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First lection BenrorttetitUe Jfetas NEWSPAPER OF THE BOROUCH OF BERNARDSVILLE AND BERNARDS TOWNSHIP Twenty-Four Pain Vol. XXXVIII, No. 44 VETS'BOARD IS PASSING BUCK Claims ItFNponxibllll) to Mule and by LyonH ulligan, commander of the Alliance of Essev County, is ilnlon that the United States Hospital at Lyons, is "pans- Uck" to state and county in- Thls opinion is the result lgH and efforts will be made ial Investigation of States Veterans' Bureau, of his evidence that the Lyons Is attempt to responsibility, Mr. Mulligan tic copies of two Bureau to Mr. and er J.

Demarest, 95 Mohr letter, sent to the husband, -With reference to the ex- made upon you In thin It Is noted that hos- recommended In your la to advise you that due city of beds In government this time we will be un- Uthorize your ndmfHsion at As soon as a bed becomes for your use you will be gr, dated October 17, 1910. by Earl L. Sharp, M. out-patient service. letter, dated November 18, sent to Mrs.

Demarest, and; glgned by Dr. Sharp It This will acknowl-1 let11 di November in with hospitalliatlon oi I and. As stated In our tor- beds are not available for government hospitals. In I that hoKiHt.iliz.ition is im Is suggested that you place He Kssi County Hospital, re, or the state hospitals at (Park or Trenton." Mr. Mulligan reports, is care of at Ovei brook, titution.

an emergency case and been handled at the Vot- pltal at Lyons, It wan de- Ir. Mulligan. of the space used by the Ice formerly at Bleeker vark," Mr. Mulligan Mt8t 120 jMMriihle patients from the hospital. ot Us diHtance from all its, veterans asked to come nal office at Lyoiw aro be prepared to remain a ro.

The beds which they lid be used for patients, ent location of the regional rktng a great hardship on If they travel from Newark may have an hour's wait cle connecting Summit and ner. If they travel by i is a two and one-half mile nd-ratc roads. that there is still a oui- In Newark, but is in en- inate. There is but one' he handles an average cases a many to oper attention, are kept at Lyons, and nation is desired there are delays. rans of Foreign Wars four called the attention of IcGvoy, regional manager, of medical examlna- contact office.

He prom- ly the situation, but noth- done. trans' Alliance has placed In the hands of Lieut. Harris, iaisi.n officer for and he will represent our In the fight for a fairer Mr. Mulligan added. IKEN F00MNG IBLVKS FOR 13 YEARS? to decision rendered Newark by Federal Judge a son of Mrs.

J. irk of the local mountain American people have themselves in thinking legally constituted pro- when in reality they had plain from Judge Clark's the 18th Amendment had ne part of the constitution been ratified by State rather than by Constitu- timent. alon of Judge Clark's indictment of William farmer of Wantage, Sus- who was charged with and selling 50 half bar- The case had created interest and had brought of famous lawyers, rk was formerly a mem- Board of Education. iNf MAS PARTY VETERANS' HOSPITAL ler D. J.

Sprait, has nu- the Somerset County omit tee of the American arranging for a United States Veterans 1 Lyons, Monday night, TJio iifist will tSO 1n Bg ho wears, except shoes, low. John K. NevitiH ore, Plalnfleld, N. J. BERNARDSVILLE.

SOMERSET COUNTY. THURSDAY! DECEMBER 18. RIDGE GARDEN CLUB WINS STATE AWARD I9J0 SIX CENTS lluxliiiig Ridge OntHnizatlon Second Itt'Nt In Mew i in Wreath Making The Basking Ridge Garden club won second award in the exhibition of wreaths entered In a conservation of Christmas greens exhibit now being conducted at the New Jersey Museum at Trenton. The award was made by the New Jersey State Committee on Conservation, composed t.f raprsentnllves of the Federated Harden Clubs and the Garden Club of America. The winning wreath of hemlock, black alder berries and red cedar entered by the Summit flub, was given forty-nine points out of a possible sixty by the judges.

The wreath of artificial red berries, pussy willow and spruce entered by the Masking Ridge Garden Club, received forty-six points and a wreath of bay berry, black alder berries, euonyinouH, forsythla, retln- Isnora and spruce was given forty- four points for the Garden Lover's Club of Elizabeth for third prize. Among the many organisations participating in the exhibit is the Garden Club of Somerset Hills, of this community. PRISCiLLAB. BLISS BOWS TO SOCIETY Niilter 01 the Local Ifonntaln Vhes for Miss Priscilla B. Bliss, daughter of Mrs.

Walter Phelps Bliss of Wemiover in the local mountain colony New York City, was Introduced to society hist Saturday night, at one ot the largest debutante parties of file Thin was a dinner ami dance by Mrs. niiss in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton In Now York. Cherry trees in blossom, cybotlum ferns and sinllax had been used to decorate the foyer and ballroom. Tall standards of pink roses were arranged in front of mirrors and near the en- traucM to the ballroom, and the stairway also displayed these flowers. The dinner was served at several tables tn ballroom, which was cleared for dancing.

Supper was served In the Oval Restaurant at small tables decorated with pink lilies and lavender sweet peas. There were about a hundred guests for dinner and many others came in for the dancing. Among those present from the local mountain colony were Miss Kmily Frellnghuysen, Miss Virginia Kernochan, the Misses Mazy and Mllllcent Miss Dorothy Dillon, Miss Dorothy Kinnicutt, Miss Cynthia D. Kuser, Miss Eleanor Schley, Miss Beatrice Behr, Miss Mary 11. Pierrepont, Miss Anne C.

Schley and Miss Peggy Starr. Among the you UK men prevent from the Somerset Mills were C. Douglas Dillon, Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Edward A. LeRoy, Reeve Schley, Wjilys Terry, Francis L.

Winston and Owen L. Winston, LOCAL 80CTET? FOLK ARK KfiWABS SHOW The Junior League cabaret which takes place this Thursday evening In the Mosque ballroom, Newark, will be directed by Mlsg Mabel Depue, daughter of Sherrerd Depue of Stirling, and Henry Young, of ller- nardsville, will be in charge of tin group who will act as ushers ami oigareUe girls. The patronesses include Mrs. E. Brie Moody and Mrs.

Henry Young of Bernardsrllle; Mra. Franklin Conklin. Franklin Conklln, and Mrs Ludolph H. Conklin of Basking Ridge; Mrs. John U.

Hardin of Chester and Mra. Franklin Murphy of Mendham, 6ARDEK CUB ELECTS SEW OFFICERS At the anniial meeting of the Bernardsville Garden Club, Tuesday afternoon in St. Barnard's Parish House in Claremont road those officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. William Seymour; vire-presldent, Mrs. Lester R.

van Woert; secretary, Mrs. Hurry Courter nnd treasurer, Mrs. Charles J. Schultz. Material for Christmas wYuaths was distributed and the members made wreaths for their own use out of evergreens excepting holly, lauroi and ground pine.

BISK ING R1D0F. PLANS BASKETBALL TEAM Basketball will be the next endeavor of the Basking Ridge Ramblers and they are at present busy forming a schedule for tho. season, it is expected that the n.nnblers will combine with the Millinglon Piold Club next, season to form a niroag gridiron eleven, Both c'ubs were thin sensou. NOTIfK YOUR TOWN AW MY TOWN HIS it your town and my town; and that infant not only thote who live within the corporation limits but thoie who live the (unrounding rural districts, who nuke this town their trading center, who attend iu churches and whose torn and daughtets an enrolled in its schoob. 1Tw.then.il OUR town.

We have helped build it up together, we hive made a better place in which to live and given it its character as a representative American community; we have worked together and playrd tether, we have enjoyed prosperity' together and wffaed advenirjr together; and both have served to bind in mote closely to each other. Thete is one institution in our town which can justly lay claim to no smalpait in making our community what is. That the Home Paper. Chronicler of the news which keeps the people of our conv numky infonned of the acb'vkiesof their and therefore gives them a better opportunity to know one another, interpreter of the spirit of cor community, of its ideals and its needs to make it a better community; and leader in the movements which answer those needs and promote the welfare of our community, your Home Paper is happy at this time to extend to all of its friends in this friendly community a friendly greeting: Merry Christmatt And in this glad seaton when we all can know the joy of giving, let us add to out jkt just one more gift of loyalty to our munity. Let us highly resolve to cany over into the new year the spirit of Christmas.

Let there be "peace on earth, good will to men" not only on this day but in the days to come as me work together for the best interests of your town and my town -THE PUBLISHERS CONKLING AVENUE BOARD ACTS CLOSINGDEFERRED AGAINSTM1N1STER Township twinmlttee Not Educational Authorities Tuke To Take Further Action on New Ordinance Till January On request of counsel, the Bernards Township Committee at Basking Ridge, Tuesday evening deferred action to the first regular meeting in January an ordinance to close Sqnnltlile With Rev. Joseph E. Appier to Court The Hoard of Kducation, Mumluy evening, instructed SpervisinR Principal Harry G. Stuart to bring complaint against Rev. Joseph E.

Appley of Basking Rldgc and take such legal avenuo railroad crossing in steps as may be necessary for the re- Hawkins Ridge and have the Lackn- wanna Railroad Company open New street parallel to the track all the way to Craig street. This action was taken after counsel nformed the committee that the railroad figures the improvement will cost the company ten thousand dollars, and as a result It wishes under the new law, to apply to the Public Utilities Commission for aid in the sum of five thousand dollars. In the event of this aid not being granted, the railroad ompany asks the committee to consent to a macadam penetration pavement on the proposed new street instead of bituminous or concrete pavement as at first planned. An ordinance was adopted to close three railroad crossings in the Lyons section where an underpass has been completed. On recommendation of Auditor John Weliman, the committee will meet Saturday morning, December 27 at Vdoek to settle up tax anticipation notes, payable December and it will hold its final meeting for the year Tuesday evening, December 80 at 8 o'clock.

All bills the town- ihip must bo presented by December 26, Tho treasurer was authorized to pay such parts of notes relative to tho Lyons underpass as he lias money available and 1605.14 held from the county by the township on the first half of the 1930 taxes ou the W. A. Reynolds property acquired by the United States Government for the Veterans 1 Hospital, was on advice of counsel and auditor, ordered paid the county treasurer, after being assured that tho township will get credit for this amount from the State Tax Board In its 1981 tax rate. Action was deferred until December SO on a proposition presented by counsel that Fred C.utleber proposed to purchase a lot owned by the township next to his property In the Boulevard for not less than eighty dollars, tho price set previously by the committee on all lots owned by the township. In a letLer, the county road supervisor informed the committee that as a result of an over-expenditure for improvements to the first section of the Schultz-Stonehouse road, he has recommended that the state pay half of the sum ot $917.72.

In another communication, tho Vot- erans 1 Administration Bureau in Washington, informed the committee covery of balls which the Board alleges Mr. Appley seized after they had landed ou bis property which adjoins the school, while being used tn play, by pupils. The order was carried out In accordance with the Board's wishes and the situation was taken to tne Bernards Township Recorder's Gonrt In Basking Ridge last night, where, on request of Mr. Appley, the was postponed until Friday evening. December 26 at 7:30 o'clock.

A large crowd appeared for the hearing which did not materialize. Last month, Mr. Appley charged the puplla with mischief and asked the Board to erect a high wire fence along the line dividing the two properties. At a cost not to exceed forty dollars the Board authorized Vice-president Harold W. Headley to have a survey made and have the boundary lines established between the Basking Ridge school property and Mr.

Appleyn property, and have pins set. Tho committee looking after the Protection ofMf.Appley'a property. Hdl Ath LOCAL RED CROSS BREAK GROUND FOR DRIVE NETS $904.35 NEW LYONS STATION Thi linrV l.u«t John I Oldest af That Year's bf the UMrlrt, WIH.U Morel Which Treasurer Chester treasaret it' tht Somerset Chapter of AHUM- icau Red Cross, announced Saturday that 1 members were enrolled during the recent drive for funds here and tho receipts totaled $904.35, which is In excess by 1327.20 of the amount contributed here to the work of the Red Crost last year when a total ot 9677.15 was contributed. This splendid achievement in going well over the top in the drive Is due to the very efficient work ot a corps of women workers who thoroughly canvassed (he community tn especially quick lime and special thanks due these canvassers. Of the total sum received Mr.

Drown has sent the largest share to National Red Cross headquarters In Washington, D. C. Besides Mr. Brown, the officers of tho local chapter arc C. Merrrill Chapln, ot the local mountain colony, president and Max Hemmeii- dlngtT, secretary.

o- Mr. Headley, Arthur Brush and Samuel S. naldwin, wan authorized to advertise for bids for the erection of a board fence 12 feet high and about 500 feet long, to be built along the line dividing the school and Appley properties. A tuition fee of $200 wan ordered paid to the Wright Oral School, New York, for Fred Kerr of this placo. Mr.

Stuart reported that he had obtained the services of Judge Harold B. Wells to deliver the commencement address in June. Action on a tentative budget presented for the school year beginning July 1, 15131 to June 30, 1932, was laid over for consideration at the meeting in January. A contract was awarded to William B. Pope of this place In tbo amount of $177.50, for the covering of steam pipes in the Liberty Corner school and other miscellaneous work.

Weatherstrips were authorized purchased for the windows in two rooms In the liberty Corner school. The Board thanked Mr. Stuart and Mrs. Vincent C. Bonnlantlor for attending tho state Federated ol Education convention recently in Trenton.

Taking np the subject of tho exchanging of Christinas gifts by teachers and pupils, Mr. Stuart said that, although it had been the custom for some teachers and pnplls to exchange gifts, that although he felt it WOMAN DIES AFTER CHASING DRIVER Mm. Bridget Hronn of itc to Heart Attack After Pur. snlntr Hit and Run Driver After giving chase to a hit ami run driver along Valley road from Gillette Comer to Berkeley Heights, Saturday night, Mrs. Bridget Brown of Summit, died from a heart attack brought on by the shock of witnessing the accident and the speeding of the cur In which she was riding to overtake the fleeing motorist.

Tim autolst failed to stop alter hitting Miss Ruth Wylan, 16, daughter of Mr. and Urn. Ralph Wylan ot Gillette and Mrs. Brown's nephew, Dennis Herrlty, of Summit, driving the tar in which Mrs. Hrown was rkilng, gave chase across the railroad Into Berkeley Heights to IMainflold avenue and then into dirt road leading to Union Village.

Passing through the center of Berkeley Heights, Herrity called to Police Chief RUSHO to follow him. The fleeing motorist was finally caught in Union Village road ami placed under arrest for leaving the scene of the accident. He idvutinVd himself as Anthony Cortege, 24, of Stirling. He was turned over to Passalc Township Police Chief Thomas H. Rhcln and arraigned before Recorder Donald M.

Kenworthy In Millington and was hold without bail, pending the outcome the injurieo to Miss Wylan and for leaving the scene of the accident, to await the action of tlie Morris County grand jury. Miss Wylan had left a taua, pawed behind the vehicle, and was about to cross the highway when struck by the Cortese machine, it was said. After Cortege failed to Dennis Herrity, in Ills auto with his aunt, Nlx.iHcd to those standing by to care for the girl while he gave chase to the hit-and-run driver. Dr. W.

Johnson Haiiock of Berkeley Heights was tailed to the scene to give first aid to Wylan hail her seat to the hospital, Herrlty's machine was to the rear of the bus, waiting for the completion of the discharging and taking ot passengers. AH he started the machine to give chase to Corteso, his aunt, sluing beside him, foil him as if in a faint. Herrtty pushed her to one side again as lie continued Herrity then went to Dr. Hallock'g office while the latter was Ktill at (he scene of the accident. It was not until reaching the office that ha realized that his aunt had suffered a heart attack instead of fainting before leaving the accident scene, Mrs.

Brown was still alive upon arrival at tho doctor's office, and wan given first aid treatment by a nurse, but could not be revived. The girl is in Overlook Hospital. Summit, with a compound fracture of her hip, a broken arm, a dislocated Qrouod broukiiiK coronii'iiUs In con- section with the propoNtHl erntlon by Dt'laware, Laikuwanuit and Wes- ltild the uit and Wes tern ltailroad Coinpuny of the uew station at Lyons were held on tho shortly after one o'clock Monday afternoon when former Bernards Tuwnshls) Committee chairman John O. C'roaa, the oldest resident of Lyoua, wielded the shovel which started the work oa way. Surrounded by a large number ot local business men, property of the sestlon and representatives of the local press, Mr.

rather emphatically began the operations which are to result iu a beaeutlful stattoa at Lyons. After the breaking of tho ground by Mr. Cross, Janes Thomson short history of Lyons and Somerset Hills, closing with some rather appropriate remarks concerning the celkwt cooperation the Railroad has afforded the residents ot tlie section. In closing his remarks Mr. Thomson pointed out that with the added Incentive of a new station to receive future visitors, the diate section was dost I nod tnr a very optimistic future.

J. Egan, representative of the Liberty Corner Progressive Association then addressed the group, pointing out fu very entertaining Fashion the future which his astOCltr iion could visualise for the section. Among Mr. Egan's most interesting forecast was his statement, "that thero vva.s no reason why the Somerset Hills couldn't be made the node! suburb of which met siasffi. Among tbose present the cere- wire Edward .) Qeis of Lumber C.

itoiiorsou, son tractor for the Laokawanna r.ail- oad; Inspector of the Consti ion DcuuritiUMit of the the Metropolitan 1 with considerable enthu- the railroauj teorge Peck, ,1. H. H. Plsgfl, Fml f. tuiiyon.

Mr. Cruas. Roland I' lolph, Cliarles Dosclier, William W. iidiord, Mr. Kgatti Mr.

and K. Haley, Robert Kay, John V. Baas, tohert McQuatg, Mrs. JamtM Thomson, )r. .1.

Sims, medical head of thv S. Veterans' Hospital; Adolpii Stoecker, W. T. Shaugcr, llcruanin Township 1'ollce Chief LOUIH A. Allen.

"ml H. It. Trumbull and Michael Meo ot Tho ncrnardsville thers of tint Hiirroandlng district in erested in tin of unity. Several photographs of the were taken am! these will bo pub faded by several publications to that section of Bernardii Town.ship. Tho project of the ground breaking eremonles were broiiKhl altout after i nuH'tiiiK waH held HuuUay night at In' home of Mr.

Thomson, who shoulder cut face. and a bully bruised and All persons having bills against the of arc asked to them on or boforn December 28, 1B80. liilAIU. Clerk 12 Washington, informed the that bemuse Knolkroft road In Lyons'gins, anci mat aunougu no it, ww leading to the new U. S.

Veterans'Idotio with the iwst Intentions possible, Hospital, a public highway, the Bureau lin-i no authority to help tho township in Us upkeep by expending funds for improvements. With Chairman voting a lone Xo, the committee granted a trniifhlso to the Jersey Coach Lines throng counsel, James P. n'Brien to extern! its bus Hues from it often resulted in pressure Oh pupils who un.iblo to contribute. He that tho Board rulu against the acceptance of such gifts by teachers against the collodion of money for the purchase of gifts for after which tho Board paused the nftcessary motions. Mr.

Stuart was empowered to re- I new a contract with tho Standard Eleetrli Time Company fer thi maintenance uf Ins school clocks af a fosi on Pact BURGEON HUIM KKAKNT VETERANS' HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Howard R. Dukes of 220 Kourny nvenuet, Kcarny, has beta appointed attending surgeon at the United States Hospital at Lyons. Tho doctor received word to tUis effect from Washington. It will necessitate visits In the hospital about throe times a week.

11KKN TOWNSHIP ASSESSMENTS ON VIKW Tax duplicates of the Tax Lifts for 1031 ol! Bernards Township, will bo opon for Inspection at i he Township OomtniUoe Rooms, Basking Ridge Friday, December 1930, trow I 6 p. m. and trnm 7 lo al(0 a the House, Liberty Corner, Sal ufday, lie in her 27, LtfO, from 10 it in. to niion and from I to 8 p. m.

Sail lists also if wen any evening my homo, Finloy Avenue, Rjdge ROBKRT 'il TIJCnUK, Township AtlsopT 18-1S41 one of the principals active In tlra 'IKlit for the now station. Present at his meeting tras J. Egan and Joseph Waldron of Liberty Corner mid Harold Thomson aud these men and J. it. Jl.

Flega, wets in charge of Moa- f'a program. Hlllr: ON FIRST t.M.UKH TRAIN TO Sight hundred guest carried on the first electric train run this Thursday morning over the juckawaniia Railroad lrom Ilolxiken MorriBlown, Tho triiln was char- ered by a csnmlUea of business tnen rssldlng In towns along the routo. 11 is expected that the eleotrlflca- on on the Passalc and Dulawurs through Uernardsville to Ulad- no will be completed by January 10. SCHOOL IHKISTMAS Supervising Principal William 3. Cwichell of I'eapack-niadtfionc.

has irranged a schedule ol Christmas ivitlos for tho pupils of the Borough School. The iiuplls in the dve lov.er urados will be entertained Tuesday afternoon, Docember 23, In Junior Drier hall. Pupils In the four upper grades will hold an entertainment Wednesday morning in the Rchool and itiie afternoon all will Join In curol singing after which they will spend a half hour around the trees in tbelr class-rooms. have boon Invlt- to attend the programs. WOMAN'S fMH DA5C1 UKCF.MHF.K Sft Members of the Junior Woman's i Jiih have is.iuod Invitations for a Christmas dnncp Friday evening, De- oonibor 26, in tho High 8chool gym- The Koueral committee includes Miss Marjorlo Dobbs, chairman: Mlsso8 Dorothy Scott, Dorothy Flock, ll.len Crater, Mllllcent Kren- tich, Helene Howard, Marie Indlow.

Rvelya Dorothy Nuso, Inc Mason, Botty Mary Sunw nnd Ruth Conovw, Mrs, Helsa Tiger and Mrs. Perry A. Hoffman, NOTICE Anv Name on or rwv. haviiiu a bill ueainst HnWMAN.