Dads Club Drive Aims to Boost High School Funds
Hillside area to be canvassed Saturday January 27 by about 40 student teams under adult supervision. They will seek $1 tags for varsity sweaters rifle club trophies and awards for football most valuable player while SG A funds shrink due to football game TV revenue declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Dads Athletic Booster Club
Girl's Athletic Association
S.G.A
Milton Mullen
Albert Scaccia
Philip Henoch
Louis Fine
Lilien
Ruhl L. Custer
Public forum weighs Hillside government form and reform
Col. Harry T. Luftman led a Progress Club forum on whether Hillside should change its municipal government. Two speakers argued form matters little if leaders are strong, two urged a reform to a unitary executive system. The column urges studying a charter commission to advise on change or retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Luftman
Progress Club
Hillside
Faulkner Commission
Faulkner
Col. Luftman
Raid Alarm Test Again
Prepare for another air raid alarm test Saturday at noon to ensure signals are heard above lunch-hour noise. The red alert will be three minutes of siren notes or factory whistle blasts, per Mrs. Elizabeth McCraith. Fingerprinting of the fire department auxiliary starts next week for class work beginning February 1 at Hillside Avenue School. Civil Defense Council meets February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Elizabeth McCraith
Fire Department
Hillside Avenue
Civilian Defense Council
Two Candidates Quit School Race Five Remain
Seven or eight candidates were expected for the Board of Education election next month. This morning five remain after two petitioners, John F. Malone and Alexander Mooney, withdrew. Dan iel Leib and Herbert Fitz did not file after taking out petitions. Remaining candidates are Harlow H. Curtis Anthony D A miano Albert N. Scaccia Max Schleifer and Albert Schoen. Mooney cited increased business activity from the defense program as his reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
John F. Malone
Alexander Mooney
Daniel Leib
Herbert Fitz
Harlow H. Curtis
Anthony D'Amiano
Albert N. Scaccia
Max Schleifer
Albert Schoen
Mooney
Tenants Group To Hear Candidates At School Forum
The Monroe Gardens Tenants Association will hold an open forum on Thursday evening February 1 at George Washington School. Candidates for the Board of Education, who filed petitions by January 20, will present educational platforms. All residents and association members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Gardens Tenants’ Association
George Washington School
Board of Education
Eye Operation Recovers at St Michael's Newark
Arthur Perkoff of 34 Williamson Avenue is recuperating after an eye operation at St Michael's Hospital Newark. He entered the hospital January 16 and is expected home this weekend, according to Mrs. Perkoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Perkoff
Williamson Avenue
St. Michael's Hospital
Newark
Perkoff
Conduct Of Hearing Rapped By Citizens
Township Committee orders Finance Committee to probe how a Board of Improvement Assessment Commissioners conducted a recent hearing. Reports on three improvements are confirmed including sewer lateral at Westinghouse plant, Wilder street paving, curbs and basins on Cornell place and Paul street. A resident claims the hearing was not a hearing and complaints were barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Board of Improvement Assessment Commissioners
Westinghouse
Wilder Street
Cornell Place
Paul Street
Chapmen Street
Henry Kreh Jr
Virginia Street
Salem Avenue
Arthur Kreszl
Emma Krause
Arthur Chase
Conant Street
Veterans Memorial Building Fund
Chapel Auto Sales
Bloy Street
Liberty Avenue
Cramn Street
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
Windsor Way
Albert Schoen Inc
Hollywood Avenue
Schoen
L. C. F. Har
Rover License Renewal Notice
Dog owners must renew licenses by February 1. Licenses sold daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays until noon at the township clerk office 1284 North Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rover
North Broad Street
Heart Fund Drive Opens February 1
The Hillside Heart Fund Committee led by Abraham Mankowitz launches the 1951 campaign on February 1 seeking a $2,500 goal to support research education and community cardiac services nationwide under the American Heart Association. The drive also names division heads including Mrs Rubin Schmidt vice chairwoman industry Frank Brien township clerk Howard Bloy and others with Hillside National Bank as depository and contributions sent to the bank or to Mankowitz at 134 Clark Street Hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Hillside Heart Fund Committee
Abraham Mankowitz
Hillside
American Heart Association
Mankowitz
Rubin D. Schmidt
Frank W. C. Brien
Howard J. Bloy
Wayne Branom
Henry J. Konzelmann
Allar
Bochner
Robert Waplan
Will Register All Living Or Working Here For Defense
The Civil Defense Council begins registration of all Hillside residents and workers under a federal recommendation. Sidney Englander leads, with Dr Wayne Branom, Ruhl Custer, and Rosine Boyd guiding student volunteers from Hillside High School and Columbia Teachers College. About thirty seniors assist, wearing ID arm bands for home visits to ensure proper care in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside
Civil Defense Council
Sidney Englander
Orchard Terrace
Wayne T. Branom
Ruhl L. Custer
Hillside High Schol
Rosine K. Boyd
Citizenship Education Project
Teachers College of Columbia University
Shorter skirts spark mixed views among Hillside residents
Inquiries on the coming season’s shorter skirts gather opinions from Lydia Lorenz, Mrs. Paul Peckmore, Muriel Radter, Morris Tabakin, Carl Drechsel, and Jan Hudzilak. Reactions range from opposition and practicality to approval, with comments on aging look and comfort. Readers may submit questions to the Inquiring Reporter at Hillside Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Lorenz
Woodruff Place
Paul Peckmore
Francis Place
Muriel Radter
Wyndmoor Avenue
Morris Tabakin
Stanley Terrace
Carl Drechsel
Union Avenue
Jan Hudzilak
Franklin Street
Hillside Times
North Broad Street
Saybrook School Budget 1951 52 Adopted Despite Criticism
At a Monday hearing the Saybrook Board of Education approved the 1951 52 budget with no changes though critics call it inadequate. Finance chair McClow noted a total tax increase about 70000, driven by higher teacher salaries and a new bond issue for a school building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Arnold H. McClow
McClow
Servce
Saybrook School
Harold Sirkin
Progress Club
Goldhor
Henry Goldhor
Widening North Broad Street Aims At Hazard Reduction
Township Committee authorized a feasibility study to widen the westerly side of North Broad Street from Mertz Inn to address a dangerous bottleneck. Police and engineers tasked to gather data and report within a month. Concerns cited include increased pedestrian traffic from Baker & Taylor Co. building and potential three lane congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broad Street
Mertzine
Milton B. Conford
Conford
Baker & Taylor Co
Benjamin Hale
Welcome Industry In Its Place Dems Reply To Evans
Democrats retreating from Hillside dispute condemn David O Evans for delaying a 7.86 million 1951 plant project. Commissioners Kirkpatrick and Conford accuse Evans of 30 percent Hillside ownership while pledging municipal governance for all taxpayers. They credit citizens with halting the Conant Street Air Reduction Co plant and warn zoning abuses threaten a residential district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industry
D. O. Evans
David O. Evans
Hillside
Robert C. Kirkpatrick
Milton B. Conford
Evans
Conford
Kirkpatrick
Air Reduction Co
Conant Street
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H.S
Dads
Samuel Dubow
Alf Corsano
Milton M. Lilien
P.T.A
Whartion
Growney Funeral Home
New Jersey
Call Waverly
the Hillside Times
North Broad ST
Waverly
Emma W. Knox
Walter Leibe
Knox
Paul Miller
Miller
Branom
New Saybrook
Harald Sirkin
James A. Oneil
Alfred Kubli
Belleview Terrace
Hale
Elizabethtown Water Co
Elizabethtown Company
Board of Assessors
Kraft Fonds Company
Veterans Housing Project
Tobin
Salem Pharmacy
Salem Ave
Walter R. Lee
Hillside Butchers F
Sinzinger
Coe Ave
Szarko’s Liquor Store
Liberty Ave
N. J
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