The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-11
Tuckerton Tower Censored.

competed an alr-JlgnJ censorship OF all
Atlantic coast wireless stations Thursday
by placing Lieutenant c. b. Plat and
two marines in charged the giant Ger
man radio station at Tuckerton.
Lieutenant Platt was detailed from the
battleship Utah and arrived at Tucker
ton Thursday night. The marines who
accompanied him are expert wireless
men.
The censOrs are under instructions to
permit the transmission of no messages
which might be construed as violation
of this country's neutrality in the pres
ent European crisis.
Lieutenant Platt and his marines were
welcomed at Tuckerton by Emil C.
Mayer, director of the plant which was
built for direct aerial communication
with Hanover, Germany.
The presence of the naval men at
TuckertOn may have doubly advan-
tageous effect. 1t is now understood that
government representation at the radio
tower may permit the management to
open up, without fear of suspicion, full
com merciaI communication with Ger
man sources, which have been COM
pletly cut off since British warships
severed the transatlantic cable at the
Azores some days ago.
Mr.. Mayer said that most of the rul-
mors about the plant had been false,
that he hasn't received any messages in
more than month, and hasn't sent any
across the ocean in a fortnight
eve will now open up the station
under Lieutenant Platt's supervision, .
Mr.. Mayer said, land use it for com
f1lp rQi aI fNIIr I.y 10,
ing soon. / cannot saw exactly when. -
The tower at Tuckerton has figured in
one of the first romances of the great
war. 1t was the main factor in the mar
riage, Thursday, of its director, Mr.
Mayer, and German girl.
The chief of this big station won as
his bride Miss Margaret Kuneo, of Stutt-
CART, Germany.
Miss Kuneo had been making a pro-
longed visit to this country. She had
been engaged to the wireless chief a
year. When the war broke out she
started back for Germany in the Kron-
prinzessin Cecile. u
Mr.. Mayer kept in touch with the Ce-
Gle from his giant radio tower and was
among the first to learn that the great
liner had doubled on her course, through
fear of hostile warships, and was racing
for Bar Harbor
From the top of his S30-foot tower the
wireless chief Immediately sent a mes
sage to Miss Kunoe, proposing imme-
diate marriage. She was willing, and
Mr.. Mayer met her in New York Thurs
day, where the ceremony was performed
Bordentown,
Two more cases of scarlet fever have
been reported to the board of health.
The victims are Raymond and James
Mcnamara of Elizabeth street, children
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcnamara,
Sport lovers of Peterborough have
organized the White Hill Athletic Club
and have elected Charles Church, presi-
dent; Leroy Church, secretary, and
James Brenttell, treasurer A peach
festival will be held on the ball grounds
the evening of August IA for the purpose
of raising funds for the support of a first
class base ball team in 1915
A resolution was adopted at meeting
of the Board of Commissioners on Tues
day afternoon, which will reduce the
number of night officers to two men.
This order will become effective October
/. 1t is intention of the commission to
install time clocks throughout the CITY
so as to increase the efficiency OF the
system and at the same time effect a
saving of several hundred dollars.
Miss Sallie q. Flynn entertained at a
tango tea and card party on Wednesday
evening at her home on Crosswicks
street in honor of her cousins the Misses
Mary and Helen Macdonald, of Cam
den. The favors awarded were gold stick
pins and necklaces. Following cards
pleasing musical program was rendered
by Miss Helen Macdonald and Miss
Florence Conlin on the piano, and Pro
fessor Anthony J. Coughlin, violinist.
The decorations were ferns and carna-
tons. Refreshments were served.