Cape May county time

UME THERTY-EIQHT

OCEAN CITY OFFICE

SEA I8IE CITY, CAFE MAY COUMTY, N. J., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1923

NUMBER TWELVE

-t $2,000,000 to Run County From Appropriations of V«rMunicipalities Show Total of $1,887,434.62 for 1923

Not Include Schools

e coat of the government of Cape County la almost two milllona of for 1933! To be exact the -t exclusive of Lower Township Cape May Point, where the Scire not available, la $1.88/,And this does not Include tax for schools, which would add 1 $300,000 to the total, e tax appropriations are highest i City, where the total is .103.31, and lowest in South May. with total appropriations

‘y $3,380.00.

detail list follows:

City $ 384,103.31

ood May

Township Cape May bine is Township r Township Wildwood : Cape May Iders (County) _

385.317.07 208.338.3$ 137.976.97

74,907.78 55.341.00 54,670.14 46.419.33 10.800.00 7.136.00 5.666.36 5.625.00 5.266.00 3.930.00 2.280.00

699.772.50

SCHOOL APPROPRIATION CUT $2300 OVER LAST YEAR At Meeting of Sea Isle City Board of Education 1923, Bridget Was Adopted It will cost $3300 leas to run the Sea tele City School during the 1923-24 school year than it did in the past year. The annual budget was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday night, and will be presented to the Board of School Estimates next Wednesday. The total cost of operating the school Is set at $12,825. a new low mark; of this amount the State contribute^ all but $7000, which must be raised by local taxation. The amount last year raised by local taxation was $9300. Of the total of $13,835. the sum of $6800 Is set aside for teachers' salaries, while the Item of the Ocean City High School tuition and > railroad transportation for the twenty Sea tele pupils attending the In stitntion. costs $3560. During the past year the School building has been completely gone over and water-proofed, so that for the Brst time since its construction. It does not leak. Several class rooms have been painted, and general Interior alterations have been made. Plans for this year Include general improvement to the school grounds.

_$1,887.434.62

± on the permanent populaof Cape May County as being ", the pfer capita cost of run the government of the County 6.50 for every man. woman and . exclusive of the school costs, should be born in mind, how- , that a groat portion of this tax n is carried by ,iy owners, and by the railand the motor vehicle and oth' ee, so that the tax cost per in Cape May County Is really her than In any other county

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total asseesed valuation of the *S taxable for 1933 is $47,

on this bsals the

Figured

tovernmen

_ > $4.02 per one thousand dolof assessed values throughout

nty.

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PERSONALS

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THE TIMES WA8 A WELCOME VISITOR

Gustav Cronecker After Four Months' Trip Abroad, Tells of Experiences "Of all the letters we received while away." said Gustar Cronecker. on Tuesday, after four months' tour of Europe, “the most welcome were those which contained our copy of the TIMES. Both mother and I read every word of It, and believe me, I never realised that It was such a newsy, valuable paper before.” Mrs. Cronecker, well known owner of the Bellevne Hotel, Sea tele City, and her son. Gustav, docked In New York on Saturday, returning, to Sea tele City Saturday night. They were away Just four months, and visited England. Scotland. France. Belgium. Holland, Germany. SwiUerland, Austria. Hungary. Poland and Italy. In Rome both Mrs. Cronecker and Gustav were granted a private audl

cnee with Pope Pius, and

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ed through the Vatic* of recommendation frek Possl. of Sea tele City.

devastated city of Cronecker stated that this aaeieut city, which was totally destroyed, is now about twenty In Germany, he stated, one could live like a king for about a dollar a day In American money, and a big stone apartment building, normally worth about $75,000. him for sale at $300 In American money. A fourteen-hour trip in German railway, first class psssaj for himself and his mother, cost t der one dollar.

Trust Company Buys Property OlOOUMO Paid fir Comer of Asbuy Avenue and Eighth Street by Ocean City Title and. Trust Company

COMMUTERS CONFER WITH RAIT.RAAH OFFICIALS A committee of the South Jersey Commuters’ Association, which was formed in Philadelphia eome w< ago. conferred with the officiate of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Monday, January 22nd, and placed before them the demands of the commuters for railroad service for the coming Assurance was given to the Committee that improved service could be expected this year, but no definite program was agreed upon. The Association Is formed of summer residents of Ocean City. Sea Isle City, Avalon and Stone Harbor.

SHF.T.T.EM ELECTED HRAT1 OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD sea isle cmr— The re-organlsatlon meeting of the Sea tele City Board of Education, as required by tew. was held last night, Thursday, and William Townsend's Inlet, was President for the e.isulng year. Harry 8. Muller was elected as VicePresident. At the meeting an invitation extended to County Superintendent E. R. Brunyate. to attend the next meeting with a view of outlining the work of the Junior High School, which the local Board U contemplating installing for the next school

BANE ISSUES TALES ON BUSINESS CREDIT The First National Bank, of Ocean City, last week sod this week, in tb* TIMES, in the form of a paid advertlsemenu is giving directions from a banker's viewpoint, of the method of establishment of credit In buslnees. The talk is in line with the progressive pdllcy of the First National Bank, and Is well worth a careful

reading.

SALE—TEN. FOURTEEN teen passenger Ford Busses, nday at Townsend’s Inlet . Townsend's Inlet,

HURT BY AUTO Miss Edna Meher. small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Meher, of Ocean View, sustained painful Juries about the head and body when „ struck by an automobile driven by ER ADA SILICA BLOCK FOR Peter Somers, on t e Shore Road, on undation and rest satisfied.— Thursday afternoon. Her condition la not thought serious.

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COUNTY OFFICERS ATTEND CONVENTION New Jersey State League of Municipalities Hold Convention in Newark Several municipal officers of Cape May County attended the opening of the Annual Convention of the New Jerxey State League of Municipalities In Newark, on Tuesday evening. The State League Is composed of representatives of practically all the towns and cities in the State, and from Cape May County Mayor Courtright Smith, of Wildwood; Mayor Irving Fitch, of Sea tele City; Mayor Gilbert S. Smith, of Avalon; Director of Finance Robert J. Key. of Cape May County, and Director of Finance Frederick P. Canfield, of Avalon, attended. The outstanding feature c! the Tueeday night gathering was an ad drees by Governor Sllter in which he clearly outlined his stand on the expenditure of the $40,000,000 made available at the last election for roads, and of his prop ed appointment of a Highway Commission of three> instead of eight membe.s. to disburse this fund. While the convention was in session, a fire broke out in the old Centre Market, and the Mayor of Newark immediately presented all of the visitors with courtesy cards permitting them to get inside the fire lines and witness the conflagration, which completely destroyed the old historic market place.

Seven Years for Robbing Safe Lloyd Wilson Who Stole $1100 From Safe in Abbott’s Pharmacy, Ocean City, is Given Prison Term

Erred 'Bank Building Judge Changes Mind

What Is a record-breaking price r a busineea property in Ocean Cl:y as paid by the Ocean City Tit'e and ruat Company this week for the rner of Asbury avenue and Eighth street, opposite to the present bank building. The ground is sixty-six feet on Asbury avenue by one hundred feet on Eighth street, and brought $103/00.00. The Trust Company has outgrown ■ present qtuutera and had plans drawn and all preparations made for an addition of three stories to the present building. It was then decldthst. while this addition would suffice for a few years, the Company t soon outgrow even Its enlarged quartws. and it warn then that the purchase of the property across the street was decided upon. As soon as the leasee of the present three story frame structure on this newly acquired corner expire, on April first, the building will be rased and a fire-proof brick and stone banking bouse and office building will be erected. The building now in use by the Trust Company, will, according to present plans, be retained by the Company. The move of the Trust Company in the purchase of this valuable corner proves conclusively the confidence the business people of the resort *isve In Its real estate values, which have trebled In the past two yean. And incldentially It puts the Trust Company to the forefront of the banking institutions of Cape May County. COUNTY ATHLETE DIES PROM APPENDICITIS CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE— All Cape MarCounty was surprised this week to learn of the death of Millard M. Howell. 21 years of age. at the Millville Hospital on Tuesday night. Young Howell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howell, of Dias Creek, vom- days before bis death he was operated on for appendicitis at the hospital and although the operation was s serious one, there was -great hopes for his recovery, when the relapse which caused his death occurred. Howell is a graduate of the Middle Township High School and was one of the County's leading allaround star athletes during his school days. Many of the County records are borne by him. He was also a prominent Granger and had practically complete charge of his father's large farm

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Lloyd Wilson, colored, told how he entered the window of AbbtfKs Pharmacy, Ocean City, and stoUSPllOO from the safe. Judge H. H. Eldredge, sitting at Court House on Wednesday, imposed a sentence of from three to seven years, instead of a lighter sentence for the crime for which he was originally placed in the County jail some months age. Wilson had pled guilty to the charge of breaking and entering and larceny from the pharmacy of Dr. Abbott in July of last summer. Wilson took some $1100 from the safe of this store and then got away from the city going to North Carolina. Not satisfied there he returned to Asbury Park and later went to New Haven/ Conn., where he was -rrestjd by the police of that city, and extradited to the County Jail here. Chief of Police Johnson, of Ocean City, was heard as a witness and stated that there had been no recovery of the money, and little hopes. Lawyer Grets, of Court House, called In at the laat moment to represent Wilson, made a plea for the prlscaer saying that his father Was an r - usual type of negro, that the boy w«« but 21. that he was married to the daughter of a minister of the goepel in Cape May. and that this was his first offense and so leniency might be the best method of punishment. Chief Johnson was again questioned by Acting Prosecutor Solan and gave the Information that only a few days prior to the Abbott trouble that Wilson's father had charged his son with the theft of $25.00 from him. He also said that from July 3rd to November 3rd that Wilson had been •'touring'' the country. Dr. Abbott now gave some information in the matter saying that Wilson had left bis employ in April, prior to the robbery. Wilson himself now cakne before Judge Eldredge and told him how he had been married for one year, was living with his wife until just before the robbery when she went to Cape May. He said he had left Dr. Abbott's In April an>i had opened a restaurant for himself. He later sold this and then came the robbery. He then told of his going to North Carolina and on to New Haven, his birthplace. He said he had entered Dr. Abbott's store through a rear window, and had opened the safe by the combination he knew when employed in the store. Judge Eldredge was surprised at •this story as he had been under the Impression that Wilson had 'taken the money from an open safe while his employer was out of the

store.

He said this new story changed the charge from larceny to burglary, and therefore sentenced Wilson to a States Prison term of not leas than three years nor more than seven

years.

ATLANTIC CITY DEFEATS OCEAN CITY FIVE

OCEAN CITY—

The basketball game Tuesday night between the Morris Guards, of Atlantic City, and Ocean City, at Temple Hall Court, resulted In the Morris Guards going off with a 33-28 victory over Ocean City. It was the third consecutive victory of the Guardsmen, and Captain Chsrley Fulmer and "Wild Bill" Martin played stellar roles in the soldiers’ five point triumph. Fulmer, the slippery lorward and leader of the invaders, arched a trio of baskets through the nets, while Martin, one time Saint Nicks Luminary. eluded the Ocean City defense to score three double deckers. The shore passers played the Invaders off their feet in the opening twenty minutes, leading at half time, the score reading 21-15. Eddie Miller and Joe Mangold were responsible for the resort dribblers assuming a lead in the opening period. Miller accounted for a quartet of shots at the basket, while Mangold registered twice from the court. Although the shore lads tried hard to stay in the running they were slowly but surely left behind. Miller played a brilliant game for Ocean City, but so did the other quartet of passers. The elongated Ocean City center made good seven chances from the free mark. ^He was given ten chances to shoot by Referee Roy Johnson, who called almost sixty fouls on the rivals.

Rosella Robbery Again in Court Promise of Restitution is Made. And Sentenced Gang is Now Held in County Jail

IN THE SURROGATE’S OFFICE CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE— Two wjjls have been probated thus far in the Surrogate’'s office this week. The first of these was that of Juliet V. Poet, of Swain, which was entered on January 29th and which named Edward M. Poet as executor. The second was probated on January 30th. being the will of Milllcent Y. Swain, of Clermont, and naming Llnimeus T. Swain as executor.

RECENT DEATHS Miss Martha Heaton Miss Martha Heaton, of South Dennis. died at Wildwood Hospital on Tuesday, January 23rd. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Learning on Thursday at 1:00 P. M. Mrs. Annie C. McGlaughlin Mrs. Annie C. McGlaughlinT for thirty years a summer resident of Sea Isle City, died last week, on Monday, at the home of her son. Leo. in Philadelphia. Interment was made last Thursday. Mrs. McGlaughlin occupied a cottage on Vtnicean Road. A son. William McGlaughlin. resides In Sea tele

City.

August N&hm August Nahm. for many years engaged in the tailoring businew in Sea tele City during the summer season. and one of the best known and oldest summer residents of the resort, died at his late home. 2736 W. Girard avenue. Philadelphia, on Sunday. January 28th. Deceased was sixty-six years of age. Interment was made privately on Wednesday morning, following a High Mass of Requiem at St. Ludwig's Church. Philadelphia. For many years Mr. Nahm pied the dwelling which is now the Lutheran Church parsonage, and conducted his tailoring business there. Later he moved to the Boardwalk, and two years ago sold his business, although still making Sea Isle City his summer home. He Is survived by his widow, and several married children.

Captain Souders In Court When Judge Eldredge called the special Wednesday morning session of court to order, one of the prominent persons sitting in the room was no other but Captain Souders. bead of the Philadelphia City Detective

Force.

The first case to be called was that of John Frey. Indicted with receiving stolen goods and who pled non vult to the charge. Mr. Frey was Implicated in the Rosella Shop case. Wildwood, in that he was approached by members of the gang which burglarized the shop last August and purchased twenty sweaters from them. These sweaters he disposed of in Philadelphia but later recovered and turned them over to the Wildwood police officials. Prosecutor Solan spoke in his behalf and advised that the Judge give a suspended sentence In liis case. Judge Eldredge called Frey before him and reminding, him that as he had no previous record he would follow the Prosecutor's suggestion and give him a suspended sentence. An order for the discharge of his bail was now given from the bench. Lawyer Lloyd now appeared before Judge Eldredge in behalf of Willie Jacobs, who last week was sentenced Tb a teita in the Rahway reformatory in connection with the Rosella Shop case. Judge Eldredge agreed when Lloyd called Captain Souders to the front of the ropm. Captain Souders said that Willle’Jacob's parents were in the courtroom and were willing to make this restitution. «f the Court saw fit for such action, and that if young Jacobs were let go that he (Captain Soudere) would keep an eye on him In the future. As proof of his ability to watch over the boy Captain Souders pointed to his own two sons In the rear of the room, and said that in speaking to them earlier in the morning he had learned that neither of them were acquainted with the art of pool playing, one of them having played once in a private home and the other not knowing the first rudiments of the game. Judge Eldredge said that were he to let Jacobs go In charge of Captain Souders that he felt sure he would be In excellent hands. Lawyer Lloyd now said. "Then you would be willing to hold this one defendant for another week until an offer of rentitntlon can be made?” Judge Eldredge answered him by saying that he was not in favor of giving any one defendant a chance to buy his way out. but that if proper recovery can be made by the one affected by the crime he might look upon the plan with favor. Therefore, all the prisoners will be held In the County Jail for another week and next Wednesday’s court session may see some reducing of sentences on those connected with the Rosella Shop robbery. It was thought somewhat peculiar that Captain Souders should take such an Interest in the case of 16-year-old Willie Jacobs. A maif with such power and influence as held by him as the muscle In the arm of the law of Philadelphia. It was commented that possibly there Is more than Just a "fatherly" interest connected with this official's Interest In the Greek boy's case, and could it be that young Jacobs is an important tool to the Philadelphia force and one which is needed by them? As Captain Souders has some thirteen children of his own it cannot be that he wants to adopt this lad. The arm of the law works in strange manners. and the public seldom knows the methods until the work Is com-

pleted.

SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE BOROUGH OF WOODBINE NEW JERSEY Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the School District of the Borough of Woodbine. Cape May County. New Jersey, that the annual -lection for members of the Board ot Education will be held on TLZSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1923 In the Central School Building, at the hour of 5 o'clock P. M. Polls will remain open one hour or as much longer as necessary to enable all the legal voters present to cast their

ballots.

The election will be for: Three members for three year term. Two members for one year term At the said election will be submitted the question of voting for a tax for the following school purposes: ! Current Expenses $8,365 00 ; Building Repairs 400 00 Total amount necessary $8,765.00 WILLIAM ABRAMSON. District Clerk. Dated February 1. 1923. 12-lt -32-pf»3.20.

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