—TO MILLBURK MEN IN TEE ARMED FORCES"*
This issue, member III, is being plugged out in the midst of a flattening heat waveo., ,,so,. «If it finis you in Iceland, or other parts North, you can smile snugly at our plight,,,or, if you are in the Torrid Zone, you can commi- serate with us. Nevertheless, we have tried to unglue our melting minds enough to give you all the news (strictly "off the cob" or otherwise).., .BUT,.. we repeat, you must write us more, If you expeet us to carry on our part back home, as.., when Press Date glowers on the horizon we are transformed from a trio of docile damsels into a similar amount of furiously frantic futile females, furroughing f or facts. Needless to add, our task grows bigger dally.,,,as more and more local men arc leaving for the armed forces*
• .Therefore, , .gulj.-ea_se# PLEASE help us to help send you the news...and many thanks for your past support. "Keep us plying" arid Good LuckJJ
THE AMERICAN W-GMBNt.S VOLUNTARY SERVICES
MILLBURN, N* J. -1-
T0W1JSHIP TATTLE
Summer Edition - July and August 19ULca Published at Millbum, N. Jo by American Women's Voluntary Services.
The David Batcocks of Millburn Millburn- •Short Hills girls" ha<%L a happy send-off for their Pardon us for feeling smug, son Thomas Edward Babcqck just but when a MAJOR takes time out a few minutes before they left to write asking us for all for two v«2eks at Avalon, N.J. flit UP e i s sue s i t '• s SO ME THING. Tom is now in England, never felt Who knows? - thio old desk- may better, and hopes they won't waste bo flooded with letters from a time worrying about him because light smattering of Generals when this is over ho'11 have plentyand Admirals any day now, of experience to talk of, A. post Major Eugene C. Heinzinger is exchange has been set up where the at Port Blanding, Fla. and for men may buy - at good old Ameri- some unknown reason was novov can prices - soven packs of U.SnA. sent our first issue. It is al- c i gar e 11 e s, thr & e c n, ndy b ar s,and ready winging it's way to him two cans of fruit juice every because, as he so kindly writes, week. "He was very much interested to Another home touch is that Tom read of the doings of other has discovered Gordon Magoo, a Millburn men now in the service,' former classmate at Collingswood Hi — Corp. Roy Bumstead, Molo High, in his same battalion. Kaliltimaka y our a e If We " 11 Oharles A. Dupuis,Jr., now sta- have to cone clean and admit we tioned at a Naval Air Station in copied that from Roy's pleasant Newfoundland writes a cheery lot- letter bocraise our schooling ter thanking us for the first never took us beyond a simple issue of the Tattle — which "Aloha" in Hawaiian, Anyway finally cuaghb tip with him after that's whore Roy is now far a chase of over a thousand miles. call from Short Hills, but he Charlie isn't the onlj Millburn seens to enjoy the scenery and man at the station as Nick company he's in. So far he Baracia, bettor known as "Boots" hasn't run into any home talent is not only in the same detail but several Princeton classmates but he and Charlie leap be.twe'en ore in the same unit,which is the sheets of a double decked a lucky break. bunk. If that isn't one for our And. here's a nice "thank you" "Small World Dep t.", we don't letter from PVT.F.C Aloys ius 0, know anything closer, Charlie Berberioli,Jr. We don;t know is busy writing a weekly column whether Junior is called Al or for the station newspaper (don't be too critical of THIS) v/hilo Charlie by his pals but we do Boots is in charge of an Enter- wish we knew more definitely tainment Committee, Only up to where he is. Not that his certain point though — a address isn't adequate - Holy on Charlie takes over, from the re cats if there were any more since Nick is a married As ho sayg,.numbers and initials to it, Baracia please note) he moleaven (Mrss it. care of the i
Barker left soon after for Miami, papers that there are small but Fla. O.T.C. plentiful woakfish, no blues,sone On June 30th, at a nuptial mass flukes, and. no mention of tuna fron at St. Rose of Lima Church, Miss Brielle.,.But according to C,P30. Joan Glover Schultz daughter of David Johnson of Short H111 s , who Clarence Schultz of Short Hills donated himself and his boat to the and sister of Pete Schultz (see Coast Guard quite awhile back, and Gossip)became the bride of Lieut. who is on duty In that area, he John A. McManus, U.S.A.A.C., the says that the other day he had to son of Mrs. Ambrose McManus of plow through enormous schools of Summit. Mrs. F.C. Platt of Madison tuna with never a backward,longing Gonn., the former Bobby Schultz, look, as ho was on "special duty" was matron of honor and Miss Nancy and could not oven wot a line). McManus was maid of same. Best Vince Brown sends word from the wishes to the McManuses, and hoping Great Lakes Naval Training Station they will love their vine-covered that the sports ou.tlook cut there cottage In Miss ion,Texas. Lt. McM is fine, what with a nifty ball is stationed at Mocre Field. club...plus tops in entertainment In answer to Pvt. Luitweiler,. by Radio and Screen Stars. Miss Mary Catherine Gx'abhcrn is Pvt, Johnny Petrillo writes ijfciat the bride of Lt. R.J. Stewart of our humble sheet gives him an oppor- Glen Ridge, and they are residing tunity to knew how many of his Town in a three room duplex in Loesville friends are getting along in the La. three miles outside of Gamp service, and ends his letter w ith Polk. "Army life is groat"(Thanks Johnny its things like tha t, that bright- SILVER LINING DEPT. en our gloomy faces over the type- Private Jimmy Luitweiler writes writer I ) more cheerfully this time, due Bob Cusick TJ.S.N.writes that he partly to the fact that he has has been transferred to the Lone "'skyrocketed from muck and heat Star State(Did we hear four hand- into the position of Acting Recrea- claps?) following a glorious two tion Officer for his regiment". day visit to his parents at Culver Jimmy's father visited him recently Lake, N.J. Bob is to be an in- and was greatly impressed with tlie structor at his new station, and set up, remarking as he left, "it's he terminates his letter with the nice to see you so happy In this cryptic "Keep 'en dying" (We are $115,000,000.00 Country Club". (And not sure whether this moans to to think that we Inaugurated the keep you lads dying of laughter at "Tarnished Silver Lining Department" our pen antics, or whether you in "honor" of your first letter, wore more seriously referring to Jimmy1J Tchkl Tchkj By the way, the Axis...anyhow,"dying" is just Jimmy, did you know that your pal about what w e hons are almost do- Thure Anderson Jr. is now shoulder- ing in this heat 1.1) ing his gun somewhere In Georgia? Despite the f act that he had Alfred Groonberg, M.M. 2nd boon out In the rain all day build- Class, writes he Is wo 11 and happy, ing bridges (and no wise cracks and eager to give Hollywood the fron the rest of you about "what's once or twice over (Starlets take trumps") Pvt. B ob Ward writes a notice])...He also asks us to tell cheery letter to his dentist,back Police Officer George Smith that here, that ho has won an expert he misses those week-end fishing rifleman modal and that he has been trips to Brielle (As Officer elected as Demolition Man In his Smith is on vacation, at thic writ- squad... he add.s that his teeth have ing, we cannot relay the message been the target of many compliments just now... However, we see by the ...But he doesn't say whether or -7- not they are star like and. c ome out Between winning an electric at night?) dishwasher and having his basic Our reporters have removed their training "K.P."duty behind him, ^ar from the grapevine long enough Norman Marks is quite pleased with to tell us that Rocco Carella thinks his luck.«meanwhile the Miliburn uhe Navy is swell, and that there pulchritude are sorely missing his are all forms of recreation like playing jitterbug records for them sports and movies which compensate back here at the home store. for the hours of hard work. Harry Coulter has recently en- Ensign Edmund Fenner is another tered the Army Air Corps over South loyal local lad who likes this pub- Dakota Way (How do these miles of lication, .and so does George Jacob- cornfields look from "Up in the us. (Thanks a million, boys, we la blue", Harry?. .Our.- only traffic this kind of chatter up greedilyJ I I vd th t he pr oduc t, • -in all its forms , Pvt. 1st Glass Anthony Maucione has boon right here on terra firma) finds horseshoe pitching and base- ball to his taste at Camp "Y/o-dont- TARftl.SHED.- SILV-KR LIMING DEPT know* where". Corporal Matthew Stanziale And speaking of another place gays the natives are very inter- by the same name, Seaiaan Joseph esting in his present locale Moulton notifies us that he's well (another "Camp Hush-Hush")but that and happy but he. can't say inhere, he hates doing his own washing,due, •William Kerr tells his mother -H-to the- lack of laundries (Can't that he likes our literary endeavor, blame you Matt..but think of what and will write us direct soon(we're lovely,free,husband training you waiting Bill, so dc n't disappoint arc getting?, ) •• usl) James R.Grosso hasn't had any Pvt. John Minihan is in tho ice cream since he la nded on for- Military Police and finds his job eign soil (We'll lick a silent most satisfactory (He fails to toast to you on our hoj&t ice cream report just how big his Guard House cone, .James, and wet it down w ith Harvest is though). a furtive tear..Perhaps, ere long, Albert Meyer Jr. has entered Uncle Sam will remedy this over- Midshipman School,..and is he de- night ). • li girted i I Another pair of happy It seems tha. t Carmine Pedocine smiles cover the faces of brothers has been too busy driving trucks Alex and Emory Philps...duo to to even think of pleasure.(Don't their recent raise in pay.. And they allow r.ny one-armed, driving ; Thomas Lyons of the Signal Corps is in the Armed Forces??) just plain happy because he enjoys 4» Somewhere out lift the Land- of his work. Skies v e salute recently departed Prom somewhere on the Alaska Lewis Bufo ana remind hin that we Highway Henry Laurins mailed us a • hoar thuro in a badly broken heart nice tribute (Pass the glue remover; in town -viiich only he can mend ...we're getting That 'stuck up_ (Only ONE???) Tho reason wo put from compliments H r~he says he you in this doleful column,Lewis , thinks we have grasped a good idea is that we, personally miss not as we help keep tho men in touch having you a bout to hand us out with one another. (We are grateful our occ r.sionnl "Growler11 accom- for your kind words Henry, 'and panied by JOVLT cheery snilelj) we'll do our best...providing all will crash through as nobly as you did TOO BAD DEPARTMENT SPORTS CLINICAL CO'iSTOL1 You will be glad, to know that WQ hordiy know whore to begin George Eaward Dedecker, whom we as the sporting life of Millburn last reported to you as suffering Tovmship has boon so v.olurainous .In from a serious eye injury, has been our complotoly um tholectic ed- released from the hospital and re- itorial world, it socms astound- turned to Tuuson, Arizona. Now ing to us thet anyone could lift that your lamps are trimmed,George> more then a pencil in this heefc, wont you let us hear from you - how but tho sports tell us they LOVS you are feeling and whether anything heat, so here goes. carae of our garie of post office? - 7 th Ward, only unban ton team and do look out for fly balls\ in tho Millburn Junior Baseball ; We have just heard that D(->vid II. League defeated 2nd plaoa vCerd- Bartou has been sojourning in the ino.ls 11-1. The Cubs finaily hospital at Fort Knox, but hope he cerao thru to a wall earned vic- is fully recovered by now . tory agr.inst Springfield 13-11. Fsr from being a "Too Bad Topic", Than tho 7th W&rd nosed out the A«S. Rocco Cwrella, U.S. Navy, has fighting Yankees 7-6 in the written his dentist that he has ninth in what is purported to be passed two stiff physical exams OK* the best ghme of the yeor. The. No hyperf&nsion,high blood-pressure toom standings to you, and teoth fine, for which W. L. he generously gives the doctor cred- 7th Ward 5 ~~U~ it. Rocuo, did you know that Rocco Crrds 2 2 Giannattasio, who has boon st New- Yankees 2 3 port with you,has left to attend Springfield 1 2 the Radio School at Bedford Springs, Cubs 1 3 Pa. after spending a ton day fur- lough with his family in I.lillburn. Chuck Wards Ilillburn Indians wero administering a 9-1 'shell- SATING OUR OWN WORDS acking to tho Summit Rod Sox Edward p. Field was erroneously when, cfltor tho sixth,by mutual addressed as "Lieutenant" in our agreement of players end spec- last or iling.. .Sorry Captain Field tators, tho game was celled wo donf 1s know how those pen slips because of heat. Sensible folks I occur. (But wo do know thrt such Tho rigors of gasoline rction- mistakes on our pert, reword us ing struck homo for plc-yors and with meny letters of correction fans last Sundry when the Linden from you men "in the know" . .end i?E All Stars woro mrroonod at home LOVE letters of ony description.*., by lack of transport; tion, and henco, before this "Show" is ovor, could not plry their scheduled we will doubtless heve ondurud num- gomq with tho peerless Indiens. erous attacks of c.cute indigestion A hastily assembled, too.m from from tho overooting of our words* Livingston proving no mc.tch for After oil, until wo cornnenood this tho Millburn killers,Chuck Wrrd project end became insignia end magnanimously lent them c couple rank conscious, we thought a "bar" of his sturdiest sluggers, but was something one loaned on when even so Millburnwon 11-6. ordering a spot of grog,end o "chev- By way of mention, a Nevy- ron" sounded voguoly liko port of Mcr-lria, six inning contest wes on automobile...so you see, we ore Bleyod to a scoreless tie last improving in our Army-Nrvy-otc . Saturday at the Ruppurt stadium, lore, and, with your help find tol- Nor'f rk for the benefit of Navy erance we cnticiprte o fino knowing Relief rnd the Red Cross. Tho future on the subject). distinguished umpires were Babe . -O-
Ruth, Gil Strctton, successful Broad- In tonnis,girls division,shir- way octor, and Larry McPh'ail of the ley Silborsher defeated sue EQdgers. No complaints on the de- Farnhrm 6-4, 7-5. In the boys cisions . division the finds will be be- As for softboll the Vfyoming Play- t'vy.esn Robert smith end jack ground team v/as victorious in their Laird. No dops yet. debut against the Homely Men 8-3. In or so you ere interested, The league-loading the firemen thero has clso been c doll con- lost to South Mountain in a free- tost with masses of 'winners at hitting affc.ir 8-3. Then the two Taylor Park end there is a Water Mill/burn firoraen too.ms battled it out Fcst in the offing. Tom Tighe mid Go.downing Rupprecht Also Paul D'lonno won the nnd Co,ll-»5. The winning team clinch- Crouquet Golf Tournrmcnt for the Gd the gams in the 5th with 7 runs Snd yocr in n tough 18 hole on o triple by G-rosso nnd doubles metch with Bcrbcre Young. by Van Buskirk end Boots M&reantonio. This is all v:e ocn possibly do pedecine hit 5 doubles fSr the vith the world of sports,H^y, losers. Follo?Jing the gc.mo refrosh- Hcsyt If you went more r.sk ments wore enjoyed by tho sensible Gr&ntlcnd Lomax. fellows. The quarter finrls in golf wore won by Pete Strr:ub,Don Clerk end C. Wcde, who defected D. Pcriso, John GrirabiloSjcnd J.Denman, re- spectively, first flight. Second flight, Kaspercen, Lyons, Kcencn, and Faenza defeated Marcentonio, DoClassis, Sortiero rnd Mollr.ch. Never mind about the scores, I'd get thorn wrong