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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
8
Taxi driver wanted for steady work in Hillside. Must be at least 26 years old and know Hillside. Apply 3038 Long Ave Hillside. Repair work listed carpentry roofing etc. Call for estimates Joseph A Policastre contractor. 1304 White Street slip covers and related items listed.
A Columbus Day dinner dance by the Italian American Civile Association drew about 475 guests to the Veterans Memorial Building Saturday night. James Devine chaired the event with Carmen Ferrigno as toastmaster. Speakers included Elizabeth City Attorney Louis P. Longobardi Summit Attorney Peter C. Triole and Mayor Robert C. Kirkpatrick. A chicken dinner preceded entertainment by New York comedians and singers.
Rainbow Girls Hillside Assembly 29 of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls held an open installation at Masonic Hall on North Broad Street. Officers installed include Worthy Advisor Muriel Buchanan and Worthy Associate Advisor June Danker with a full slate of named offices. Installing officers were Dorothy Halber Beverly Kaiser and Irma Vit. Mr and Mrs Walter Foster are Mother and Father Advisor.
Mrs Lyman H Ware chairwoman of Hillside Woman's Club music department and Star Federation music head will speak at the Fifth District Fall Conference. The event takes place Wednesday October 22 at the Plainfield Monday Afternoon Club 1127 Watchung Avenue.
Laymen will observe Mark Laymen's Day near Sunday at Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The 10 45 worship service will be led by laymen and Walter H Flint of Roseville Presbyterian Church will deliver the address on The Work of Laymen in the Church. Participants include Harry Zinster Dominic Cavicchia David M MacNeil and Milton T Hock.
Policastro's 593 set on games of 230 and 209 boosts Policastro TV by upsetting Hirleman in the Hollywood Rec Sunday Mixed League to two games over Di Leo's two time winner over John's Meat Market. Frank Di Leo bowled 245 for Di Leo's.
Dr Wayne Branom reports Saybrook School now largest in the district with 733 pupils, up from 400. Mrs Mildred Raphael urges public notice of Saybrook’s need and objects to proposed use of a Saybrook building as municipal space to avoid center costs. The board plans a 40th anniversary observance, votes to raise fire insurance, and hires Robert Reif as maintenance man after Charles Hall resigns.
Bishop James A. McNulty of the Newark Archdiocese laid the cornerstone of St. Catherine's School before about five hundred people. The $492,000 parochial school opened April 21 and was blessed by the bishop who helped place the cornerstone and blessed the building exterior before the procession to the church for benediction. Reverend J J Finnerty and other clergy assisted in the ceremony.
Carmen J. Ferrigno Republican candidate urges a full study of Hillside recreation needs amid criticism of current setup. He argues the Township Committee's control risks political manipulation and waste, proposes Board of Education oversight with proper funding and nonpartisan management.
William Gural Democratic candidate for Hillside Township Committee calls to oppose Port Authority flight paths over Hillside Elizabeth and Newark. He backs Erdman Jr. and Doolittle Commission on an all weather Lakehurst airport and urges concerted local action to curb low flights over inhabited areas and reduce noise and hazard.
A digest of Hillside High social life describes Myrna Cooperman's October 5 birthday celebration in the Mirror Room at Hotel Essex House with many attendees. The Richard Kent Room hosted another gathering honoring Barbara Liptkin's sweet 16, plus various student events, packages, and social updates from Rutgers and area figures.
Archibald Alexander, Democratic candidate for the U S Senate, will head a speakers list at a Democratic rally on Monday night October 20 at 8 30 at the Polish American Citizens Club on Bloy Street and Harvard Avenue.
The speaker cites cases from 1947 to 1952 showing hearings delayed by prior officials and five cases where assessments were annulled. He notes $89,078.01 total losses, with over $50,984.73 already paid, and highlights industrial concessions saving millions in interest due to delayed bills. He blames former Republican committees and vows equal treatment for all when elected.
The piece argues Stevenson is a top statesman while warning against counterproductive repression at home and praising restraint in freedom of speech, contrasting with Eisenhower's stance. It accuses Eisenhower of endorsing controversial senators and suggests defense bond rhetoric amid political maneuvering.
The text argues that corruption spans parties, citing Harding era misuse and gambling ties in New Jersey. It endorses Stevenson as inheriting integrity, economy, and anti corruption, claiming he would elevate moral standards and curb extravagance in national government.
Sealed proposals will be received by Hillside Township for sewer siphon and related construction along the Passaic River near the Garden State Parkway. Drawings by Township Engineer Henry Kreh Jr. and bids must include a 10 percent certified check. Also a Superior Court sale lists Goodyear Rubber Products Corp. versus Robert Benjamin Company with a mortgaged property at 339 Long Avenue Hillside. Execution sale scheduled October 22, 1952.
The Hillside Township Committee proposes a general improvement extending the sanitary sewer siphon along the West Westerly and easterly sides of the river, to connect with the state authority and replace the sub trunk sewer. It authorizes $12 000 in financing with $11 400 debt increase and a maximum six percent interest, to be issued as bonds for the work, engineering, and legal costs. The ordinance takes effect 20 days after publication following adoption on October 14, 1952.
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