Vol. XXXIV. No. 18

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle City P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1919

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FREEHOLDERS ALIVE TO COUNTY'S NEEDS

Like every other county that has made iu marks on the sands ot time, and has attained any distinctive degree of development. Cape May County is manned, officially, by men who are capable, progressive, aggressive and who, are ever watchful tor the Coun-

ty's needJ.

In 1907, with the growing popularity of the automobile. Cape May County j set itself out 10 meet the changed or-J der of things, and provide the first really good country roads In the State to attract motorists from the populous centres of Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York. Not only must Cape May County's road system be re-vamped,

JOSEPH P. MAC KISSIC,

Lower Township district, which

but the adolnlng counties of Atlantic comprises tne Township, and those and Cumberland had to be educated to thriving Boroughs of Wildwood Crest, Thanks to the faithful efficient work on the Board of Freeholders for the of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of last eight years by Joseph P. MacKisIhal time, and their successors to the wbo »* actively engaged in farmnresenl P.rw. Wav r„„ n .v » M we H “ the owner Of WildWOOd T . . / y Crest's largest and moat modem hoable to build up Ita road system to the t*], u, e Breakers, which is conducted

hotel. Mr. MccKlssic

was one of the pioneer builders Crest, when this town was laid out by Baker Bros., and has aided in everything that the founders of the resort, have advocated as being instrumental in making It one of the finest nnd cleanest resorts on the Coast. Mr MacKlssic attends to his duties on the Board, in a fair and impartial manner, wants everyone to have a square deal, does not fear any mac. and will speak out when the occasion warrants it.

HOPE W. GANDY. “Mayor of Tuckahoe" is the title given Mr. Candy; the fact that Tuckahoe is part of a township, and has no Mayor, rnakea no difference, for Mr. Gandy is well able to hold down the Job in conjunction with his Freeholder duties He represents Upper Townehip, and when not working at that runs one of the "real” stores of the village. Tuckahoe has a bank, a hotel, a school, several churches, and Hope W. Gandy. point where it equals, it not excels, that of any other county in the State. From thirty-odd miles of bad roads in 1907 to over one hundred any thirty miles of good roads in 1919, is a big Jump—but U has been accomplished, and new work is constantly going forward. In view of the vast demands made upon its treasury to meet the peculiar conditions ot a resort county, the Board of Freeholders has succeeded in keeping the county tax rate down to a reasonable figure; and yet it has been able to provide such “extras" aa mosquito extermination work to the tune of IK.OOO, farm demonstration and vocational schools, and assistance to the maintenance of county hospitals. The personnel of the Board this year la aa follows: Representing Ocean City: John Fox, widely known contractor and owner of Ocean City livery stable; John' R. Groves, plumbing contractor. Representing Sea Isle City: Tneodore DcBow, and James F. Eustace. Representing North Wildwood: Floyd Hewitt, who is probably the moft youthful member on the Board and has brought with him Just enough energy and pep, to balance the mature Judgment and sound reasoning

of his fellow member from North Wildwood. John W. Young, and thus making the City's representation about

ideal.

Representing A’Udwood: Augustus Hilton, who Is probably the best known pound net operator along the Atlantic Coast, and who last year was named by Governor Edge as a member of the new New Jersey State Fiah Commission; Otto Koeneke, well known plumbing contractor. Representing Cape May City: Henry Rutherford, one of the County's native sons, born at Cold Spring; he is engaged in the Joyful occupation of undertaking, but does not let it affect his good disposition and the people ot Cape May City think well enough oi him to have re-elected him for a lx terms, making his service on the Board eighteen years in all. Captain John Bennett, aea captain. Representing Upper Township, comprising the towns of Sirathmere and Tuckahoe, and a large rural section: Hope W. Gandy. Representing Middle Township: Joseph Camp, of Fierce's P. O. Representing Lower Township: Joseph P. MacKlssic. Representing Dennis Township: Levi WentxeU, a well-known contractor and builder, one of the oldest members of the Board of Freeholders in point of service. Frank W. Fowkes, of Sea lale City, is Clerk of the Board, and through his efficient and systematic handling, the mass of detail incidental to running of the County's official chinery, has been so standardised, and systematlaed, that every one of the thousands of transactions of the Freeholders during a year are Instantly available, in the most up-tinlate form, at any moment

HENRY S. RUTHERFORD, Director of the Board. Cape May County's Official Family would not be complete without a picture of Henry S. Rutherford. Director of the Board of Freeholders, and one of Ita oldest members In point of service. Mr. Rutherford has served Cape May City on the Board for six terms, and was four times hoi ored w ith Ihc Directorship of the Board, a position requiring no mean ability. The above photo, of Mr. Rutherford, thf only one we have been able to get Is taken as he is about to cut the rope officially opening on.- of the County's newer bridges.

JOHN T. BENNETT. ' Captain John Bennett, and proud of It Mr. Bennett ranks with Mr. Eustace in age, but Is still actively engaged as a sea captain, and nary n channel or shoal for three hundred leagues that Captain Bennett is not tamllla.' with: he also knows a little about the political game, and has been active along these lines in Capo May City, where be lives. Charles W. Saul, of Wildwood, a former member of the Board, is County Collector, and in this Important position is custodian of upwaids of one million dollars of the County’s monies

each year.

HON. WILLIAM H. BRIGHT, State Senator. ‘A Senator With a Backbone” is the way a prominent North Jersey newspaper has termed Senator William H. Bright, of Wildwood, who Is representing Cape May County in the uppet branch of the State legislature this year. Mr. Bright has had an active political career, and served a term as Sheriff several years ago. He Is active In hanking circles, being President of the Cape May Court House National Bank, and a Director of the Marine National Bank, of Wildwood. Mr. Bright is engaged in the real estate business in Wildwood.

CLERK’S OFFICE AN EFFICIENT ONE

There is one office more than any Jtbi-i that requires patience, tact, -kill and considerable business ability 10 conduct efficiently and economically, and to render the best service to i be greatest number. That office Is ■ he one of County Clerk, and Clerk to the Courts, which has been ably and • apnbly filled by A. Carlton Hildreth, of Rio Graci*e, for the past ten years. The fuctlons of the County Cleric's office are too well known to require any explanation. But the Clerk's office jf any county can be made a constant source of irritation to every resident in that County, and conversely. It can be the show place and a never-ending source of pride and satisfaction. The administration of the office—the personality of Ita head, and his business acumen—are the deciding factors. Every property owner, every buslnes* man, every hotel keeper, every lawyer and ev<-ry real estate man In a county must sooner or later, come Into

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS Director HENRY S. RUTHERFORD Vice-Director JOSEPH CAMP

Clerk

F. W. FOWKES Sea Isle City County Collector C. W. SAUL Wildwood

Solicitor

ERNEST W. LLOYD Cape May Cit^

County Engineer

LEAM1NG M. RICE Wildw.xid

Road Supervisor

DANIEL SCHKLLENGEK Erma Steward of Almshouse LEWIS T. DOUGLASS Cape May Court House Superintendent of Soldiers' Burials JOHN W. REE YES... Cape May City Custodian of Court House

LEWIS S. SMITH

Cape May Court House-

Farm Demonstrate.

J. ARCHER STACKHOUSE Cape May Court House

COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION | SAMUEL ELDREDGK .Uapu May City I JAMES M. CHESTER ....Ocean City j E. L. KICK Tuckahoe

GILBERT C. HUGHES, Sec.

Capo May City I

. personal contact with the Clerk'a office. And the very nature of the office is such that it can be worked for the greatest good to the greatest number,

or the lea^t good to any.

Since the advent of A. Carlton Hildreth ;o Uiia office, there has been naught but praise for his conduct ot it, and Cape May County today boasts of one of the finest Clerk's offices in the State—which is saying a good deal. Mr. Hildreth Is a sou of Cape May County, and one of its most respected

LAW-BREAKERS FEAR SHfillff S VIGILANCE

ASSEMBLYMAN MARK LAKE. Cape May County is represented in the Assembly, or lower branch of liiei State Legislature, by Maik l-atfe of Ocean City. Mr. Lake was one of the original settlers of Ocean City, and In ithe year Who helped lay out that resort. which was then a wilderness known a* Peck's Beach. He was Coroner of Cape May County for two, terms, and a member of the City Coun-j cil of Ocean City. He has served three terms in the le gislature, and is considered one of the most abh

tatlves In the House.

County Scaler of We-ghts A Measures' It is safe to say that there is not a scale, measure or container in Cape May County today that is not up to the full requirements or the law, thanks to the vigHence of County Sealer of Weights and Measures. Paul E. Carroll, of Dennisvllle. Mr. Carroll was appointed ( to this office about a year ago by the Boaid of Freeholders, and since that time has traversed ev-

- first time in many years,

the doors of lb.- Cape May County Jail stood wide open last month, with every cell empty. Crime In every form xu.-. discouraged by the knowledge that sooner or lalei Sheriff “Bob" Miller woulu capture the offender, and bring him to the County “cooler” to

await tie- action of the courts.

Robert S. Miller, better known as •Bob", has been Sheriff now nearly three years, and hes been a credit to the office, and to tho county. The SherilTa office is one of the Important offices of the County, and never for a

-nt has Mr. Miller failed to real-

J08EPH CAMP.

Joseph Crop, oi Pierce's F. O., re;>i resenting Middle Township on the Board of Freeholders, is head oi the Cape Msy County Board oi Agriculture, and cue oi the most active officials in Mosquito { Extermination work. He is Vioe-Pres-1 ident of tbs Cape may County Chamber

THEODORE OcBOW. ol Commerce, representing U-r Pomona Mr Bellow is superintendent of ,he; Grange, ol which he is an acUvs mtin-Si-a Isle City Water Works, is a caps | her. Mr. Camp operates the most exbie engineer, and a giaduate ul a wail-; tensive King-Crab fiabary in

serving his first term on tba Board, parts oi the country. In bis spare i«pres«uUug U>« Second YimiA vi Baa i be operates an Minnsva iatni. and Inin Uijr, . _ fewn hUrty bond*.

JAMES F. EUSTACE.

Admitting seventy-neven years. Mr. i Eustace I* neverthelesa on- ot tbi-j

aaotion, most active members of the Board, j

nnd has served Sea lair City's First | and clips VYard for several terms. Hs U

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gift - d U

ery sctlon of th< county on

ur tours of inspection, knowing ru-lth--i friend nor foe In the carrying oat tt his duly of protection to the buying Msy public against short we ight, and illegal

•asurementa.

Mr. CarroU is n native of Dennis-

-onducta a general

Dough.*? i* pre-cmln. the office of Burrorsi

County, which office he bus filled for the past two year* Mi Ih.uglass i- a resident of Cape Ms? Couit House and one of the o.dMt sad m..*t respected 'tUo.

members of tbs bar in Ik- County. store- Hs it active In political circles. prvfesMod.

ROBERT 8. MILLER,

Sheriff of Caps May County.