*t» _ GAR MIT (MUTT TUB i OpcaaMdafrd wltk tk« 8m U« (Sty R«n«», F*t>roAi7, mt P«bUkM *t«7 rrtday by t» OATS HAT OOUJRT TUES 00. Sm III* aty. N. J. WIUJUJC ▲. HAJTKRT Editor aid PaMtahar

Loadto Atwm. 8m M* City. N. A Oomb Oty Offte*: MS ElskU Strwt

Prtca, $1.S( p*r T*ar.

Da(t*d SUtM. or

EBtarod a* flMoad-'aaM Uattar U tb* Port OMe* at 8m Irt* aty. N*v J«r*«y.

THE TAJXOW DU' We hare been taught to beliere that this was the aye of electricity, that no matter what we wanted.' whether to wash doth®, sweep a' floor, ran a machine of any deacrip-

and to! It was accomplished Sea, We Oty residents have lived long enough to know that this Is a fig- i ment of the imagination, that It 1* ' all a pipe dream. Toeaday evening ' they pushed buttons for hoars until their Anger tips were sore, but not a slagle ray of light shot from the < Inky blackness that reminded one of 1 the waters of the river Styx, while ' housewives rushed about yelling < "Batton. button, where's the bat- <

And all this was brought about by the failure of the service of the Atlantic aty Power Company to supply Sea Isle aty with electric light, in the absence of which recourse was had by the majority of citisens to the '

tow dip,'

to see to It has I

but for which

Oty company and this municipality ' was put Into operation, but the Interruptions to service have been so i frequent as to become a nuisance, and 1 we are not overdrawing the situatkM ! when we use the term nuisance, i Tuesday night was the flrst evening i that the service was Isterrapted. ex- i cept for a brief period early one even- < lag. therefore It was the flrst time I that the community as s whole was I

on the aerrice for power know of the assay 1 spare and they are growlag weary of them. For an hour and a . half the aerrice wa« interrupted Tuesday at noon. One day last week there was s break in the aerrice for. nearly an hour and almost every week there bar been an interruption, which are not only exasperating, but

to stand around and do nothing while their pay goes on. It Is a fact that this U the day of super-power and small electric plants cannot hope to compete with large central stations, but super-powee also means so per-equipment to convey that power and the dislocations of service enumerated shows that there ore radical defects somewhere —either on the lines of the power company or the local city lines. Wherever the trouble. It is due to the citlsens of Sea Isle Oty that It be remedied at once that the continuity of their service be not broken. I nleae the easperaiing conditions are remedied Sea Isle aty had better start it* local plant to going again sud the city offlrials should not be alow in making known in an emphatic manner the dissatisfaction over the present conditions and making a demand that they be remedied

without delay.

fcOFESTY IS STILL 0¥LY TRUE XATIOIAL POLICY

National and State repudiation « hare never been successful Wber- > ev» triad the result bms always town n to bring discredit oo the Stats or b nation making the attempt The Soviets In Bunds are gradually hav- n ing It hammered Into thetr beads b that despite sil their brag and blaster » shout refusing to honor the Clarist II debts thsy will have to do so If they t! eipsn to establish intercourse with » creditor nations that is worth while It is s poor sort of a government that

will not protort It* national flnsncUl ki

i the latter thought she had e

I commercial relations with i

tbs tight little island that would resuit la the renewal of trade relations »• Recognition of the Soviet Govern- se

Attorney' When school children eaa he euclean up! 1 tried In the boosting of a community the work would seem to be pretty

: the letter which came to our attention. See*.tie school* must devote t special attention to the teaching of Sea Isle Oty might And this plan

While wreck* at sea caus with whales may i tastic. I'

One of the

wreck of the whaler down in the Pscifle from land, after

c that

1.W0 miles

atrtklGg a ■one to the if

in front of the ship's bow. Tb« rter. enraged, swam away a abort

3 Editorial Views 1 At Petty Talk r raw» Philadelphia Ledger: Active steps 1 for the establishment of a new ferry t aerviee having its terminus on the b Pennsylvania aide at or near Hog . island—the “south gate*' of Phllaflelpfcla—and the Inereaslng use of the Taeony-Palmyra ferry are oouviacI ing proof that the Delaware Bridge i project was not oegun ahead ef the need for clue, r communications with ' our sister Bute to the eastward. It . is already predicted that the traffle 1 across the bridge will approximate t Its capacity at the very outset and t that the construction of an additicaal . bridge cannot be long delayed. This thought enters into the plans of tbtue 1 who are considering the broad subt Jeet of regional planning and creai tton of broad avenues for traffle around as well as through the city.. All of which L another argument for > the study of these questions, not as • hoisted problems, but as s part of a larger and more far-reaching task If , city growth is to he wisely directed.

■e Briig^TeUs Wasted

Philadelphia Bulletin: aty Sollcii tor Gsflney is right. PkiladelphU should not consent to the Imposition of toll oo the new Delaware River

- r _ Bridge. Southern New Jersey, look-

**** ° r »»g for » boom In the housing I State* iunity that will be opened up _

tg boot- broad acres by the opening of the an em- brt dge. would be penny wise and

P«>«nd foolish if it did not protest

. ***** the imposition of an entrance « effect f or borre-buyer* crossing the

, bridge. Toll-gates would keep many

be bus- ■ Philsdelp'uis.T* at home, no doubt. u But a toll-gate on a new great high- “ V~, would be aa anachronism, conduct sgainM which there should be gen

osittoai era! protest.

speed and deliberately vessel. Only ooe of the lifeboat* with a few safety. The pilot skip Boaita several yean ago. also was sunk by a whale which was traveling at great speed. A few days later, a whale, thought to have been the same that smithed into the Bonita, collided with a larger la San Francisco bay. la 1*0*. a whale waa a wounded wh.m It struck the sharp cutwater of a steamer. It has here said that the animals la charging ships do so because of aa that tlK

pointed right guardians for ooe Indian and hie four minor children. That Is about the proportion that some carpet-bagger* would like to see maintained in the case of the rich owners of oil Usds.

Wkyf

Whv should those wto triad cram and double-crom tee Prerideat

the sppointem for

c Court

, C -*P* >Uy Bin- and Wave: Cape May has evidently trod s shut heard “k ««>- around the world The adopt loo of hirkra the municipal manager act here bids Dd tsk* f rir to disturb the orderly proem ■lax ob of *‘' , "**»*«‘ AUaatlc aty „ r7h-« ** U * 1 ? Ut *“ ’ rl,h *g<>« The I incvn- uru, h*» even spread to Camden where It has at racked Senator Woodrug Hr want* big Camden to foi■ow little Cape May. Mr Woodruff want* a law so that the form of government can be changed ooe minute after midnight, after it goes Into efeut the Jert at ll.Sfl P. M.. or something t cities Jib* that So Mr. Woodruff wtu at-

antage*

v Senate e

•ndment fn order

That our sweethearts looked at is a man«Uie mighty true. hot. when the hae ff- 11 —hri oo--wahI dunno .do you. I seldom took at ankle#—hut when we're forced to se* 'em. them we ain't to blame. I guess. I hate to see a tailored gal set out upon a trip, when there’s every indication that her snaps has tost their grip.—though galoshes might be graceful—even carry an appeal. If they didn't sag down, ornery-like, and loaf around the heri. I don't rejoy my privilege of actin' like a spy. when 1 need to elevate my chin, and let folks ketch my eye. And still, there's argent reasons »h»ch command a fellow * viewilk* the innocent attracUon to a comely ladies' shoe. 1 could t think of nothin' that Improve* _ aearchln' mind, like glancin' at the beauties of s noble womankind. and while there's laws of comfort that w* hardly dare forgaL I never liked galoshes, and— I wouldn't have a set.

Musings oj the Office Cat

Oo. of the mouths of babies—

of the United States •

To The T««c i 9»J Ankles Uk* a ■ . _ ^ Tiny fast that trip flp Hi Very lovely form feed. uUghUy. Motions. Ilk* a bird in Plumage Ilk* a pretty psOy. But. when I observe yup tan Golly!! ••W* have a too mscy." aay» the pm tege to the father of tho is entertlng. Tm glad of that. Mr

In lilt— .lere Use the body of Fhaner Brown. He blew out the gas wheat hr treat In X»M— Here Urn the body of hto new and hatr Stspped on the gas when half war r — The lady eh upper had ortond about everything hauled down tnm

til 10 o'clock and tho rest of the dp

will take care of UseL'.'

“If you get up In the morning with a smile, the day’s work will bo — the people around you wilt ha pleasanter and you wtH hare a aMMk hot-

ter time out of life.”

• Charlie, dear.** said tho fend flea Isle wife. "I started far to ammo-

3?

■XJood. darling. How did y«B «o “I rot all of your Havana Mean In half, eo you'll hare twice as

any."

Persian—"Your hat's very becoming to you. dear." Malteae—Thea# new styles almost •rer one's face." i eraUn—'•Tour hat's awDUty bo-

Sbe (for the flrst time c—iyw Jn on the radio)—“Oh. John. » tht-gk I got China." H*—"Oh. no. that's static ’ She—“Oh. goody. I Js* amw I

A girl 5“ flh* marrim him ake goes much wilder. All would be well If the aa went after hnrtnem the way the tveramret goes after it “Are you acquainted with Mrs. Style*- your fashionable neighbor?” “toly In a roundabout way. Her eat hoards at our house.'' "Ton^ certainly am craiy shout ••Why eouldn't -f' bo? Half my

Dto: “Perhaps because he saw

A tot of time was wasted bv iv liVv ^i 1 none •° “otaWe. pfSbTbLv “ h ^ lor ~ < ' riretet wasted by the Democratic nstioe.i convention in New York. ' C

«. r. Whig’S —— -thtaft.

against the street ear. mya Bib Plerpont. to that they don't run n«wdlag to her wrist watch.

What Franklin Said About Lost Time

OCEAN OTT TTOE AW TRUST OOMPAItY &x*bG>T N.J.

to substitut* aty M “ Camden. The pot to

Are. Thet

Somebody's going to get

-J bailing. Cape

■ to May lit the Are ThereH be a lot of it their bet water.

a civic 1

Retnni of ‘ Cartwheeh"

imitate . C,,Jr Sentinel: Word com®

I f r, *L bv* 110 * 100 ,h * , Secret*ry Mel-

several loti has declared w*r on paper monev , . Cham- because it l* too expensive. The criptlr* b* 0 * 1 * ot ibis country are urged to red the 'b* *# *®®.®#® silver dol- „ fro _ f*™. cartwheels." now available

rr from in the treasury * vaults.

ThU Paper dollar* cost 1.7 cents to make - letter “ nd beep in circulation, treasury e* ; . cnlxlax ** ur * Tb* 1 ' Hf* to never mo,e | •

than 11 months, and usually they

ooe she are

letter month* Silver d'ollars , «l mis* “‘b*• but upkeep u nothing as

imerip- h ** r ** ** •■deflalte.

I scenic

te that Congress will be a popular eratnre * hen * Congtessman U as senei

i*. ‘‘ bou, ,h * unfinished 7 about an unfinished