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SEA ISLE OTT. CAPE MAT COOMTT. H. J . FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 182«.

MUMBEE FOURTEEH

. Douglass Wildwood Golf Chib

Wm Be 1«M f Easter Sstar-

r i n g Club House

\ DoucUas. ot WIMvood. I pmMcnt of Um WOd. Oab «t Ur auusl srhlefc w«s bsM at lb* I William Boat.-of 1

1 rear. Dr. Morris Laa-

i of aoeratarr • beid by H. Foster i aplU up aad WlllUyn irar. Mr.

Sea Isle Lady | j Wins Limerick Prize

East Ortage aad Tackscoe Ladies Wte BoboiaUe Mention To Mrs. houla* Holmes, isle tTty, com the flve dollar pi whlcb Is awarded each week by Use TIMES for the beet lest liar to Ue “Splaelerhood" Umerick naeb Umerick Is based on

serial story of that aatne. w la bow maniac in each issue of tbU newspaper. last line submitted by Mrs. mskes last week's Um-

And left Barbara enreloped la

Vais Acres weal "smash" .ad Bab laacbrd antfl abe cried hi her reeau The Judcea. who were Adolph Carew and A. Haffert. of the TIMES ee honorable meal loo to Mra. E. M. Stafford. 1M South Aria Areaue. East Orance. N. rhoee last line was. "Alas! Is a fare ter a rr—... sad to. Mra. F. V. Gaudy. Tuckabo*. last line waa "And poor a moat •write np 1 IU doom.” her Umerick appears this Write a last line (or It. and I to reach the TIMES by next Wednesday A Are dollar belie awaits yon. If your last IU la judged the best of those sul

A photo of lbs proposed oew bank bulldlns of the First Nations' 'Bank of Sra Isle Clly. which la lo be completed and ready for burlnm* before the aumniet months The above picture la from a drawing of the architect, and la exactly as the completed stmrture sill look. The Klrel National la now uoused In temporary quarters or. ito corner where the ucw building sill s.on sta.'d. Landis Areaoe. at Paris Street.

Hi Delinquents i t. t!". t™. «.{ Must Pay Taxes

erery Klwanla lha Slats. Bothering Hne. by June I. with antt-j ■ns. A tnatct U now being m between thv Ocsa« City ■na and the Cape May Kt-

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wide Interest, as tns pity boys bare the reputa-

g real playera.

| House Bible dawei Banquet

Fm Ta Tea Yean n Amarx The regular meeting of Wood ■ Council was held on : la the

I that I a doctor tor the b I in hand and t r that there w»

■tnquet waa i of the Pi fclaas. Court House. TuesRning. by memb«» o: 1 Bible Clam as the content held recently k by tbs ladles' j more ladles pt'-cnt each at Sunday school than t for three moallis. The I annex waa taste:ulty decand a bountiful supper A delightful program rated as follows: rn—Mias Ella Hewitts' >e—Smith Badieoit. o a a e r — James Vance, f the Sunshine Class, f—Mrs. Kelp Iverson. —Harry McPherson. «lon. Hrwltt Orchestra, ktlon—Dr. Millard Cryder. : Mta**Ella Hewitt, vio-l Ms. Charles Halaea. piano. Th—Ralph N. Sayre nod ■ Fisiier. *l®n—Hewitt Orchestra, it seventy were present and I tbi occasion.

was Ausnct s Oreatcat Of systemaUc saving, succeed the Building i way. Irving Filch. Tradesmen's Building i Aaa'n. Sea Isle Clly.

Pevr« From Today's Classified Ads » you want to buy a used f a tract of 1M acres' r a Poultry Farm on (be r Boulevard? t-rwom bouse al South

e are just a few sug- » of what you will fod •ed oo the ClaaslAed e Claaalfied Department is for your couvenlAr * Xou reading It reguthlnga you want to Are you using It when | have something to eell? "Find the Error" eonin aim rolling merrily Evrry week one of our ■» wins Sve dollars for ■Ing the most errors among l ClaaslAed Ads. ny win this week's

Councilman M. Blume. chair man of the Street Committee, pre. seated a full report of the work of the nen ly-appointed street men. Mr. Blume la very strong for the preservation and care of the trees and la paying serious attention to that phase of rtreet work. • Tax Collector Leo M. Danerhlrsh reported (hat there waa a large amount of delinquent taxes, some properly owners being from Ave fo ten years In debt to the Borough for taxes On motion of Mr. Levin. Council passed a resolution' authorising the lax collector to forceloee on the properties of a few of the worst delinquent taxpayers, in order that a clear title may be obtained to the properl ies. The Tax Collector's report, which was read by Mias Greenstein, Borough Clerk, for the year IASS, was accepted by the Council. A number of bills were d. and k adjourn! low. recently appointed General Utility Man. was appointed Police OfAcer by Mayor Creenstein and approved by Council.

Commissioners Attend

Newark Conference

Mayor Sofroney. Commissioner Love. Superintendent DeBow and former Mayor Irving Fitch attended the conference of the New Jersey League of Municipalities Newark last week and had a very profitable trip Besides hearing the discussion of many municipal problems by leaders In civic affairs. they spent some time vislt- | lag Newark . tty departments and getting a line oo Ihr system of assessments followed lo that cit] as well as other municipal affairs At the business meeting of the league, former Mayor lltrh was re-elected as a member of the

Executive Committee. Hew Electrical Store

Kiwo-uians Entertain Competitors

Members of Wildwood Club Invite

Business Rivals To Pay Tribute To liHoola

Gibison Wins Quo Medal

Wildwood Klwantans entertained their business competitors at the Kiwanis luncheon at 'he Fenwick Inn on Tuesday. After the tinging of "America" Rev. George Harris, pastor of thr First Meth odist Church, pronounced the In-

vocation.

Each K.wanlan then Inti

chairmaa of the busln) dards commit tee. the luncheon. Louis A. Kraus, assessor In North Wildwood, won the attendance prise for visitors and David McKIbbtn secured the member's Klwanlan Luther C. Ogden, of p* May. >.pokr of thr posslbtlf- * of having an Inter-club meetg with Wildwood. Ocean City d Cape %tay clubs. President H. •ster Goslln In reply, stated that, the Wildwood program committee considered the matter and suggested a tentative dale: that the Interclub relations committee was working on thr matter and that the chairman of the committee would get In touch with the Ocean City and Cape May

clubs.

Ed Middleton, chairman of the program committee, read a tribute Uncdn. Samuel Gibison. s member of the senior class of the Wildwood High School, was prr■d with a medal on behalf of the club by President Foster, as the winner of the oratorical contest held at the school, and declaimed Un coin's Gettysburg speech before the club. The luncheon concluded with the singing of one verse of the* •'Star Spangled Banner "

Mazurie's Garage Adds Special Machinery

Due to the increased demand for general auto repair and machine shop sen iA. Clarence Maxurfe. propreilor of Maxurie's Garage. Sea Isle City, last week announced that hereafter the service department would be under bis personal supervision, and will take care of all makes of cars. Prior lo this, the service department war for the exclusive use of Cleveland and Chandler owners. "Owners of nur rare." said Mr Maiuite. "will receive as good service as ever, nut with <nir increased facilities we sill lie able in take rare of any othei repair wotk that may tome along.' A large amount of special machinery and tools has been install-

Samuel P. Leeds Will Address C. C. of C. February Meeting Will Be Held At Cape May -Court Houe The February meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will lie beld next Thursday night. February It. In the Community Hall. Cape May Court House, at S o'clock, when the county orfcanlgatlon will be the guest of the Women's Com inanity Club. Samuel P. Leeds, vice president of the New Jersey Slate Chamber of Commerce, win be the speaker ef the evening, and a representative of the new organigatloq recently formed lo unite all of South Jersey for advertising ptrpo*e«. will be on hand to o«Uloe thr plan of the organisation. .• President Irving Fttsh. r.r%N Couaiy Chamber, piomtsc* an Intel mting meeting. The one-year and five-year progiams of accomplishment for the chamber sill be p-esented. diM-iisoed and

adopted.

Miss Murphy Gave Talk

More Homes One Need of Sea Isle City

Csaunittee Appointed By Local Chamber of Commerce To Urge

Enlarged Building Program

Co. Booster Trip Endorsed

Classified Contest Ends This Issue Special Ptixe of Ten Dollar* Wfll Be Awarded Hext Week—Peraiitence Win* Again Watch For a New Contest

Success In imwi any field of endeavor la largrlv a mailer of prralateaee. As elusive aa aureess may sometimes seem to be. it Is seldom as far away s« we often

think.

Allan Nickerson. ..f 1*S South Thirty-fourth Street . erode*, sent 1 In a number ot lists errors tu the • lasalfied I’onNsi before h> Anally won a prtr. ibree seeks ago. Tbe next seel >nd thr nett hr sent in II lure Vnothr: satisfied sit kept in the In a list last week That list s<si the second five dollar eh*-, k tor Mr. Mrkeraon I He < becked sltly-fite errors. : forty-three of shhh sere adjudged legitimate. i We promised a sprsial ftut 'and that prlie sill i» ss j; .i. ! I next seek, although the r is..tried •toutest ends with Ibis seek sue Remember that, folks lb;, seek Is tlf last tn a hub von rsii profit by our mistake* on thnos, Yoy may sin tbe Five Dob Ur cheek and also tbe sper ial

Sea Isle City Commissioners Give Contracts Front of City Hall To Be HI uninated By Two Cluttei Lights Mayor Make* Appointment

Sea Isle City Rotary Club Organized

Sea Isle Cll.

through theli aeekly bus!ness la reeoid time i.n Tuesday. Tbs most Important srtlon was tbe swarding of contracts for the new water plan) unit. By rewoluttoo the contract ini dulling lh« well was as sided to tbe Artesian Well' Drilling Company, ot Philadol. phiu. at ibeir hid of M.gK.eA; and the contract lor the tubing be Simplex Valve and Metsr ipany. Philadelphia, for fTtfhr coniiact for the pump for rh the Worthington Pump Company waa the low bidder, was held over until next week. Mayor Sofroney nominated Wiliam J. Khellrm to Biicreed htui*elf as a member of the Board of ^duration for a term ot Ave yearn. Ur. Shellriu was unanlmoualy 'lei* I e*l. »

George Neptu

h Clarence W. Way, Its Promoter. Elected President of

Hew Organisation

e meeting of the Sea laic

City Chamber of Commerce Mon-

ening Mr. Gua Croneckei

brought up the ue««d of the erer-

uf more hoiuee in this city stated that as a committee

of one hr had te-en looking into

Batter and had received reof from -5 to 30 new houses

to hr erected, but he thought thr chamber should get behind the profxwdtton and urge an enlarged building program. President Waddlngton endorsed the Migge*llnn and appointed thl-- committee*

meeker, chairman: Mr.

Geller*. Robert Stevens, Geotge

>edrr apd Michael Lunngo.

Secretary Neptune reported that ,

on-hw rrs' !

Mia* Murphy, ot Rutgers Col-,•'■ccctary s*

The special prize will be Ten - , . as L Dollars and sin he as-rdni i„ seventeen Charter Members

> bo has found the J ________

>er of legitimate < :

tbe entire ronti-et ! ,)r CUi. ihc W. Way heads the typer, therefore. haE** >-le <'i'y Rotary Club, nhlch

of receiving fifteen dol-

lar* for his—or her-efforts. shirh has tested the sits of man' of our leaders thr past fes weeks, because we are planning anothet one. even more interesting. *r be-

lieve. than this.

Waieh for the announcement oi the nrs contest It will he a nrs and novel one and you'll get a lot and perhaps some money

f It.

ie was awarded

I nr contract to furnish the city With a heat cola for use In the ae-

semidy room of the el'y Hall. Mayor Snfioney suggested that

ISO cluster lights nos owned by lhe eujr he placed on the front of the City Hall, relieving the datkneaa o; the building at night. On motion the Mayor's suggeatlop sas adopted and ihe.llghta wiM add to the appearance of the cen-

tial section of the eitypt night. D was suggested by the Mayor

that the city should have power to regulate the placing of gas tanks along thr sidewalks by the oil companies. It waa brought out that such control waa probably ro'errd by an ordinance already In force. If not an ordinance win be passed to cover the

- ..._ .... The d'senseion of the placing •ted by Clifton H. Hoseli. vice ° r ■‘‘snal >‘*hts occupied the re-

iwltjeiit und gciieial manager of i ,l,a l n lng time of tbe cession. e Atlantic City Electric Com-i .

my. Kleetilr Company of New I Railway Cape May County Scouts To HoM Rally

sa* loimally organized last M< day night by Captain Harry Smith, president of the Atlantic City i lob. and publisher of the Atlantic City Sunday I'reas. Captain Smith. In niganinng

pa ny and t

wny

Daughters of Union

| City, and s j He Clly < In

Veterans Hold Sock Social prommint

Ibe I The boai

I*'**, gave a talk on home eetmom lea and extension work to the ladles of Sea litle City last Thursday. Him Murphy spoke on different phase* of the work, taking dressmaking, millinery and

other home economies.

The purpose of Mias Murphy's sit was to arouse more interest unng the extension leaders in a Isle City. Avalon, etc.. In order that tbe leaders can latere-' he women of the different communities in extension wotk. Miss Bishop, another extenalon worker, will vUlt here soon to

e a talk regarding ex-

tension work.

Hext Thunday The Cape May County Chamber Commerce meets at tbe Community Hall. Court House; be sure attend tfaia .meeting.

city.

:w electrical store of F. Hildreth, of Ocean opened last Saturday In the Fitch bunding. Sea Isle '’Ity. and attracted wide attention because of the attractive window diaplay and the interior embellished with many colors of lamps Mr. Hildreth will personally have eharge of the Sea Isle City store With his brother, he is in the eleetrival business In Ocean Clly also.

Wfll Address Poultrymeu

All poultrymen and other* ir teresied in poultry are Invited l attend the meeting of the Cap May County Poultry Associatiot to lie held In the Court Boon

Cape May Court House,

evening. February 19. at a F. M Mr Leslie M Black State poultry extensloniet will be the main

speaker of the evenlag

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At Last Snow! ' ape May County welcomed the first snos of the winter, on Wednesday. Tbe ntorm was preceded by a rain and on Tuesday morning there was a thunder shower. While Pennsylvania. New York and Northern Jersey waa buried under from four Inches to a foot o? snow lari seek. this county enjoyed tmlmy weather, and a slight rain. Then came another blizzard in the inland cities on Tuesday, and this county had a thunder shower. The cold west winds Tuesday night, however, froze the rain and by Wednesday tnoml"*: the kiddie.. *hpUt*d with glee 't the fust evidence of cnoagh snow to u*e their sleds

Old f

i Ms

Wednesday, however

half

ed by Wcdmd the per-

the tree r" 1 *

letter* of thanks to th had contributed toward

The secretary irported Cl member* In good standing and a

balance In bank.

Surrogate Fitch reported that hr bad been named by the Sottih Jersey Aaaoclation. organized tn sell South Jersey to the world, to bring the aim* of that body to the people of Ibis saetion and thought the rhambei might investigate the matter. The sugg<**tlon wa* referred to the ways and meat commute'*. A* chairman of the transportation committee. Mr. Filch !'-pa!led that work sas being done lo secure as good ot better summer train nervier than the lenoit had last year and also to have the name of Sea Isle City pic In large type in the announcements of the Sunday excursion train*. William A. Hafferl. chairman of the advertiHlng committee, re(Continurd on Page Seven) Exciting School Ejection In Middle Township The school board election held Tueaday afternoon caluted much

Townahip.

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Hammonton-Amatol liank Sbam-r. of knauti. oi Atlantic mclary ol the Allan ib. and I irons rd Alger. A'lant Ic City tnrr»honi the officer* were . Clarence W. Way. Waddinglou. living

Wildwood Crest pi<>- l-"- 1

toward a tond lor «“•«*• * *• Soliomy and Wll--morlal to the Cnton Fam A. Haffert. The olficer* he civil sat Af'er !r, "-*n *>> 'l>e board to nerve unfun. rtfiwuhnirat- i 111 ,h •' -"■‘••al elnti.m In April.

i ate.. CUrenci* W. Way. pn-sident;

. . I William A. Haffeil. vice presi- ' * " *" | dent. Earl M. Waddington. acere-

jury. Irving Fitch, imsurwr I'H-ident Way appointed Gi-oige

INeptune a* sergeant-ai-arin*.

Iit ion* In su k* « cel\ed froir Bangor. M* Placid, N. Y . InAiona land. Florida., l-arobeii'lll

den. Cape May and many Ion

Mary

Those present were: A. G. Cooper. Baltimore. Md.; Mr. and Mr. CoMSKaboon. Millville: Mr and Mrs. C B. Robart. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beck. Mr. and Mi* William Robart. Mr. and Mi* G. A. Dye. Mr. and Mi* C. H. Da*non. Mr. and Mr*. A C. Vogt. Mr and Mi*. W. II Ban*. Mi. and Mrs. C. Boauell. M:. and MiW. E. Winslow. Mi. and Mis. E II. springer. M> and Mis. John Sheridan. Mi* Belle Tayloi. Mill 11. Ron*. Mr*. J. B Ilea*to.i Mt* I Robinson. Mi* Srhii'.i |Mr*. Bye. Mia. E L Wrb.i., Mr* M. Dunham. Mr*. Sadi.

i lb *ia

e pm pose* of Rot

America, are planning to bold their first Indoor rally In the auditorium of Wildsoo<r High S«{jooi thl* Friday at 7.15. A very Interesting program ha* been at ranged, each troop in the dl*tri< t planning of Boy Scout work. The troop* from the following communities will attend: Troops 1 and J. of Wildwood; troop* 1 of Cap- May; troop* I and t. of Woodbine: troop I. of Cape May Court House; Hoop I. of Avalon. P H. Jackson, i halnuon of the district, will give a short tglk on the "Boy Scout and His R*latton to HI* cnmtnunljy.” Major K. O. Howell, chairman of the rourt of honor of this district, will act as chairman of tbe meeting.

Woodbine Board of Education Election

i lie sue deputized to orgaiilge Ihr' Club. Ibe Sea 4*1.* city Rotary* , ' nur "'••mber* *erc elected to Club Would md actually cine h, ' ll *' Woodbine Board of Education II" l-eing until tb. chartei wu* iTuesday afternoon. They are ‘ giant d s bii li. be 'aid would be | 1M I'am rhlrah, who received .!! aboiii 1*0 seek- ' Afff-lhree; Robert • Rotary." he said. -creaDw | 1 • ■‘ u P rrl “lendent of ibe New guod-lellosshlp and bung* ! Jersey Colony. William Abnunaofi the ta-st that .* in all ol u*. To I and ^r*'* A Rosenfeid. Only a my numi It I* the ino*t potent ounber o'

j tai lor t'iday In bringing alMvin

Shaw. Amanda Sha*. nop-i-e | p, ' , ‘"'* ,or • Rotansn l» * |3

Cape May County Tunes SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.