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SEA ISLE OTT. CAPE HAT COJJHTT, H. J.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1926.

■rU'-S THUKK OUSTS

of North ildwood Tied Up in Bank

Will CaA No Checks

Grorg* rfo H.” la •abataae* la tkc atutodr by Ctty TTaaaorer Pi North WUdwwA with rafrr-

booor any checks « the city’s « rimwd by hb

•on baa repeatedly refused over the treasurer's books successor.” He maintains term does not expire until

! until an audit is made mts and bis bondsmen of the responsibility for

the three-cornered light a to create considerable t in political circles. Peteraraa he it not at all both I If there Is any worrying

I Cartridges Should Be Barred

twined the New Year landed cartridge* ere Is mm a city law the one of loaded

e standing on their veranda « to the welcoming In of w Year on Thursday night, ct whistled past Mr. and asph J. Snyder, of Minerva and bored a hole through k door. Had anyone been g In the doorway the regal have been fatml. kind of beedleeaneea should L There Is no objection having nil the fun they to do this It U not the lives of

Applegate Lodged In County Jail Csait House Painter Charged With lobbing Fed 1mm Melvin Applegate. 3«. of Court nose. Is lodged In the county jail charged with larceny. He was apprehended by Slate Trooper Bishop after the pool room of Ed Garretson. on Mechanic Street. Court House, had been entered snd s quantity of cigarettes and candle* •ere stolen. Suspicion rested upon Applegate than be attempted to sell several cartons of cigarette*, while .n an Intoxicated condition. The robbery rred last Sunday. Among the ■Jen missed were sixteen cartons of Camel cigarettes and one pound box of chocolates. Applegate expressed a desire to plead guilty to the charge at a special hearing next week.

Many Strive Hard To Win Limerick $5 Check This Week Goes To Rio Grande Lady—Two Others Win Honorable Mention

Foimer Cop’s Airest Exposes His Dual Life Charged With Moa-Sryport Find Hoover Honied Again With-

out Divorce

County Will Bear All SesquiCentennial Exhibit Expense

Freeholders Increase Appropriation For Exhibit and Special Ad-

vertising From $20,000 To fN.OOO—No Objection Raised To Badge! As Published—Final Fttsagr January 20

Was Philly Traffic Cop

Keep Trying Brings Cash

J-'ollowers of tlte life of Barbara Hawley, who spurned love e a career, as told In her story now appearing In the TIMES serially. ale takin

Limerick contest. The best last line submitted last week was that of Mrs. Roy E. Wolof Rio Grande. N. to whom sek of Five Dollars has been Pd. The completed Limerick stRunitted by Mrs. Wolcott is a* follows: try had Jnst the right A. eighties

Corporation WiU Build Theatre ’s Theatre Company. Inof Wildwood, will

H Lee. of Philadelphia be of brick, steel and iin*ructlon. throe stories

The Judges of last week’s Limer-

ick were Frank P McBride, tnd Paul V. Rice. City Hall employee*

Isle City. The honorable s of the Judge* went to

Sarah L Herrmann. Wildwood and . Mrs. 8. G. Langley. Tuckahoe. both [

their last!

The arrest of Earl O. Hoover, of Erma, by County Detective I’nfreed. last Tuesday, exposed the fact that Hoover bad committed bigamy when he married Adelaide McNeill, of Erma, last April. He was living with his second wife when Detective Cnfreed served a warrant upon him charging him with non-*upport of his drat wife and contempt of coott. Hoover came to Wildwood several year* ago. living at 4012 Park Boulevard. He secured a position with the Shore Bus Company, driving a bus between Wildwood and

Atlantic City.

His wife left him last March. The following month he married Adelaide McNeill, of Erma.

1800 Lots

Change Hands

County WiU Build Mitring Link in Main Seashore Road

; Looking Over Ground Stone Harbor I For Boy Group Work Starts New

Municipal Year

|-) w y r i State Y. M. C. A. May Start I clSt W CCk Movement in Cape May County

The County Board

ha* decided In bear all ihe of the county exhibit In the SeoquiCentennlal celebration instead of dividing the cost b"tw<. u the various resort* of the count; county will also partlclpMe la the South Jersey exhibition u tikrh will be held when the Delaware bridge Is opened. To prnnde for this, the appropriation for the special fund vrns Increased from

*50.000 to *35.000.

This wa* the only change of Importance made in the county budget. A hearing for ani. ndmenta of the budget will be held or. January 20 at the Freeholders' Objector* to the budget Were conspicuous by their absv hearing held before the regular Freeholder meeting on M

Lynnwood. Long Island. The)Only x few spectators nii.ndsd the

couple took residence at Erma Judge MacNelllr. of the Philadelphia Municipal t’ourt. Issued a warrant for Hoover’s arrest when he failed to comply with an for support of hi* first wife.

Detective t’nfrred a r r *

Hoover as he entered his home Tuesday < "<ntn». He wa* employed a* a carpenter at t ape May barracks for the past few months When apprehended Hoover stated be thought his first wife had divorced him. but this story carried Mule weight sr be married only onr month after hi* separation Hoover was formerly a traffic officer stationed a* Second and Market Streets. Philadelphia His Philadelphia address was JI2S

Westmoreland Street

rested Hoover was wearing the trousers and puttees to bis former

uniform, which

among the prisoners In the county

Jail-

The McNeill's were In ignorance of Hoover's past His second wife Win become a mother within the next few mouths.

dutch.”

“If at first you don’t suoewd. try and try again" applies with special! force to this Limerick contest. You ‘ may. by Just a word or two. mD»| she prise one week, but capture It j another. The sustained interest of TIMES readers in this contest is shown by the fact that the same folks, week after week, submit their last lines. Eventually they are bound to win. If they doct they are baring double enjoyment byreading the greatest newspaper serial story ever published, and solving the Limericks. Another Limi rick coupon is printed this week, based on an Incident of the story Bead tht story and submit a last line. Yet] 11 find

Avalon Proof Reader Wins First Contest

Mrs. R. J. Bittner Finds Most Errors in Classified Pages and

Wins Five-Dollar. Priae

t to make your dol-

arcoaat will grow and the

o Bites Nose of Woodbine Merchant After Local Argument each Ion and that be wished lo be paid that difieri-nre LeveeMte

added.

and when lohnaoa told him. he

was bitten by | thought it boat lo pay ihe firm

ro and he was immediately from whom Ihe coal was bought to Dr Marshall, of Turk-) rather than Johnson A fight fol-

lajund ( | OKM | , B ,j i^reRson would have

suffered serious Injury had nol a passerby wised Johnson and thrown him against a tree as he was about to strike Levrnson with

a huge iron shovel.

This i% ihe second lime within ! five day* that s colored person

await Le-veasoa * cor.di-

New Contest Very Popular

meeting and r

r offend any oh-

Frrebotdrr Miller. 1» Highway-*, stated be wa of hard surfacing helwn all's Corner and MarmnSlate aid. He staled t S&fl.oftn State aid It would rout the county far more than comply with Ihe proviMon* of the Stair Highway Department. To receive this sum from Ibe Stale, the county mu-' build the road al least 40 feet wide and get right of ways for a width of 60 feet. The county plan- to build the road 34 feet wide which is 4 feet njyh-r than the Main Seashore Bouh - ard which It connects. The county will only receive *55.000 from the State 'f built this width, but it would cost far the difference to procu; diUonal land ffnd con: road according to the ideas of the State Highway Departnu Alfred R Powell, of (Kean City, was appointed to the sinking fund commission and George Soeder. of Sea Isle City, was appointed for a five year term to the Library Commission by the Freeholders. Freeholder Robert Miller was appointed to represent the Board of Freeholder* as a voting member at all the meetings of the Association of Freeholder Boards of New

Jereey.

The Freeholders appropriated *500 to John McCray Po:i. G. A. R. for the purpose of decorating the graves of veterans. This is the

customary appropriation

The Freeholders increased the salary of the Deputy Surrogate

from J'Ji to $100 per month.

SuiH-rlntendent of Wrights and Measures Smith in his annual report stated 364 scales bad been tested. 100 adjusted and 10 condemned. He stated during the past month his efforts haw been di--ected to testing the weights of the various coal merchants. Two dealers were fined $55 each for a light

reight.

The Treasurer's report showed the county to have a balance of

$Ht7.47S.45.

Freeholder Champion was authorixed to employ

Well, folks, the Classified Proof Reading Contest got off to a good start. More pages with errors cheeked wete submitted than we expected for the Unit week of Ibis new and novel Ftimulator of grayms Her. And. of course, one of ihe contestants won the five dolThe winner was Mrs. R. J.

Bittner, of Avalon, with 13 error* ,h, ' heating of the county Jail and Mrs. Bittner had marked thirty- Sheriff-* office while the Sheriff'* one. but eight of theoe were ad- continued on Pag. Eight, Judged not error*. She has been : ‘ ———— mailed a check for five dollars. Youngs Hold Family

a.

received from our readers to find: A r ,. a j reunion was held the lucky one. And. lief ore we go | Sunday afternoon at the horn, of any further, we want to announce i Mr . an d ji,*. Frank W. Young, a new ruling In Ihe contest. It Is ,i Marmora, whet, Mr. and Mrs this No error* in punrtuallon will J Claude Young, their four eons be counted In the future. The rea- land their families gathered at cm Is lhal I here are •ever*! dlf noon and enjoyed a half-day t.»fevent codec of punctuation inl K ..ther. A bountiful supper was u»r today and what some folks ; served. All members of the famcomelder incorrect, other* insist to t Iiy were present. They were Mi

end Mr*. Claude Young, of Mill vill< ; Mr. and Mrs. Holtarl Young, ol West Chenier. Pa : Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young and daugh

Five Dollars For a Few

Hours’ Fun!

lavat week marked ihe beglnnlatr of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Classified Praofheadlng Contest. This contest will continue each

we«k. until furt h.

Last Lsrpe Trait Sea Ule City

Purchased By Outside Parties —Several Smaller Deals

■ Buying Offshore Property

If#

it* of fun

It’t

J. Read every ad lasslfled pages, see how many mistakes there are. and mark them: then .-end the sheet* to the Cla*.-i!h d Advertising Department of the TIMES, at Sea 1*1. City, and If you find more error* than anyone else, you get the flve-

dollar reward.

Tit. TIMES jvtriv.for accuracy In Its news ami advertising column*, hut • rntrs at— bound lo creep In. Find them, and win the prise Start todsy -it’s an Ideal evrnltis .' pastime.

Unobtrusively and number of big real

lions are taking place :

City and on the mainlat tng a most spectacular

consistently predicted r. ■ > who has kept in touch with

tint Inn.

During the past week way tiart. in the south.!. tbe resort, comprising l' 1 ha- N-i-n bought by Ocean • lantic t'ify and Wildwood who burned a syndicate handling of fht» large trae details of the deal and tl

Sea M. loretell- : estate

I is

i kept

that :

ras Inst

Sea Isle City Budget Passed First Reading East ud West City Streets Will Be Renamed—Water Plant

Ordinance Passed

Pleasure Avenue Drainage 1

ital In making the

deal. This I- the last large tra.t tn Sen Isle City which had not changed hands In Ihe past year, the Wbrlan tract and the adanihorpc Lind t ompnny holdings tiaving been bought by George

Soeder two weeks ago.

Teams arc at work filling in ivhat is known as the Simon tract near the Yacht Club, and in thi

ilso. She details of owner's invc not been made public. Agents of the firm of Swa t •

Aaron A Zimmerman, of Atlantic nty. have been active in the past few weeks buying farm land, mostly on the east side of the Main seashore Hoad. It i* reliably r« port.-d that 50 per cent of all land between Sea Isle City Pike and Stone Harbor Pike lias been puirhased by

When the fathers' and sons’ ner was given In Ihe Sea Isle Methodist Church two weeks ago. II was preceded by a meetln gentlemen from >>o>nn t'ify. V wood and Sea Isle City who formally dlst ussrd with Mr. Ross S. Mussel I man sectefary of the boy group V M P. A. work tn Gloucester County the. advlsablllt; of starling surh a work in Ihl county. On Tuesday Mr. Robet Shoemaker, of Bloomfield. Stale secretary of that branch of Y. M. C, A. work visited Cape May County. in company with Mr. Musselman and made a survey of the field. They called on prominent gentlemen in Ocean oily and Wildwood, ns w.ll as Sea Isle city and were cordially received. It is almost assured that the work will he started in this county tn the near Bit tire, the gentlemen planning make another visit here to get i

P'ans

Wildwood Kiwanis Club Annual Meeting New Officers Installed and Work of Past Year Reviewed By Retiring President Kiwanis Khoir Led Frolic

•he installation of the JS26 rets of the Wildwood kiwanis t. took place at the IVnmiek . Wildwood. Tuwwlay tvening. • Installation was combined h a ladies' nighl and most of

Appointment of Borough Clerk Held Dp Until Next Regular Meeting—Com

Mayor Wants Peppy Year

Int.-r

At their WM-kly meeting on Tuesday tbr Sea Isle City Commissionera passed the 1S26 budget on first reading. Tbe budget calls for $St.231.88 to be raised by taxation, which is about $13.<sni more than last year, but Ibis increase will be i more than offset by tbe increase ol valuations, the larger proportion of which is OB unimproved acreage Moat of the Increased appropriations are for work which willj greatly improve the rlty and make it more healthy, attractive and safer for resident and visitor. The largest single increase is for special advertising the commission appropriating $15,500 for this purpose, which assures effective

publicity for the resort.

More life guards are provided for. as well as better streets, better lights on boardwalk and better garbage collections, all of which mean

bcii ladies, were The affair open.

h tbe s

wed by tbe

living

'presented by V I*.

McGeehan. Ksq.. of Fblladelpbia. have purchased, through John L.

Maher, tbe two vacant lots at tbe ! invocation southwest corner of Marine Flare Fisher. Kiw and Garriston Street. Tbe entire Retiring property ha* a frontage on Matine Jackson ex

Flare of R* feet and a frontage on to.the eight member* of the club Garrison Street of 110 feel. It ad-, who had passed the year with a Joins the Surf House The same in-; 1 CO per cent, attendance at the

tensls h a v e purchased also j weekly luncheons,

through lavuis Brara A Son. the! Interspersed throughout the property known as “The Colonial” dinner Jack Knv and his Kiwanis on Marine Place south of Italia j Khoir led the tun and frolic. Street, front 44 feet, depth 110 fee! i Following the introduction of and the vacant lot on Italia Street ;' -itors. Vice President E. G. in tbe rear of Stevens' House and! Middleton gave a hearty address The Colonial. This lot is 46 67 by j of welcome and the entire gatherbelieved that tbe prices!>"8 Joined lustily in singing ’Tm paid for these propertb - establish | "‘Id About Wildwood.” new records for beach front real Retiring President Percy H. estate In Sea Isle city. All nettle-! Ja<-k*on. w j, 0 has led the club mem.- have been made. j through a most successful year.

"A snappy New Year" was thn wish of Mayor George la Markland. at the re-orga n I ratio*-meet-ing of ihe Borough Couacll of Slone Harbor, on New Year's Day. A happy New Year.” aald the Mayor. ”1* a stork plus**, and doesn't mean much in municipal life, hut if we make 1956 a snappy year—a peppy year -if will Itear fruit in a lugger and better After outlining Ihe purpose of Ihe meeting. Ihe Mayor asked Borough Clerk Simpson lo announce the new Councilmen. They were II. Irvin Gerhart and Harold S. Rossum. Mr. Gerhart had previously Inin appointed to fill a vacancy in Council, and Mr Roosum took Ihe place of Charjea Outfield, retiring member. It. administering the oath of office lo the two new CouncUinen. Mayor Markland slated that they were entering Into a work ibat was of serious Itnporl to ihe people of Slone Harbor, who had chosen wisely in placing In. office both Mr. Gerhart and Mr. Rossum. In replying Mr. Gerhart said that he would do all he could for Slone Harbor, first, last and all the time. Mr. Rossum stated tha’ tie appreciated the responsibilities of the office, and would be acllvi in Ihe Borough's behalf. “Mistake* I will make." he said, “but they will he made unwittingly. 1 will help maintain^ also, the wonoerful spirit of harmony and co(Conti.'.ied on Page 8)

New Year Got Noisy Welcome in Sea Isle Sen Isle gave the New Year a noisy welcome . The younger gt neration of the city was prep; red lo give the youngster a I jsir reception, and with the sink.- of IS horns, pistols and wh’sties burst forth in one grand medley that woke the town, the din being kept up for half an hour

i splendid address, that led the spirit of Kiwanis. 11 ontinued on Page 8i

act of

city.

Another very imp

the Commissioners wss that of structing City Solicitor Bo-well prepare the necessary paper* I rearranging the east and w< streets of the cily. When this

brought about in>

the

tad will

rtferlly proper. Then, riming the paper, type f Continued on Page Eight I ?:- t.-w bi'.tk light

•ms) Ivaula Railroad cross

be treats

Troopers Cox and Smith, shoe, were Immediately ad. aad arrested Johnson, a* brought before Justice a. where he was held unto appear on tbe follow

bit a man al Woodbine. David Feldman suffered a slight injury. | when, following an argument, a

engaged Pat Potash ! aoman bit him in tbe t coal for him. ; breast, infiictiag a aevere around.

Keldnu'.n waa Immediately treated by Dr. Bucher, of Heislervllle. At a hearing on the following day. Johnson was held under $406

he asked for bail to appear before tbe grand

etaflne that he had

few hundred pound* to Max Pmarhaich.

Robert Gordon, .if Mai : Mr. and Mrs Aniasa Young laughters. Ada. Myrtle and if Ocean City, and Mr. and Throdon- Young and sons, rti* and John, of Cap. May

:irt House.

desses, they w ill one up. Finn. Second. Third, etc : Thi* will be a vast improvement 1 over the present nomenclature, w bicb It is bard tor even an old ; ’ nsident to keep up with. The ordinance for the rebuilding 1 of tbe municipal w ater plant , passed third and final reading snd the work will now lie proceeded 1

with

Tbe Pennsylvania Rai be notified that the .itv t begin work on pulttnc n con. -el* gutters and Ilia noil will be ask.d tn tat tbe draiu.ee along "Is PicasKTO Avenue, -a. tha

A MOST WORTHY SPECIAL

Wildwood String

Band Won Prize;Sca Isle Bank Declares ! Six Per Cent. Dividend Made Fine Showing in Mnmmen A divid , nd 0 T7C X p , r cen«. was New Year's Parade voted by the Board of Directors the First National Bank, of a Isle City, at a meeting held rently. and checks were mailed

stockholders this week.

Although the hank is only ree years old. a sum was added it., the surplus .sjual to more than th- dividend paid. Of all the earnings had been voted as dividend. !h.- amount would have been

I atxjut fifteen per cent.

purtiripam*

Assessments Completed The work of the assessors of 'ape May County is about fini.-h-d for the yc-mt. tbe books closing n most eases on January 10. th.- i a-t day allowed by law. In A' '

News From Today’s Classified Ads One of our advertiser* offers a useful souvenir, free, if you"!* send him a postal request. Restaurant fixtures for Bala. Include* cash register, meat idicer. doughnut baking machine, toffee urns and steam table*. Acreage farms and dwelling lots wanted tn Ocean City. Sea Isle City and other part* of t'apc May County. You’ll be dollars In pocke* if you keep that re solution tc read the Classified Department of tbe TIMES every week during 1926. No matter what you are looking for the chances are you'll find it aihertised among the Classified Ada. Over r.,000 Ads in the TIMES Classified Department tn 1925— many more than all tbe other new-[•..per* of the County combifu •' published—fells a story of toe pulling power of this rei' getting, yet Inexpensive, ad- - rUsing medium that might ■ 'herwise require columns to tell. A Classified Ad costs next to nothing—one cent a word, with a minimum rate of 25 cents— and you may mail, bring or phon<- your ad In. Number ia 40 on loth phone*. R6 classificaUons for your con-

spect tin- list at the city Hall Monday. January II. between hours of 9 A M and 2 P M “Save aad Sneered" the ins and iatan way. which easy and sure. Ask Irrinj Secretary of the Tradesmen': tug snd loan Association. :

A WINTER AND St MMKR HOI .“E BI II.T FOR OWNER’S' HOME. IN MOST DESIRABLE }CENTRAL RESIDKNT.AL .SEC ! a* | TION OF OCEAN CITY. NEAR, iyjHICH SCHOOL. PAYED, h. 1 STREET: HOI eE IN PERFECT, n CONDITION. FINELY FI K ; on. NISH ED: SIX BED ROOMS, b. GI A) BIOI'K SIN ROOM : VERY j LARGE DOT: 2 t At: GARAGE, j

— i A WONDERFi I. OFF E R I N G 1 Build 'PRICE. |Iu.o<. .. TERMS. QUICK - sa! . SAi.E SPECIAL SCOTCH SEAL! Fltra ESTATE COMPANY CORNER Build-1 5th STREET AND WESLEY -a Die avENUE OCEAN CITY. N J.

Direc tor Mailer Wants a “White W ay” on Sea Isle’s Boardwalk

Director !. i -! • inU better , they were hung at a different angle Sight.- th- City Board- or nearer the center of the walk i walk. He want- be a “White the results would be better.

, May. " and to - this abou' be i *

'•ig • • to confer with; Un I mance Committee

• Ihod e

Used Old license

is arresi.d by Tioopei •t Monday -..bile

.* lie t

I llglll.

veil

o bring l red end.

Allan! ie city on Hus er- • tor Maher w ill also conie Dell Telephone official*

Morris Ktlnakey was tbe new eouueilmMn to iake bis Mat on New- Year's Day. at Woodbine, having been elected for a term of thr**

I V.

The "baby” member* of Council • as given tbe chairmanship of tho

!' y u ,T t> j* mo '‘ ! important Finance committee, a A ... *’ on | l“»t be is well fitted for by hit

| fifteen year* successful business

pole and lights were j . xpenenre tn Woodbine, where he along ti» ivairdwalk last | is a proatnent flour and feed

r !.ul th. iigbls did not! nierefaapt.

lb. ray - .ai ihe w.sslen way j Mr. Knnakey is aUo a member a* expected and It Is the ! ol the Woodbine Board of Educa-

l <d ih. Director fbal if! lion.