75 Years O f Ownership O f The M atawan Journal A. Panorama COVERING Of Local i m m s H m o r HOLMDEL, MADISON Peoplesopi And MMLMMO. MATAWAN Evventa m a t a w a n M H O U O I fMti YEAIt — llrd WEEK Mtmber Member Hew t o u r Pi«ae Im d illM MATAWAN, N. J.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1965 National Editorial Auoclattoa Singla Copy Ton Conti RadMrictinf Han Thoaas Francy Editorial Feb. 1890 S. A m M I B enjam in F. S. B row n Bought M ataw an Journal ■MM fiM L.— . JijM M fait ef _____ Caaaty*! iMSMneie ImCn4 t l part C mhc9 Aecaph t t I b a i r i i n with Otaaa Cana* 75 Y ears A go; P ap er H asH ad T h ree Pub lishers P M . .« - k A__IK U . H i 4 iM h | Baa ln » m a The Matawan Journal waa SI In July IMS, The Matawan Jour­ "The Journw and Matawan Adver­ ties for transportation lo distant instalicd a monotype, a machine years and 32 weeks old when Ben­ • The Matawaa Borough Council, dMriM wai redraw* at the aaa* nal waa darted bv David A. Bell tiser" with an engraving of a ship points. Killed In Accident at a special meeting b it niiht re- which casts type, one letter at a iamin F.S. Brown purchased Iha ■■ettae t t Mata Sea. Ikfeardft. and most ol the descendants of sailing on a troubled aea worked In­ Pure aged Journal In IIM time, in place of setting type oy celmd th* resignation of Thomai those firit aubscriberi have con­ to the design of the masthead. The On Feb. 15, 1890, the late Benia­ hand. This was the first machine uf An Old Brid^j man was killed weekly newspaper from the late A. P n a e y a i harough t u collecter b w k a i ; U » a Hacfc Mari­ tinued those subscriptions until The last issue of the first year of Its min F. S. Drown purchased TJiv its kind in the coumy. After World ye: erduy morning when struck by David A. Bell. It proclaimed it#elf affective Mtr. If. Tlw rMiRUtlon, n a I t a i d K ICeypart, Mataasa Journal haa qrown to be lik j one of monthly appearance, the name Journal from Mr. Bell. War I a linotype was installed. This a pick-up truck on En*»lishlown "A Weekly Paper For Local And citing ill health, m i accepted with TMnaNp, M ataw aa. Hate- the family, the firat publication wai changed to “The Matawan Rd., police reported, ,‘he victim, Mr. Brown did much to improve is a machine which sets and casts General News ... Honestly Ind* m m by council. ..... ■ dd TawaaMp, aad O lu Neck waa a little four-column monthly; Journal and Monthly Advertiser.” The Journal, and through it, to In­ one line, not one letter, at a time. James Hiltaardner, 36, of 35 Nicho­ Mr. F n a e y w u ttocM edlMtor T m hhM* w en ewllrtwd te tfee a year liter it waa made a bi- In the following year, an entirely stitute and help carry on manv im- Afler Mr. Brown’s death, his las Dr., O.d Bridge, was dead on pendent Rather Than Timidly Net* . arrival at 7 a.m. Jt Si. Peier’j traJ." ... to November (M l. H t w u appoint NMMnife • Obcn ’ A f’Csf'* in? * * .»-5wr ^ 1 . .. Niptaae Cltyi | Hospitul, according to police. The S ' > : - -“3. The Journal, "A Business aitd> ______ . Avea, Belmar, * r>pcrator of the truck was identified I by police as Edward E. Flajui, 50 Family Paper, devoted to Litera* M a g Lake, fprlag L a k e tu re, Agriculture, local and generil m M ttk Im Ofrt, M m m i i , nf Old Bridge Rd., Old Bridge. The j accident was reported at 6:11 a.m. news, independent politics etc.,” . •atTBrMto were (witched te tbe was published weekly on Saturdays. iPattolnun William. Morgan is in- vestigatmu officer. Tiie Old Bridi*/* A year's subscription cost $1.25 and , Each a l tbe tare dtitricti areuld $80 bought one full column 'of ad­ elect aae atait eeaatar aad twe , First Aid Squad transported M Hill/jardner .<i (he hospital. vertising space each week for a awemhhwea . Tbe bayihere ter­ year. ; ritory mat weald be cemblned with heavily kepebHcan Ocean The "Literature” portion of the Ceaaty laeladea aeme a l Moo- paper was confined to the front maatb Caaaty’a atraageat Deme- Township Tax page in 1890 when a poem ‘‘Sun­ era tic. auMlcMWlltiea. set." a short story, “ On The Sands’* and various ite»’s from The New Rate lip Tn $3.37 York Telegram, The Paris Letter in The London Times, The London VanBrunt Tract Municipal, School Standard, St. Louis Globe Democrat and The New York Weekly coin, Spending Increased peted for at.enl^n. Variance Denied "Professional Cards” An overall tax rate of $3.37 for Matawan Zoning each $100 assessed valuation, an ■ \ full column on the front paga increase of 40 cents over last year, was given over to "Professional . Board Ruling ; was forecast Monday night when Cards" listing attorneys, Rens W.. : the Matawan Township Committee Dayton, Jehu P. Applegate, Frank P. McDermott, Frederick Parker, to the poet , earlier In the! year The Matawan Zoning Board of twut, Ht fmtn wl km ii Uf tfantaaa i introduced its municipal budget. A ___ JMm * unitef f.iv« I ' «*•“. WKMk.MH- j public hearing on the spending Marcus B. Taylor, Frank Bell and aucceedlag Koert Wyckofl, who Adjustment Tuesday night denied * p r w n E.W . Airowsmith. Physicians listed -retired. Prior 16 Mis'appointment as a variance to permit Peter M WIMMtM.MnHH •Us-atMias I schedule will be held Mar. 15 at HMkttaw.-.., mm M n il I the Cliffwood Memorbl School, were Dr. A. J, Jackson and Dr. C. U x collector, he served u borough Grygotis, Brick Township, to con «tUbMhf 'a,i« Knecht. The dental offices of Dr., atruct a professional office and ef­ ••atMHOMn I Cliffwood Ave. lu e i n r for five yeara. - ;. ■ n k lw k ila J P. Gernn were located at 65 j ai>. Hy» iWa m* aM k M4 ! Jasper Johnson, township audi- - (continued on page six) ficiency apartment building at fd»i|»iwa'<tiW y MMfi Greene Ave., Brooklyn. Broad t -d Little Sts., Matawan. ijVoi^vii^'#* wh: m m t " ' : '<M ;w W .i:u « * i lor. .said the overall tux rate for M M a i wwll A.M. Lambertson, successor to Mr. Grygotis, an architect, plan­ I «U Mb »UtLMN M aaaihi ; HHif) will he composed of 83 cents "*U|*la|l<ka t A liwi! ittftliilMtii ! for local purposes, up 30 cents; Gilbert McDermott, was a general ned to build H one-bedroom apart­ I* (!• i^Mrvlto <(U Miff hi School Boards m CtHfitiit+m im l* j ): $1.94 for schools, an increase of 18 agen in Fire Insurance and Jus­ ments and four professional of­ K •• at|kt •riw. Mtee tMr tices of the *eace were James G. U«rt a»,»um<l4l»<«») cents; 48 cents for county purposes, fice* on the site ol the Van Brunt Conovt-r and Isaac Bedle. John C. and Son, Inc., trucking company.' in ,» r> fm* «to down one penny and 12 cents for At Organization :wk « Ptx itm tM M fct senior citizens’ and veterans’ ex­ Straub, denier in fresh and salted A variance was needed because the ........ meats, an elegant line of gent's Borough Counci' last year amend­ M tw* < emptions, up two cents. UttaaK W i E M w r : . furnishings including ties, scarfs, Madhon, MaHboro ed the zoning ordinance to exclude The municipal budget tot »ls $W9.- MM m , bows, collars und ci'ffs, could be multiple dwellings from all zones, 3G9, an increase of $114,819 over Holmdel Unto Maat tleaei aw in . ».f>i»i<io i m a found at William Miller'.*, Main St., The area ii a business tone. i »»»'**•, •>» last year. Municipal purpose spend­ s s ® 'in ..... - ing totals $753,104 up $1)3,123 and and W,D. Bailey's was the only The board ruled that other per place to go for buckets, cucumber '->>>«, Boards of Education in Marlboro, - itof M-^«S w niriM* — ^ the reserve for uncollected taxes, • ■'I^k Hioh and Holmdel Township misaible uses for the site were and deep well pumps. ._ ______ jioiii'ifiTlil,!. ~ based on 93 per cent collections. organired at annual meetings Mori' available which-would,not require tf v * . W lntrM -1* Mt >Mlt«rM-4ll|> In his first editorial, Mr. Brown z-X* ■ H t *4 I is $156,174, r,.i increase of $21,690. day night. ,' variances, and the request first l»0» tatfkffigtW mmmmum «4 •t>«.>:a.l U t Am *ai‘en r*rf awtro^iri vowed “ We shall place facts, con­ should have been brought before lNtWlf*rtaf iww, wai«.'>w «<w4 km . ru t mum nsrtt u n ia i. j Needs $550,1)33 In Tax Levies MiwiMhka . W«tMki*tfcftaakii H4. M waini M t a l l M cerning our Borough and surround­ the Planning Board. / V- + H " | The budget will require local tax ing country in as clear and con­ Marlboro Townihip The board reserved decision to __ ilWM................................. M m ««tt4 ai SUUIM. A.««KM p I levies of $550,033, an increase of cise a forrn as we may be able lo Leo J .