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CAPE MAY COUMTY TIMES, FRIDAY. JAHDARY 29. 1926

Pagf Fir*

[Year Garbage

ntract Let

By Wildwood

It* olo«* of (be came (be Boor »»» cleared for (Unrln*. which wu ••rlj HIM by the ihroc** who help to make tbewe affair* both a ffnaocul and aortal kurcoaa. There ■m* (be oaual ami) of aUrarthr and numerou* prize award*

winners of blffb aroree.

Short Stories of Industry

, Oatten ud Cuba

I Estate Board Officers

Uayor t'ulver appointed ibis May Grouni' l ommlaaloa Tur»d*> afternoon, prior to the cloae of the

of (be

OJty CommUaloners: Walter H. Treen. chain .an: Frederick Me-

I “Keep np with tbs TXm0"

,» May County Time* far a at all news sUada. inch ofSt % No. 104 B. Maple mua. Key. Pboae St 7.

by HELEN & i for the collection of wet

i time by Clerk HeU and i of 1. T. Woolaon. Wlldand William H. Riddle, were anbmltted to I City Commlaslooera. The bid mjM. that of i *111.000 The contract t awarded to Riddle for a term

a ability to carry on the work, a* accorded the contract He is that tosetber with an equtp- ~ mt to handle the tar- ; altnatioo here, he will

abandoned by Ibe re Urine

or. Graham. Riddle told ^ Commtaaioners be had bad con-

> In that line

I work in Philadelphia and came | Wildwood folly prepared to t work aa per the specls contained In the' contract. . belna such a difference In I flyures gorernlnc the contract the Commlaatoners were I In their quest for aasurif the man's ability and |u:pment to properly handle the The terra of the contract U

t three years.

mnel J. Lanina, county c

■ Robin red breast baa appeared r'lldwood. Sereral bare been rred in the lot next to the

| The ladies of St. Slmeon'a tnI the public at a sour - Saturday nt<bt in t pariah hooae. The affair was

I Mayor .'ulrer appointed R M. t president of the Board ot |docaUon for a_ term of three . Mr. Johnson it on a trip to Florida.

I la Wildwood Crest t

t tax rate of 52 cent* less than t of last year, in spite of the |l4.000 or more to be raised by I this year for new civic

I The Ladles' Aid Society of Holy Lutheran Church will •ns of their tsmous roast I suppers In tbc Social Hall oi Parsonasc. Saturday cvenlay L from 5 to g P. M. Proceed* the benefit of the building

It

disclosed at tbe regular meeting of the Council

ly in tbe Borough of Wildwood

according to a statement ot

Palmer Way.

Jay fund 1* an til* 1 that it is tbe Free holder, to s for such cootribu-

Attendlng tbe Inaugural of Got r Moore. In Trenton last weal bare O. I. Blackwell. Hgmurl 4

G. Slaughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, wen ts at the ball held In th> y-Treal Hotel.

A large delegation of this city Journeyed from here to attend the conference of the Ural and aerond district*. SUte Federation of Wo men's (Tuba, held In all day ses at Wenooah. N. 4 . Thursday last. In Mrs. Morris Leedou i Party were. Mr*. Albert A. AnsMrs. W. H. Austin. Mr* C. Hui... Mrs Palmer Way ng other* were. Mr*. Miltor H. lawrence. Mis* Ethel O'Brien ■nd Mr*. Robert Van Slckel.

Mr*. Robert 4- Kay. will enter lain the ladle* of tbe Home Suction. Wildwood (Trie (Tub. at theli next regular meeting. Thursday afternoon. Mr*. • baric* Fitting rice preetdriil Second Dutrtci Federated (Tub*, will be the gue*' of honor Mr* Pitting I* widely known and ber talks on nutter, of current ettuU are sins'* most Interesting Mr* Albert D Austin president of the Home Sec ion anticipates s fine ettendanc.

An ordtnanca was Introduced by the Wildwood (Tty Commissioners providing for construction of concrete curb*, cutters and sidewalks on the weet side of Atlantic Are«ue. from Montgomery Avenue to Creeae Avenue, and ibe Intersecting street* from Atlantic Avenue weal to the prveent end of the coti-

cf Montgomery Avenue, both side* of Daria Avenue and all street* from Montgomery to Crease Avenue. The ordinance was numbered 22* and was passed on Its first and

i THE STORY OF CEMENT ! The making of cement is not a new Idea. Tbe Roman* first made It. over two thousand year* ago. and allbough their method of manufacture was crude, the principle is much tbe same today. Lime mixed with sand were the first two Ingredient* used, but after much experimenting It was found that lime mixed with other mate rial wi

even atronger.

Limestone and clay burned together. form the base of what la known as "Portland cement." Enrllshman discovered that these two materials burned together and ground Into a fine powder, when mixed with water and allowed to dry. make a very satisfactory building material. The blocks that be

Miss Elolse Bright. accompanying ber sister. Mrs. Joy Hancock (Lewis), are cruising on a ‘round the world trip, leaving on the "Ijlonta." out from New York Wednesday last. Miss Bright take* a well deserved vacation at this time As secretary to the Sene.tor. bee duties In Trenton alone require ber services uninterruptedly during the Legislature, when *h< a her father's right hand bower It will be recalled that Mr*. Han cock, la the recently bereaved widow of Lieut. Hancock, a victim ut iue nhenanU 'h tragedy.

quarry explosives and M.OOO miles of wire which was used for tying ' the sacks In addition 775.000 ton* 'of gypsum were ground up with the cement clinker to n gutate the rate of hardtnlng of the cement Portland (et.-ient la always sold direct to the retailer from the manufacturer, thn* eliminating the Jobber and making the price to the cossumcr vary much lower There I* probably no more com petltlve Industry in the United States than the cement Industry and few so important to building and engine, i:rc. for without cement our modern skyscrapers and

bridges could not exist.

Samuel Laning Endorsed For Tax Board Job

Named To Replace Woman Member on County Board of Taxation By Democrats

Jefferys Also Endorsed

Arkansas Girl Reaches Opera After Struggle

City Clerk Hell was Instructed to advertise tbe noti-e of Intention of the introduction of an ordinance providing for the -onstmc •Jon of a bulkhead runnir.g parallel on the beach front easterly o! the proposed new boardwala in the Third Ward, and fo« the Dec as •ary fill of sand to otherwise tmirove this new section, where, from Montgomery or s point of k> ration will terminate tbe extensku of Ocean Avenue to Crease Avenue Upon the completion of this work will rise out of the mist the new territory asset sable for many hundred* of dollars In revenue to be city, and thousands of dollarr in real estate values

On Wednesday. January 20 the Wildwood Real Estate Board tlerted these officers to serve tb< tnsulng year: President. Leon A ■Vheaton: rice president. Matthew I. Quirk: treasurer. James A. L Harris. At a meeting of the executive committee. William A Evans was. re-elected executive secretary. In a recent communi cation issued by the board office a financial statement syt forth 10C per cent, increase of the board UviUes in the year 1926. a* e. pared with those of 1925. A million lollars in properties have old through the multiple listing system. 272 persons interviewed ■n matters of complaint, secretarial letter* totalling 6*94 written, of which number 2666 were dictated The total number of mult'ple listing cards handled In Of board office during the year amounted to 1760. The board Is planning •nlarge it* present floor sitece better facilitate the handling of the numerous Hems of business which reach here dally.

It'i All in the State of Mind

If you think you are beaten, you are: II you think you dare not. you

if you think you'd like to win. but

msue so rewiuu.eu muu . , « • , _ . . which canje from Portland, that Chuck Ckoir. ChortH and Cabaret ther were called "Portland cement ' 1 Were Mary Lewi*' Stepping and since, that name has been uni-1 Stone* To Fame versally adopted. |

At the present time there are i

about 125 cement plants in opera- J S ! • t C d At Metropolitan tion In the United Stale*, the capl- ]

tall ration of which is approximate-'

ly 2450.000.000. Nearly 50.000 per-1 The be Jewel,,, aristocrats of sons are employed, and tbe annual i the diamond horseshoe will have output Is valued at $270,000,000. i unfolded before them a life of adThe United Stales Geographical venturous struggle when Mary Survey published a report which l-ewt*' as Mlrol In Puccini's opera. Indicates that 24 per cent, of tbe • "La Bobcme." makes her debut at production of cement last year was lb* Metropolitan Opera House on

used In paring highways and 7 per Thuraday evening.

‘ “ And private'

■Bnrnta t driveways. whUe'25 per cent, wj

public and commercial and nearly 21 per cent,

was used for mtscengneou* farm purposes. The remainder was employed in stnali percentages tor concrete pipe, sewefw Irrigation, railways, bridges, dam* and so

forth.

The weight of cement prohibits its economical transportation over great distance*, and It Is therefore

Stranger that, fiction Lewis' sensational rise t(

fame. Seven years ago she ran away from ber home in IJttle Rock. Ark . where she had won little recognition as a choir singer, to Join a nomadic musical comedy show. From the back row of a chorus she got her first stage experience. The uncertainties of the pay check of the chorus girl, however, did not appeal to Miss I<ewl*. who quit her *ob for a aio-ir- position in a San

er In the heater threatened thi building. The blaze was immediately ext Ink nished w ith Ihe i.-»

tl the chemicals.

On Saturday evening, short 1} zfter 7 o'rloek. they responded t. call Irom th- Desmond Apart

tournament began Mr.

Exciting Games At ’

Checker Tournament t-.cid the attention of the a

for fully fifteen minutes In BtaM

held on Monday |

ts. in fl)r:-i and A*bury TweUy-ttie gall -nr of el

bins. .

, of rhi-cker • tew pointer* on the gazne.^j

. ‘making isilou* explanations. Th- V M. and Y. W. II. ,‘

te for

M 11. A. build

i Woodl.tr

Samuel A. Laming, of Wilds,awl. was endorsed by the Drnuieratlr County t ommtttee to he appointed to the County Hoard of Taxation at a meeting held last Friday afternoon at Court House. Lanlt.c de-1 (rated Coleman F. ' orson by 22 votes to 19. He will r place Miss Alice Canon who was appointed to serve an ad Interim term last year after a fight that threatened to spilt

this political party

lout year Laning received tbe ei dorsrment of the County Commit!, but bt* appointment was blorked when Governor Sllzer refused to send hi* name for confirmation to the Senate. Instead Governor Sll- j zer submitted the name of Cole-' man F. Corson Senator Bright opposed this mme and the Senate ne\er took action on the appoint-

iral* were used In rxting'iiphtiiK

r chimney fire.

The quirk work of Ihe flrrm. evented what would undoubted - hair del eloped Into a ] serioui. fire when the laMler work along the lei*rdwalk at the Incline . M»orlyn Terrace breamignited ..ii Sunday morning. Thfiremen tore away the blazing lai ' foik and quickly put out th-Alc-'-u-h It I* not definitely ' n how the blase started. It l* 1

M"

1-1 l-i

cigarette Ignit-

ing the pap-r and s’raw rrfUMwhich wa« -mattered along the lat-

rowd that wlinc.-- -

i particular.

They an.-w- i- d another chimney fire rail at Hi- home of R. H. Guy. i Tenth Sin-' -hortly after noon on Sunday. Only a small quantity of - li-mical wa* r-qulred to ex-

tinguish the Maze.

ntrrtained th-nuu-l

pl.-iying bridge. Refres were nerved to ail ptesent.

are offering three prj*

to the three leader* In the check' tournament. The unit p-iae w| be fifty doilai>: second, .twent; five dollar*, and third, ten dollar The runners-up *r« Make Goldm; i Ur. Fear. Nat 1-ribermu*. Ms Datchoi.<ky and Mr. A. Olugr.tei nilvlile. On Monday evenlui Fehraary I. the final game* wk 1— played and the winner* will b

■h t rmlued.

At the conclusion ..f the gam* .. WnodbiM checker team, will Mi <-ddmaa. an captain, will b> -..-.ted. and will be aubl-et ti i chalt- nges from any part of Soiitl •nt* 1 JerM > wed an Cape May Coua

Thl* left the situation up to Governor Sllzer who was empowered to make an ad Interim appointment of one year. He selected Min* Alice Corson, ot Court House, daughter of Coleman F. t orson. She wa* the first woman to be so honored

In Cape May County.

The Democrats named two of the three member* of the County Boii-d of Taxation, and thl* I* one of the few political plum* tbe Democrats get in Cape May County. - The salary Is $1,000 annually. The Hoard

Malthusian Theory ■ In an esaay Thoma* Robert MalIhu* (170IHSS4). a distinguished p-'- | lltlral economist - ' hi* day. pointed I oot that the nnluml tendency of I population Is to Increase more rapid- I ly than the menu, of subsistence. | and that hence the time will cr when population will outgrow the | means of food supply. He counseled I that, governments -tionld pnsa tan« I to restrict marriage, and thus limit I the Ineresne of iH,|>t:l:itl<>n. Tliese I views were not original with Mat- • tliun. but were enunrlnt—1 not only I by Plato and Artstoil', but also by | Franklin. Hume and other* Ir. j modem times. It was tbe merit of | Maltbns to have pre«-nu-t -hq doe trine In syntematle form, wltli elaborate proof* derived from history.

—Kansas City Star.

e fre-1

iltaJ that it be produced in lo- Francisco cabaret

callUcs where It will find a rewdy. K - rom Uiu K te went into the market. Pennsylvania contain* 22 rooV |e* as an xtra In slapstick

New York. 9. Ohio

There are a

number of mills In the Mississippi

Valley and there are al*o 'several on the Pacific coast, there being 10 In California alone. Colorado. Utah and Montana supply the

"desert sera"

In the manufacture of cement last year 11.000.000 tons of coal were used. 5.000.000 bbls. of fuel 011 and 6.000.000.00 cubic feet o'

Still unsatisfied, she came to New York, rehearsed with tbe chorus of the ‘Greenwich Village Follies." was promoted to a star and later engaged by Florenz Zlegfeld. the "glorifler of the

American girl."

It was while ringing in the San Francisco cabaret that she heard ber flrat opera In 1922 Miss 1-ewi* commenced serious study of voice year later made her operatic

quently If required.

At the same meeting George Jeffery*. of Sea Isle City, was endorsed for the County Hoard of; Elections. He has been president ' of that body lor several yean*., George Nickerson, of Ocean City. I was bis opponent for this position. Tbe liallots showed 37 for Jeffrey* , and 13 for Nickerson. Nickerson, did not attend the meeting.

Mantis’ Odd Attitude

What are called In some parts of I

Boardwalk Was on | Fire Sunday Morning

More than 65.00ff.000 cloth dr ). ul | n Vienna In "Fauri."

sacks were lost or destroyed last | word of her European triumph, year and the material to replace rr *rh«J the Metropolitan company them. If in one piece, would form heIT . >nd .be engaged to star

a atrip of cotton cloth over 37.0001 principal roles,

miles long by 20 Inches wide. A ' compilation covering articles incl-.

dental to the Industry would show i Shoulder* are

Firemen Answered Four Alarms

• Over Week End

among other things, that there waa; fighting and leg, are nice used 50.000.000 papersacka.41.000.-j for running, and-I ask y 000 lb* of grease. 17.000.000 lbs, of why do we hat, shoulders?

I The CK-scn Oty fire companies made four run* over Ihe week ,nd I Hie to their quick wmk there was I no damage at any of the t-laxrs On Saturday afternoon they an-'-were-d a call to tbe establishment of Richard H. Johnson Co.. SI7 ' Asbury Avenue, when an oil burn-

Care of Machinery Two morning* a ni«ntli rli-ml-l he set aside for nr- of the most 1m portani hon»eh--I.l duties, tin these morning* overturn I at! !ioum-!i»!u nm-liinery. Everythin: that nee.!, oiling, oil. clean all the parts which gather dust, examine alt electrir curds to he sure that none |, near tng out and likely i.. mu—- fire. 15. ;hl* mean* keep your l.nii«e eq-tif inent tn the l-cst of condition, avoid Ing electrl.-luns' hill, an.) prolong In: the life of the ma-hln.-ry

For out In the world you'll find tucera* begins with a fellow - ! will— It's all In the state of mind.

Full many a race U lost Er* even a race I* run. And many * coward falls Ere even his work's begun. Think big. and your deeds will grow. Think small and you fall behind. Think that you can. and you will: IF* all In tbe state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are: You've got to think high tu

rise;

You've got to be sure of yourself

before

You can ever win a prlxe. Life's bat He doesn't always go To the stronger or faater man: But sooner or later, the man who

More Truth Than Poetry "Ixnd me five dollar* T "Nothing doing. You never pay your debta." "I need tt badly Just 1 nd me fire more dctlars and you'll never

the

Mr* Georgia < Glenn cut high •r first prize at the public pi nochlr given under tbe auspices ot the Catholic flub in St Ann* auditorium Thursday night last. A*

j The Indian population of | Foiled Slate* Increased 2.693 in Le past 12 montha over the 1924 lacal year. The total number now In tbe United States Is 349. 696. a gain of 1I.976 In the pari

12 y*at*.

m] HEN pou want ‘Printing—pou want it. You want good ri 1 Printing, cleverly done—and with individual charac-

ter. You are not experienced enough in the art of Printing to tell what you want—but you know it when pou see it. IVhen pou get such Printing you are getting service, ^hat is what you gel here when you let us do pour Printing. Whether it be a large or a small job we give you the same careful and prompt service. We deliver all jobs on time. Envelopes, Letterheads, Bills, Catalogues, Cards, Circulars, Blotters, Programmes, etc., etc. Let Us Do Your Next Job of Printing. Prices Are Right.

for

‘Printing of the Better Kind”

Cape May County Times SEA ISLE CITY, N. J. : : Both Phones 40

28 New ASCO Stores [ Opened in 29 Days •

the world the "Praying Mam!,' insect* belonging to tbe family of | Mantldae. somewhar similar to tbe I grasshopper, with Urge protruding | eye*. They are found In many rouu trie* and endowed with ujany supernatural qualities by the credulous. The mantl seizes Its prey wi:b Its I fore feet and to devour pulls tbe | prey In fropt of It with Its fore j

leg* assuming an attl'nde o'

In Japan the mantis are sometimes j

kept In cages and trained to box. bring placed on exhibition for thl* pun-— They are quite t

in tbe southern state*.

Last Friday we opened 12 New Stores. Today we will open 6 more, making 28 New Grocery and Combination Stores and 4 Meat Markets since January 1st. A record of growth that Id’s its own story—of good will, of confidence built upon Equity and Square Dealing. American Stores tad Meat Markets are opened when the demand for them arise*, ard to meet the needs of Homemakers. They now represent a very potent force in the life of every community—they are known as Shopping Headquarter:, nad rightly so. for they very definitely represent the very maximum of Economical Buyirs. I: Pay* to Buy All Yonr Table Needs Where Quality Counts and You Money Goes Furthest!

Another Big 25c Sale!

I ASCO Corn Starch 4 — 25c!

The very' highest quality. Buy and *

P. & G. NapMha Soap 6 "25c

Soap Improv*

2 pkrs 1 can 5: 13c ASCO Franklin Honduras and Cinnamon & Rice Sugar ASCO Evaporated MUk '

ALL / 3 FOB ' 25c

What a Quarter Dollar Will Buy !

Beg. 14r Teddy Bear Stringlrss Bean: - «=*&.- 25c Keg. 14c Fre.Ji Run 0 Pol Lima Beans 2 cans 26c

Beg. 15c Ptre App’e Sauce R«g. 10c Fancy Queen Olives Ee-. 10c Cut Stringiest Beans Beg. 10c Sunrise Tomato Catsup Reg. 14c ASCO Pearl Tapioca Beg. I5c Imported Sardines Beg. 15c Taste Tells India Relish

■ 25:

3 b»ta 25c 3 '•»«*'> 25c

Reg. 10c j i Beg. 15c _| Solid Pack Tender Sugar — , ASCO — j Red Ripe

Corn 1= Catsup 3 — 25c |=| 2 iV 25c

J

Tomatoes

25c

More Big Quarter Dollar Value*!

Sunbrite or Lighthouse Cleanser Double Tip Matches Go’.d Sea! ’tacaroni (Long Stem) Gold Seal Rolled Oats Large Fleshy Santa Clara Prunes ASCO White Distilled Vinegar Teddy Bear Corn or P-ai ASCO Sour Krout (P;<rtly Cooked) Solid Pack Red Ripe Tomatoes

6 25c 6 taw* 25c 3 pkgs 25c 3 Phut 25c 2 n.* 25c 2 bot* 25c 2 earn- 25c 2 big cans 25c 2 big cans £Sc

| Gold Seoi Flour ■« 69c: $ 2 75

Ideal laisi!> ''' lor all kinds ot baking. ASCO Bakin- Powder , '» n 5c. 10c. 20c

Louella Butter Th. Pm. >t B

I Juri Clean and Pure a- • Mad. ", Your own « Kitchen I DDC X ICt ° r , r» 7c oread » ea*d to the very last crumb.

Richland Butter

52c f^L“S-10c

1 Reg 5c ASCO Noodles 6" 25c

_

Reg 15c j | Smoked Best pure j | Kippered Apple tkiiicr i — Snack* Z r -‘ 25c 25c

: v Highest Quality—Lowest Pruet—Citutemu Service cwaits you at you nearest ASCO Store. Call and tee!

Thete prices effective in our stores

LANDIS AVE. & ITALIA ST.. SEA ISLE tj OUR OCEAN CITY AND WOODBINE STORES

755 Asbury Avenue 401 Asbury Avent* 745 Asbury Avenue 1126 Asbury Avenue

DeHirsh & Jefferson Sts.