Cape May County Times, 9 November 1923 IIIF issue link — Page 1

May County Times

t CAPg * MME8 HAS A LA10ER CIBCTLATKMI THAU AST OTHER XEW8PAPER Dff CAPE MAY COUHTY

ra&em

/lany Protest

i Pretested U jfneMfos ti WedneiAv'* Change i* Cont Award Bridge Contact A number of *rot«t» ftf Board of T~ Board meei

ordered deratii brought

be resolution* „< adopted by

nitj- Club, of C*r» mar-,*rxLMBmm ununity dob, of 09* 1U7 r ^art «: Washington Cwn», P. O. 8. of

Coun House; ST \ CMft »ptc.. T*d Cnm — wotMC

m of a petition w*. jJ*o preeastec. it contained only one atCBatore.

"Uy, of He Hey-S

SBSB.

t of Miss Mabel Clop, *

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUSTY, M. J. FRIDAY, MOVEMBER 8 1928 swat* oorafc threb cento By the Tear, fl-60

HUMBER FIFTY-TWO

m Murg raw mayor W0CTMB8 TO HEART ATTACK Kttttl JSefl* Woo a Storebmrjtimi Ot ta u. atr, ud u,. ITE.VSLl?”’ •‘m « «• i«n»« 2»«“ -ievRi; o’clock on B. n. Oon,, „ boaooM'wte Uo 7f» „a “.'ST ‘.fJif”' « tko tcoort e Its eetabllshmesi as such. In I fce opened the Ant store on the id. • *eet mA emery etc Btrmt, sued dkae h. sboot twelve yeaj when fee moved fete femtoem u dis Mae In thTbSSTno, oo • rsraoe. at the corner of

he cloaed his store. Death was m a heart trouble. Mr. Wells, after retirement as vor. osrved serwal terra* In the ty Oouncll. and was active in poliUca until a few years ago, when he

He is survived by oae brother. Ed ward, Wells, of Atlantic City, and > w “ * ~*1ar, of Phu*

to if Edward

i. CUy and Ph.ladel ^^m-nuvaie

was SAYURBAY, FOTXMBER 10

’*n-*t* risattss 4m The running sawn for rabbit*. 2£,SL3pSS.t gSZVZL’ZSiZ r^u^SSm oeeedtar' ware st. etched Deiwnber Itth. The chief sttraetloa

:on*lderstton of how tr e contract of Kopol X II

win fea chasing brer rabbit U Is expected that rabfeiU win be ptoaUful this season than the tow eeaeo is as ' forest Ares, have been la-

fmnest

— Warden AlUaoa Ludlam rethe gunners to exact care with

heTcept to the mlnimura. The TIMEB hae a number of •af.tow booklets for all States, that will be mailed say subscriber free of eharge-

mtraet had ‘not OEraad to the rSrsrSsS olutlai was adeptad setting Its would

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midDAiH

The It-hoU ssadsl play fa Aoati*s wlU be bald s« l.M Bsturday. WotooSsr 10th. err msllfytsg to

i. the Biay-

of -urhu

t. bald on

Unofficial Election Retultt

Five-Man Freeholder Board

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Cape May. .>lst W._ Capa May. 2d W._ Cape May. Sd W_ Cbpa May. Capa w»r l Dennis Towaabip. im w._ Danals Towaabip. 24 W_

Middle Township. «tb W M North Wildwood. 1st W Ul North Wildwood. 24 W IAC •« Ocean (Sty. 1st W 224 112 Ocean City. 2d W. ~l*rbor City, AMt w. Sea Isle City. 2d W. Upper Township Wildwood, let W. Wildwood. 2d W. Wildwood. 3d W. Want Capa May _ West WUdwod

rOFITLAE OCEAS CITf GOU TO MASET dbOBE TEOTTEE

AMEHCAB IXOIOI AEZIUTEY

ELECT MEW OFFICERS

Eagncaeat After House Mis. Many Morris Hew Hctd of

Puty Lut Week

The engagement of Miss ‘Jean Blundin, of Oeean City and Boy Mahan. of Avalon, was announced at a r at the young lady's home, ‘he I Btsesyne. lest Ssturdsy ntghL

Mr*. Harry Morris, of Ocean City, wss fleeted chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary, of Cape May County, at the annua! meeting of that organisation, heM In Cape May

_.. . , Spurt House, last Friday evening. s surprise to the members of PM sad The meeting wss held in the new

Beta Chapters of the PI Sigma Sorority of Philadelphia, v ho ware guests at the party. “*-

ithly paper. She is th»

daughter of Mis. WUllam F. Blundin. the well-known hotel owner of Ocean

City.

The prospective groom is tl of Cornelius Mahan, of Avalon. Mahan has a reputation as s globe trottor. Last winter Mahan almost ba 4e> his Hte while exploring the mount of northern Mexico onaoeontnai At the present time he ta

from n fractured leg as a result of ttomoblla aeeMfit several weeks The marriage will take ptoea la

ago. The msr Philadelphia s

^ c -_ . HJFRED n FOOTBALL SAME Ths Anals will >e bald on Saturday! ——

I*m* at, am* h.

tor womec^exoyt that it will be nlnr | Rest of the

Pease keep iMetomind

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County Organixaaom

FRAKK 7. McHICHOL DIES nr HOSPITAL Sou of Late Senator Was Star Basket Ball Flayer Frank J. McNlchoI. eon of the late Senator James P. McNlchoI, noted basket ball star, and well-known Sea Isle City cottager, died early Tuesday In the Mleericordis Hospital. McNlchoI was thirty-one. He was basket ball coach at the Pennsylvania Military College. Chester. Hla death followed an operation for appendicitis with which he wss ^ickea on Sunday night at his home. '829 Marlyn Road, Overbrc k. He was taken to the hospital and operated upon immediately. McNlchoI first gained athletic prominence at La Salle Preparatory School when be was considered one Of the beet basket ball players In scholastic circles. He also statred at is ball. Later at Penn be played the freshman basket bell team but Ms career was baited by an Injury to

-b knee.

Thiee other brothers, however, became famous .as basket bell players at Penn. Harry, the firat, played with the famous 1908 quintette with Artie Klefaber and Kid Keinath. Eddie followed Frank at Penn and he played with two intercollegiate championship teams and Dan played on three title winners. Last year Jim Wss a satoMtute on the Penn varsity end Ms yd^ger brother, John, played on the Penn freshman team. McNlchoI also was a 'World War jteran. .He served with the 149th Aero Squadron, having been stationed at Ban Antonio. Tex.; at Tsmdon, and later at Iseodun. Prance. At the end of the war he entered the insurance business and with the McNlchoI Paving A Construction Co., "oded by hla father. McNlchoI was the third of ten children^ Three years ago McNlchoI me tried to Mias Gertrude Dever. who. with their son. Daniel, survives. When McNlchoI was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania In 1914 he continued playing basket ball and base ball for the love of the sport. An effort was made by the Detroit American League Base

Stevens and Foster Victofs Easily Defeat Democratic Candidates; Increased Freeholder Board Came* Two to One

Light Vote Is Cast

Ralph T. Stevens, of Cape May City, waa re-elected Assemblyman and Charles E. Poster was re-elected Freeholder by comfortable majorities at the election held last Tuesday. The referendum calling for an increased number of Freeholders carried almost two to one. The spathic attitude of the voters, and the miserable weather, caused the lightest vote to be cast In a County election since the Women were franchised. The showing of Ludlam. the Democratic nominee for fmembly, waa a disappointment to a... many friends, as Ludlam had waged .

t Hand Avenue.

to’/.'play with

at the party. Miss Blundin la very gueeeeda Jeaee D. Ludlam. of Court!

popular to the younger net of Oeeau Boose.

City. She la the editor of the PI Mrs Ludlam waa complimented at 1 v

f Tigers, but he

year McNlchoI

the meeting for the i

body during the past year The foltowlng officers ware elected: Mia. Smith, of Wildwood, vlee-

Aftes Beatrice Maxwell, of

ilrts***

Trout of < Mabel 8>i lee ted to h

and four brothers, and played the Sens Alumni and the Penn varsity 'teems. The McNlchoI team won both contents. The proceed* of the gat

wfe*e donated to “

moment will be held on Thanhnglvlag DSy.-Thursday, November 29. Invi-

hSTbemi neat to TT golf

einha tor entries. Hunt’s Theatre, lac.. h*v* donated a hanitoome loving cup which will bo awarded to the Player with the low groas score. Sult-

* *" be awarded to the

rder of the Tournament Coa-

H. FOSTER OOBUN. Secretary.

Jack Shoyer. right and of the P. M. C. football team, suffered a dislocated shoulder and other Injuries to a game with the Franklin r ad Marakell Collage team tost Saturday. Shoyer waa knocked out to the third period. He will be unable to play again this mason. Shoyer Is a very versatile athlete. In the summer hs to a life guard at Oeean City- Lost summer, during pageant., he waa selected as the . . too®oat life guard by the bathing besntiee, and titled King of the

nc 8'4.1*4 fnuu appropriations h h»d bl* baton***, to npprepria-

*bich ran abort, th* latter to-

ng the Jail m4 widow's pan- ' *u t rogatw axe county eVerb's T. tod!cations art that there Z \ subetanttol balance nt th*

° f * h » Fter. with m “oho ~ rUt,0 -A wkatow*. and no

notes, unlam aomn uafi

inieno arisen. Tho Trm 2 showed mofa hatoaom to the ■> accounts of tb* Oooaty. oo r * Sifi ^ ro to make —~Trt met,'h* probabto coot of bard , Ih * North Wild Mod. Etoo#

and Eea Me city

pl ^ *«■ » dtotssec of 1H tori to’ Mato Esoabon Bead, to

•4 b apodal meeUng of tb# Board aortm of ootertalameato were pto to rains fan da tor tbto bom*. Cape May detogaUoa era# rtpraes

by MraHarry Morris, of Ocean Oty. .

Bn. Agnm Obambaoer. of Wildwood. aal Mr*. WUllam H. Mdtk. of

Wildwood. A pinochle sad dance (

will be bold next Wednesday at tb*

eAS FUXXS T7CTU( 3U1IXD

i buried to Court 1

itn C. Ingaraell. S > «ao stricken wl

•ntter Briffct (• Ywr Kate Grand Master William H. Brt«ht. of tbs A. O. to P.. has announced th# following lUaarary for th* next two months 3f hto pro^am to ri-JOng Odd Fellow* throuEbout the BUta.

of WIMwood. who «as stricken with muscular heart trouble Uet week has a fair chance of roexvery. announces the phyalels* to attendance. The physician ordered an abeotote rest. iDgereoll to very well known I Cap* May County, having earved as Coroner for almost a quarter of a century. Last Turaday a C. Ingeraoll. Jr., waa elected Coroner to succeed hto ti ther. IngeraoU. Jr., to per-

■nsauein, November 12. Hacken

sack; Not am her 18. Dover; Norstnbsr - 14 Burlington: November 19. Wood- hta ratherV enforced eheence.

bury; November 19. South Amboy; Dommbsr 9. BernardsvlUe; Dteember 4. Woodetowa; Deeeaber 6. Tucker-

Om IU. rf On 1«* °r«*< 1b* naUra eastern half of the new _*KT*t* road ^

Church, at booth

ESUlSJJSSjS-.-neoialitil s<ratek. sepsrUliy »f«*r 3n> day*. « th* AoolMr ahotttog 3* ri«adara not eol li: ond mnap

a* got stack to the

WOAwood Legion Went 9mm At e recent meeting of the Byron Pennlngt.m Croksr Poet. American Legion, the question of securing a permanent he s that organ'*tlou waa discussed. In the aba< of sufficient fund# for the purchase of a building a committee ‘was appointed to lean* a property the c—

WMT NOT START

at to th# besurity Trent Corn-

Myev HoreaaUto. of Woodbine, was stricken tost TuseUy mc»al ,g with *a attack belisved to ba acute ap

pauy. Cap# May OltyT It o

•1.90 to begin such aa net you can do It by mall.

k Hospital to Philadelphia to a jonacioua condition. The toteat 49-lt rsporia atats that he will recover

hospltailaatlon oommltt:— Ths Women's Auxiliary had a ' tasful year. The State offlcUto

pllmented Ah* body on their efforts that did much to make the State

'nation at Wildwood a eneeet waa announced at the men the Women's Auxiliary, of th«

Morcon-Rvack Pont of Ocean City, would hold its annual turkey sapper to th* basement of the Presbyterian Church. Onaen City, on Thursday evening. November 18th. The proc< *

of the affair will be given to

rubhug work oh LEOIOH COHYi

It was expected to open th* Amert-

man Legion Convalescent Hone at Manantloo by Armtotte* Day. but un-

fortunately. the opening T

ELECTRIC COXFAHY CLUB ELECTS YEAR’S OFFICERS A meeting of the AGBCOS Club was held at the offices of the West Jersey Electric Company on Friday evening. November 2nd. The AGBCOS Club to composed of employee of ths West Jersey Electric Company. Cape May Light and Power Company. Cape May County Electric Company, and Five Mile Beach Electric Rail wav Company. Officers of the club were elected to serve for th*

imlng year.

Those elected were: President. Harold Haaleu. Cap* May City; vleepreeidvnt, O*orge B. Springer. Cap* May Court House; secretary, Edith M. EeMng. Wildwood; treasurer. Geo. W. McManus The representatives by the various companies Joeeph Waite, Wsst Jersey

Th* fight to oust Taylor was caused Ly the tax collector's apposition *o the new water plant that the Council approved some weeks ago. Whan Taylor first assumed the position as tax collector hto salary waa I12D0 yearly and commission*

i delinquent taxes.

Since the State auditor assorted that commission* could not be paid on delinquent collections, an effort was made to lycraas* Taylor's salary to 92109. Tbto effort waa defeated when Borough Council killed the Increase at the third sad Inal raadtog last Monday night. Ike supporters Taylor and Sehwart exhibited

Oaorge Lehman, Cape May Light and Power Co., A. Watkins Cape May Ooouty Elec*Hr Co., anu Bepreeenta-Uv**t-Urge BuUrt Baacoire. of

oewyeu owing w using am* u# uy, Wildwood C. H. Howell, general th* contractor who has charge of tb* .manager of the Atlantic city Electric alterations, hs having bear very busy ; Company was onrnlmoualy elected ar

and unable to attend to aame aa easip, honorary membt..

as he had expected. HowauutUieyljAgtor th* buotosaa meeting the pnare now to be pushed ahead aflie— mfi membership enjoyed themselves

waiting singing under the leadership cf Mar-

will rin Wootton with Mtoe Dorothy

-- — .. . — - htoff Doughty at the piano. Refreshment* 'hen the public win Be invited to tom and dancing then ended an evening

At th* regular monthly moating of the Board of Governors, held at- the “—day, October 31. after

laabkd boy* It to hoped t

be to shape ter th* opening

increase the board by on* new civilian membar from *A*h county tc tally with the new Legion and Auxiliary members who leally become such by

Th* following <

Atlantic County—Mr. Taylor, of

ammonton.

Cumberland County—Name not received as yet. Our Home needs a great many things yet. such as hasting system, electric light, a sun parlor and num—oua other things. Any one desirous of helping will please communicate with any memo

of the board.

FLORENCE A. BMT’H, Hospitalisation Cb .innaa, 111 B. Virf-jod Ava. Wildwood, N. J.

* Ms City, on Tuesday, had a now Jostle* of the Peso* added to her official Itot. It to Judge Fredericks, now, for Sylvanr« (bplder) Fredericks was elevated o that honor when he-got uu vote* to the First Ward, eight more than hto nearest competitor. Aa aoon aa ''Solder'' quaUAes. watch your step—he'll get you If you

Red Croat Roil Call

-.Ths roll call for membera of the Bed Croa* *will begin on Armtotle* Day. November 11th. The Sea Isle City branch to urclng every one to anroU to help keep Sea lal* City on map aa luring a Red Croas

emergency kita. Twelve articles were borrowed from the closet during the year and 29 eases treated by th* life guards during the summer from the emergency klu. Help keep up the good work. Kindly tend your enrollment fee cf one dollar to Mrs. Walter Sharp. Secretary, or Mr*. Theo. E. DeBow.

Democratic nominee for 1 was a surprise. He developed stren .th in many unexpected places. The unexpected strength of Post and St- vena is accredited by the leaders tj the action of the Women's Ch 1st ton Temperance Union which flooded the Connty with propaganda at the last minute urging the defeat of Foster and Ludlam who refused to pledge themaelrea to the enforcement of the

18th Amendment.

The wording of the Freeholder referendum confused many of the voters. Thu election offloen. themselves. In many district*, were unable to give an enlightening Information on the subject. The onoffieM returns published In this tosne oo not Include South Cape May and the referendum on the Freeholder queetiqp from Cap* May Point. These returns will not affect the result of th* election to any way, as both ar* small districts.

Taylor Win Bitter Fight

Harold L Taylor, the present tar collector, of Stone Harbc . was wittier In one of the bitterest local

ever staged In Stone Harbor, votes Th# result ware: Tay-

lor. 717; Schwarts, 111.

were narrowly averted oa several ocH. F. Jakeacit defeated Michael Hnakin for aaMmor, 121 to 142. Th# vote waa on* of th* largept ever polled to Sums Harbor; 224 votes were east tost Tuesday compared with 144 at the gubernatorial sleet ion Uet year; 64 of th* votes were by mail. Samuel E. Herbert, former Mayor of Stone Harbor, received 209 votes for Jostles of ths Peace. He was unopposed. This to the highest number of vote* any candidate ever received In Stone Harbor. W'Uam Webster. Jr., and WUllam Battaraby war* elected Council men. They were un-

Levin aad Kali Win in Woodbine Justices of the Peace J. 8. Levin and Joeeph Kata retained their seats in th* Woodbine Borough Council by winning with comfortable majorities last Tuesday. Larin polled 189 votes; lists, 197; & Dalehovaky, 111; Dr. Levinson. 116. Larin*waa re-elected Justice of the Peace. Though th* veto for the local candidates ran aa expected several upsets occurred for the County position*. Ludlam defeated Stevena. Ill to 107. Though Ludlam waa expected to carry the town It waa not expected he would have such a majority Another upset was when Pont carried the town against FOetet. 187 to 181. Tkto to the first time Foster failed to cafry Woodbine. The town voted against the increased Board o: Freeholders, 187 to 91.

The Hallow**- Dance of the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce Ir th# school anditorlum. Let Friday night, proved a eoloiful affair, with many pretty, and some grotesque, lueradent. Th# prtoe winners j: Comic. Mias Wllhalmlna Counttos. sa clown; original. Mrs George Boeder, as bandit; bast dressed. Miss Lillian Wright. Th* Judges wars: Mrs. Courtney. Mrr W. Pfeiffer and Mrs. C. 8. Masuria The affUr wss under tb* direction of C. W. Travis.

IT W NOT ALWAYS LUCK THAT brings do!tors—more often. It to pluck. It takaa grit to atari now and keep at It. out aoon It will be easy, and ths Interaet Security Trust Cm pauy. Cape May City, pay* at 9

, per cent, will be a -rich reward foe umt ADA SILICA CONOUn your effort*. If you depos" your aavBL0CK for • permanent building.—lings with them, and you can do It sdv. Iftf fey msll.—Adv. H it

ORDER ADA SILICA BLOCK FOR your foundation and rest eatlafied.— adv. If

Carload of Soft Coal . Just Received $10.00 Ton DeUveTEO , , 2,000 lbs. We v5ik to aanounoe that wt will have aott ooal at all times tad oua make j.-ompt deliver!**. M. A. Luongo, Co. Both Phones SEA ISLE CITY