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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1960
Page
1
About 50 people attended the ground breaking for the Hillside PAL Youth Building on Hillside avenue in heavy snow flurries. The $60,000 steel structure will have a maple floor and possibly two to four bowling alleys. Construction to start as weather allows, with completion expected in about 10 weeks.
National Library Week runs April 3 through 9 in more than 5 000 communities nationwide with the theme Open Wonderful New Worlds Wake Up and Read. Hillside Public Library hosts Open House, exhibits by Viennese artist Hilda Karniel, Notable Books of 1959, and history of books. No overdue fines during the week plus public book displays in local stores and Hillside National Bank.
Hillside National Bank issues a new brochure titled Waverly Park as part of a series started in 1954 to explain local history origins. The April 1 statements accompany the leaflet, tied to ongoing bank history leaflets. Also in Trenton, license revocations were announced for Louis R. Stukas and Stephen Durosky under the motor vehicles program.
The Board of Education announced a request for proposals on hospitalization and medical surgical coverage for its employees. By Monday 38 insurers had responded, including MetLife Prudential Aetna Travelers Guardian Life and Equitable. Board members plan extensive bidding reviews, with about 120 firms offering coverage. Currently employees use Blue Cross Blue Shield with half the cost borne by the board starting July 1.
At a College Inn meeting, Hillside Democrats rally for Mayor V William Di Buono to win the 6th District nomination in the April 19 primary. Organizers distribute literature countywide while police officials pledge strong local turnout and support.
As part of National Library Week the Hillside Public Library will waive fines on overdue books returned between April 4 and 9. The move encourages readers to return late items without penalties during the observance.
Dr. Lopresti, Harden-Looker School principal, serves as a technical consultant to the White House Conference on Children and Youth meeting in Washington. Eisenhower addressed the group, reflecting Lopresti's prior work at a New Jersey White House conference.
A capacity crowd is anticipated at a testimonial dinner honoring former Freeholder George W. Herlich and ex Township Committeeman Hyman M. Schulman on Thursday March 31 at 7 30 pm. Hillside Republican Club hosts at College Inn Yale Avenue Sheriff Neil G. Ditty will be the principal speaker introduced by Raymond Moore. Guests include State Senator Robert C. Crane Sheriff Ralph Criscella and several Union County Freeholders.
A wallet containing about $100 in cash a driver's license and a birth certificate was reported stolen last Thursday from Ida's Beauty Shop at 1565 Maple Avenue. Ida Geiger proprietor of 324 Montgomery Street Brooklyn said the wallet was taken from a purse hanging over a chair behind a shop showcase.
Mayors of Union Maplewood Hillside and Irvington met with State Highway officials in Trenton to review three Interstate 78 alignment options between Springfield Union line and Shaw Street Newark. No final decisions or public hearing date set. third alignment mainly affects Hillside.
Miss Mave Shepherd will present The Light of Christ in Art and Song for the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the Wesleyan Service Guild at Franklin Memorial Methodist Church Maple and Keer avenues on Monday April 4 at 8 pm. The program blends scripture and music with projected paintings by Raphael Da Vinci Hoffman Sallman Copeland Fugel Clementz Anderson and Salvador Dali to narrate Jesus birth and resurrection. Shepherd, a trained soprano with Juilliard and Clarke Conservatory credentials, has taught music and performed in opera concerts and church events nationwide.
The 1960 Census of Population and Housing starts Friday April 1 with 160,000 census takers collecting data across all 50 states. District Supervisor J F Knowlan urges residents to submit Advance Report Forms to speed counts, noting the form covers seven population and six housing questions.
The census will mail household questionnaires to every fourth home as part of the field canvass. Householders are asked to return the form within three days using a prepaid envelope. Census officials stress that all personal information is confidential and used only for aggregate statistics.
A dinner at the Kingston Restaurant Union honored Robert K. Bloy Jr as he retires April 1 after 32 years as chief engineer of the sanitary sewer pumping station. Fellow workers Samuel Hodavance Harry G Tolams and John Rabh attended with their wives, Karl B. Ross presiding as master of ceremonies.
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