This Day in History: 1942-04-15

The first test blackout since America entered the war four months earlier was pronounced a great success throughout the North Bergen County area. Some 100 volunteer workers checked all of the surrounding communities and found few violations. In one or two cases in Waldwick and Ramsey, people had gone out for the evening and left a light burning or had fallen asleep and did not hear the alarm, but observers at the observation point in Saddle River reported no light visible. Chairman Charles Hallenbeck announced “The effectiveness of the test blackout was 100 percent in Hohokus Township. There were checkers at various strategic points in the Township who observed the efficiency with which the test was conducted. (Bristow)