Cape May County Times

SECTION THREE

CAFE MAY COUNTY (Siu Isu Cm- P.O.), N. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, ,920

SEASON-OPENING EDITION

Who’s Who in Official Cape May County

AUGUSTUS MILTON. Olrtotor of th« Board of Choson Frooholdaro. Mr. Hilton i* one of the older mem* ter* of the Hoard of Freehold'it, . nd on Janaary first *as elected birector. He is a tocceesiul pound net operator of Wildwood.

heM reaponaible for the condition of the roods at all tinea. Like with a successful business, so with a ccon'y the first question arises in the mind of a person u’-famfliar with the personnel of the orpanixation i* "Who are the men in back of enterprise? Who are the directing heads, and what are they doing? Like teery other county that has made its marks on the sands of time, and has attained any distinctive degree of development. Cape May county is manned, offirialiy, by men who are capable, progressive, aggressive and who are ever watchful for the coun-

ty's needs.

In 1907, with the growing popularity of the automobile, Cape May county set itself out to meet the changed order of things, and provide the drst

With the constantly increasing auto-! mobile travel in Cape May county, j how best to maintain and keep in good : condition the county's one hundred and forty miles of roads was the probIe~ Hat bar most perplexed the Board of Chosen ^reenoldera in ye s pest With the cost of labor and material amanang, and the roads neotl . i g nsore attention than ever, the fin ! u.cial problem of maintaining the county roads became a huge on*, involved the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars. And even men, at certain seasons of the year the roads were not in what Aay be termed

really good condition.

Thu year, however, the Board has happily solved the problem, and solved u in such a wav that the fine road lystem of the county will be kept in the very pink of condition, and the 1 motorist, whether touring far pleasure or the farmer and business man in commercial paraui', will find the travel m Cape May County a delight- This u being accomplished by what is known aa the “patrol” system, whereby a constant patrol of the county roads are maintained by district super-

CHA8. V,. SAUL. Mr. Saul Is a former member of the Board, reproeen Ing Wildwood, and is now serving his third year as County Collector in which posi'lon be bandies upwards of a half million dollars In public money every year, and is custodian of upwards of a million dollars

in securities.

really good country roads in the State to attract motorists from the populous j

ANDREW C. BOSWELL.

Cepe May County Is represented in 1 tbe State Assembly, a branch of tb State Legislature, by Attorney Andrew C. Boswell, of Ocean City. Mr. Hoewell was eiected last fall, and is serving his first term m a mow creditable ner. He is City Solicitor for Ocean City, and for the Horougb of Avalon. Mr. Boswell was born at New Gretna. N. J on September 2S. 1872. and has been a resident of Cape May

County for many years.

WILLIAM H. BRIGHT.

Senator Bright, representing Cape May County In tbe upper Branch of the State Legislature, was elected in 1818. and is serving the second year of his first three-year term. Last year be was Chslnnan of the Committee on Highways: Soldiers' Home; 8:..te Library and a member of Committees on Labor. Industries and Social Welfare. Mr. Bright is prominent n banking circles, and is President M the First National Bank, of Cape May Coon House.

present date. Cape May county was able U build up its road system to the point where it equals, if not excels, that of any other county in the State. From thirty-odd miles of bad ruads in 1907 to over one hundred and forty miles of good roads in 1929. is a big jump—but it has been accomplished, und new work is constantly going for-

ward.

In view of the vast upon its trearury to meet the peculiar conditions of a resort county, Board of Freeholders have succeeded in keeping the county tax rate down to a reasonable figure; and yet it has been able to provide such “extras’* as mosquito extermination work to the tune of $8000, farm demonstration and vocational schools, and assistance to the maintenance of county hospitals. The personnel of the Board this year appears in another column of this

FLOYD HEWITT.

Representing North Wildwood. Mr.

centres of Philadelphia, Baltimore ano Hewitt, who is probably the youngest New York. Not only muxt Ope May member on the board, has brought

with him just enough pep and energy be forever “starting things” for the

county’s road system' be re-vamped, but the adjoining counties of Atlantic and Cumberland had to be educated to

the goods roads movement

Thanks to the faithful, effich at work of the T-'oard of Chosen Freeholders of that time, and their successors to the

benefit of the county. He is active in political and civil affairs of his home horougb, and t a member of some of the board's e m important comiuittccs, irvloding ti.a Bridge, Legislative and Public Buildings Committee. He is low serving

his third year.

HON. ISAAC BACHARACH.

Congressman.

Tbe genial Congressman of tbe Second District, of which Cape May County is part, is now serving hie second term. LIST OF MEMBERS Name, Address, District Represented. Term Expires on January 1st of the Yea; Opposite Name.

OCEAN CITY Address, Ocean City John P. Fox Joha R. Groves ......HU SEA I8LE CITY Address, Sea Isle City Tbeo. E. x>eBow ...ISgl James F. Eustace ....IMS

CHA8. E. FOSTER, The newest member on the Board ol Freeholders Is Chaa. E Foster, of South Seariile, representing Dennis Township, which comprises the Boroota of Woodbine, the County's largest manufacturing center, and a large farming territory and numerous villages Mr. Foster is a funeral director by profession, and one of the most active workers In the County Oranges. He is a member of the Auditing Committee, Bridge Commit • te«.- and Vocational School Board ot j Estimates.

One of Cap© May County's most popular officials, liked by all classes, and possessed of a pleasing personality and a full sense of bis responsibilities in the important position Sheriff. Mr. Tomlin stands out as of the leading figures in tbe County’s official family. Mr. Tomlin was elec ed Sheriff last year In one of the hotest elections the County has > known, anu bis plnrality was votes to his opponenti one. Mr. Tomlin's administration of the Sheriff* office has been a credit to the Count} and to himself, and bis fair snd Un partial condnct of the all airs of the dBce has won the admiration and

NORTH WILDWOOD Address, North Wildwood Floyc Hewitt vaw John W. Young lew WILDWOOD Address, Wildwood Augustus Hilton utl Otto Koeneke lew CAPE MAY CITY Address, Cape May CUy John T. Bennett jfgg Henry S. Rutherford 1M1 UPPER TOWNSHIP Address, Tuckaboe Hope W. Gandy 1922 DENNIS TOWNSHIP Address. South SeavlUe Cbailes E. Foster irjj MIDDLE TOWNSHIP Address, Pierce's P. O. Joseph .Camp

• isors and repairs are made as bad J l*ces develop in the roads. This work

is under the direction and super'riaion ^ County Road Supervisor, v/ho if

THEODORE DeBOW. Now serving the first year ol his second term on the Bo&ia 01 Freehold - ers. Mr. LsBow U proving oa* of th-e moat capable member* that have cv j r rf-prwKHit*d the Second Ward U * Isle City. A graduate of a well know u 1-agin Miring school, Mr. UoBow is a 1 capable 'engineer and is Superintend Yat of the- Sea 1*1* city Water Com paay. lie it chairman of the Brtdg* Committee, and a member 01 the Lighting and Electrical Loiaml 1 IS*

JOSEPH P. MacKISSIC. The l nrer Township District of Cape May County, one the Ian est districts in the County, la ably re ireeeutod by Mr. MacKiaeic. who la now nerving his ninth year on the Board. Mr MacKUsic is one of the County’s pit greeelve farmers, and in addition to his fanning work conducts one of the ■argest sun-mer hotels in Wildwood Great, a summer resort witich he helped found and which is In bis district He is chairman of tbe Almahou*' Committee and of the Lighting and fiBecirfonl Comm i'ea. and is a member <i tbs Mosquito Extermination 'I ♦-^aitMe.

JOSEPH CAMP. Speaking right out in meeting Is one ol the attributes which mark Mr. Camp, the representative of Middle Township. Mr. Camp is serving his second term on the Board, snd is head of the County Botrd of Agriculture, He operates extensive King Crab pounds on the Bay Shore, and Is known as the i'ing Crab King of this section, ship ping tbe crabs to all parts of the country tor fertiliser. Mr. Camp is active In couniy civic work, at.4 Is a VlreITesideut of the Cape May County Chstnbcr of Commerce. He is head of tbe Moaqulto Extermination Committee of the Board, and was U rgeiy instrumental In having this work carried on so extensively ir the County In recant yaora.

A. CARLTON HILDRETH. A. Carlton Mlldrelh, affectionately known 'hrougbout the County as “Ca-F* Hildreth, Is Just entering his third fl' e-year term us County Clerk having been re-elected by a large mu Jorily, in face o' strongest opposition, last November. Mr. Hildreth huv re duced the office of County Clerk to a systematic, smooth-running Institution that is the envy of many larger conn ties in the State. Mr. Hildreth has been active in political ..ir'-les fer manyjears. is an active member of tli.- County Grange, and a delegate to the Cape May County Chamber oi Commerce.

HOPE W. GANDY. Hope W. Gundy, of Tuckaboe. represents Upper Township on tin- Board, and la one of Mu oldest members In point of service. Mr. Gandy la familiarly known as the “Mayor of Tuck anoe" despite the fact that the village is one r township government and boasts o. no such official. He doesn't Set his Mayorship interfere with bis duties on the Board, however, and wuen not otherwise engaged Mr. Gandy conducts one of the real stores of the town. He Is Chairman of the Hills Committee of th< tioard, and a member ot AhnahouBc. Bridge* Mosouito Extermination and Printing *ad Advertising Committee-

LOWER TOWNSHIP Address, Itio Grande Jos. I*. MacKiaalc ujj

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JAMES F. EUSTACE. The First Ward uf Sea isle City is ably represented by JtmtM P. Bustac a retired contractor. Mr. Eustace admits seventy-eight years, and la nevertheless one of the most actlva mem beri of the Board of Freeholders, in which he is serving his fourth tartn having been reelected only last pea: He Is chairman of the Lunacy Committee, and a member ot the aim, house. Bridge* and PubUe Bafidlnrs Com mH tees.