CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. FRIDAY. JANUARY 89. 1926.

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Ocean City Healthiest City Report oj Health Officer Shows Mut HortditJ K»u U 0«1. » rnelicm «t SUtt S.l.-Avcmg. ig, of 52 Ptr Coni of Ht Baas of Loot Ttor is (hrr 75 Yean

Weekly Fashion Letter By CATHEBIXE H. GR1KBKU Etlension OlotbiBK SpecUlUt

Nobody Sent To Al mshouse By Oceon City in 1925

Ocean City Scout Awarded More Honors »anl Spiecker Receire* Fifteenth Merit Badge and Becomes

a Life Scoot

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Ocean City is • 0, u,e healthiest eltii's in !!’• • ' "ro countrj This is not th- tt nient of a real estate iralesm;.- i"jt based on the hard, cold • ' omplled by the City Health t«»cr for the Bu-

reau of Vital Statistic*.

The facts »efr revealed by T. Lee Adams. * it . Health Offlcer. In his annual report submitted to the

Commission. !> jesterday.

Durin* HCS. St deaths occurred In Ocean City, of ahich 44 or 5J per cent »<re of persons pact 60

years of afr. The combined atte ol : 2o\irX Sits Here in March

these 44. *as SJ01 years, or an averaitr •>.' more than T5 years. In other words, according to the average. more than half of the deaths occurring in Ocean City last year was of persons beyond the a«e of

74.

The average death rate of Sew

Jersey in 1S24. the last available

record, was 11 deaths per 1000; in

Ocean City duf Inc 19Z5 the death rate m as 5 persons per 1000 or less

than half the Stale average. The infant mortality rate was

even more impressive The infant monalrv rate of the State Is 13 per 10t>0. compared to Ocean t ‘ity's rate of 2 deaths per !M*0. A high infant mortality rate is declared to be an evidence ol unsanitary conditions. poor ester and milk and

lack of pre-natal knowledge on the

part of the piospeetive mother. The

Last Thursday evening Paul E. Spiecker. a member of the local troop of Boy Scouts of America, attended the Court of Honor which was held in Pleasantville He was awarded the two merit badges of physical development and pathlindmg and was promoted to the poet of life scout which is the second highest rank in scouting. This makes fifteen merit badges which be has been awarded since last

August.

There has been a great deal of activity in scouting In Cape May County in the past lew months as the two counties have been combined into one council called Ibe: Atlantic Council. This council lias been divided into four districts as follows: District One. Atlantic , City; District Two Ocean City.

“Of t*e *4 deaths, but 23 were Pleasantville. Man - landing Ami-

residents of Ocean City, the remaining r.l were summer residents, risilo! s or transients. Prom observation. data from post office, the wheels and the opinion of the leading realtors and business men I would place the estimate of population at 6.600. which in the opin ion of most of those consulted is too low r-rttroly. hut it Is better be loo conservative than the re-

death r

population This rate is the lowest ever reached, although the death rate has always been tar below that of the Stale at large. 11.22 per thousand being reported in 1?2« ' Poorhouie Nat Needed

I of the prosper-

> by the

Ocean City during the past Only 112*14 was needed for relief for sick and destl-

Point. Ahaecon: District Three. Egg Harbor, and Hammunton: Dir-K-t four. Cape May and Wild

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At this mee**ng in Pleasantville the work of organising. District Two was aimo 4 finished and decided to have a rotating « ourt of Honot I'ader this decision the Neat Court of Honor will be held m Ocean i tty during the first in March, it Which time almo of the Iocs! troop will he up for review U thrt; first and second class tests and If they pass the review successfully they will he swarded the badge ol their advanced rank

Among the lieu things !:• clothe? one notes scallops of one sort o." .moiher. li makes no difference whether i< be coat, f.wk or hat. you are bound tu find them if you spend any iinje at all la the shops or in lookmc over your fashion (pjok*. They were used lo some extent during the wlnlei but spring fine- ihem here, there and everywher- The hems ol jumpers, firms ol skirts, edgfiw of fiu'terlnr panels, collars, vests, ruffs it is difficult to name an <wlg< anywhere that has not been scalloped by soil' ■ designer. An applied piece li.it would look like a Nit except that is Is scalloped at the lower edge, is often found on one-pie-i' t rocks, giving a Jumper-like

effect that Is very good

Csually the scallei.,- are fn«-d with thi same maleria): ofun tit dee."..non at the edge Persuoally. 1 think they are the most attractive ones I've seen Now and INn tb< taring Is of contrasting stuff and now and then one find* the

edges

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last- surely, hut when scallops are so decorative in themselves, simpler they are finished

greater their charm

S [caking of scallops reminds me of an attractive grey crepe gown I saw today which was trimmed wtlh two darker shade* of grey taffeta This was a new frock, but the way in which the taffeta was applied, suggested a novel way of •making over.' Find of all the crepe of the skirt v scalloper 4 -about two-thirds of finished length and in good-sized scallop*—say six inches across. T< this Malloped edge was stltibed : band of slightly darker taffeta and the scalloped edge ol the tail. was in tura ntltebed to a st darker laffeb- The edge of tl dress wa* finished in scallopr 1 I saw a similar design In blue tba> used sejuar. Mocks ustsnJ of the round.-d m allop* and tue edge of this skin was straight The sleeves of tN sealiopoii dress were decorated To hannanlzc- w*th the skirt: unite full Urn and galh-

often found with this sort ining. Another tniporlant Hera in spring fashions Is the cape. , There arc full length capes, seven- I eighth length capos and elfiow f lengvh ca|.">. You will find double j I c-apcw,. rapes on outs and rapes * I on dresses. An.! when I tell you | that some o' the capes loped, you must know that tlics. I models aro unite the Ui.wt thing )

out.

Many of th. cape* are unln.-d ti •. ooa »h.-n it.. > a • made of woo!.:! materials Soon • are mad. ol r. i.rslble cloth and, finish, d with smart binding*. 1 broadcloths show > ut edges and a few have th. .data finish.-d with pool .lust a bit of a eape lor one'.* troek in; • of inlet >-st t son.. There i grace of line to ... capaa (ki m* iMlraMi an.! i you Uav. the good tortun. to Iw a Mr P* »•-' such thing*, well, do find a pi-v • for one some-1 When IT you: spriWg W^rdrole. IVhat Women are Doing .;ei-h« girl* n. Japa* are pro hiiuted fi*wu wranug short skut* aud bobbed locks. The first Japan.*e wouaa to put the nud. Irtuinir- t om on canvas . is Mi** kuwako Hambara. Woui.-n are prohifillwd Irooi bolding position- . - managet> < * motion picture b««iw« in Hull. England. Mis* Mary Moreau is the only woman ever to sen. .me Of the eighteen aaperviaors ,d San Frau Mme. Gandi. . wife nf a Preach | farmer and moth, i of niooteei. children, has been awarded The ' ly-gioii of Honor. At the age of 111 year*. Mrs. j Louise K. C. Thiers of Kenosha i* known as the "Mother of Wlacon- < In Norway a girl who wishes to marry must first show a certificate of her ability to cook Iwfore *b<

wife.

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Maxine Meitzner Lea4s South Jewel - Swimmers Miss Maxine Meitzner. who last | first completed I he dif- I,

ll< ull feat cm s» imming frean ' | Ocean City to ktUntie City, ar.it | w h.. i* a very poputai young eun.- j

iner visitor at thN resort, is having unusual success In the pool

i this winter. The young ufcm. a j sw inttning lo. the Camden Y. W. j|C. A., is leading a ac-ore of other bis report South Jersey girls In the annual I have collec-t«! 42fi4P» from de- stl»«T medal conleM. linnaeet hi-ahandr for ;he support ' The conteel started on Ja iary w their families These domestH . la and Mi*» M< itzner has already relatives case* mrf increasing tni finished six of the twenty miles

Ocsaa < tty as hi all other parti

11wo miles shear. «>i tier nearest

r,.start competitor.

work. as. ::

darkest Uffeta Both of these w.re shown by exclusive shop* With lafida gnoiiiig in popularMy a* a iiinimm.-. and wiih scallop* offering an inexpensli. and attractive decoration what could offei grealer ponlUUttrs than a com-

I.matM.n of the two'

Scallop* are used not cialy on : silk, but the soft wuob n*. like

' flannel rep. twill.

Mr*. Florence C. Casler. class.-i a houaewife. plumber mid Mulder has been made director ol national lrank in 1>' Angeles Beside* being a Mir.e*,ful slngand ti allied nurse. Mf» EHanot Wiw.rs. of Easi Kingstca. N. Hr.»e* a lens dunng the daytime. Mis* Katheune MeFariand. a It'Uaneiphia gill, wa* recently de-walerl by Ibe 4ile-k tioveinwith the Creek Crwas liiitiisni I Half of the patesia gram . women in this rerun try from 19*1 : to 1»21 p. named lo appliaar--iid articles lor personal wear ar

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BIGGEST VALUES OF ALL THE YEAR! February Furniture and Rug Sale! Now lor a real Furniture and Rug Sale We look stock and have a jjreal many things that we want to ckw out FEBRUARY SALE NOW GOING ON.

For February Sale!

W» are offering Brtli'.> «d 4 ft. 6 unular t« cat in Iv«ry. White or Walnut ear 'i fcrxi-<Ua» xpnng and a good otton mattreu for 62f S5 Jr S Oi we are telling cattaa cattm*e» xeparatc tor 64 45 Especial February Price on Odd

Bedsteads

W. L.I. . tamber of odd Bedatead, is >al»a' 625 UU and 655 00 vain.

i ill make tip p,p.

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ANNOUNCING the opening of the Real Estate Offices • • a Of • • • Moe Rosenfeid in the Diamond Building 7 North Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, N. J.

C. M. Ware Company

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PHONE 320

I solicit the listings of property both for

sale and rent.

This office is founded on the Golden Rule, and Ixith buyer and seller will always be assured of a SQUARE DEAL in ever}' transaction that I

handle.

If your price is right, and your property is for sale. I can sell it. If it is clean and fit to live in, and is for rent, I can rent it.

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Let me prove this to vou.

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