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ported. All New Jersey forestland
is under form of organized protection.
Commenting on the state's for-
New Jersey had more | est fire record, AFPI forester J. C.
than the usual number of forest I McCtellan called for intensified
fires during 1949, acreage losses
>yere only slightly more than half
the annual average reported for
the period 1945-49.
- This was revealed in
_ ilished by American Forest
Products Industries. Based on official
U. S. Forest Service statistics,
it shows comparative fire losa figares
for sll states. National sponsor
of the forest fire prevention
program — Keep America Green
— AFPI is s. non-profit organization
supported by the country's
leading wood-dependent industries.
Last year 1+38 forest fires burned
S029 acres of New Jersey timberland,
with an average acreage loss
of 5.6. Careless smokers accounted
for more than half of all fires re-
forest fire prevention efforts and
education.
"The Keep Green program, now
active in 28 states, provides an ef-
report fective vehicle for citizens inter-
ested in combating forest fire
losses. All Americans," Mr. Mc-
Clellan declared, "must be made
aware of the importance of fire
prevention. Every woods fire that
burns destroys resources this
country needs to remain strong
and prosperous."
The AFPI forester stressed the
need for full public support of federal
and state fire control agencies.
He called for continued cooperation
between industry, the public
and woodland owners in preventing
fire. ~~~
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Looking Back
Thru Hem Files
20 Years Ago—
Millburn business men took a
day off and journeyed to "Doerr's
New Grove" to enjoy the annual
outing- of the Boerd of Trade.
More than 60 participated in the
athletic games arranged by Bob
Marshall.
The electrification of the Lackawanna's
Moatclair Branch was
gradually getting under way, with
plans for the subsequent electrification
of the Morristown Branch
holding the interest of Millbum's
commuters and New York shoppers.
The American Legion Carnival,
planned for September was featuring
a popularity contest for
the purpose of choosing a Miss
Millburn. There was also dancing
and a drum acid bugle corps
contest of American Legion posts.
•
It was announced that Miss
Clara Kettenring would conduct
dancing classes under the sponsoring
of the Department of Recreation
during the Fall and Winter.
*
15 Years Ago—
Millburn's proposed South Mountain
School was approved in
Washington, D.C. as a P.W.A.
project. The estimated cost as
finally authorized in. the Capital
became $164,000 instead of the
$117,000 approved previously by
local voters. Some residents felt
that Millburn should refuse the
grant, building the school in our
own way.
Taylor Park Lake 'received an
involuntary purging one Saturday
night when an overanxious Fandango
Mill employee reported to
the police that there was no water
for the boilers at the mill. An
officer was dispatched to open
the flood gates, allowing a supply
of water to flow into the Mill's
pend. The lake went bone-dry
before it was discovered that the
Mill really had plenty of water,
and hot youngsters had no place
to swim. It was Thursday before
enough H20 was poured into the
lake via fire hose, to right the
situation.
*
Stewart Hartshorn, responsible
for much of the planning? of the
towti, was celebrating his 95th.
birthday at his home on Crescent
place. Short Hills' first house
was built by Mr. Hartshorn at
the intersection of Hobart and
Highland avenues in 1875. He also
built the Short Hills railroad station
to induce the railroad to stop
there.
10 Years Ago—
"Thank Goodness the stores all have telephones!
• When you stop to think of it, Mom,
there are few places you can't reach by
telephone today! During the past 5 years
•we've added more than 600,000 telephones
here in New Jersey;;: and more
are being installed every day. Yet, though
you can call more people — and more
people can call yon — the cost of telephone
service has increased less than
most other things you buy today;
Edward Ryan, Jr.,. 14, of Myrtle
avenue, Orange, was returned to
his family by Millburn police after
having been missing from home
two days and nights. He was discovered
by a resident of Spring
street who found him sleeping in
her garage.
The Millburn Rotary Club took
the Miliburn Kiwanie Club in a
golf tournament and vice versa
several weeks later.
*
Ten years ago Daddy could take
the family out to a nice dinner
and count on the check not coming
to more than $1.00 per capita.
•
5 Years Ago—
It was announced that six new
stores would soon be available to
merchants seeking Millburn avenue
locations. The stores ran
aloag the avenue adjacent to the
Washington School.
•
Richard Charles Campbell, fireman
second class, USNR, was
stationed aboard the battleship
Iowa, sister ship of the Missouri,
when the final surrender was
signed by Jepan aboard the latter
ship. The Iowa looked on
Watt at least a Mbiut* to gfva tin
person you're calling an opportunity to
answer. Thai's always good odvice, and
especially good theie days when sa many
peopl. are out-of-doors, away from their
telephones.
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The Millburn & Short Hills ITEM
ARTS AND CRAFTS GROUP at Taylor Park, one of the summer
playground centers under the sponsorship of the Recreation Dept.
with trained guns, to check up
on things.
a
Scrap paper and tin can collections
still persisted &a the Salvage
Committee picked up these items
at curblines on designated days.
The Draft Board also still existed,
but on a 40 hour week rather
than 48 hours.
N.J.Hisfory
To Be Published
A remarkable reference 1 book
on the~history of New'Jersey has
been developed by the Rutgers
University Press from a syllabus
on the State's history. Entitled
"Outline History of New Jersey,"
the new volume will be published
by the Press on September 5.
The 400-page volume was prepared
by a committee o! New
Jersey history teachers headed by
Harold F. Wilson of the Glassboro
State Teachers College. Other
members oi the committee are
Jharles A. Titus of Jersey City
State Teachers College, Helen L.
Shaw of Trenton State Teachers
College, Herbert B. Gooden of
Montclair State Teachers College,
James E. Downes of Newark State
Teachers College, and Francis W.
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to 1950. Two maps and an
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The contents range from pfecolonial
beginnings and the Indiana
of New Jersey to agricultural,
industrial, labor, social, political
and financial developments
through the first hall of the Twentieth
Century.
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