Vou XXXV No. n.

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle C:iy P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920

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Gin NEWS NOTES OF THE PAST WEEK notes and GLEANIKi# OF A PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

THESE STORMY PAYS YOU .LED HUBBLE BOOTS. February is March are siormy monUia. and U u are an out-of-door* nan you will v «d boot*. 'Ve have 'em. In large v riety of aim and au-ndard mahra h ;bber overshort for tboae who July - ed go out occaa.onally, Goodyear t rand. Try a pair of army ahoea for iod looks and hard wear. PFEIFCi'.S BOULEVARD STORE, bea Isle

m.-adv.

SPECIAL SALE OF STANDARD TIRES—The puces of all standard 1 res hare advanced 25%; whUe they my entire atock of Miller. Ajax ino Michigan Urea will be sold at the old pile**; all atrea. all tnwda. If you need urea =OCJ. BUY THEM NOW and save 25% on the coal. MAZU ynse GARAGE and FORD SERVICE STATION. Sea lale City.—adr. U. GARDEN THEATRE MOVIES ARE THE BE^T. No expense is spared to give the people of this section the best possible movies within reason. Now niDiiing: Ruth Roland’s serial, the •Tiger’s Trail"; a weekly Pathe News and comedic*. Every Saturday and Sunday. Adults SOc, children Uc.— sdv. , A checking account helps you keep track of your expenditures and gives you a receipt for every dollar paid out. Upon one with the Security Trust Co- Cape May. SUCH GOOD CANDY; loose or In boxes, as you prefer. Fitch Drug

SCHOOL BUDGET *9.400 FROM LOCAL TAXATION.

Commlsalone-s at Meeting on Monday Accept Budget of Board of Esti-

mates; Defer Jetty Action.

The Board of Commissioner* at their regular weekly meeting on- Monday confirmed the budget made up by the Board oi School Estimates for the nchool year of 1920-21. The amount be raised by local taxation 1/ *9.400. to ablch amount about 13500 i* added by the State. In the bodge: an ex pen-

ny me aiaie. »n me uonge: an expen- , ■

diture of *1400 for the repair of the! Headed by Director Hilton, a cornschool building Is included. The Item | mittee from the Board of Fnahcddett of teachers’ salaries Is $5*00. and! went to Trenton on Thursday of last *1370 U provided for transportation ' week, and succeeded iu getting flO.UOp of pupils to Ocean City High School.. from the State Highway Commission to and $S00 more provided for their till-; aid the Connty in financing the repaintton. | to roads and bridges made necessary b> The school budget this year is more the recent storms. On the Committer than double last year, due entirely to were Freeholder DeBos, of Sea lale the Increased cost of operating the City, and Camp, of M ddle Toanship. school at iu present system of eSd- Freeholders Hewiu, Groves and Meency. Director's Love and Chapman, i Kissic »«.re nliable to go to Trenton, a ho comprise the Board of Estimate* I though members of the special com-

of the Commissioner*, slated that they 1 niiltee.

had net with the School Board and' - •» »as pointed nnt to the State Cornhad gone over the aebool building and misaion that the estimated cost oi equipment and recommended the ador^ making the storm damage repair, on of the budget as presented. , *onld b- approximately $61,0<&. Engineer Col 11 son presented plans v* 1 * 1 *•>*• probabiliy that the

FOR SAIL —Golden Oak. No. 13. Parlor stove Good as new. Apply at No. 15 Dauphin Street. Adv. XL

Mir* Helen Pierson, of Philadelphia, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M- M-Sofroni-y on Sunday. Misses Mary - and Xateli. Herrlag. of Philadelphia, spent •be week-end with Mi. and Mrs. J. "j. Winkler. Dauphin RlroeL Mr. and Mi*. J Melcbell. who spent last season here, have rented the Dover tuUage. on Central avenue, and will arrive on Saturday for the reason. Mr. Meicheil will be employed, as last year, at tbe TIMES office. Bev. and Mrs. J. T. GiUlSOn went to Philadelphia or. Thursday of last week, and while visiting her daughter, Mn. Gillison was taken til and in now under doctor's care. Mr. Gllliaon came down oa Saturday to conduct Sunday's services at the Lutheran Church, but returned to Philadelpbit on Monday.

com GET $10,003 ; IRE FROM STATE COMMITTEE FROM BOARD 8UC-j DEEDED IN GETTING APPROPRIATION TO HELP PAY FOR STORM DAMAGE WORK IN THE COUNTY; TOTAL DAMAGE WELL OVER $60,000; BOARD IN SES-

SION ON FRIDAY.

MARCH 1—BACK ON THE JOE

HELP WANTED:—Board <• elk work. Sea talc City, N. Apxdj to Earl M. 'Vaddtngion, SUathmere, N. J., or to James Godfrey, foteman on Ibe job.

CITY OF SEA ISLE CITY, NEW JERSEY

Department of Streets. Sealed propoaals will t~ received a» the Cry Hall In said City, until 2 Ptu.. March 22nd. 1920, for constructing aoout 3H) lec-i of Boaidwalk, between Shell Street and Loretta Avenue. Lumber and piling to be turniahed by the City. Pro|>ohals must be made on tonii provided, and accompanied with cer-ified check or cash to the amount of lu% of the bid Plan* and speclfleatiutis on Kppllra'.ton to the Director ol Public Works by depositing $5.0*'. which will t»e refunded on return ol plans. Successful bidder required to file certified copy of Liability Insurance before await! is made. JAS. T. CHAPMAN. Director I’ubUc Works. March 12, 1920. City of Sea lale City, New Jersey. PUBLIC NOTICE. Public Notice la hereby given that the Tax Collector It now preparing the hut of all delinquent taxes for the year of ms If youi taxes are r~pald. and Jou wl*n to keep your nam - off tbe lin. which will be publicly adverttMHl Co. ding to law. your taxes must t» paid in full, together with tnlerv.-’. and •osta. on or before Monday, March

-2nd. 1920.

Personal and poll taxes fer all yeai u? to and Including the year 191S must j **- paid on or before the above date | If not paid, the laws providing for| eelntre of personal properly, rad ar-i test of delinquent taxpayer will be strictly enforced. The collection «f poll tax will be enfoictd by arrest, as Provided by law. If any taxpayer Is ir. doubt m to whether or not he Is delinquent In either real, personal or poll tax. writ* or call at the otJce of th< ColK-to-. Sea lale dt}’. M. V SO PHONEY. CoiUctor of Taxes Dated March 9, 192-''. i-12-20—it—Pr. }

for the proposed Jetties alot beach front, and after . ante Jiscraslon the plans were referred to Director Chapman for consideration and recouimendal on. Engineer Colllaon also presenud plans for one square of boardwalk from Shell Street to Loretta Avenue, to be built out ot lumber salvaged from the oid boardwalk, and Director Chapman was Instructed to advertise for bids for tbe construction of tbe square. The plan for financing the new boardwalk work was adopted, providing for notes to mature over a period jf six yeat ,, -$3,083.33 t. be payable each year. Contractor Waddingtou reported eight carloads of lumber for the new board'. <ilk on the way. The Comm Is* loners voted to request Mr. Fryers, of tbe local Gas Company, to come before the Board next Monday to state his plans for tbe season. George Cronecker Was a viaitor on Sunday, spending the day with hi* mother. Mrs. Caroline Cronecker. at the Bellevue. J. P. Delaney lias the contract for the reconatructlon of ^he bulkhead of the J. J. Coyle property oc tbe beachfront. and for the refilling of the loL Clly Commissioner Hiram Love has purchased the Wilson Bungalow on Minerva street, near Central avenue, and will take possession on April

first.

Mrs. J. S. Hargcshelmer and daughter. Anna, of Philadelphia, were Sun day visitors re gist-red at the Belle-rue, and spent the day looking alter the HageabetiMr summer cottage on the Boardwalk at Max hum streeL Ralph Marlow, of the Stanley Book ing Company. Philadelphia, wma L. town on Sunday and rented the Garden Theatre for the season, to commence May firsL Mr. Marlow plana to remodel ’.he Interior, and to Install two new motion picture machines. N Fopalario. of Philadelphia, Is the purchaser of the Stratford Inn. LandU avenue and Italia street. Mr. Popalardo ran the hostelry last summer, and plans a number of nllerations to the structure. The deal was made through the agency of M. M. Gofro-

ttill be larger. The C

ru granted tbe £10,000 appro)"istion. Tbe Board met at Ocean City last Fndav. a* guests of the City Commit soners, and went over tbe possibility ot paving Central Avenue, which Waa recently taken over by tbe County as Unentry way to the Corson’s Inlet Bridge, and it was agreed to have tbe engineer prepare plans for a concrete paving, with an estimate of the probable coat, and repo it back to the Board.

MOTHER HUBBARD BURIED TUESDAY.

MICKIF. SAYS

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COUNTY HAS NOT EXCEEDED BOND LIMIT BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS cars MAY OOCKTY, KEW JEltSEY Irving Fitch, Clerk March 10, 1990. Dear Editor:— In the Cape May County Gazette, issu; of February 27th, 1S20, there appeared an article making apt sial comment on Aeaembly Bill No. 140 liich provides for an increase -n debt limit for connUes from to 4ft. Ills jocuiar for any person familiar witli municipal finance laws to read that part of Uie article set out in bold type aa ollows; "Little iCape May, with ■ limit of $713,641.00, lias a net debt of $945,322.00." From this s’au-inenl the taxpayen and citizens would be impressed with the thought that Cape May Conuty is overboard $231,081.00. and that a Receiver should be appointed. Sue! not the case and the statement is must

absurd.

Cape Mar County does not need the 4ft law to cover auj- gross violations ol law iu exceeding ita debt limit, aa tue -nter of article refered to woold have tbe public believe, but instead is well within ita deb: limit and in face of the fact that Uie article referred to is purposed to have come .''rvctly from the Slate Department of Municipal Accnunte 1 have before me a letter, dated March Vth, VJG, signed by Commissi jner Walter K. Darby, personally, in which he state* that "Cape May Coonty has not exceeded ita borrowing capacity, which permitted by the stauile' . 1 trust this information will somewhat clarity Lie public mind and tnal hareafter political agitators, who are evidently seeking power, will be more careful iu their misleading »laL-meute as the like of the article nppeoring iu the Gazette is far from being of any benefit to the taxpayers, and if brought to the atL-ulion of prospective purchasers in our County would be iar from attractive. Yours truh, LkviXG Fm'Ji.

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REMS ORGANIZE

FOR SIAIE AID

Mrs. Mary Reott Hubbard

loved mother o* Mrs. Edward B. Arnett and Mrs. Edgar I*. East, after an

1! In ess of a few day*, passed away I AT MEETING WITH

March 6th. In her 86tb year, at the! New York residence of the latter Services were bold Tuesday In Cit-i Presbyterian Church et Doylestown. Pa., where she had been a member

r over sixty ;■ v-arn

Mrs. Hubbard came from an old and reap.-c led Quaker family, and tho daughter of Samuel and Sarah Scot*. A meeting ol Uie "Aaaocialed Coast who at the time of h r birth in 1834. Resorts," an organizatton of Mayors and lived In Iv; md. near Doylestowr.. Uie Governing Bodies together with The two daughters survive her. to-j Solicitors and Engineers of tbe Resorts geiher with a number of grendchll on the Atlantic Ocean was held in Uie dren and great grandchildren. room* of the Board of Commerce and

BOARD OF

NAVIGATION AT TRENTON CN MONDAY MAKE REQUEST FOR HELP FROM STATE FOR BEACH PROTECTICW FORM PERMAN-

ENT ORGANIZATION.

OCEAN VI ~W. Mr. Somers Corson haa been on the

aick list.

Mr. Mlnfonl Beam, of Philadelphia, 1c spending some time with hie wife,

Mrs. Beam

Mr. Griffith Gandy waa an Ocean City visitor on Saturday. Mr. Lyman Warner waa a Sea lale City shopper on Friday. Mr. Joseph Dow nam was a Philadelphia shopper on Friday. Mrs. Charles Wright and daughter Florence were Cape May Coart House visitors on Saturday. Mlsa Myra Way, of Trenton. Is visiting her mother. Mr*. Albert Way. Mr. Fern nut Dow nam was an Ocean City shopper on Friday. Mias Dorothy Hulett and mother, from Ncwfleld, are spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. Holla Uewlu. Mr. William Tulner and family, of Sea Isle City, are visiting his mother, Mra. Tulner. Mrs. Cuarlea Bender and son Oh a, from Cape May. are visiting Mrs. El-

mer Cox.

Mr. Jumes Hamel, from West Philadelphia. la * pending some time with 1 his daughter. Mra. Eugene Meher. Mrs. Frank Shaw, from 34th street, is Halting here. Mra. Anna Richman waa a South Seaville visitor ou Tuesday. Mr. Owen Dervin la spending same lime iu Pniladelphia. Mr. Rodney Van GUder, from Wildwood, la Mailing hero. Mra. Edward Stowe, of Ocean City, has now returned to her home, after spending the winter In Ocean City. Mrs. Aaron Delancey waa a Millville > utitor on Thursday. Mrs. Louise z-uwards, of Millville, la • tailing her staler. Mrs. Lucian Eddy. -Mis. Elmer Cox waa a Rea lale City aaor on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Downam have jw returned from Menu, Florida. Mra. William Stout is very ill at his writing.

WOODBINE.

She was beloved by all who have Navigation, Trenton, on Monday. The been prlvllegf-d to know her durlr? Board members are honorary members oer long and useful life. She has been | of this organization, Uie object of a tfrele.-s worker in Chrfnian. social which ia to secure but* and National and welfare work. Although far ad i Aid for the protection from the erosion vantjd in years, she knit for the sol of U.e ocean on Uie Beacl.a of the »e-

dlerboys throltghout the time America ; aorta was at war and many a boy was made. The organization went bei. .-e ihr j private masquerade party at the Borcomfortnble through her efforts. Her GouiaiiUee on apprupr stiou zud John j JUK h Hall, Friday evening.

Westcoll, Solicitor for VenLn.r City, Mr M CuUer looii a buljlJ

J. Breslow, ot Cape May Nival Air Slaiion, vlulled his father, who took

oick last week.

Miss A Detain spent a week In .New York recently. TTie lecture which was to be delivered by Mr. bkullnick, principal of the High bchreL on Astronomy, at the Genual High school, was postponed tor the coming Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cometz and babe were visitors at the Abrams home over

the week-end.

Mr. J. CaUier took the eaily train Friday lor AUanUo City to see his nephew, who died the previous ntgtii AiUiuitgn the weather waa disoouiar,ihf the Girls boclal Club held their

many friends who live at and come

cere sympathy goes out to tho;

loved so much

ELECT B. AND L. OFFICERS

Sea Isle will miss her gentle care- Mayor Hr trick, oi Aabury , ‘» rk . ex ' iTiilade’.phi* ou Thursday, and radiant personality, and our sin- h'enator Stevens, of Cape ay. ajor Misn M. Wald. Kindergarten leach-

llareourt, ol Lougport, a»d Robert ,. r relurneU SuntU> .

from her w tek-

K moter ol II,. ol | „„

Jnm.oerc. mod praeoKd ^ ^ ^ ^ •‘“'-“"I , '“' 1 ll,r *, .1,™ mooli,, old bold, mdo, oIUB

on,lo,o, .juoo, o, b. -,op»d u, Prt- | u

vent Ui-Inrther erosion o! the ocean on ,

In a spirited elecUon of Uie Sea Isle tbe beacb flout and the erection of R . .

City Building and I.o.,, Ass-ciation jettte. for the .,uild.« K up of ^ | ^ T held in tlie City Hall ou VY-dneeday, beaches, and protecUou of U.e shore ’ ot ^ the folio*ing officers were elected property, which the fuate Board of * c * n,e 10 • ta 0 r Edward B. Arnett. I’residenl; F. B. Commerce, 8U.es ia one of the largest ^ ^

Sharp, Vice i’residenl; I'. E. DcBow. and gresteet industriet ol New Jersey Ireaaorer; W. M. Strutliers. Secretary; and having one-tenUi of tbe sssereed T. Chapman, A. W. Miller, C. J. I valuation of the Mate. The comoined Town. W. L. Randle, M. A. Lnongo. business of Uie resort? aggregate the 1 I. M. So I rone y and Ed*. Buck, Dir-1 yearly sain of three hundred and

flora; G. E. \V. Coxaon, Irving Fitch, 1 fifty million dollars,

and Hiram Mowrer, Audilot? The Committee on appropriation

—— - ■— ; promises to give Uie matter serious conWOULD HAVE NEW BOROUGH. , iierm u on all d advised that i

l ie fact that it is a matter of soch

Unanimous consent was given Sen imereti to the State Uial the 1

- BrighL of Cape May. o- , Mn~tsv: ...

BILL TO INCREASE COUNTY BOND LIMIT PASSED. of Assemblyman David Young tnrteasing the fre« borrowing power of counties from 2 to 5 per cent produced a sharp debate when presented in Un- Assembly o-i Monday. The bill war recently road ■ an object of Stuck by Walter R. Darby, commissioner ol municipal accounts, on the p ound that It would open the wayriot of expenditure .nd extravagance by board* of freeholder*. Mr. Pierson, author of the present law. opposed the Young bill as paving the way for useless county < spend!ture*. He said the counties which have virtually reached their bonding limit* are notoriously undervalued and hence are to blame for the embarraa--ituatiun confronting them. The

,SMid. 42 to 5.

blli i

Times printing Is quality printing at moderate, standardized prices.

i business trip to

j CuiurntUce

May urn pres

Monday

s,.ght to introduce two bills in ^ I Governor Edward* so Ural U»e financing ’t-’-te Senate, on- providing for the In-j ll|e project be provided for U. the •o:poration -.f the borough of W”' | geUcra j Uoud trsue, Uial is being preWildwood. and tbe other prohibiting I ^ pregcl)l the pc,pi e Bt u.e

the catching of eel* In the s. nsid.-! nr ^ ^ntral election,

waters within the township of Dennis | lbe (^u,mittee of Mayor* returned to and Upper township. Cape May coun-| t j )e Rooms of tbe Board of Commerce tj’. during certain periods of the year | an( j Savigalion and formed a perman-

“ ———— I t _ u| M rgnn:zatl(/n to be known as Uie

The Berber Shop of Micheal Loonyo j ‘-Organized Coast Resort# of New Jerwill heresfier be open every day. j^y- n,«. membership is to Ire com- ^ '■ ^ posed of Uie tiuveiniiig Bodie# of eaclr . ut - \ 0, « l M.ynr Uetnck,

■ i : •* A * b “" | -" k -

Xr< JS ; ’uanrnt Chairman, Mavor lincharacti,

K!of Atlai.tic City, Vice-Chairman; and Dt 1 Mayor Harcourt, of Longport, Secre-

H Ury and Treasurer.

}f An Executive Committee of live memffi j beis were elected a* lollowt: Mayor nj j Champion, of Ocean City, Chairman; re j Mat rr Hendriekaon, of Atlaalic HighR i land, Mayor Wooley. ol Long Branch,

u| ! Mayor Melvin, oi Cape May.

j Weekly ineHings will he held

' TrenPra during the session), ielstuie to promole lugitiat.,

We Are Ready To turn out that job of printing whenever you need it.

week-end.

M Marcur. agent of the Avalon Stalon. returned Sunday, after spending leveral days with his mother. Cha*. Reiner was home for a few

days.

Mr. Strack, eighth grade teacher, af-

ter several weeks' lllneaa. returned on

Monday morning to his work. Tbe FitemenF meeting was held

Sunday evening. Five new members

were Ini'Jated.

H. Becker paid his parents a abort

FREE SEEDS FOR ALL. Through the courtesy of Congressman Bacborach. the Cape May County Times is enabled to offer a variety o' egetable and flower seeds free of charge to its readers. If you will call at the office you can have as much as you need (while the supply lasts), or :t you will maU a postal, a supply ’vlli be nirlled you. None given to children under any circumstances.

Certainly Kind of Him.-—Secretary Meredith has publicly announced that there- is no foundation to the rumor that he will be a candidate for President four years h* nee. It la considerate of him to relieve our minds thus early from such a portentous possibility.

He Need* ft Worse New.— "He -cds. God knows, our help." said Leg- Bain bridge Colby when epoakfiig of

ho u,. | Woodrow WUaon In 1918. And to

I think the President had to Walt near- * *' jly two y«*ia for that help!