Millburn Short Hills

J September 4, 1947 ] I * U li eliteness Is the Rule A resident of Wyoming in a letter to the editor this •eek accuses the Item, among other things, of “propaganda,” "lack of fair play,” "bias,” and the possibility of “petty poli tics and*other intrigu^.” The letter appears on another page. MILLBURN Before we find ourselves running afoul of the Alien and Seditions Acts, trading with the enemy, or hauled up before and the Un-American Activities Committee, perhaps it would be tveU |[ we restated our position on the matter of the great Wyoming mail controversy, or as our correspondent puts it, ITEM the engineered postal delivery squabble.” It really all began, when, casting about for a worthy SHORT HILLS iubject, we recalled a luncheon conversation we had had cit-h a pair of Wyomingites, and the suggestion they had nade that while reorganization was going to take jdace at he Maplewood post office, it struck them that it would be SIX CENTS cm „ ideal time to straighten out a mail situation that had an- Founded 1888 PubliAeJ every Thursday a t MILLBURN. N. I. nved them ever since they moved jto Wyoming many ears ago. That's the way it began, folks, and that’s the way it still . \Ve believe it is a move that would benefit almost every- House Burglar Mail Change ne living in the Wyoming section, and although we admit ml agree that it is a matter for Wyoming residents to decide Leads 4 to 1 jr themselves, we intend to make the columns of the Item Is Captured vailable for a crystallization of opinion one way or the other, The Wyoming Association Ooun- n furtherance of this, we again print the voting coupon and David Miles Lutz, 18, of 108 cil. will hold its first meeting of rue that it be sent to us promptly so that we can present it Fairvlw avenue, South Orange, the fall on Tuesday night at the , the Wyoming Association fqy their consideration. We w8a «*P«cted »* arraigned be- Wyoming Club. The chief topic elieve that any proposal to the* Post Office-Department for fore Recorder Kain last night on of discussion at the meeting is change should come fr6m that representative body. 8 charge of hPuae robbery 8nd expected to be the proposed change After glancing through the ballots which have already concealed weapons fol- in mail delivery from Maplewood ome to the Item, it dues seem that our editorial of last week lowlng hi8 arr88t by Detective to Millburn. President John K. •as somewhat confusing to many readers. As far as we Sergeant Lyon on Monday m°rn- Davenport reports many inquiries on the subject, and has gotten the now there is neither any possibility nor attempt to change ing. He is the second burglar to assurance of Millburn postmaster, he telephone exchange of residents of the section. That is arrested by Sergeant Lyon in Mrs. Helen Jacobus, that she will mechanical problem which is impossible to solve. The only the Past two months, be present to answer any techni him: which has been suggested, and which we have endorsed According to police, Lutz is said cal questions on the subject. Resi that the names of Wyoming residents should be listed to have admitted burglarizing the dents of the section have been In vited by Mr. Davenport to attend mle^lillburn and not under Maplewood. At present some home of Mrs. Frank Pols of 91 and present, their views. re lisled under one town and some the other. < Glen 8V«"“* »ome tlme Sund8y The Item, continuing its poll •\s a result of the proposed postal change, the residents night while Mrs. Pols was vlsit- through a ballot printed in the f. Wyoming would live in Millburn, their mailing address mg neighbors. Upon her return paper this week and last, will buld be Millburn, and their telephone number could be ob- she found the house had been present the results to the Coun rined by consulting the Millburn directory. Simple, isn't it? entered and dresser and desk cil. To date replies are running Drawers ransacaeu. mxoiumg iu 1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrn......— mi mi four to one in favor of the change confusion as to Maplewood or Millburn; it would be all drawers ransacked. According to 8 S 4 t o Millburn, although only some • • • .t • I. nffinur Piiprou whn invPRfio’nfpH illburn; which is as it should be, we think. Of iccr Currey who nves ga e , q f THE MILLBURN BASEBALL CLUg TEAM which has compiled one of the best won and lost records of any team In thirty -ballots have been received a lady's wrist watch, articles of Mlllburn>|| hlstory, having won 23 games and lost only 5. The team will play the Summit A. A. this Sunday at Taylor Park In a benefit M this written, clothing and a coin collection contest for B1U Franke who was struck in the head by a pitched ball last Sunday. Those in the picture are rear row, left to right: gome of the comments made by Sake Up, Folks were missing. Entrance had boen Frederick Allendorf, business manager; Victor Miller, official scorer, Joe Scandore, Warren DePalma, Ben Palumbo, Joe Fiola, Cal Sinith, reg!df,ntg are M fonowa, "The con- . gained through an unlocked cel- Ken Wheeler, George Bauer, manager, and Joe Sammartino, trainer. Middle row: Bill Brewer, Bill Franke Tony Marcantonlo, Bob fusion arising from this situation It is really an am azing phenom enon to note th e com- jar door and the f0rCing 0( the Thompson Mfkc Sereno and Rocco Carella. Front row: Jim Townsend and John Marczak, batboys. Absent when this picture was made has been most annoying. Thank ete change in the tempo of life here in our town as soon door jnt0 the kitchen from the are Rocco’ Sammartino, Hobart Kreltler, Jim Porter, Ed Miller and Bob Neindorff. (Photo by Gordon Roth) you for giving the matter pub- Labor Day has come and gone. W e have seen, as we have cellar. lictty^l '"Thimk-goodness this mall TOWNSHIP CLERK Theodore mess is coming to a head. Would r many many years, the sudden awakening and return of Sergeant Lyon, investigating L. Widmayer, a member of the not be Interested in changing if r residents anaand our ucignneighbors. o The summer has been, as Mondayamong tfaemorning, artlcleg learnedof clothing that Three New Millburn Rotary Club, addressed Benefit Game scope of telephone service is to be ual, slow, quiet, drowsy and easy-g g. missing was a man’s blue jacket. Schools Reopen the members of that club at their adjusted, however." "Maplewood > Suddenly Labor Day is past, and wham . the vacation- whlle at Police headquarters later Tuesday luncheon meeting at gave us delivery service long be This Sunday fore Millburn. It will be a great s come back, dad starts getting excited over fall business ln tbe morning he noticed a man Firemen C h a n t i c 1 e r . His subject was Next Monday "Township Government,'’ giving deal of trouble to make this u-iiccts mother and the kills dash madly from shop to walking west on Millburn ave- Tile three top candidates for the A benefit game for Bill Franke, change. How about telephone, will The long summer vacation . ..„ ----- -------------- the members a picture of how 0I fretting outfitted for school and for the fall social func- nue wearing a similar blue jacket star center fielder of the Mill it be changed?...... It's about time will come to an end for some positions of firemen in the Millburn jj governed. „ the teen-agers deluge tbe juke joints and burn up the and carrying a brown suitcase. Fire Department, as the result of burn Baseball Club, will be played this very annoying condition is Ills, tile tee g B ) ertinns ,u a t u ave Following the man for a few 2,000 Millburn public school lephone wires catching up on social connections th a t nave Lyon gtopped Civil Service examinations held * this Sunday afternoon at Taylor corrected.” students next Monday, SeptiJJJi- "We have always wantsd out bed during the vacation period. and questioned him and as his ber 8 with classes starting Park. Franke suffered a severe mail from Millburn ind are pleased the regular times.....Teachers. Jhce W. Bair and Vincent s. S k Building Cods It's wonderful and we love it. I he only trouble is that anawers hid not satisfy, took him ’ were appointed probationary fire- ™ concussion last Sunday in the that at last something I* bah* will start their work today and means we too must stop our drowsing and keep pace with in the car t0 the Pols home where men by tbe Township Committee final innings of the game with done to correct this most confus tomorrow in preparation for the jacket was identified and the Tuesday night. Chatham when he was struck be ing arrangement which we have the coming school ysar. Amended lived with for twenty-one years." e Pace- f) . , ------*__ theft admitted. On the way back The new men will start work at hind the ear by a pitched ball. " from the Pols home, Lutz was An ordinance decreasing the live "We are six ln our family and once as their appointments were He Is presently in Overlook Hos questioned by Lyon as to whether effective September 1. Their sal load requirements under the build have been annoyed for twenty- iVe o Little! he had a gun and the reply was pital and the latest reports from five years with this absurd mail ary will be $2,300 annually during ing code was passed on final read Baturdav is Disabled American Veterans Forget-Me- in the 'negative.

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