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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
8
Pearse Construction Co appears in Union Minnesota offering Johns-Manville siding and alteration work with authorized applicators. Convenient financing up to five years. Member of Better Business Bureau.
New York Port Authority sponsors a senior field trip today with chartered buses and a Weehawken ferry ride for port installation studies. A Port Authority speaker will discuss history, economics, and governance, as eight annual trips may follow. Boys' State delegates Dwight Kirkpatrick and Joseph Setz chosen for Hillside with alternates Malcolm Singerman and William Stark.
Township Committee rejected all four garbage bids after bonds were deemed inadequate and one bid found too high. The lone qualifying bid appeared, but was ruled insufficient. Two street light petitions from Irvington Avenue residents push for curb upgrades and faster lighting. Planning Board regulations were sent back with advice not required. A park site near Hillside Avenue School may host a municipal civic center, per Planning Board recommendation, while Progress Club urges park retention.
The Class of 1932 of Hillside High School will hold its 20th reunion Saturday night May 24 at the Hit chin Post Inn Union. Guests of honor are class advisors Leonard Mitchell and Mrs Ester Hinman Dealy plus Mrs Mary McKeever Burman still on the faculty. Fight Polio support Sister Kenny Foundation 507 Fifth Ave New York 17.
Herman Arlein will be installed as president of Hillside Lodge B nai Brith at Sinai Congregation on Monday May 19. Other officers include Abe Gnanack as vice president and Max Schleifer as 2nd vice president with a slate of trustees and secretaries.
Over 200 people attended the Hillside Auxiliary Police Issuela Ros dance at the Polish American Hall. Peter Bede chaired the event with Stanley Funkhauser and the association Khairian thanking attendees and the dance committee. Proceeds fund equipment for the auxiliary. Deputy Chief Paul Korlesky praised the patrol and protection work. Members handle traffic duty at busy intersections including the library, Hillside National Bank, and nearby churches.
Neil Berger, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Berger, will lead the entire bar mitzvah service at Sinai Congregation Hillside on Saturday May 17. He will chant prayers read the Torah portions Hebrew and English, with Herbert Epstein's choir, and be greeted by Rabbi Eliezer Cohen and President Benjamin Berkowitz. Gedaliah Convissor will extend greetings on behalf of the Hebrew Academy of Essex County. Neil graduates from Hebrew Academy in June.
A petition signed by 11 of Hillside's 13 barber shops asks to close all shops on Wednesdays except holidays with Saturday hours from 8 am to 8 pm and 7 pm on days before holidays. The measure was referred to the township attorney and tabled for conference. Edward Bolan noted similar actions elsewhere. barbers say midweek closure would not inconvenience customers.
A Hillside event on Saturday May 24 from 9 a.m. to noon will inspect children’s bicycles in cooperation with the Board of Education Hillside Safety Council and Hillside Police Department. Volunteers will issue Bicycle Club cards and distribute maintenance leaflets.
A program will attach glow in the dark tape to rear fenders and handlebars to aid bicyclists on cloudy days and evenings. Each child bicycle will be registered with a printed lid showing the name owner and bicycle number. Inspections will occur at A P Morris George Washington Hillside Arena Calvin Coolidge Harden Looker schools. Riders should bring bikes to the school nearest their home. Parents may attend but are not required.
Port Authority declares Newark Airport will reopen on November 1 after a new runway is finished. Local officials near Newark pledge to oppose the plan while the Mayor's Fact Finding Committee struggles with data versus the core issue of airports and dense populations.
The Planning Board approved the honor roll site for a municipal civic center and urges the Township Committee to act quickly. Neighbors' traffic and noise concerns appear minimal, with parking likely adequate and a larger park space planned across the Bristol-Myers tract. The committee is urged to back the plan swiftly.
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