts and it must be done even The governor contends the Su- and dispose of the matter. Democrats vrtw said the Senate's quickly denied by election of- if the judges do it themselves." preme Court hasn't specif really The Republicans are. certain ba tome time later today before the engine can be rerailed. The wreck kept eight reapportionrnent plan, splitting ficials. If the senators give the bin's Drdered the Assembly to be re- their plan would be accepted by commuter trains from completing Hieirrun*yesterday. -, the Third Congressional District Gov. Hughes is also against clear title this morning, they will districted this year. the court as a permanent one. Gall Off Plane Search County Offers Alternate RED BANK - Sandy Hook The single-engine Beadicraft day, is believed to be at the Coast Guard officials confirmed Bonanza, which suddenly disap- bottom of Raritan Bay. yesterday that the active search peared- with Its, two occupants A Coast Guard motor lifeboal for the Air Taxi Co. Airplane shortly after taking off on" a rou- found one of the plane's main State's Rt. 33< PMris Protested missing since Sunday night has tine trip from Newark Airport landing ivfceels, buoyed up by been canceled. • to Red. Bank tt,.7:tf pjn. Sun- its still-lnJIMed-Alre, no|tfng neat FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Monmoulh indicated that a Toll Road Unking Mortmouth. Coun- would be over a period of years as funds became Buojf 10 off/ Keansburg Monda; Board of Freeholders yesterday presented its ob- ty with Trenton is not feasible. ••""••••' •;«vailable.> . •: ;' : •'.^"t-~^"-:\ ]'•"••'- afternoon-.- :...'.'. ..--. Mr. Pike indicated thai the county's proposal jections and an alternate proposal to the state's HELD FEASIBLE ,,.- A serial number on the tire plan tor dualizattei of Rt. 33. ' "Sad-* "t>roed bftSls of public soppert,- not only by the two counties involved- — Monfnputit sad Mer- Regional Sewer Unit enabled Air Tul officials to Iden- ; According to a study done by consultants " :aiirfe-0 |le, direfcfcor of planning of the Knoerle, Bender 4 Stone on behalf of Monn»outh cer - but also by the uKHyidtial.muinklpalities . ," tify the bit of wreckage as belong county Planning Board, represented the freeholders ing to tits missing plane. and Mercer Counties, a toll road from Asbury Park M. Raymond McGowan, attorney representing at; a meeting in the Grange Hall here attended by to Trenton is feasible, the freeholders said, "par- Freehold Township, made vigorous oijectton to the Plans Public Meeting While the wheel was found oi more than 200 representatives of Monmouth, Mercer ticularly if connecting state highways tied the route proposed by-pass which would'inters** a portion of SHREWSBURY - The first area will be held here March the route the plane would nor- and Middlesex Counties as well as representatives into Hie freeway system to feed traffic to ;it. and if the township's commercial area. mally have taken, inbound from public information meeting for IS. of municipalities : and individuals who would be the most advantageous termini were selected." "You are jeopardizing a onevmillion-dollar rato- residents of the six-borough Re- Public meetings will be held Newark, it gave no indication affected. ' . - of the location of the rest of ' Among the advantages of the county proposal ble with a 5.5-millicm-dollar business volume," he gional Sewer Study, Committee In all the member towns, but The-state plan calls for dualization of Rt. 33 said.' 'V'1 ..... Councilman Paul F. Schlssler said the aircraft. Coast Guardmen cited by Mr. Pike were: — Greater safety of a pointed out that it had been to Hightstown and a turnpike extension linking limited, access road, regardless of future build-up Stephen J. .Link, district engineer for the stats last night that Shrewsbury has Hfehtstown to Trenton.