The Belleville Times from Belleville, New Jersey • 1

I Vol XXVIII, No. 31 Offloe Rt Newark. N. undor Entered as Sucond Class mstUr, BELLEVILLE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1953 the Act of March 18711. April U.

1946 at the Port ii. i Tlpbon PLymouth 9 git Waslilngteii "5c Rr year it" ACCEPT DONATIONS Board of Education Contract To Design' KIIkRAN Imp I riTnnl nm inn Budget Ihtrd pver Objettiqhs Of Mayor to Rate LiAUlUU UUWUlAb 1 UA1 1U 4-UVU1UJJ At Gniniission Mooting Monday; 3 Citizens Offer Comments On Taxes Fireworks expected at the introduction of the 1953 town budgets calling for a total appropriation of $1,481,882 for municipal purposes 1 and a tax rate of failed to. materialize Monday night. The budget was introduced by Commissioner. Patrick-A.

Waters, because Mayor James J. Tully, chairman of the Revenue and Finance Department, had pre- i i If i "'t i i i viouiy announced his intention' to vote1 against it. The 1,., J- I A 4- 1 and Architect Sign World Day of uuugeu was luuouuceu uy a i i vuio. i According to the figures approved appropriations are $110,046 higher than last year and the- rate as 'up eight points. Members of the Board waAMLK mm Residents Can Give To Red-'-: Cross Chapter Here For Transmittal To Europe Belleville residents wishing to share in the relief work undertaken iiv the disaster areas of Western Europe can give money contributions to (the cal Red Cross chapte.

which in turn will 'advance the money to Area Headquarters for transmittal to foreign Red Cross societies in the stricken Harold B. Nearman, manager' Eastern', Area, American Red "The Cross, on behalf of the American people today announced an initial contribution of $100,000" for the procurement of emergency supplies for Netherland flood The League of Red, Cross Societies in Geneva reported that relief supplies and facilities in England and Belgium were adequate meet immediate needs. At the same time" the organization announced its chapters throughout the United States-would i accept voluntary money contributions for transmittal to the Red Crdss societies in countries affected. American Red Cross funds" will be used to fulfil -relief requirements. Earlier this week the American Junior ted Cross said it was prepared ship Gift-Boxes and BO school chests containing school and first aid supplies to the NetherlandsThese supplies had "a value of over $200,000.

The-Jun-ior Red Cross said -it would consider other requests for aid for school 1 AMYETS PROTEST PROPOSED RISE. IN MORTGAGE RATE Local Veterans Join In Writing Congress In Opposition to In- Members of the Board of Education, on Tuesday' afternoon signed the contract Architect Emil tA. Schmidlin of Ekst Orange, for drawing plans preparing specification? the proposed new High School: Mr. Schmidliri agreed to anew clause in the document specifying that the cosVof any equipment, not per, shall hot be included in, the cost of the building, upon Vvh'ich his six per cent rate will apply. 'The contract was signed by those in the front row, abov.e: Ruel Daniels, district clerk, Eugene i.

Kelly, president of the bdard and Mr. Schmid-lin; Standing are board members, Charles and Walter Loesner and Max N. Schwartz, attorney, tor1' the Board of Education. 'i- Observed Here Next Friday Mrs. Douglas Clark Will Serve as Chairman of Service to be Held at Grace Baptist Church Soloist to be Mrs.

McMinus of Bethany Church' The Belleville' service for the World Day of Prayer next Friday, during which people the world over will offer prayers simultaneously, will be observed at Grace Baptist Church, corner of Overlook Avenue and Bremont 2 o'clock. J. Willard McCrossin, of the Northern Baptist Convention Office in Newark will speak on the, theme, "Walk as Children of Mrs. Douglas Clark will serve as chairman of the events Mw Andrew Clausen is in charge of the music and the Boloist.iywill be -Mrs. Marion McMinus of Bethany Lutheran Church." Participating on crease rom 4 to 4 yi vo Amvets began a vigorous campaign nere ana across xne, country this week to protest the proposed boosting of the GI home loan mortgage inter-estrate from 4 to 4V2 per cent.

The local effort consists, of a letter-writing campaign, with protest letters being sent to New Jersey Senators H. Alex- March of Dimes Has Raised i More is Forthcoming While the March of Dimel drive has' officially closed, Belleville it still going- strong, according to Mayor James J. Tully, local chairman. At of yesterday the amazing 1 sum of $7,186.63 has been contribu-, ted. This figure exceeds last 'year's effort which amounted to $6,600.

A number of the town's industries hare not as yet made their returns. The St. Peter's CYO plans a basketball triplebeader and women's division has been working -on the annual- March- of Dimes 'card party which will be held at Elks Auditorium on March, 6. When the. returns from these events and industries are made, the final figure will be announced by Mayor Tully.

SCOUT CAVALCADE AT HIGH SCHOOL MARKS 43RD YEAR Typical Cub Pack and Scout Troop Meetings; Booths Are Scheduled; 23 Reservations The annual Cavalcade of Scouting will be held in High Schoot gymnasium, all day tomorrow. The event marking, the 43rd anniversary of Scouting "in United States, is open to the general public, free of charge: Booths will display the activities of Cub packs, Scout troops and Explorer groups. In the afternoon there will be demonstration of a typical Cub', pack meeting, featuring a graduation ceremony. At night the demonstration will show Cub Scout3 joining a Scout Troop, followed' by a campfire program. Harry Berger, chairman of the Belleville Jamboree Committee, has announced that deadline for additional reservations has been set for February 23.

'At that time the National Council will determine whether or not each council will use its full allotment, which new allocations will be made based on the demand. At present Belleville has 23 reservations on file from Troops 301, 302, 305, 332, 350, 375, 387, 388 and 392. Troop 388 has 10 reservations, Troops 301, 305 and, 375 three each, while the rest have single, reservations. Troon 309 sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association of School No. 9 held its first meeting Tuesday.

Harry Winfield, chairman of the troop committee, announced that Walter Sanders, Scoutmaster, and all members of his' committee i attended the first niee'tfinfcj if the, school, 11 (ft glider, re, invited to join, the new troop, 'which meets every Tuesday. POSTER CONTEST JUDGING TO TAKE PLACE HERE -TODAY Aim of Competition Is To Publicize Red Cross Fund Drive; To Be Displayed P. Webster Diehl, Art Supervisor of the Belleville School System, and Chairman of the Poster Contest Committee, 1933 Red Cros Fund Drive, announced today that the poster competition closed Wednesday. The judging of the posters submitted will be concluded this afternoon' at 3:45 P.M. in the High School Cafeteria.

Judges chosen for the occasion include Mrs. Nancy C. Crisp, Mrs. Dorothy -Mrs. Lorena C.

Chrk, and Mrs. Helen A. Del-Grosso, local artists and members of the Belleville Art Club. The poster contest, sponsored by the Junior, lied Cross to the Red Cross Fund Drive in Belleville, included two divisions this The first, Often to students of the High School, has prizes of $15, $10, and $5, for first, second and third places. The second division, open to students in the upper classes of the grade schools, presents prizes of $10, $5, $3, and for the four best posters.

In the past the posters submitted have proved most, attractive, were wclj designed and illustrated, with plenty of eye-appeal. The quality of the art work is a tribute to the instruction nrovided by Mr. Diehl in the High School, and Miss Nora DeLeeuw, and Miss Helen P. Art Directors invthe Grade Schools, who were also members of the Poster Contest Committee, serving, with Mr. Diehl.

The posters will be disphved in stores and business places throughout both to publicize the 1953' Red Cross Fund Campaign and give the citizens of our town an opportunity to spc what fine work our yountr artists ii -the- Be'WIUe School Syntem can really- do in a com- New High School WORK STARTED ON 90 NEW Stephen Dudiak Ha Permits For 53, (lets Rest Monday? Ka De Assoc. Buy Hown Property Stephen Dudiak, trading as Timely Homes, Inc. has started work on 53 of the 90, homes he plans for the tract lying between Liberty Avenue and Chestnut Street, and has plans for another tract; bounded by Chestnut Street, Franklin Av enue; the Public Service right of way and thence back to Chestnut Street. Permits, for the houses, valued Vat $9,000 each, exclusive of land, and financing charges, were issued by Inspector Thomas P. Greco last weekv The othear 87 permits in the first development will be Is sued by Mr.

Greco on Monday. All told the development represents $810,000 in construction ratables. and $2,160 in building fees. The project gets the build ing department off a flying start towards another redord year. Tihiely Homes, tnc initiated its project by knocking down' a Vacant house 'Which 'has been an eyesore and fire' hazard in the neighborhotd for years." With less than a week actual work underway, several foundation walls have already been erected and piasterea.

jNearDy nuisides are being cut away to be, used as fill around the new Mr. Dudiak expects to have the 80 houses erected and sold within eight months. 16 Mora Home Planned Another project for about 16 homes moved a step nearer fulfillment when the Town Commissioners on Monday nio-ht accepted 3. bid of $5,100 from Ka-De As sociates for a plot of ground lying between Maple Avenue and Mill Street, along the Second R5ver. Ka-De Associates showed interest in the property some time back, but when there seemed to be little interest in the seven homes they were erecting on Mill Street and Montgomery Place, thny' withheld a bone fide offer to tlte town.

Since then the James J. Tu.lly real estate agency has sold six of the houses, and Ka-De is again interested in developing thoy'Soho, rennits for these houses, plus the second Dudiak development should push the new. building valuations "beyond the million one half mark, before very New Headlamp Regulations Subject of Refresher Course A refresher Course for girage mechanics in the new headlamp regulation to. be enforced oh New Jersey automobiles beginning with the, next vehicle inspection period startinnr March 1, will be held at the Newark-East Oranjre and Montclair Inspection Stations, next Friday at 8 P.M. htation- supervisors have invited all Nutley 'garage', ojwncrs and mechanics to attend.

i Beginning March 1, the head lamp i aim on New Jersey auto mobiles must be within the range from one-half to five and one-half inches below the center of the hot epot, at a distance of twenty-five feet. The new' regul-tion replaces the present tolerance for headlamp aim permits the center of the hot spot to lie between three and iirht inchw below center level, i hi I iV I i 1" i i 1. fv 11 1 I I V. ander Smith and Kobert nena-JL rickson and to Senator Homer 1 i. WaI.

NEWARK MAN FINED $38 ANDUCENSE SUSPENDED HERE Woman Charged With Reckless Driving Pays $33 And Gets 30 Day License Suspension In police court Wednesday night, Gerald P. Velardi of 383 Lincoln Avenue, Newark, was fined $38 and had his license suspended for 60 days by Eidw'ard Ab-romson on a charge of driving 65 miles an hour on Main Street on January 31. Vito Tango of 639 North 6th Street, Newark, paid $8 for dis regarding' a stop sign on Little Street on 3. In te S(Nne session, Kostas N. Diamandas of 52 West Market Street, Nerk.

was' fined, $43 for oh Antho WOodside NairkJ iwlin ree'eived two tickets on' February 5 while driving a truck at 70 miles' per hour and going through a red light, paid $53 for speeding and $15 for, passing a red light In the court John P. Hammes of Park Rapids, Minnesota, was fined $15 for passing a red at; the corner of Wahington Avenue and Division Street. Irving. Dubow of 273 Leslie Street, Newark, paid $10 for passing a red light near Wallace Tiernan on February 5. Mary E.

Cammarata- of 392 Lincoln Avenue, Newark, was charged with reckless Xdriving on Washington Avenue February 5, and was fined $33 and hid her license suspended for 30 days. Bedside Students Hi speeding' 55 takhour jStrtefc Feib'ruaryl B. ny. Gygltotta. 424 uapeneart.

ann i eiyae ui- oott, chairmen i of 'the banking gmmitees m' the.jto houses of Speaking; Amvets, department of New Jersey, Stephen J. nntinnnl Rprvi'pp' Atficpr in Newark, accused "the real estate in a' written statement to program win ivirs. narry Williams, Mrs. Fred Hubach, Mri. James K.

Morse and Misa Agnes Wharton. Spontaneous prayert will be aakad of tha con-greg-atlon. i Scout' Troop fo Particijlate In Christ Church Service Sunday Scout Troop No. 388 it planning to attend the, 11 o'clock service at Christ Church on Sunday morning. Several of the boys will take part in the service and all will recite the Scout Oath preceeding the Rector's sermon on the theme, "Fiery Words." The Lenten Season at Christ Churcluwill start on' Ash Wednes-day with a Celebration of the Holy Communion at 10 a.m.

Mr. Deck-enbach has planned a series of sermons on Seven Lessons from the Cross beginning on Wednesday Evening at 8 o'clock and continuing on Thursday evenings at the same hour, except February 19. ui VjUiiimissioxiers may uiiange the budget before its final adoption at the public hear ing' on.March 10." Mayor -Tully'a principal objec- tion to1 the' budget waa aimMi. at the $500 'increase for all members- of the Safety He that a $400 raise for the police and firemen would put! them' on an average -with the Balariea paid in the coun- ty, and give them more salary than ia paid-in West prange, Glen Ridge and several other communities. He said he was hot against a police and firemen's raise, but felt that $500 was a little more than the town could afford at this time.

His eb- jections to other budget items were of secondary importance. The department budgets are- aa follows: Public Affairs, $200,279, up Public Works, 180, up Public Safety, $624,425, up Parks and Property, $102,079, up $15,803 and Revenue and Plnance, 181, up $70. An appropriation of $338,000 from surplus revenue isv $93,000 more than was appropriated last year. tax collections were better than 95.. per cent' last year, collections were eted at 91 per cent, as shown by a reserve of $275,806 for-un collected taxes." Public Discussion The wa pot without its 'pbicv'cu7iio''T, James ML' Golden continued to argue for maximum salary increases for all employees through the imposition of new ra tables in the form of a boost from $100 to $500 on household personal, property.

He also recommended that the Commissioners work for $1 per year and use the balance of tha money towards paying higher MJaries to employee. Robert Gruhin mada an inquiry about what the Commission plans to do about Memorial Field, and a reply that another survey will be made of the Silver Lake Section to -see whether it is possible to have a suitable fleld'and save the in taxes the General Motors Corporation would pay on its proposed new building. He then launched into his pet theme that Belleville's Industries are not paying taxes in the same proportion as the private home owner and recommended that industrial personal assessments be increased. He cited his efforts with the1 county tax board and with the' 'commission in other years, and said the town should have fought the county board last i year when it ordered more than a half million cut in assessments for Walter Kidde Company, and Wallace Tiernan. At Mr.

Gruhin's request the Mayor instructed Assessor Clark to prepare a list of assessments on Belleville's industry for Mr. study before the public hearing on March lDth. Raymond McCann, asked for a copy of the list, plus a list of water charges and assessments against the same industries. Mr. McCann aaked Mayor Tully Sf he was not borrowing against the future in his figure of 91 per cent of tax collections and, Mayor Tully'.

pointed out that his predecessor had on occasion, anticipated 91.5 and 92, per cent. -r 1 PT A Meeting The PTA cf School No. 3 will hold its regular me-ating Tuesday afternoon-at lt45 in Miss Ruhe's room. Rev. and Mrs.

Thonias E. Ellis of Grace, Baptist Church wil show slides and lecture on the Holy Land. Refreshments will be served. Hostesses will- be Mrs. Peter Dam Mrs.

Paul and Mrs. B. 'Colehamer. Heimrich Fund Complete; $15,482,93 Was Raised the acceptance of a cluck of $121.50 from Alfred Del Gross, chairman of the Belleville Elks' Show Commit-' tee, Chairman Edward -J. O'Connor, this week announced that the Eddie Heimrich Fund has completed its campaign for funds to set up th Korean Waf Veteran in business.

The Elks check brought this Rroup't donation up to $1,821.50. The grand total of the campaign wat $15,482.93 and a check for that amount will be turned: over to Eddie' Heimrich in the near future. This amount was raised in, about 10 months of effort Only 1 03 Town Voters Show Interest In School Budget Little interest wu thown by the public in the nnual school election which wm hld at the High Schemed Tuesday evening. Altogether only 103" persons voted, most of them school employees, and by their action approved a budget of $1,600, The ballot calld for a separate vote on each of five sections of the budget and the votes were more or less the same: On current expenses the. vote was 96 ye and 7- no; oft Library yet and 7 ho; Maintenance 95 6 no; Repairs and Replacement 92 yet and 10 no and 'Capital Outlay 92 yet and1 8 no.

CARIP RO-LI RAISES BOARD TO $20 WEEK Board of Directors And Camp Committee Meet to Discuss Needed Improvement, Opening The Board of Directors and Camp Committee of Rol-Li met at luncheon Thursday to discuss, the opening of Camp Ro-Li for the coming season and to hear from Albert Borman, chairman of the camp committee on improvements necessary before the camp can be opened. It was decided to raise the board from $17.50 per week to $20 per week, due to increases in personnel and in the cost of foods. i A new committee was formed of past presidents, consisting of John Carlough, Ziegler, G. Crosby Hiss, F. Doughs Wads-worth, Evan Thonias, and William J.

Goodsir. Applications for the coming season will be sent to all campers who attended camp last year. Early returns will assure parents of reservations. All inquiries should be addressed to 334 Wanington Avenue, Belleville. '-I': Truck Hits Tree A truck driven by Richard Borys 'of 84 Third, Street, Passaic, skidded On the snow-covered road and crashed into a.

tree at Holmes Street and Washington Avenue yesterday morning. The tree was damaged, but no one -was hurt. The truck belongs to the Cerami Dairy Company of Nutley. Promoted "Myles M. Monaghan of 120 Belleville Avenue, has been promoted to the position of Associate Manager of the Newark Branch of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company.

His -promotion was announced this week by C. L. Fritz, man ager ot the Newark officeMr. Monaghan joined Acacia in August -1950. after several years in the sales' department of the II.

A. Wilson. TJnion. Mr. Monaghan has been a lifelong resident of the town, attended Setori Hall Uuiveibity and served in the U.

S. Navy for two-and-one-half years during World War IL 1 i The Times-News, of "a deliberate attempt to line "their pockets at the expense of World War II and. Korean War Sikely specifically named the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Real Estate Boards as the motivating factors behind the GI home loan increase drive. Sikely quoted Marshall E. Miller, national Commander o'f Amvets, as saying "the real estate lobby should hang their heads in shame at their latest attempt to force uDward the 4 percent rate.

Prayer Will Be Congregation Sisterhood Has -Round Table Discussion Here A meeting of the Sisterhood of Congregation A.A.A. took place Tuesday evening at the meeting hall, ,317 Washington Avenue. There was a. round table discussion on the subject, i "Shall the Sisterhood concern itself with current civic issues or adhere strictly to Synagogue affairs." Moderator was Mrs. Stanley Lawrence of 436 Cortlandt Street.

two of the participants were Mrs. Minna Cuker, a former social worker and Zionist, and Mrs. Sonia Haft, Chairman of the Talmud To-rah. o- Elected' By Optician Robert E. Hart of 52 Place has been elected President of The Society of Prescription Opticians of New Jersey.

A member of the Belleville Elks, Mr. Hart has resided in Belleville for ten years. Kondreck Studio War veterans held the industry's VioaH shove water in the nost- Give Proceeds of Sale To Polio Fund World War II years and pre- sands of builders, and made con-siderable profits for private lend- crs. "The purchase of a home is the largest singJe investment any vei-errtn win orumaruy maivc in his lifetime. To charge that vet- i' ran, whose home during war years was more often than not a fox-hole, additional hundreds of dollars by boosting the interest rate from its present equitable level, would be the shame of a nation." The commander has isent letters to the national com-mandersl of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American' Veterans, asking, -tern to join Amvets in the "ueicime oi panic veterano rights." Miller will outline Am- vets' protests next before -the Veterans' Affairs Committee i.

i OI ine House oi uepresenianves. -7- I -fH i 1 'Y-" 4 fPx. Vr Xl.icn. vrrr nuxmary uums iiuspuai Parties; Conducts Korea Drive The Younginger-Alden Auxiliary of Post 275, Veterans of Foreign Wars, recently held a birthday party in East Orange Veterans Hospital. The -Fourth District VFW Auxiliary will have a meeting In the VFW Hall Mon-, day evening at Mrs.

Ella i'Wilks, District will All Posts and Auxiliaries Rre conducting a "Clothing for Korea" drive, The Post and Auxiliary staged a Ward Party Tuesday evening in Lyon? Hospital iot 1 00 patients. Bingo Iwas playatl and prizes and cirar-rttes were distributed. Mrs Elsie 'Lundy, If oxpitI chairman was in 'charge pf iha croup. Bedside students, youngsters who are visited by a special teacher in their homes, because of decided through their teacher to hold a candy sale and to donate the profits to the Belleville March of Dimes. On-Friday they called on Mayor James Tulb to turn over the l6 they made on their Effort.

Left 'to right are Samuel Mauro, Margaret Jerge, Mayor Tully, Clement Stevens, Paul, Stootman, Paul Bilik and Antoinette Bonanno. Not wescnt when the viclure was taken but taking part'ln the fund raising were Frederick Daniels and Marie Maiinaru,.