Cape May County Times

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SEA ISLE CITY, CAFE MAY OOU1TY, ft. 3., FFXDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1988

NUMBER THREE

Me Bank Will Open Soon etna SaoemA «n Woteeaday Statea That the Charter Haa

Plan Big Opening Date

That the Ftnt National Bank, of a lale City would open within the xt week or ten day* wap made cern on Wednesday, when President nett received a telegram from the mptroller of the Currency, Waahfton, stating that the Charter of i new institution had been execut-

and waa now la the mall.

All the necraaary fixtures are now

building, except the vault, and i expected before the end of this New lighting fixtures have stalled, and a hot water heat- j

LA1TEB8 TO SAITA CLAUS Next week the TI1IBS will commence Its annual publication of letters to Santa Clans. Kiddles, if you are not over ten years old, write a letter to Santa, and send it to him addressed like this: ■'Santa Claus’ Office. Times, Sea lale City." We will sec that It la delivered direct to the Jolly old Saint, and that It is published between now and Christmas. Tell him all you want and how touch you love him, and all. He llkee such letters.

EIGHTIETH OCEAN CITY FIRE FROM A DEFECTIVE FLUE

Bungalew at 1908 Central Avenue Damaged 9600 on Wednesday

OCEAN CITY—

The eightieth fire of this year in

Recount Gves Champion Gain

TW Vote. MM to Hie Tetol

When Recount Ended on

Ocean City Had Hotel Delegates

York Also Gains Six Votes

Joseph G. Ocean City,

it of his with a

Mayor

through the for County Freethree votes.

when, by consent of attorneys both Champion and his opponent, s York, agreed to call off the t at four o'clock on Wednes-

day.

Mr. York, who was defeated by Mayor Champion by 78

i City "rapped in” at 11:10 Gener * 1 Election on

Wednesday morning from the

beat the hankln* rtvtm.! b ° X 11 SUt *« n,h a 11- **

boat the !>“«“* ™o“ central avenue.

dor's room, will be in- . , . „ . w ,, hl _ ..I According to city firemen of Ocean sdantl in operation within the Clty there are 8evera , lntereatlnK

angles of the fire and subsequent response to the alarm by the fire department and volunteer flranen. The house, a two story newly painted bungalow at 1908 Central avenue, waa In flames wben a member of the United Statea Coast Guard, passing the place in an automobile, rushed to the main engine house in the Ocean City City Hall, where he reported the blase. No alarm "rapped In" up to that time. A light pump started out to the Are and ! hardly left the engine house wl the still alarm rang In, followed quickly by a general alarm. The entire department of Ocean City was called out by the latter alarm and on reaching the scene of lire discovered the entire front superstructure of the home enveloped In flames and

a good wind blowing In Bay. The probl»m looked once and speedy efforts tc

advance of the flames alone, saved what might have proved a terrible

Conflagration.

The First National Bank, of Sea s City, opens In one of the finest

lldings on one of the best Tiers In Sea Isle City. It ed in the Shea, or Boney, corner Landis, avenue an

set. The living room of the stateold home has been converted into > bank lobby, and the large dining m will be the banking room, noss the ball, tbe large library, ■i will be used ss an office, and; A of this brill be the Director's 1

mber 7th,

t is planned to use this structure the Bank until such time, as a

be erected, and building will, un-

ibtedly. be moved to the rear of

lot, facing Paris street,

ieorge L. Boss, of the First Nasal Bank, of Ocean City, who Is bier of the local Institution, was Bea Isle City on Mom! iy getting srs for printed check books, and • bow assured that every businees •e la the resort, excepting one or >, «U1 deposit In the bank on tbe ■lag day. . The City Com missionat Wednesday's meeting, paseed ■solution naming the Eea Isle City lk as the official depository of the r. and the Board of Education

(Continued on page 9)

1 PERSONALS

RAVEL IN SMALL OR LARGE ititles delivered anywhere In City; now Is the time to fix up r property, grade your lot or vel your approaches or driveways; Is cheaper now than in the ng, and Is far more plentiful; we grade your lot for yon. doing all work, or merely supply the gravOive us a call, or write. M. A. g- Company, Landis avenue at lx street.—Sl-tf. VANTED — A WIDE - AWAKEAn excellent opportunely Is id a young man to sell Ford trucks and tractors for the aured Ford Sales and Service Staof Ocean City, N. J. Apply at to Edw. G. Kurts, 908 Asbury le. Ocean City. New Jersey, e 600.—advertisement. OLD WEATHER AHEAD! NOW he time to think of heat for the ; winter months just around the isr; If you plan to burn wood, ir special in wood stovee at $2.36 1 will appeal to you. and our parlor ves from $»:75 up are real beaubs in looks and performance.— telffer's Boulevard Store, Sea Isle ty. 60 It. TWO FLAT APARTMENT. IN >od location. At sacrifice. See By*tone Realty Company, Fourth id Asbury avenue. Ocean City.—adrrtlsement. WOOD! DRY WOOD. STOVE AND rnace lengths, or cut to suit your ister, at $11.00 cord, delivered, '•ngo and Company, City. Both i‘■Phones.—$tf CORD WOOD, $10.00 PER CORD ‘Hvered, cut to stove lengths; leave ■ur orders at Pfeiffer's Boulevard ‘ire. or drop a card to RAYMOND IZARTH, Ocean View.—advertlse'int. 48-1L A CHECKING ACCOUNT HELPS U to keep tract of your expendlr w and gives you a receipt for er y dnljUr paid out. Open one 'b the Security Trust Co.. Cape '•>'—advertisement. tf. •none SUCH GOOD PEANUTS AS ee at BRACA'S.—

Mrs. Emma L. Super, who reside! at the Central avenue address, told firemen that recently a small heating stove had been put up in the interior of the home. No effort. It appears. was made to provide "safety first" measures by placing crockery ■sty**? Pipes or tin pistes, and Instead the stove pipe was thrust through plaster, lathee and in more or lees direct contact with surrounding surfaces. The cause of the fire Is officially given as having started from a defective flue. The loea is estimated by firemen at $600 anj It known whether or not the damage Is covered by Insurance. A passerby, who noticed flames, ran from 1908 Central avenue to an alarm box at Sixteenth and Central avenue, and turned in an alarm. An alarm box is In ing condition at Twentieth street and Wesley avenue, and called attention to tbe fact that It might have been used and several

minutes saved.

Elsewhere in the TIMES Is an article dealing with the Are situation today in Ocean City.

CHURCH HAS MUSICALE OCEAN CITY— The First M. E. Church, of Ocean City, was tbe scene of a pleasant evening recently when members of tbe Conoy Concert Company entertained with a number of interesting musical selections. Included In the program were sefron: the various well known sacred music and several bal-

flled a hill of complaint with preme Court Justice Charles C. Black on November 17th, alleging irregularities in the election end petitioning a recount, which was granted. The recount started ten o’clock before the County Board of Elections, in tb< Building. George man of the Board. William E. sey, Leon Wheaton and Belford E est, secretary, acted as tellers judge of the recount. Mayor Champion was represented by secutor Charlee Wolverton, of den, and York by attorney Leroy W. Loder, of Bridgeton. Only nine of the proposed eleven districts actually counted, the gain or each district being so small that the attorneys agreed to abide by the result. and call it all off. A bitter verbal battle against the admission of Wildwood's ballots in the recount, inasmuch as an old barrel had bet.i used for the votes instead of the locked ballot box"* which the tow requires. The ’'tee by decision of the The recoi Champion's election being beyond a doubt, his actual ad over York, in the face of remit returns, beirg 76 votes. Chamon gaining three and York gaining

r.

The official result of the recount Is given herewith: PRECINCT North Wildwood, First Ward. North Wildwood, Second Ward Wildwood, First Ward West Wildwood Woodbine n City, First Ward n City, Second Ward ; Harbor ..

at National Hotel Convarttoa in Hew York Waa flfifii. Say: Shants

Many Visited the Booth

OCEAN CITY— A delegation of eighteen well tnown hotel men and women from Icean City attended sessions at the National Hotel Exposition held at the Grand Central Palace In New York under the auspices of the New York State Hotel Association and the Hotel Association of New York City, from November 20th to November

,*Stb

This year represented the Exposition of the hotel organizations and sessions were held In the Hotel Commodore and Hotel Astor. In the course of the sessions, such feeding hotel men as E. M. . taller. A. Muschenhelm, Claude R. Frank W. Be ing. Arthur L. John R. Young and Howard Hullck were heard. Thoee who attended from Ocean City were: Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Bhantz. Mrs. K. A. Young. 8ooy. Mrs. E. Blundm and Miss Elizabeth Blundln. Mias Gene Macklin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mann and Miss Mary Mann. Mrs. F. M. Michenor and daughter. 8aiah Mayberry and Mias Martha Mayberry. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. B. McAllister, the Interests of the tbe various exhiblto Shants. there Interest displayed by l tbe convention. In tbe Ocean City booth, than any of tbe fact that Wildwood bad a fairly attractive booth next to Ocean City. "I was obliged to finally put my M down and call attention < by to the (net that oi

HOVEL SPEAKER At the recent convention of hotel men In New York, according to an Ocean Clty hotel manager, arrangements were made at the final banquet to have speakers heard both at the men's dinner In the Hotel Commodore and for the women at the Hotel Astor. several blocks apart. Through the courtesy of an electrical company, sensitive transmitters were arranged eo that the speakers were heard from tbe Commodore gathering, and music vice versa from the Astor. In that manner, one speaker addressed two audiences, and one orchestra played for two gather-

’ sale or to

be takes a ear." Shants stated to tbe TIMES, "aid I assure you that If we could have given away at least S0C fisgs as we had. there would

(OMiflaaeO on page «) COUNTY COUNT Champion York

351 178

LOCAL COUNT

York

Sea Isle City. Second Ward

111 167 453 672 100 129

170 138

1024 1018

2357 2354

SEA ISLE CHAMBER ADOPTS A SLOGAN

‘Finest and Best Bathing Beach on

Atlantic Coast” to be Used

“0HE-EYE" LIGHT ILLEGAL

The audience showed appreciation by generous applause and the evening was a success from many stand-

points.

WOULD ORGANIZE BOOSTERS

SEA ISLE CITY—

A call has been Issued by Robert omergency

Woodrow, of Philadelphia and Sea Isle City, tor a meeting In Philadelphia. Saturday evening. December for the formation of a "Sea

Isle City Boosters Club."

It is planned to have a dinner at a popular restaurant, and there ef-

fect the organization.

Regular users of the roads In various parts of the State have recently commented upon the number of motor vehicles, usually pleasure cars,

SEA ISLE CITY— on which one headlight only Is used At the meeting of the Sea Isle City at n j g |, t often It Is the light Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday the ofl ^ of lhe road and caU8eB night, in the City Hall, the matter of couiatona. The matter was of a suitable slogan for the use of brought to lhe al , ell tlon of Motor the Chamber In all its advertising y Commissioner Dill last week

and its stationery was discussed, and

Tinea! and B..1 B-tllnj Be.cb *» d >■« eeP™*"! * MU' "»■ lie on the Atlantic Coear waa llnally ** accident rather than ^ ted jof design, caused by defective lighta* roodly portion ol the e~elon at >"« w totoctlve wlrlni. both the Chemher wee taken up In a 01..;°' *l>'«h «“ eommleelon uncueelon o! the Hr. menra .kletln. In , eaj»et«Ur. Me u ld that .11 irrlde certain pert, of the ™o,l, from tell |•°“~“e" °U“' olhe'* 1 * ehould

vacant lota. It wa.«- ‘“P *“ •“'““‘■’•le. drlvlni!

dry grass

naily decided to leave the matter In the hands of Mayor Fitch to take up with the Fire Department, to burn off this grass during favorable winds, and with the apparatus handy for

Terrible Bniineii Bi.ilrj in Kaneat Town Concordia. Kan., has a mac whose proudest accomplishment is that of beating bis business competitor to the postofflee every morning

SKEETER IN COURT

Have you ever attended a trial before any Court of Justice? —Skeeter. the TIMES lad, attended one on Wednesday, ano what he saw and heard are set forth In his weekly letter to "Skinny” in this Issue, on page 6. —Better get the habit of reading these letters. If you are missing them you are missing a real

treat.

with

one light. n<> matter what side of the car It Is on. and insist upon the two lamps being lighted at once, even if ,ry before the car Driving with a single light is against the tow.

CARDS A number of Interesting and highly artistic designs foe Christmas carls, may I*- teen In the front window of ih. TIMES office at 803 Eighth street In Ocean City. These cards may be purchased at prices close to wholesale with provisions for pr atlng at the TIMES PRINTING HOUSE of names and addresses- - punting that brings a smile of complete satisfaction. You are invited to Inspect these cards displayed.

FIRE AT COURT HOUSE DESTROYS DWELLING Defective Flue Said to Have Caused Conflagration at County Seat The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joeeph Borden. Romney Place, Cape May Court House, was completely destroyed by Are on Monday morning, despite valient efforts on the pari ol volunteers to save It, The fire started, It Is thought. In a defective flue, and quickly consumed the entire structure. Some household effects were saved by neighbors who lent all The loss is estimated at about $4,500. with $3,000 Insurance. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN OCEAN CITY OCEAN CITY— An automobile driven by George W. Stroup, Jr., an employee of the Atlantic County Stoles Company, in Pleasantville. was struck by a Shore Past Line car at Eighth street and Bay avenue In Ocean City shortly after eleven o’clock Wednesday

morning.

According tp a report made Stroup to Chief of Police Johnson, of Ocean City, the engine of his chine was disabled as a result of the accident, and several windows were broken in the car. No one was lously Injured and no arreats were

Week’s Survey of the County News Gathered Here and There Reflecting Current Events, for Quick Reading

Things You Want to Know

Will Have Mixed Minstrel The Ladles Auxiliary of the Elmer Thurston Wood Post, of the Court House, are rehearsing a mixed minstrel to be shown at the high school there on Friday. December 15th. Mrs. 1 dtlence Ludlam, who produced "Old Home D*y," which was such a hit last spring at tbe Court House, has the entertainment under her guidance. Several vaudeville acts and a dance will be held In conjunction with minstrel show. Death of William Porter William Porter. 62 years, died at Cape May on Tuesday, November 21. Deceased was a druggist by profesand had been city recorder for f years. He was also leader of the Cape May band and Porter's MaBand, which a number of times furnished the music at Convention Hall; he was tax collector of Cape May City for one term. 1900; was president of the Board of Education four times and secretary of the County Association of School Boards from

1909 to 1911.

Want Year Round Bu A number of Wildwood Jlfo<

were present, with Harry Con their spokesman, at the last r of the City Commissioners, and made complaint against the Reliance Bus Company. The jltneymen feel that the Bus Company should not be granted permission to operate unlew they furnish service in winter as well as summer The matter was referred to the Solicitor for recommendations. The next Bus Company granted a franchise In Wildwood will undoubtedly be compelled to furnish a bond, guaranteeing that they will furnish year around service. The franchise of the Reliance Transportation Company contained no provision for the duration of service.

GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE

CARRIED BY 19,470 MAJORITY - „ New Steamer for Cape May Complete returns of the vote In | Information was received by James the State on the $40,000,000 road E . Taylor, of Cape May. last week, bond Issue bill Indicates that the pro- from President Hugh A. Lamb, of position was carried by a majority of the Halschaw Steamship Company, 19,470. Tbe vote shows a total of that they had purchased the Cuban 260,976 for and 241,606 against, steamer Estrada Palma, which.was These returns, though complete, are built In Philadelphia in 1920. The subject to revision and correction by | Eetrada Palma Is three hundred and the State Board of Canvassers, which: twelve feet over-all. twin-screw, thirmeets December 5. The returns show te<!n hundred net, twenty-seven hunfavorable majorities in twelve coun- d red horsepower and has a speed of ties and adverse majorities In nine, about sixteen knots per hour. The complete returns from county The Halschaw Steamship Company election boards follow: wUl place the Estrada Palma on tbe

For Against New Y o r k-Cape May-Phltodelphla

Atlantic 13722 8307 run on December 1st with theBteamBergen 19218 15150 er City of Seattle and about April 1, BurI,ngton 6174 81171 both steamers will call In at Cape Can,den - 12777, May. giving daily service to New Cape May 3083 22H i y 0 rk. in order to take care of tbe Cixnberland - 6929 4250, heavy shipments of mackerel caught

31412 by the Gloucester Mackerel Fleet, of 3447 ; which the. 3 was nearly two hundred 50937 boats that fished out of Cape May

44 64 Harbor last spring.

15383 With the daily service of the Es16778 trada Palma and the City of Seattle. 11778 and the New Jersey-Delaware Ferry 8359 there will be a direct all water route 1612 from coast resorts. Including thoee of 162291 Long Island and New England. This 3504 will take In Baltimore. Washington, 4226 Norfolk. Richmond. Charleston. At2972 J lanta, Augusta and many other large

southern citiee.

Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean

Passaic

Salem Somerset . Sussex Union Warren

13722 19218

6174

18185

3083 6929

48694

5687

61114

2820 9317

10068 12951

878

3272

14550

1827 5111 1796

16947

2633

16178

4415

Totals

Majority. 19470.

.-.260976 241606

Busy Again A busy guy Is Henry Hurls— He's always-picking up the girls. But don't think fee's a sporting gink— He Just works at the skating rink.

Just So "We're getting a lot of printed advice telling us not to waste coal.” "We can burn t>e advice." A shlpmer of monl eys has been sent to Harvard for scientific purposes. Monkeys are great itnltatora. and before long we expect to hear of one of them marrying a chorus gill.

WATCH FOR THE CONTEST —FREE TO ALL— There will be three highly attractive electrical prlzee Given Away at the UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, in Ocean City, to those holding the largest number of votes. CONTEST BEGINS DECEMBER 8 and CLOSES DECEMBER 23. *22 A Coupon Will Appear on Page 1 of Each Issue of the TIMES