Cape May County Times, 31 August 1923 IIIF issue link — Page 1

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Bl ISLE CHT, OAR MAT OOTJTT, M. FRIDAY, AUGUST SI, IMS

HUMBER FORTY-TWO

iby Parade Attracts Many

■pAjrniY attdled batct»« ASEESTXD LAST SU1B&Y Cosines Inured for

r Babies Tdke Part

i b*by por»d«. * -noon, drew uaBy W lotion, of tb« Ocmaty. Tkoa^slr b conducted by tko Woman’s Clrlo lb, by tko local Chamber

caim 11 was wUh dl«-

, that the fixigm MeMM upon | dinners. The Jadsea wars Mrs. , of Pittsburgh; Mra. J. C.

t. Mr- Edwards, Mi e and Mrs. McOurk.

e parade marched tram Loretta ue to Frit* Street. The .*—— led the parade tram the

ion. After the

_,r Fitch announced the winner* I presented the prtsfc. as follow*: Mass 1. fancy dsoormted coach, fpriie—Paul Kay. eon of Joe Key, ■ local hotel keeper. The coach ■ beautifully deco.ated with varied mcd papers and paper dower*, (prire was a silver baby fork and Miriam PlelHer woe second

k in thl* dam.

ss 2. tancy decorated coach with —First prlie went to Vincent

■Josephine Peecatore, who repre-

The Beach Patrol/' ~

was a kiddy bike.

I went to Betty and Harry

}tiladelphla. In a fancy

1 costume They received a baby**; > knife, fork and spoon seC * J. fancy deocreUd go-cart-I prtae was won *>y Audrey Mn|of West FLlladelphia. who res doll that was almost as Urge

Audrey made a sweet pic-

u> a pom-pom girL Second prise n by William Smart, of Phlia-

. with a

Townsend's Inlet smiles at the idee bat Ocean Ctty Ip the premier resort

Partially disrobed in the pevlUon oc the beech and freUekad la the balmy sea. in lieu of tha usual costume of the male i a rather weU advertised end popular brand of underwear. ~

which i rushed for the briny deep. The bathers evidently struck n popnr asking hole lor la a few minutes vend dehermea gathered about the place aad it was with dlfaculty the bathers avoided the lines aad hooks A number of persons who gathered on the beach to view the ocean and other things were sorely disappointed when one of the party held up the girl's eloek which ected ee e curtain, while the fair bather rushed behind Attar the bathers dressed a complaint was seat to the aathorlUes and three of the party ware arrested. Mayor Pitch warned them never to bathe again without proper attire. Tha trio took leave muttering that Mayor was in . league with tbe

The

4. fancy deoafuted Boat—

| price was won by Vlyginl* pi. *ge S, of Bermantbwn, who

4 m large**. VfcgHU*** :nt«i Rose of My Heart.

I like a beautiful flower among

I to Angelina Ferrari, who regold bracefeL She was I in black on a pretty paper Her. costume waa A with feathers, i 5. most original float—First ■ Kathryn Fitch, who received p'e sweater. Ehe 1 Mias Sea Isle City of IMl. was trimmed with cedars fcwers and the youngster ^ In a co urne of that period, i ana Kueemsry Martin ■ price with a float reprteeoUng faware the city Nphia and Csmiten

first

in a bine net dram

with

by Betty Jane Nicholas I as a canary. She received a

c original r slaters Jane aad Vera, was I first prise. The youngatere beautiful yellow btumea trimmed with Unset, •presented butterflies. t Hughes, of Camden, who ' as a peacoek. waa a pries e received a pair of roller I Huth Feld, — s Cupid, won a silver mesh

Helen

The -VUdwood public schools wiU open Monday. September 10th. with Henry C. Chalmers as supervising principal and Lannlng Myers principal of the High School. The teaching corps will be as follows: High School—George H. Deris. ■Meuse; Frank & Lloyd, commercial; Homan t Gullek. mathematics; Harold C. Patton, commercial; Nora Grises. English aad history; Cecelia Piach. English and history; Irene C. Gullek. LaUn aad Spanish; Ines Nlso-i, drawing; Helen B. *ppe. physical training; CUreure W. Malley. physical training; Mary A McCombs, household arts; Baymond K. Henrick. itssl training. rede Teachere—Adele Dowler, Margaret Dougherty, Mary line Cchefly. Anna Ai Clare D. Springer, Amy Anderson. Jessie Eldredge. Maude Adams. Bdlth Schelllnger, Estelle Inglee. Fanny S. Preuthun. Mary L. McClain, Beatrice Maxwell, Adnlia C. Jess, Gertrude Chalmers, Marion O. Schaefer. Dorothy Dandoia, Helen Grits, Elisabeth Eldredge. Mary J. Jackson. Marian Seller, Blanche L Hoffman, Theresa Cobb. Opal Schelllnger; Mirelm Brown. Emily 8. CUypoole. Gertrude A. Wardril, Elsie G. Keller. Ethel

Maxwell.

There erp rttll three poelUons to be Ailed In the grade schools, but the Board of Education expects to elect the teachers needed et a meeting this

rise winners wen allarteiphls. as e

r prise

I of Phil

>ved a doth

I present to receive her pri**. WrCrea, dreeeed as Jackie |wu awarded fl silver mtah

—Pint prise was won by | White, of Brooklyn, alluded to the popular song,

i Have No

irdeo an

re ' was won by > as Uneeda Biscuit. He

» watch.

isnnon waa a prise winner. Hurray, as a golf boy. aad Murray aa Sandy tha Scotch |ved fountain peas, mtlnued on Page T)

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I COOXD 10 GBBEE I A ( > Avg. i i We City

WILDWOOD SCHOOL WILL

Three Tmitimi to Be nkd to the

Coroners Jury |Many Attractions “w^lSeveral Candidates Frees Youth at County Fair c *** i * »««««« For Freeholder

Uhctmicious Half Hoot

AMves Trw* Driver* Oeeu City AoeMeflt Last Week. Victim Buried. Tuesday

CARAIM XZEXWALD B HOW TO SAILOTO PASTY About Afty friends of Captain A. J. Heerwald. of South Dennis, enjoyed an all-day sail on the Delaware Bay. Thursday. August SI. aboard the achoocsr “Martha Meerwald." Maay of the ladles were Initiated Into the tight-mouthed secrets Of the Bwagusrir'^g uyutar.

luring the secretive oyster in his native lair; bow the dredge came up. brimming tall of atewc and frys; how they were opened and balanced on half-shell; and beet of all. how they appealed to the palate without the - ■ - '-when them. e in abund-

The falsa ware kind for the day u all that could be derired. The bay waa quits smooth; area the landlubbers could have withstood the attack of Mai tfe Mer. Moeauitoee were conspicuous by thrir absence. There favorable umaltioae added to tbe pleasure aad appetites of the party. pe slackers when tbe

dinner call earn*.

duaic aad tortus* tolling contributed to the amusement of tbe si randy Jolly party. Myra Way . •* rrastsim* performer on the t!«*i*. falls A hairs WMt*. of Camdea. bad

Ik. OTWl MU *■*» U

—— or t<—unu u (“Kik After the fortune tetttog laitiaUcas to the Pish dab were conducted nnd the memberehlp wae laereaeed

Qetttof Oat* Uu Bape*

'Tm netting thd haag *f It bow. declared the mu^derar. as the hang-mM^PP-d tha doom over hi. bead. Michigan rnimoanlre marrlee hla ok. .f he eueeeada in keeplag her

* new atyle may be

M»ny Other Acddenti Lawrence Imbeel, an Ocean City youth, who struck and killed Harry Madara, of Ocean City, last Friday evening at Eighth Street and Aabury Avenue. Ocean City* was exonerated Tuesday by Coroner Ingereoll end Jury after Investigating the affair. The Jury was compoeed of Charles Seek. Melvin Smltn. Walter Sack, D. J. Hughes, G. Carson and Henry B.

Crae.

The Inquest, which Hated nearly three hours, brought forth much c Dieting testimony. Tony Zellle, peanut vender, who has a stand at Eighth Street and Aabury Avenue, and who was an eye-witness to the tragedy, declared that Imbesl waa going at a rapid rate of speed and ■truck Madara. In direct contradiction to this was the statement of Joseph Killmer, who has an apartment near -he corner of Eighth Street and Aabury Avenue. He declared that he saw the accident through his window and that Jmbesl waa driving at a moderate rate and hit Madara. who was suing at the ground. Other witnesses Included Policeman George My*-* and George Sack. Ralph Goff. Mire Anna McNally. Mr*. Elisabeth Dechamp. Joeeph Barret, and Walter Scott. The verdict, which In a nature of an exoneration for Imbeel. freed him from the bond of 16000 under which he had been held. Imbesl was represented court by Elmer Brown, attorney, of Atlantic City. Following tbe action of the coroner's Inquest Justice Were dismissed

The victim was buried Tuesday afternoon. Madara formerly waa a farmer In the vicinity of Palermo where he resided many years, spring, due to his wife's h health, he moved to Ocean City. wUe in. in~a-orlBcal eendtuon. FIVE 1 WHEI CAR OVERTURES

Car Wrecked Whet Driver Avoids

Hitting Bicyclists

Five persons living in Woodbine ere painfully injured when a car turned over two milee from Egg Harbor last Saturday afternoon. Tbe accident was caused when the driver of the car attempted to pass several bicycle riders when traveling at a The car overturned after striking the sand on the side of the road, pinning Mrs. Jacob Hoffunderneath. Mrs. Hoffman, alter being treated by Dr. Boysen. of Egg Harbor, was removed to the Millville HosnltaL it was thought that she suD'/ed from a fractured skull. It required eight stitches to cloee the

the scalp. Her

husband received Injuries of tbe btek and a sprained ankle. Mas Orpenburt was thrown through tbe windshield. He was bruised about his leg Samuel Etaenberg was cut about he face with flying glass and arm bruised. John Gurjak. II. the driver of the escaped with alight Injuries.

■ml Fne UU, Hont-urn Fltettw

Premiu.ni hemaaed

The Cape May County Fair that IB he held on the Pair Grounds, eat House, next Thursday, Friday aad Saturday, will be the greatest evor held la the Oouaty. Maay ;

The Fair Association have preeved aa acrobatic comedy act that will perform each afternoon In Croat of tha grands: and. Tie Canadian Ooveri..-nent will display an agricultural exhibit. •*> wtag the Advantages of Canal'an farm*. *. to Department of Game ana

will show a most and Osh exhibit

that will delight not only tbe sportsbut everyone Interested in tbe life. The representative In of the exhibit will gladly enlighten anyone regarding the game-

laws and regulations.

Another feature that la bound to attract aad amuse many la the Barn yard Golf Tournmnent, better known Mlrre shoe pitching. The games willJbe opened to anyone, but It will be fleceeeary to register with the ludge to become eligible aa a possible winner of the handsome silver cup donated by the Fair Association. The of each day's tournament will play the finals on Saturday afternoon.

Horse racing will be held on Friday and Saturday afternoons. The prtsff money for the trotter* has been Increased and a fast field from both Inside and outside of the County I'

expected.

Twenty-five hundred dollars eaflums will be distributed for

are computed by the Grange whose members win the most Wbbdns. The Blue Rlbtxm winning Granger* receives the Blue Ribbon end prise money and the Grange of which he la a member is credited with one point. Twenty-five dollars will be the first prise, |16 second, and flO third. Last year South SeaviUe Orange won first prise. Dias Creek Orange second, and Cold Spring Grange won

third

On Thursday the Oranges of the County will bold their annual picnic on the Fair Grounds. In the afternoon addressee will be made by State Worthy Master D. H. Agans. former State Senator from Hunterdon County; Mrs. Harrington. Home Management Specialist of New Jersey Bute Experimental Station and Miss Sarah B. Askrew, Assistant Slate Librarian. The Court House baseball team will meet the Cape May Collegians In the

afternoon.

On Friday afternoon Court House will meet the strong colored Cepe May Giants, and on Saturday afternoon the Avalon base ball team will

play Cold Spring.

The U. o. Recruiting Station expects to send a detachment of troops for exhibition purpoeee. The Baby Keep Well Station will have an hlbit again this year. Under the

Israel HoAnan, eon of the Injured 1 capable management of Mr*. Plerro woman, fainted when be learned of mu has always been a source of Intha accident. Mra Hoffman will re- formation to mother*. Thd object of cover. The car was completely de- im« exhibit Is to show how many

Infant allmerta can be prevented as well as how to build sickly babies

into sturdy youngster*.

An exhibit that 1* sure to prove Interesting to the farmer* la that of the Japanese beetle. This new ha* devastated crops in many part* of the country. To date Cepe Mey County has eecaptd lu ravages. The bend will be in attendance all

three afternoons.

The ever-popular mule race will be held Saturday afternoon. The County Chamber of Commerce Is selling tickets for the Pair at f 1.00 each. A ticket is good for thi admissions. Parking space for cars will be provided inside the Fair

Grounds.

mol tab ed.

BAB ABD WIFE IH7UBED - AT DEHHISVILLE CURVE

J. Reinhardt and wife, of Camden, sre Injured last Saturday a.ternoon when their car overturned at Bushnell’s Corner. Reinhardt received Internal Injuries and was bruised shout tbe face and arms. Mrs. Reinhardt was lacerated about the face and

A doctor who

treated their injuries, after which they were taken to Wildwood. The accident waa caused when Reinhardt attempted to take this dangerous curve at a high rate of speed. The car waa badly damaged.

OCEAH CITY GULL

INJURED II AUTO CRASH With five teeth broken and suffer

lag numerous abrasions and contusions of the face and body. Ulllan Creighton, of MSS Pleasure Avenue. Ocean City, driver of a sodas which waa wrecked on the White Hone Pike near Hammonton, Tuesday, was token to the office of a doctor where ahi received treatment and waa lat*.taken to her home in an ambulance driven by Justice of the Peace Emer-

son A. Burdick, of H*nmontoa. The car rho waa driving collided

arltb an automobile drives by John flttbla. of 701 South Seventh Street.

by that to Philadelphia. The accident took Place

started- »«t •*“ p* copu.

CABS CRASH AT RAILROAD CROSSING A car driven by Charles Allen, of Atlantic City, crashed Into the rear of a car owned by Ben Urn In Rablnowlu. Sr., of Woodbine, last Sun 'ay afternoon at Burleigh Crossing on Shore Road, tbe scene of the tragedy a few few weeks ago. Rabinovltx had stopped his cAr awaiting a train to croM the road when the other ear crashed Into him. No one was Injured though tbe occupants of RabInowits's car were shocked by the Ision. Allen agreed to pay for damage done to the car.

We have kaown a lot of d

Uncomaoui Half Hoar

The Sea Isle City Ufa Guards were very active last week. Joeeph McLaughlin . who was brought to shore by the Collegian in an unconscious condition, was eeuscltated by Captain Stevens last Sunday afternoon after It had appeared the man waa dead. Stevens worked on MclaughHa over a half hoar before he showed say sign of life. McLaughlin when reaeoed had swallowed a great quantity o' water and it waa with difficulty that his locked Jaws could be pried open to clamp hla tongue down to let the water escape. A physician who happened to be nearby at the time of the rescue assisted Stevens. On S-turday afternoon the guards had to bring In Eugene Levin and a girt who were swept too far from

‘ore.

On But 'ay afternoon the guards rescued Mrs. Florence Petto, of Phlla■'Iphl*. Jack .Mini, of Boston, was carriv* out Sunday morning by the underi >w and It tbe g-snls to east Cr plain Stevens stated that the und .•(-current over the last week-end wai, the strongest that waa expert enced this summer. Though the current VI11 not be ae strong due to the shifting of tides, additional guards will patrol the beac! over this end from south of the Pier to Shell Street.

Last Day to FOe Candidate • Petition. Post the Democratic Bomtoee.

COLLEGIANS RESCUED TWO LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON Heavy Undertow Sweeps Couple Out

Beyond Safety

For the second time in (wo weeks the Oblate Seminarians, who i mered at Boardwalk and Vineland Avenue, have taken the leading role In rescue scenes at their end of the beach. On last Sunday two of the students brought in Joeepn McLaughlin and Mrs. Flynn, a relative of hla, who were swept out by the unoei at low water. Mr. McLaughlin sraa unconscious and it waa over a half hour before* he could be reauaciated and removed to hta home on LorMta Ave. Captain Stevea*. of the Beach Patrol, and the Seminarians dee -great credit In bringing Mr. Joeeph McLaughlin to, as he waa la a very bad condition when rescued. Mrs. McLaughlin, who waa also on the beach, fainted and had to be revived. Ernest Paul and Rudolph 1 eat man. i assisted In tbe rescue. Captain Stevens resueclated McLaughlin.

the Seminarian* o young women n imminent danMonday evenin';.

August 11th. The cry for help waa

students who

plnnged into the surf In their clothes. Three of the young Oblatee managed to get the young women In with little dlfflcuU/, although the rescued girls were quite weak and exhausted.

d In this rescue.

Nine of the Seminar, a ns, besides Mr. Paul, who were In the watei fully clothed, euffe.ed no more than get-

T1 boar gua: bath with only the then are mott ahou then Tl popi da> Waa

south end of the ( petroled by life a protection for Lve the students nee. As this Is

mer in S

lave established ae record. Many hat a boat, pul•cuing apparatus the beach near who were very City, left y esterheir etudlee la

N0N8IGN0R BARRY DOYLE TO SPEAK AT WILDWOOD

M preli wiU torli of It M from Relit rill.

B

Joyle, a domestic Catholic Church t St. Ann's audtt for the bene; Uef. -ecently returned e the Near East ; conducted. He of local friends, i In the uniform

LANDED (TONE HARBOR

Charles Wright, one of the Stone Harbor coast guards, pulled two large dog shark* off Hereford's Inlet Pier. weighing 246 pounds, the other 160 pound*, last Wednesday. Wright also caught a number of large weak fish and several blue flah. Ralph WUllama, manager of the nerican. hooked a elx-pound flounder. which breaks the record for the ■er.son at this resort.

WHY USE ADA SILICA CONCRETE BLOCK? Ask your builder. Iv. 17U

Other Newsy Gossip By ZIP If a candidate for any of the County offices desire to have hla or her name printed on *ae primary ballot they must have their petitions signed and delivered to the County Clerk today, otherwise the candidate must use sticker*. To win a bounty •lection by the us* of stickers la almost an Impost!bUlty, so the chances are that the successful candidates wiU be among thorn with petitions filed Assemblyman Ralph T. Stevens has filed his petition for re-election. At the time of this writing no other candidate has signified an Intention of filing s petition for this office. Charles E. Foster, of South Seavllle. wUl be a candidate for reelection as Freeholder. Frank A. Iyer, of Wlldwod Crest, also baa filed a petition a* Republican candidate for Freeholder. Mlnnernyer. who formerly lived In Pittaburgh. settled in Wildwood six or •even years ago. He has retired from active buslnses and la about 47 years old. It appears that Foster will walk ay with the Primary Election aa i opponent la practically unknown In the County. Mlnnemyer la running Independent without any particular support. Another tact that is not In hla favor to that he lives la a city that now has a representative on the Board. The old system of voting for Freeholders from districts was abolished ben the Small Board took effect. Thto was' viewed with misgivings by many of the mainland voters who the County affairs being by the beaches. White satisfied that the majority of from the which to fair, tbe Inland voters are not la the hi*nor to lose *hetr representation on tbe Board, nog will Oeeaa Ctoy view the poaslbjflty of two Freeholders from WUdsed la a kiadly Ugh. That thto feel lag should extol to roag according to the Idealists who laetot It should have bo benriag on County q east lose. However. Ideals iters opteioa* are not always M aad the residence of a Preecaadldate to e reel factor. hove filed petitions udlam. of See Isle City, for Am*.ably, and Edward M. Poet for Freeholder. Poet, who resides on Shore Road. Swain too, waa born a few miles north of hla present home at the Post farm. Hi* parer to settled there about the time of' the Civil War. He graduated from tbe County schools after which he was a student at the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, graduating as a pharmacist and chemist. In 1800 he married Juliet Van Glider. For a number of years Post practised his profession In Philadelphia, returning to Cape M*? County before the war. In addition to his vocation as manufacturing chemist. Post does considerable fann-

ing.

Many of the voters are ui.der .he Impression that tbe petition* for the Increase to the Board of Freeholder* connection with reduction In the Board of Freeholders' salary that becomes effective January 1, 1826. Regard leas of the number or Freeholders, according to the bill Aaiblymaa Stevens had passed during the last Legislature, the salary of tbe ibera of the Board of Freeholders will be 11600 annually. Unleus there technical error In the petitions that have bees filed, the voters will decide on General Election whether they desire aa larreae* to the nreeent number. The political leader* will watch with much Interest the election In North Wildwood. The office* to b* filled are Mayor. Councilman and Tax Collector, la former years the Ute James M< Linden had the faculty of swinging Angteeee any way he desired and the faeiioe that Mac favored could count on a good majority In thto district. With tbe passing of McIJnden. P. L Peterson, the present tax collector, partially assumed the toga of leadership. Peterson to s candidal* for re-election, and there to little likelihood of bis defeat, but whether he can away the voters aa the old leader could to a question to be aaawered later.

Now - that eyeglasses i you won't have to look ovdr the top so you won't near them out.

Hurry Goldsmith YOUR TAILOR Bow located at , 18 Italia Street, Sea Isle City Cleaning Frating Repairing Suit* Marie to Order