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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
8
The Times offers a yearly subscription for 3.50 with single copies at 8 cents and adds postage for Canada and foreign countries. It invites letters and other items of interest from readers but notes names may not be published.
Rent control is waning across the state with many municipalities dropping it and doubts about local continuation. In Hillside the split 4-4 vote signals renters should expect little relief after this year, with notices to seek new quarters or face higher rents to sustain owners. A local Rent Control Commission would mediate between renters and landlords, balancing claims with informed real estate knowledge.
A collage of classified lines offers moving trucks and mattress renovations, painting and plastering, odd jobs, and pet supplies. Local numbers list services at 422 Yale Ave MA and 143 Baltimore Ave Hillside plus a tropical fish center with aquariums and pet products at 1279 Liberty Ave.
A compact notice lists Sunday Masses and Holy Day schedules for Christ the King Catholic Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, and Hillside and Elizabeth Ave Presbyterian and First Baptist Churches. It includes baptism times, novena devotions, confession hours, and midweek activities with guest speakers and sermon topics.
Two memorial plaques honoring Leander R. Kirk former head of Pingry School science department who died in 1955 were installed on June 7. Alumni classes 1948 through 1955 and the Class of 1956 funded the project including a science prize, and additional science books for the memorial collection.
Iya Gottsche is installed as president of Hillside Rotary Club for a coming year succeeding Frank Stengel. District Governor Louis Migliorini of New Brunswick presides at the June 26 meeting at Hillside Presbyterian Church. Harold Benzing is vice president, Paul Owen secretary, Edward Noe treasurer. Directors include Charles Munn Sidney Silverstein and Frank Stengel. The district governor urges six programs yearly and a club assembly is set for Millburn to outline plans. An eight by four foot dinghy will be donated to the Camp Lou Henry Hoover by the club. Bo Adlerbert chairs charter grant for Clark Rotary Club. August meetings move to Townley's Restaurant as Ladies Auxiliary vacation continues.
Officers and members of the Elizabeth Chapter of the American Institute of Banking gathered at Hotel President in Atlantic City for a regional conference with all New Jersey chapters. Helen L. Keely of Fidelity Union Trust Co led as general chairman, with guests including Charles Howell, Charles A. Eaton Jr, and Leroy Clark. From the tri-county area Union Somerset Middlesex, Hazel G. Vanderhoof represented the National Bank of New Jersey with guests Lorraine and Ethel Peace.
Rabbi Louis M. Levitsky of Oheb Shalom Temple Newark warned that a single country or a single child with tuberculosis threatens all nations. He spoke to Hillside Rotary and guests from Summit Maplewood Chatham Livingston at the Millburn Rotary host meeting. He noted the United States now leads the world, a longstanding Rotary principle.
Hederat Civic Defense Administrator Val Peterson invites 15 youth leaders from major organizations to a July 12 and 13 conference in Battle Creek Michigan. Representatives include National Student Council Association New Homemakers of America Future Homemakers of America YWCA YMCA Catholic Youth Organization and others to assess civil defense programs for their groups. The schedule features briefings and a tour of FCDA Central and Communications Centers with a second day focused on applying civil defense to organizational goals.
Lieutenant Commander Kenneth M. Ross leads a Program Support Conference at Great Lakes Illinois with Navy Bureau representatives on provisioning repair parts for electronic training devices. Training devices enable navigation simulations landings takeoffs aerial and submarine attack drills to sharpen skills and reduce tension in wartime.
Vanton Pump & Equipment Corp announces three new plastic pipe lines from Gooper Alloy Corp. The P Line uses PVC for chemical resistance and light weight. The S Line offers high impact Styrene Copolymer with broad chemical resistance. The N Line Buna N handles organic and inorganic solutions at temperatures up to 225 F.
Henry Groh vice president of the Union County Grand Jurors Association presented the final report of the group’s dinner dance held last Wednesday night at the Winfield Scott Hotel in Elizabeth. Plans for the Fall Season were discussed and committee chairmen were appointed with Emanuel M. Relter of Hillside presiding as president.
Two juvenile suspects from Hillside and Newark were held by juvenile authorities after allegedly breaking into two diners, one in Scotch Plains and another in Rahway. Police say the boys met at Olympic Park, Tingler, hired two horses from Neville's Riding Academy, Kenilworth, and fled across counties until captured in Gateway Township.
The Union County Band and Orchestra School opened its 24th season with the advanced band directed by Parence Andrews of Plainfield. Among pieces performed were Gloria March, Poor and Peasant Overture, Pavanne, Ballad for Evening, Semper Fidelis, See You Later Alligator, Rhapsody in Blue, and The National Emblem. Selections featured Don Renikoff of Plainfield and Mich Casimir Bork of Roselle, with enrollment from 17 towns and expanded bus service to cover Millburn Springfield Union area and Plainfield Somers Point regions. Classes move from Roselle High School to the new building, improving access for many students.
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