IM2I SH 14010 VOL 83 NO 158 luuid «tiir. MoB^ty UIR>U«II rnter. ci 7c PER COPY * PE" officn. RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1961 PAGE ONE /C ftM COPY BY Antitrust Suit Set Chamber Presses By State Seek to Recover For White St. Plan Any Overcharge On Electric Items Feel Idea TRENTON (AP) — New Jersey plans its own court Still Not action against the major electrical firms which have just been sentenced in Phil- Beaten adelphia for price-fixing and bid-rigging. RED BANK — The Com- munity Chamber of Com- LANDMARK STAYS—"The Little Red School House," at a corner of former Hatti. Attorney General David D. Carnegie Zanlt estate, has been preserved as historical site. Housing developer Furman and Treasurer John A. merce moved yesterday to Howard Siegel has deeded it to Middletown Township. (Story Paga 13). Kervick said yesterday the state keep alive the issue of the will file civil anti-trust suits extension of White St. against a number of electrical companies. They did not name Mayor George A. Gray the firms. had said Monday night, "We reached our decision a Furman and Kervick said New Eatontown Tax: week ago . nothing's going Jersey bought "considerable heavy electrical equipment" dur- happen," when questioned ing the four-year period between about the proposal. Comparison 1956 and 1959. However, Edward H. Conway, DelayReinstatement chamber president, yesterday Deputy Attorney General Da- told the board of directors he Basis Lacking, vid M. Satz Jr. said the law had been informed by an "unim- allows the state to recover three peachable source" that the entire But Costs Up Of Middletown Cop times the amount of any over- Borough Council had not voted charges on electrical equipment against extending White St. MIDDLETOWN — The purchased through state agencies. across Broad St. EATONTOWN — The DIFfICULT WORK IN ST. LOUIS — City employees are up to their waists in icy proposed municipal budget reinstatement of Patrolman He said the exact amount to Pressed Fight Zoo Pays Debt, be sought is not known yet be- water at they try to break ice from frozen manholes in effort to drain flooded sec- The chamber has pressed for introduced at last night's Daniel S. Murdoch to the cause a two-month investigation Yak. Yak, Yak tion of north St. Louis. A large area was flooded yesterday when a hug* water acceptance of the extension meeting of Borough Council police department will be is still under way. FARM1NGDALE (AP) - Bui main broke. Group in boat at upper left are having trouble making headway in against the announced opposition' two weeks off, at least. sets the 1961 tax rate at driver Geoffrey Kell now Is The Philadelphia Federal Court the ice that formed in the 20-degree weather. (APWirephoto) of Urban Planning Associates, $6.70 per $100 of assessed the rather bewildered owner of The patrolman, dismissed action resulted in sentencing 29 New York City, which prepared firms, which did a $2 billion a $5,000 redevelopment survey for valuation. a l.Mtpound, long-haired, big- from the force last May horned yak. •fter the Township Committee a year business in electrical the central business district, and Tliis rate is based on assess- Kell got the Asiatic animal found him guilty of four chirges equipment, and 44 top executives Plan Bond most of tht members of the ment at a ratio of 44.16 per cent from a bankrupt roadside no of misconduct, was ordered back of those firms. Propose $1,913,523 Planning Board. of true value. In payment el a debt. to duty yesterday by the state A poll of the officials of the Last year's tax rate was $15 His problem . whit do Civil Service Commission. Issue To . governing body yesterday re- per hundred, based on assess- you do with a yak? vealed that Mayor Gray and ment at 20 per cent of true value. The committee asked Lawrence Middletown Budget Councilmen Frederic E. Giersch, A comparison of this year's A. Carton, Jr., township at Sputnik Buy Land Jr., and Harry Malchow are op- torncy, to review the ruling o MIDDLETOWN — The posed to the plan; Councilmen rate with last year's is impos- MIDDLETOWN The Town Says Man's the state agency, and make his John Warren, Jr., and Lawrence sible, borough auditor Herbert A. ship Committee last night set Today in Township Committee last Burdge have made no decision Carusne said, because the 1961 recommendations at the next March 8 for a public hearing on night introduced a munici assessed values are based on a meeting of the governing body. in Debut Washington on the matter, and Councilmen Civil Rights an ordinance appropriating $82, pal budget of $1,913,523.19, Thomas F. Oakley and Peter W. revaluation program completed A decision by the committee 500 for the purchase of a 60-acre Associated Press last year by an independent ap- may be made at that time' on EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) Falvo could not be contacted for —Five days after the Russians tract in Lincroft. an increase of $239,734.53 praisal organization. Violated whether to appeal the ruling. SENATE a statement. Mr. Giersch said he announced it was in orbit, the over last year. The majority of taxpayers will LONG BRANCH — The city Mayor John T. Lawley, Jr. The land is owned by the fed- Meets for routine session. would offer an explanation of his •l"'j; giant new Soviet Sputnik made eral government and was used pay more this year, he stated, Police Department was accuied laid yesterday he did not No committee meetings sched- Local officials said the stand on the matter. its debut to the West early to- as' a Fort Monmouth training but there will be some cases yesterday of violating the civil an appeal would be made. uled. budget would raise the municipal Mayor Gray said the decision where taxpayers will pay less, as day. area. HOUSE portion of the tax rate four cents rights of a man who committed The committee also expressed the Edinburgh (See WHITE ST., Pg. 2) l result of the revaluation pro Scientists at The committee several weeks Meets for routine session. from 49 cents to 53 cents per suicide in the city jail Saturday dissatisfaction with the length of Royal Observatory reported gram. ago decided to purchase the land No committee meetings sched- $100 of assessed valuation. two days after having been ir- time it took the commission to sighting the 7-ton satellite — the The individual property owner for $82,500 — half the market uled. rested at his apartment house. rule on the Patrolman's appeal biggest ever reported tired into The over-all rate, including the New Congo can find what this year's tax bill value set on the property by the The complaint by James Said Committeeman Thomas S. space—just as the Russians said county and school costs, is esti- will be by taking his assessment, government. Alcamo, a lawyer, was filed with Field, Jr., "The commission has they would. mated at $2.60 compared to $2.30 dividing it by 100, and multi- The land eventually will be Government the Federal Bureau of Investiga- been remiss in taking so long to "We caught a glimpse of it, last year. plying by $6.70. rule on the matter." used for a recreation area. The school rate is expected to tion. but bad weather prevented us The General Services Adminis Record jump from $!.36 to $1.53 and the Breakdown An FBI spokesman said it wil Committee Irked from tracking it," an observa tration received a bid of $150,- Appointed be forwarded to the Civil Rights county rate from 45 cents to 49 Taxes for local district schools Mayor Lawley also questioned tory spokesman said. 000 for the tract at a public LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo Division of the Department of Bennet Mclnnes of the ob- cents. tnd the regional high school will the commission's criticism of the auction last month. The half- Snowfall The municipal budget will re- (AP)—President Joseph Xasavu- tccount, together, for $418 out of Justice. committee for finding the patrol servatory said about six scien value price was offered the town- bu today appointed a new gov- Public Safety Commissioner tists sighted the satellite with quire a tax levy of $987,348.69, each $6.70 collected. man guilty. ship only. up $132,553.43 from last year's ernment for The Congo, replacing County taxes will take $1.07 andRocco N. Bonforte said this The commission in its ruling their naked eyes from the roof Laurie Builders Inc., Plain- the regime of commissioners es- morning he will withhold com of the observatory building. levy of $85'!,790.26. local purposes taxes wi'.'. take charged that the committee "ex- field, made the offer and an- Hits South The operation section of the tablished by Gen. Joseph Mobu- $1.48 of the $6.70. ment until a complete investiga ercised poor judgment" in dis- "We were able to see it for nounced they would build ap- tu's military coup four months lion of the charges is made by about 10 seconds," he said. It budget is set at $1,257,546.81. This The appropriation for munt- missing the patrolman after proximately SO homes on the site is broken down into the salary ago. eipal purposes is $346,517, plus Police Chief Robert Gurley. finding him not guilty of the had the appearance of a second if the sale went through. Westerly Wind Mobutu himself was out of the' Mr.