Inquiring Reporter on Saturday's test air raid signals
Residents shared mixed reactions to the test air raid signals. Some did not hear them at all while others found the sounds insufficiently loud or distinctive for easy townwide awareness. A few noted recognizing the signals from prior television instructions or heard other sounds during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Massimino
Maple Avenue
Lena Carracino
Hill
Daniel J. Cerven
Sager Place
M. Prokopowicz
Blay Street
Martha Heathcote
Miriam Place
Bristol-Myers
Marie McKeown
Salem Avenue
Mary Simms
Hiawatha Avenue
Hortense Greenwald
Williamson Avenue
Revisions By State Factor Face Rising Construction Costs
The Board of Education faced a new problem as rising construction costs challenged its final program after Monday night discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Power Equipment in Local Schools Requires Board Approval
The Board of Education decided that all electric power equipment, except business machines, must receive approval from the Association of Fire Underwriters after an inspection found two new high school shop machines improperly grounded. The board also reviewed safety measures for civil defense, after-school recreation demand, and facility plans, noting cost increases and potential referenda to cover expanded multi purpose additions and a projected total near the 1.1 million range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Fire Underwriters
Board of Education
Harlow H. Curtis
Henry Singe
Henry Goldhor
Singe
Hillside Avenue
Samuel Dubow
Wayne T. Branom
Rach
Public Hearing Set on 1951 1952 School Budget Increase
A public hearing will be held next Monday January 22 at 8 o clock in the Administration Building 195 Virginia Street on a budget requiring $103 720 more be raised by taxation for next year The rise splits into about 65000 for teachers salaries and nearly 48000 added to debt from a school building program The tax rate increase is about 31 points though the net school levy for 1951 is lower due to half of this years and half of next years costs Hillside township and Union County taxes affect the final figure but exact outcome depends on how the township budget shapes up
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Seymour Williams
State Department of Education
Calvin Coolidge
Harden-Looker
George Washington
Frank Grad & Sons
Newark
Board of Education
Virginia Street
Union County Board of Taxation
Hillside
Childs
Cincinnati
Permanent township attorney eyed as heat rises in Hillside
The Hillside Township Committee, split along party lines, votes to appoint William L. Vieser as temporary township attorney. Democrats push for a Planning Board and water supply study while Republicans show caution, urging a master plan and orderly development amid aging zoning.
Civil Defense Swears In Warden Leader and Details Test
Sidney Englander was sworn in as head of the block wardens by Mayor Raymond R. King. The meeting covered Saturday air raid signals, fuel and water details, school emergency planning, and an atom bomb defense meeting from Princeton. Volunteer counts for Hillside include police 115 fire 26 communications 17 medical 20 demolition 22 clerical 3 and operators 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Englander
Civil Defense Council
Raymond R. King
Civil Defense
Arthur Riche
Wayne T. Branom
Roscoe Parks
Princeton
Philip Leininger
Hillside
Civil Defense Headquarters
Addison Ely
Union County Civil Defense Council
Westfield
Elizabeth McCraith
Protests Mount Over Summer Removal as Inspector Case Simmers
Health officer Samuel Jowitt faced protests from several groups as Benjamin T. Summer faces removal as plumbing inspector. Board president Robert C. Kirkpatrick noted a January 4 letter demanding Summer yield office keys to Anthony Capra. Union, state and local plumber groups signed petitions supporting Summer. A separate matter saw Acting Attorney Wieser brief on Munder Cork Corp smoke ordinance violations with a Union County Court hearing set for January 29. Commissioner Milton B. Conford asked Health Physician Konzelmann for a written report on alleged resident complaints about fumes from Munder Cork affecting health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Jowitt
Benjamin T. Summer
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
Board of Health
Summer
Anthony Capra
United Association of Plumbers, Inc
Newark
New Jersey
Milton B. Conford
Henry J. Konzelmann
Forum Debates Men and Form of Government
Four speakers at Sinai Congregation in Maple Avenue discuss whether capable leaders alone ensure good government or if the operating form matters. Freeholder George W. Herlich and Mayor P M Bland defend merit in any form, while Richard S. Childs and Bayard H. Faulkner argue form and professional management shape results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Forum
Sinai Congregation
Maple Avenue
Progress Club
Harry S. Luftman
George W. Herlich
Hillside
P M. Bland
Summit
Richard S. Childs
New York
National Municipal League
Bayard H. Faulkner
Montclair
New Jersey Commission On
Herlich
Union County
Bland
Board of Education
Childs
Faulkner
Hillaide Photo Servicer
Harold Sirkin
Col
Harry S Luftman
George W. Hetlich
P. M. Bland
Township to fund ambulance and veterans memorial plan
Mayor Raymond R. King announced that the Township Committee will introduce ordinances to assume ambulance fund payments and to provide $1 per capita to wards for a Veteran Memorial Building. The 1950 census suggests a total of $20 997, with public subscriptions reaching about $3 600 and an estimated $5 000 more needed for a fully equipped ambulance. Henry Goldhor will coordinate with Dr. Henry J. Konzelmann on ambulance equipment and has authority to proceed with purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond R. King
King
Lic
Henry Goldhor
Henry J. Konzelmann
Board of Health
Goldhor
Tag Day Set By Dads Club
The Dads Athletic Booster Club plans a tag day Saturday January 27 from 9 am to 12 noon to raise funds for Hillside High School activities. Students with an adult supervisor will visit homes and businesses to sell tags or stickers at 1.00 each. Funds help provide refreshments, buy equipment, and award items for sports, debate, and cheerleaders. Louis Fine leads the event with club president Ernest Schickedanz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dads Athletic Booster Club
Hillside
Louis Fine
Earnest Schickedanz
Dog License Renewal Deadline Announced for 1951
Township Clerk Howard J. Bloy announced the February 1 deadline to renew 1951 dog licenses. Licenses may be purchased at the Clerk's office located at 1284 North Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard J. Bloy
North Broadstreet
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Institute of Field Studies
Columbia University
P T.A
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G.O.P
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Herrigel, Bolan
Wieser
Hillside Times
Eae Eee
Europe
Tay
Pees
Growney Funeral Home
North Broad Street
Hillside Butchers
Sinzinger
Prop
Coe Ave
Tobin
Liberty Avenue
Dreyer’s
Liberty Ave
Long W Averly
Walter R. Lee
Home For Funerals
Salem Ave
Salem Pharmacy
Starko’s Liquor Store
N. J
Dads Club
Weequahic Delicatessen
Weequahic Delicatessen & Restaurant
Chancellor Ave
WaAverly
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the Hillside Times
North Broad ST
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