Cape May County Time

'OLUKE THIETY-EIGHT

ocean crrr office

SEA T* 1 * CITT, CAFE MAY COUMTY, X. J-, FEEDAY, APRIL 6, 1W3

HUMBER TWEHTY-OHE

/oodbine Will Get New Road olution Adouted at Meetine 'of reeholden WedneidaY to Hare r of Road Mode br Eneineer

t Must Not Be Too Great

the coot la not prohibitive, oodblne will act tu loaf warned I from Mount Pleasant Junction, where connection can nade with expreoe trains to and a Philadelphia. At the meetlnf the Board of Chosen Freeholders Cape May Court House on Wednee,'h resolution was adopted dlreetthe Enflneer to make a surrey the proposed road, and an estimate the probable cost of Improvlnf It. : present there la a narrow townIp road between the two points, jt it Is practically Impassible foi

Atomobllee.

The resolution seta forth that i number of the dtlsens of Wood had requested the road, and at the Board "take under oonsld at Ion the acquisition sad Improre-

WAHT CURREHT OR EXPECT ELECTRIC COXFAHY TO FAY Either electric current by April 11th alonr tbe Shore road, or an Inalstance that the Atlantic City Elec-

tric Company forfeit its $1600 bond Fifteen Dollars in Cash Will be to .h. Conntr, w.. CunMirf

Big Extra Vote Offer in Contest Will Close on Tuesday, April 1 7

by R. Kendall Smith. County Enflneer. at the meeting of the Board of Freeholders on Wednesday. M r . Smith stated that the Atlantic .ty Company In Its franchise application agreed to supply current by April llth. and that numerous bouses along the Main Seashore road had been wired for electric current, but that the Company had refused tc make contracts with prospective consumers. not being certain of when

service would be supplied. The matter was referred to County Solicitor, to report at nefl meeting of the Board

Daylight Saving Again an Issue

Both Daylight Advocate* and Oppon-

ents Harr Good Arguments for sad Against Mach Mooted Question

Still in Formative Stage

Wide Interest In Campaign

Real Hustlers Can’Yet Enter and Win One of the Big Prises Offered

n the acquisition ana improve- , , . i i • i~ . of the said road, provided the Works Hardship oo Fanners ,t of the same Is not prohibitive."! Philadelphia, and this Is re-1 with ua again. The foreign parleys, retarding the Industrial! debt * n ‘ 5 the town, where aftermaths at the _ emfl et

jayKiUadelphia and Now jS*. s»e»^ UtHe to tbooverngo -or•iriMw men have intoreeU which tal. hut let eomeone mention Dnymire quick transportation. «W light Saving and teunediately some-

body's toss are trampled c

’oodblne by tbs propoeed r

is planned If this road la hnllt 1 hat a buss perries be estaMffcedi

j "It’s the only goed thing America

got from the war."

The suburbanites And city dwellers

_ , accuse the farmer of being unr -

In its petition to the Board for able: the fanners declare it i road, the Borough of Woodbine hardship: another class get dtiiy Mv.-eed to re-oonstruct and maintain from trying to compote time tables tie road from the corporate limits of and the summer passes before they

e Borough as far ns Mount Pleas-

know whether they are coming

going.

Daylight Saving sounds simple un-

til the clock Is moved ahead an hour

and the complication begins. Often It is heard "What difference

can It make to the farmer: he works from sunrise to sunset anywayT” It

Ten dollars In cash will be a wardthe ed Tuesday. April 17th. t» tbs contestant turning in the greatest amount of cash subscription business from the beginning of the contest up

to that time. •

Five dollars In cash gosn to the one turning In the greatest number of fiUbecriptlonr from Cape May Tounty

during the first period.

Keen Interest is being manifested by the general public to see who are the best workers In the race and who will lead at the end of the first per-

iod.

Many of those whose names have been entered as contestants in the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES subscription campaign have not as yet gotten into the race for the $1014 Buick Touring Car. Ford Roadster. $200 Simplex Radio Outfit and cash swards offered by this newspaper, or at least have not made *i personal report or gotten In touch with the Contest Department. The CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES offers an unusual opportunity to win a $1014 Buick Car by May »tb: over $160 a week, besides the prestige of being the winner. Just as "all the world loves a lover.” so all the world admires and honors a winner, especially when the goal Is reached by

honest, earnest effort.

When to Enter

Now la the time to enter the conteat. The race la stUI in its Infancy. This Is the first bonus vote *~*

NUMMARY OF MEW LAWS ISSUED BY STATE LIBRARY

Following the practice of former .

. ears, the State Library has Issued a |„ quit* true the average farm has Descriptive list of the Laws and i no Charles Schwab or any managerolnt 'Resolutions passed by the re-11*1 genius that by efficiency method* cent Legislature, that became laws ^ reduce a farmer's labor t~ a foreither L.y Executive action or by be- ty-four hour week. The average ng passed over the Governor's veto, farmer quIU at. dark. thder.tfce This Descriptive Ust gives a com- Daylight Saving system If be has a prehenslve synopsis of each law, to- dairy, it means milking before sunget her with the Chapter number, the rise tc make the tr in. Then a lull original Senate or House number of 0 f about an hour after breakfast, he bill, and the name of the Intro- j practically an hour wasted, until the

ducer. Copies may be obtained free dew has disappeared. rw — by addressing a letter or postal card - *--

the State Library. Treuton. N. J.

BUSDTESS FER80HAL8

ULE WE ARE BUILDING OUR Sore you have a chance to buy

what you need for your house and self at greatly redu prices; soon we will open our Landis avenue store and new Boulevard store, and we must greatly reduce our stock before moving. Stop. In and see for yourself.

Pfeiffer's Department St ires.

NOW IS THE TIME TO REPAIR that roof. Ws hare a good stock of light, medium aad heavy weight. Buy the Champion Roofing of Cham plan. 10th street and Weet avenue. Ocean City. N. i. "Look for thi A CHECKING ACCOUNT HELPS

you to keep tract of your lures and gtvas yon a receipt •very dollar paid out. Open

with the Security Trust Co.. Cape WATCHES. CLOCKS AND JEW•Iry repairing: spectacles and glasses repaired: general merchandise: Ford

DOFT FORGET That the Circulation Contest office of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES is located In the First National Bank Building. Paris street entrance, and that all persons w* ' '•’r to do business with the f ontesi Department must call at that offli The regv’sr office hours of the Contest Mai.iger are: 9 to 12 A. M. and 1 to 6 P. M. In Sea Isle City: In Ocean City the TIMES office at 803 Eighth street Will be open every Wednesday evening for contest business from 7:30 to S: 30 o'clock. Address all communications relative to the Contest to the Contest Manager. Cape May County Times. Sea Isle City, N. J.

YOUHG PEOFLE S SUHDAY

" SCHOOL HOLD MEETTHG The first annual meeting of roe Young People's Sunday School Conference was held in Cape May Court House last Monday. April 2ud. with one hundred odd delegates representing practically every Sunday School

in the County In attendance.

The conference commenced at 8:30 the morning and continued throughout the day until 9 in the evening. The day session was In the Methodist Church and the evening session in the Baptist Church. Oficere elected for the ensuing ,year were: President. LeRoy Watson, Cape May Court House; Vice-Presi-dent. May Murray. Ocean City; Secretary. Thomas Vostlne. Cape May; Assistant Secretary. Leona, Brown.

Cape May Court House.

kind, the country boys and girls are

see who are real hustlers. Let's see if

w they will show the customary keen Interest and energy In this campaign.

Standing of Contestant* (Tuesday. April 3. 1923)

{All started with 50.000 votes, ex-

here subscriptions accompan-

ied nominations).

AVALON

Belth a— 56.000 Mias Deborah Peterson 60.8 Oo Mrs. Gilbert 8. Smith 80.000 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Eugene Shields 66.000 Russell Timmons $0,000 Melvin Watson $5,000 Alex. Williams 56.800 E. R. Brunyste 60.000

Route 1

Mrs. lay! Clouting Mrs. Allison Ludlam — Mias Anns Shute Charles Katss -

—232.(00

- 61.01

Important Session For the County Legislature. In Review From Cape Mav Conn tv Viewpoint Was Important: Republicans Lost Ground

Fitch Resigns as Freeholder Clerk

Contract Awarded at Meeting of Freeholders on Tnesdav for Ocean City Bridge Rebuilding

Present Advertising Plans

At the meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders at Cape May Court House on Wednesday, the resignation of Irving Fitch Mayor of. Sea Isle City and County Surrogate, was read as Clerk of the Board, alid was accepted effective as of Tuesday. April 17th. By resolut.on of Director Champion, and unanimously adopted. William A. Haffert. editor of the TIMES, was elected as Clerk of the Board for the full three year Extensive alterations are now In progress in the Court House building. and when these alterations are completed, all of the Beard’s offices. Including that of Clerk, will be located In (his building, with regular office hours maintained each day. on Wednesday was routine, except •*- * ilng of bids for the rebulld-

County Saved $70,000 Tax mg oTroe bridge*

ion the Oeewn City turnpike, known as Roosevelt Boulevard. There were 1 six bidders on this wsrk. the lowest

The last session of Legislature was being that of R. J. Mansfield, of New one of the most eventful In recent York, at $32,911. The sstimaJed years. The Republican party lost a j coat of the work, as co-iputsd 'by glorious opportunity to pass the, county Engineer R. Fendall Smith, measures it advocated, when it be- | was $37,000. and the bids were aa

came embroiled In factional differ-1 follows:

The party had a majority In r. j. Mansfield $12,981.00

Archie Richardson 66.1 CORBIN CITY Theodore Yedhg ... . $0,800

GOSHEN

• — — ■ . . William Pastre 55.000 the beat: giving the candidate a Petersom 76.000 larger number of votes par dollars, .'-KEEN CREEK worth of b^ness turoeJ in thanau Mr ^ a*ule HoUlng.-.e*J _ 00.000 be earned during the various perteos Doroth _ J 00.800 after ApHl 17th. Active work dkr-, MARMORA. lug thl. period puts the candidate ^ ateiu Madam way up In the race for tbs- Buick 1 OCEAN CITY Car and other big prisea. Dr. J. Thornley Hughes _ If you are not In the campaign. clip the nomination coupon and send cb . r i_ p proffatt It to the Contest Manager. Jit Marts wlrtl . rrt puton

both the Senate and House -but was woefully weak In leadership. After Governor Sllxer won over Senator Stevens to his UFour Man" Highway Commission, no one seemed capable of whipping the party Into shape. Senator Edge, at one time, attempted to jump Into the breach and stem the tide but as a result he lost considerable prestige and strength when his suggestion for a One Man Highway Commission was not considered, and his May Primary bill defested. Edge's failure to Influence “

.120.200

... It sUrts

b£ i ijytts r T °^r A

OCEAN VIEW

active worker. Miss Laura Downam Six Foists to Remember | Miss Alma Way

Those considering entering. <*r »!

86.000 60.COO 60.000 61.000 88.000 86.000 86,000

First—AH get something; an award or a eai* 1

There are no losers.

Dewy or wet

plants cannot be cultivated or worked to advantage. If he la mMketing locally his entire load must be picked the previous day. which Is often a disadvantage. Corn for Instance and other produce that rapid-

ly lose flavor. „ If he attempts to work on Day-

light Saving schedule, he lunches at 11 o'clock normal time and has the hottest hours of the day from 12 to 6 (normal time) to labor through. There are more pleasant task* than running a cultivator or hoeing during that noonday hour on a hot July ^*The hired farm help were heartily

to ...h u.. 1* .w. until many of the farmers P*ld them Fourth —Special cosh by the hour Instead of hr the dsy ^ from tlme to - tlme when they refused to start an hour whl(;h ^ compete equally. later. Due to the scarcity of tnis —

labor however many a county farmer

Ust year pa.J bis hop fo £

the early morning hour to keep him through the busy season. There ore numerous other disadvantages- It is 8:3ft before the farmer has the opportunity to visit a friend or beach unless he qulU earlier than cuatom-

either! PEERMONT

'aSo'Y-U co.U ,00 nothin, to ;

®conu—»» jwn. — . — ... -

I pete; receipt blanks, circular let- Mlsa Lucy Regina ters and Information being free of ■ A. H Sapp — charge. In fret, everything Is free.: Miss Anna

and more than that, you are *t“ r j L. __ . „‘„ d 50 000 an teed a prise or commission. which 1 H*rtT .AHsnd^- 60.000

njjh. ,b, TIMES enmotP. ^1,1

attractive. i cr, toy w

Third—The same number of

are given with a renewal «ibacrtp-; r— tion as with a new subscription. ; Miss Anna Busch Therefore you have a Urge present Ml» v. croig

I Edward Stevens 1 *5,000 Hubert Shaw 15 ®®®

7 - - 62.000

240.000

s the great number of new subscrip- j

will

time, for

ary.

Can you blame him? On the other hand

what benefits

pans and auto accesaories. Warren derived? It means ths commuter J. La ricks' new store. South SearllU. can enjoy sn hour of dsyllgbt on the opposite post office. 20-4t. boardwalk, beach or Uwn. Ortalnly HAVE YOUR PAPER-HANGING, an hour of sunaHne and done now. Wide selection of papers. I WO rtb more to him than ““ r .?

Maurice Sofroney —-

STONE HARBOR

Mrs. William Stiles Mrs. E. H. Burr

William Reynold!

Fifth—No matter where you live you are permitted to solicit subscrip-

tions any place or write or phone “ 'tucKAHOE

anywhere. The territory U unllmit-

ed. ani after you have cleaaed up i MU* Edna Corson your neighborhood, branch out and i “sturgls cover other sections. This paper Mies Helen cover, all of Cape May County and ls aroroier like a weekly letter to those who! Mrs. Agnes Stjirmer

have moved away but are still Interested In the news here. Your *—

ritory. therefore. U the

60.000 50.000 60.000 60.800

H. H. Hoffman. Wlldw d 35.812.ftft 8. G. Corson. Marmora 34.500.00 Sutton A Corson Co.. O. C. 37,254.00 F. W. Schlvers Co. > 37.400.00 McLean Construction Co. 4..500.00 Following the opening of bids a recess of fifteen minutes was taken and the contract was then awarded the lowest bidder, with the stlpuUtion that the work must be completed within the tttne specified in the contract. The rebuUding of tbU bridge means the closing off of the road to the mainland for Ocean City,

Legislature can be attributed to Bn( j t t was made clear by all « House Leader Corio. with whom he Freeholder* that no deUy in work

trusted his May Primary bill. If wou ia be tolerated. Corio had not cracked under the Wse- 110 000 From State strain or lost his head, he could have Wftir S10.000 From safely steered this bill through. His E dUe * , f r"

action* however won him the en- Chamber of h ( ^.“ 1 17hmele Road

mil, or «> tun, mtmb-rn mo., .r,.-

thing be suggested was sUugbtared. n ** r , Sl rath mere be V*

* ellm'nate the rain water which now The most discussed bill from the covers the road at that point for County standpoint was Stevens' Five days after a rainfall, was referred to

Man Freeholder bill. After the the Director of Roads.

Chamber of Commerce turned s cold Engineer Smith reported that a shoulder on the proposition. Stevens committee of the Department of added his referendum amendment, so Commerce and Navigation had rlpl-

It will be placed before the votei* for ted the Turtle Gut fill.

approval or disapproval In the fall done by the former Freeholders, and election. * In that connection Director Kay *»*- However before It can be placed fered a resolution, vhtch was adop.the ballots it U necessary for It ed. setting forth that the law of to Vf petitioned by ten -per cent. 1921 set aside an B|«roprtattaa of of the voters. If the petitioners 810.0M for the use of 1 he Board of conduct a vigorous campaign they Commerce and Navigation In aiding should have little trouble In obtain- the County In tills work, and roIng the required signers. This questing that that sum be mode Imahould not be Interpreted as s reflee- mediately available for the County

- -- - • Engineer Smith reported that he be-

WOODBINK

Chester Rablnowits **®-®®®;

m 8“b-If you start out today and Mrs. Olive McAllister --. 66.000

work with energy and system, you

will win either the Buick Car. the SEA ISLE CITY CHAMBER

■ UUUIU UUl V* —- — — - —-— - .... tlon against the Small Board, but Engineer Smith reported that signers will be found among those lleved that sn additional fill of six that always favored s large board; feet, a top coat of three laches of also many of the Democrat* who be- gravel and extension* of protective lleve they would have a better chance Jettlro were needed to protect this to have representation on a large fill, and the $10,000 State approprlboard; among those that favor any- atlon bill will be used for this work

thing as long as it Is a change: also when received.

In some of the municipalities that The old house north of Orssay would like to have a Freeholder rep- Sound Channel, and In the center of reaentatlve. the new road connecting North Wlld-

wood with the Main Seashore road

The defeat of the Whitney Bill at Burleigh, wm sold on Wednesday will please the taxpayers of Cape to the only bidder, Thoms* L. C*mpMay County. Under the provisions bell, for $103; the requirement Is 60.000 j 0 f tb j, pm cape May County would that Campbell move the house within

76.000 . |q££ $70,000 in school taxee. Taking thlrjy days.

(Continued on pa*» 4)

'5.200 ■ ■ -

Fo'd Roadster. Radio Outfit, some pf

j'tKEfXS ^ •» ,ul*crl,tlon bu,.

nine bciccnun ui 1 worm ,. . . ro'Q noaoeiei. muiu

and si! work guaranteed: lower'atroll under the glittertog B*"** , the special cosh prlxea. or at lee prices than before. Maurice M. So-1 allows the majority o' P w, P l, * I “ * ’ b|. cash commission check, froney. Sea Isle City. 21-tf. I dltlonal hour to palter ground their Extra Votes

1AND-MADE WHEELBARROWS, homes, to make them more _ j _ _

for

svent FOR BALE — LARGE BLACK horse, price $100. Mr. Bishop. Ocean View. 18-4 tf. SPRAY CAFE OPEN FOB 8EA■on; eau served as they should be; Cove oysters In all styUa. USE ADA SILICA CONCRETE BLOCK for a permanent building.•dv. I7tf.

not onlTbf the oonteitante but the: ending April 17th. gives hundred* of spectstort attracted to extra vote*. (Five of them allowed the outdoors. It means the county Is each candidate). During the period in accord with the working time of foUow ing. 126.000 extra votes are

the bulk of the visitors are drawn Jrom Among the other advantage. It mean* an a dd Ul o nal hou r • cem-

panlonahlp wltli the Wddlea.

Can you blame him?

FREE VOTING BALLOT Good For 200 VOTES This ballot U good tor 200 votes for the candidate In the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Subccriplion Campaign, whtwe name U written on It. Do not fold. Trim.

Addres*

VOID AFTER APRIL 17th ANYONE CAN VOTE FOR FRIENDS

and In each succeeding period, the extra vote coupons diminish In site. Hence any person can see the wisdom of turning In every subscripllon possible up to 6 P. M. Tuesday. April 17th. The regular vote schedule Is the same throughout the contest.

Hot Too lAte

Up until April 17th anybody can enter thu race and start off with 60.000 free votes on the nomination coupon. A $150 subscripllon makes th<* entry good fur ?(.*** Nomination coupon* will b< drawn after April 17th. so If you are thinking of entering. DO IT NOW. Until 6 F. M. Anil 17th Contestants residing outside of Sea 1*1.' City can mall their reports. If It is not convenient to call at the office of the Contest Manager of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. If the postmark on the letter shows It was In their postofflee by 8 P. M. April 17th. It will count In the $16 cash prises swarded on that day. aa well aa help to win ths largest vote coupon of the contest. This gives the contestants living at a distance tbs same opportunity as those residing right in town. In contests of •*••-

MEETS MEXT TUESDAY

President George Boeder, of the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce, directs attention to the meeting of the Chamber next Tuesday. April Ifith. and aaka lor a one hundred per cent, attendance, aa much Important business la scheduled for that meet-

ing. MRS. BRIGHT BEC0VERIHG

Mrs. William H. Bright, of Wildwood. Is slowly convalescing In the Jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia. Mrs. Bright, who wo* operated upon several weeks ago. baa been In a procarious condition but bos rallied to such an extent that It Is expected sbe will be able to return to her home In Wildwood by the middle of

this month.

BAMD COHCERTJiy B0ARDWALX The Easter visitors in Sea Isis City were treated to a free public band concert on Sunday afternoon. In the municipal music pavilion. Despite the cool weather, a number of boardwalk promenade™ stopped to enjoy the concert which was given by the Ule City Bsnd.

Sea Isle City Trucking Co. IS NOW OPERATING BETWEEN SEA ISLE CITY and PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER POINTS Will , E$timateM Go Anywkara Cherfully Ctvan . WEST JERSEY GARAGE UlllCe at” or jo? LANDIS AVE. Sea Ule City, N. J.

WANTED— Competent White Girl lor frost part of houae; Apply Scotch Hall 5th lai Wukr An.. Octal OtT

NOMINATION COUPON GOOD FOR 60,000 VOTES 0HLY ONE C0UHTED TO AH ENTRANT This Nomination Ballot la good for 60.000 votes for the person whose name Is written thereon. When $1.60 at-omp*nl«e the entry the ballot will count for 76.000 votss; when actompanled bj $12.00 lu subscription btislnee* It la good for 160.000 votes Boih new subscriptions or renewals count.

Town

R. P D.

SULc

Nominated by - - Persona making nominations must sign ths ballot as evldar.ee of good faith, but names will not be divulged. Mall this coupon to the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Campaign Department. Bes Islt City. N. J