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THEODORE E. BROWN

Theodore E. Brown was sworn into office as Westville's eighth, Mayor on December 14, 1943. He remained in office through 1948. The following people served as Councilmen during his tenure as Mayor; Leon C. Hyde, Wilfod C. Ormerod, Wilmond C. Sutterly, Daniel N. Patterson; Elmer H. Larson, and Joseph C. Tarpine. Virgil A. Stites replaced Mr. Sutterly in 1944. Irvin P. Van Sciver replaced Mr. Patterson in 1945. Lawrence N. Doe replaced Mr. Hyde in 1946. George F. Holdcraft replaced Mr. Stites in 1947. George Roemer replaced Mr. Larson in 1948. George M. Thompson replaced Mr. Tarpine in 1948. Leon C. Hyde served as Council President through 1945. He was replaced as Council President by Joseph C. Tarpine, who served from 1946 through 1947. In 1948 Wiford C. Ormerod replaced Mr. Tarpine as Council President. The following people were employed by the Borough of Westville during this time period:

Joseph L. McCoskey - Clerk
L.F.Horter - Treasure Collector
Helen M. White - Treasurer Collector 1/17/45 -12/31/45
William M. Eberz - Treasurer - Collector 1/1/46 - 7/8/46
Helen M. White - Treasurer - Collector 7/9/46 -12/31/46
Warren C. Miller - Treasure Collector 1947-1948
Joseph Bailey - Assessor
Albert Thompson - Chief of Police 1944-1945
H. Jarrett Davis - Chief of Police 1946-1948
Harold Hannold - Solicitor
J.C. Remington - Engineer

In 1944, a parking lot was put in next to the Borough Hall, the Westville Y.M.C.A. used the park house for meetings, and a gravel, sand & asphalt plant was proposed to built by Busby Bros. On River Drive at Gateway Blvd. During the summer of 1945, a 5 weeks supervised playground project was underway and the enrollment was good. In 1947, the World War II Memorial was erected in the park," Westville" was first painted on the water tank, the Westville Licensed Beverage Association suggested forbidding alcohol in parks and playgrounds, and the Westville Y.M.C.A. used the Park for day camp. In 1948 a store was built at the coner of Broadway and Oak, the Municipal Court was established, the Lions Club placed shrubbery around the park monument and the first "Boy and Girl Week" occurred.