Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey • Page 10

2b COURIER-POST, Sunday, October 6, 1991 Speaking outIn the Kings Grant section of Evesham Should residents be allowed to violate rules and erect a pole and permanently fly the U.S. flag? I iMi" 1 A TV 4:" 'it It i4 SALLY TYSON RICH KAPLAN Partridge Court, pharmacist: 1 think he has a right to fly his flag. It's not obstructing his neighbor's view or polluting the air. I don't think it's nuisance to his neighbors. If he wants to fly the flag to honor his relatives who were in Operation Desert Shield or Desert it's his right" Dorchester Circle, homemaker: "Personally it doesn't bother me; But I feel he should have gotten permission from the association first We moved here because of the rules.

We like the fact that our. streets will be clean and our neighbors won't be allowed to accumu--. late junk. The association will work with you." 1 PAT WEINBERG Dorchester Circle, homemaker: 1 see nothing wrong with It. They (the Broomes) were around here the other night going door-to-door with a petition to allow them to have their flag pole and American flag.

I can see part of the association's point of view about keeping the area uncluttered and beautiful, but to ban the American flag is a bit ludicrous." SAM SHAPIRO Villa Royale, food industry manager: "I think he has the right to do whatever he wants to do with his property. He's expressing his freedom of speech. Sometimes the rules and regulations here make you feel like you're living in a closed society. In this section we not only have to follow the rules of Kings Grant but also of our condominium association." MORTON SCHWARTZ Majestic Way, retail jeweler: 'I don't see how anyone can be offended by him flying his flag in honor of his relatives' participation in the Persian Gulf crisis. There are bigger issues that need to be addressed by the associations here.

The only thing I can picture is someone objecting to the sound of the flag flapping in the wind, and the trees and leaves probably make more noise than that." KELLEY DUNN Dorchester Circle, homemaker: "I don't see why the Open Space Association has singled them out. Look around you; there are violations everywhere. The committee wants only wooden play sets installed because they look better. They also cost about $300 more than the less expensive plastic ones which most people around here have. Some of their ru'as and regulations are just too strict.

Reporter: Louis T. Lounsberry Photographer: Evangelos Dousmanis state and national issues. It appears on Sundays. Lost Town, was a find for couple Chew-PowellMj House IA. XKeettTj vLa GLOUCESTER 1 oTV.

township I (Camden Jf Count I (jS) Enlarged I Wlnlowx 4 Iff 1 1 -w -vj- -yah if WW i -if WrZ'te -LI tsk.J,v.A 1 I 1 11 iiiiriiiii rnm iiti in mffl TtiimiWuiifMH I Counei-P imp by fk Kng Our town The 12-room house was originally built as a combination farmhouse and tavern for travelers on the Big Timber Creek, which winds around the property. After 1700, when the town disappeared, the tavern closed, and the three-story structure was used as a farmhouse. In 1700, James Whittai sold it to Richard Chew, who lived there at least until 1722. Chew passed it on to his son, Thomas. In 1763, Thomas' stepson, Richard Powell, bought it.

Speaking out asks South Jersey House, ByVIKIREATH Courier-Post Staff GLOUCESTER TWP. Drive by the 300-year-old Chew-Powell House on Good Intent Road, and chances are you'll see Gertrude or Joseph Feucht working outside. In 1970, the Feuchts bought the dilapidated 2'a-acre property, the only existing relic of the Lost Town of Upton, now the Blenheim section of the township. They restored the sandstone stucco house, now listed on the national and state historic registers, and the adjacent one-acre cemetery. "It was an eyesore," Mrs.

Feucht said. "But we saw it with our hearts, not our eyes," she said. "I'm that way. I like to preserve things, one-eyed dogs, stray cats. We were afraid someone might come along and buy the property and build something new there." The Feuchts, who have lived across the street for 35 years, spent four years renovating the house and the cemetery, guided by the late Haddonfield architect Louis Goettelmann.

"When we were cleaning out the house, the only thing I found under the porch was this old boot," Mr. Fuecht said, chuckling as he held up a crumpled, brown, boy's leather boot, with nails sticking out of its sole. Though the house has some of its original features, including two spiral staircases, many things, such as the Victorian posts supporting the front porch, have changed. Kay Taylor, the historian for Gloucester Township, believes the original house was stone. "When the stone deteriorated, Road watch Camden County 1.

BARRINGTON Clements Bridge Road and Gloucester Pike will have traffic delays for reconstruction project until further notice. 2. BERLIN TWP. -Route 73 southbound from south of Jackson Road to the Berlin Circle will have lane closings from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

weekdays until late October 3. BROOKLAWN and BELL-MAWR Route 130 from north of Kings Highway ramp to west of Big Timber Creek, northbound and southbound lanes will be closed till Oct. 31 at various times for resurfacing and barrier curb. 4. CAMDEN Construction on the Walt Whitman Bridge will cause lane and ramp closings impacting South Jersey roads.

Ramps will be open during rush hours. CAMDEN Long-life traffic stripes will be Installed on Route 30 from the toll plaza in Camden to Atlantic City. There will be lane closings at various hours until Nov. 15. 5.

CHERRY HILL -Work has begun on the elimination of the Route 70 Ellisburg Circle. One lane will be closed on Route 70 eastbound a half mile east and west of the circle from 1 0 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Thursday night until further notice. 6.

PENNSAUKEN and CINNA-MINSON There will be lane shifts at the Intersections of routes 130 and 73 through residents their opinions on local, a relic of people often covered it with stucco," said Taylor, who placed a photograph of the Chew-Powell House in the Barclay Farm Homestead, Cherry Hill, exhibit of historic county sites, which runs through Oct. 24. The hardest part of the project was clearing the cemetery, Mr. Fuecht said. "It took 2Vi years to get it straightened out," said Fuecht, who had to dig by hand around the tips of many of the 85 headstones to avoid damaging them.

With his hands, and with the aid of machines for some of the granite stones weighing as much as a ton he raised them high enough to expose the inscriptions. The inscription of Thomas Roe's tombstone, who died Jan. 31, 1750, at age 45, shows a sense of humor which can still be appreciated today. His inscription reads: "As you are now, so once was in health strength tho' here I lye. "As you see me now, you'll soon be.

So prepare yourself to follow me." The Colonists who settled in Upton named it for a town in England. They didn't anticipate settling there permanently, but thought they'd need it as a secure outpost against the Indians. When they found the Indians peaceable, they left even sooner than anticipated. They moved south to be closer to the commercial center in Gloucester County. Afterward, the area became known as The Lost Town of Upton, with the Chew-Powell House and its adjacent cemetery all that remained.

December for installation of signs. Burlington County 7. BORDENTOWN Route 130 from Thorntons Creek in Bordentown to Voelbel Avenue will have left lane closings 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays until Nov.

29 for median closings and construction of left turn slots. 8. BURLINGTON CITY Route 130 from Assiscunk Creek, Burlington City, to Potts Mill Road in Florence, lane closings weekdays 8:30 am to 4 p.m. until the end of the year for resurfacing. 9.

CINNAMINSON One lane closed on Route 30 southbound from Cinnaminson Avenue to the northbound ramp of Route 73 until Oct 18 for utility work. 10. CINNAMINSON and DELRAN There will be lane closings on Route 130 from Hartford Road in Delran to Jackson Street In Cinnaminson, weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for rehab.

11. MAPLE SHADE There will be lane shifts at routes 41 38 and 73 until December for installation of signs. 12. MEDFORD New Freedom Road between Church Road and Eayrestown Road will be closed to through traffic for replacement of the bridge over Rancocas Creek and its approaches until April 1992. MEDFORD Big Look Trail will be closed indefinitely due to dam repair between Sunset Trail and Stokes Road.

Work on this Walt FnnkUnBr. Courier-Post photos by Curt Hudson Historic house: Historian Kay Taylor (above left) and Edith Sil-verstein visit the Chew-Powell House in the Blenheim section of Gloucester Township. The house is the last remnant of the town of Upton, which was abandoned in the 18th century. A one-acre cemetery on the property contains the grave of Richard Powell, who bought the house in 1763. The current owner, Joseph Feucht, spent 212 years restoring the graveyard.

ramp at Crown Point Road will be closed until December. Northbound access will be at the northern end of Crown Point Road and northbound 1-295 exit traffic must use exit 21, cross Delaware Street and utilize the new access road east leading to northbound Crown Point Road. WEST DEPTFORD The ramp from Route 130 southbound to 1-295 northbound will be closed until April 1 992 as part of the 1-295 construction. Philadelphia area Eastbound and westbound traffic on U.S. Route 422 (Pott-; stown Bypass) in Western Mont- iiomery County will be reduced rom two lanes to one where the expressway crosses the Schuylkill River west of the State Route 100 Interchange for road construction.

The restriction will remain in effect till sometime in October. Eastbound on-ramps are open at the Art Museum Circle, Broad Street, 7th Street and at the Ben Franklin Bridge to get to 1-95 North. Westbound on-ramps are open at 8th Street (which is also accessed from 7th Street North and the Ben Franklin Bridge West), 16th and 22nd streets. I-95 reduced to two lanes in each direction between Ben Franklin and Walt Whitman bridges. Road Watch appears Monday, Wednesday and Friday on, FYI.

It also appears every Sun- day in the local section. Powell and his wife, Charity Chew, raised 20 sons and a daughter on the farm. Legend has it that 17 of the sons' names are carved on the Revolutionary War Honor Roll of the Memorial Bell Tower at Valley Forge, Pa. Powell died in 1801 and his son, Richard inherited the property. Richard Jr.

married Ann Cheesman, and the couple lived there with their seven children. In 1830, when Ann died, their son, Abraham, rented it to local families. His descendants also used it as a tenant house throughout the 19th century. It continued to be inhabited by transients, deteriorating until the Feuchts rescued it. Visitors are welcome to stroll through the cemetery, but the house is rented and not open to the public, Mrs.

Feucht said. Ttcofiy Ptimvri Br the back channel of the Rancocas Creek until spring 1992. Gloucester County 14. FRANKLIN -Aura Willow Grove Road between routes 667 and 604 will remain closed to through traffic for the replacement of the bridge over Reeds Branch until the end of October. .15.

WEST DEPTFORO -Interstate 295 southbound traf- Tjfit fit 1 1 f5tr I Couner-Pou Map fic will be switched to the interior lanes from Hessian Avenue to Conrail. Work on this project will continue through October. WEST DEPTFORD 1-295 from south of Church Street to south of Delsea Drive has lane closures in effect weekdays southbound from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and northbound from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Roadway construction will continue through the fall of 1992. WEST DEPTFORD 1-295 Whitman Br. Coffunodofv Barry Br. project will continue till further notice.

13.PEMBERTONRoute70 from Four Mile Circle to Spring Lake Boulevard, Woodland and Pemberton has lane closings 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until mid-November for paving and bridge decks. PEMBERTON Birmingham Road Is closed to through traffic between Route 530 and 630 for replacement of the bridge over Route 70 update circles is one of the first phases of the project Later, on, the highway will be widened to Marlton. 1 Work on eliminating the Ellisburg Circle has begun, with at the site replacing gas mains from Maine Avenue northwest of the circle to Kenwood Drive southeast of it The work is being done at night.

One lane will be closed on eastbound Route 70 a half-mile east and west of the circle from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights for three to five more weeks. snail's pace," said Ron D'Adamo, an assistant site engineer for DOT. "It's unpredictable." No lanes need to be re-routed for the work planned this week, said D'Adamo.

Near the Racetrack Circle, drainage construction will continue on Park Avenue between Grove and Sayer this week. and J. Bell have workers in the vicinity installing electrical poles and telephone equipment The elimination of the Racetrack and Ellisburg Also, contractors expect to be clearing trees near proposed jughandles at Marlkress Road and Route 70 and directly across the highway at Rockhill Road and Route 70. will also be on hand, setting up new electric utility poles. Storm drainage pipe is also going to be laid near the future jughandles, if plans go on schedule.

They may not "The work is dragging along at a CHERRY HILL As preliminary on-site work for the Route 70 reconstruction project continues this week, site engineers from the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) do not expect motorists to experience any delays or inconvenience. Thi wwk, will be efH to warn prhy of the impending construction in the vicinity of Route 70 from Interstate 295 to Springdale Road, one phase of the project.