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Cape May County Times

Arthur Briebeme WrttM ■ column for tho TIM«« •vory omok. You m«y o*« «»f~ with ttil* Immlnont odltor. but you'll toon, by roMlo* bl. ortie loo— P»#o niuo ouorjr wook.

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SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COtHTTY, K. J., TRIDAY, APRIL 2. 1W«

Isle City Rotary Club Presented With A Charter

Hotel Owner Demands Court Return Liquor

Fellowihip. Music, Wit ud Wisdom Were Plenty

s ot tho Urxoot tffklr* of tho In the bUtory of Wo and or* which will prove an h-roarker In tho raort'a me. the charter prooeatatK* dlnof the Sac laio Ctty Rotary No. *M1. hold at BuKh s el on Wednooday orenin*, to rata of tho afternoon only ■d to brln* out tho more inently tho Ulrlt of Botary rvice—a». fow If- any. to, n Imitation! wnre extended led to roupond. and for an beloro the dinner tho apo par lore of tho hotel were ded with an animated throng Rotarians from Phllafclphtn. itdbury. Pitman. Millville, nrland. Atlantic aty. a* well aa nbere of tho local dob. But were not all. for member* . Klwanla dube of Ocean T. Wildwood and Cape May had in Invited to wltneaa the formal inching of the baby club and ■j responded In large awabe.-a rere warm In their expreoot congratulation -and good In addition there miser of other Invited gueota. ilng an atti

ihh the national e Taxenberg'a Oixhoatra. from Atretic City, ccaalon readoring -ctlona before bod during the inner. of the ks at d in a

about 7 o'clock when entry to the dining room ie. whore Captain Harry mlth. president of the Atlantic Rotary Club, and Daddy" of No. SJC1. was the "voiding gealus and right ably Id he til that poet. After the singing of "America" nd tho Invocation by Monsirnor Paul, of Sea Ule City, ipany waa aeated and thor■oghly enjoyed thla menu, reeved n excellent manner. "Cappy" Smith Fruit Cocktail >iery Otlrca Pea Soup ioaat Virginia Turkey. Cranberry

Hotel Pacific. V Raid or Place Was Hlegnl

Verdict Under Advisement

Dr. GILBERT PALEN Governor of the Fiftieth Diatrict of Rotary, who pro ruled the Sea Ule Ctty Club with charter on Wedneaday night.

Opposition Agrees On Turnpike Strip

Liquor Lies Gauge Fines By Eldredge The Bigger The Lie. The Bigger The Tine. Syitem Uted

By Court

At Iseast One Told Truth

Cracker* Fancy Cakre

CoBee

Cigars Clgareltes Between the courses and tbe reechos tbe diners thorouchly nJoyed thomaelToa staging tbe oplcal aonga of the day. a» well >* many of tbs old favorite*, led hr "Tod" Nash, of Vineland - , and Trod Parker, of AtianUc City. *nd tho dlalcg rittan was made to - n* with tbe aonga. Wlnne Baer. of Millville, presided at tbe

Plano.

One of the musical treat* of the evening waa a vocal solo. "The BarUr of Turin." by Millville' noted baritone. Walter Rorvi*. Mr. Reeve* waa at hU best »ai *o warmly encored that 'reponded with "The Chip oB the Old Block." which also won a|

Plauaa.

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Wfll BniM Fin Houses

Lumber Is on tbe ground for tbe erection of flve two-tamlly houses on the aoulh side of Shell Street. Sea Isle City, by H. S. Kox. he-*.; of lb« Kox Lumber ' ompany, of Tucks hoe and Ocean City real estate operator. Mr Fox plana otb'r Sea Isle City de1 rtopmeat*. including on. on Ariadne Place, between the wa-

terway! of Vealcean Park.

. It pays to Ull tbe truth, at least In tbe County Court when Judge Eldredge la hearing the care. Last Wednesday a number of oBendera where haled before him to plead guilty to the charge of poreeaaing liquor. While the ■urroundlng circumstance* considered. It waa noticed that the teller of the vaguest atory received the Urge*' fln the oBendera were from Wildwood. They were arrested In aeverii raid*. Patrick Bradley, of 331C Pacific Aveauf. waa the Bret to be haled before Judge Eldredge. He Is the proprietor of a cafe. When asked why hr had liquor Is tbe told Judge Eldredge it quiaxed as to the amount. Prosecutor Campbell Informed the Court that a pitcher with a quantity of liquor waa found behind the bar. Also several gallons of liquor and alcobol waa

seised.

Bradley explained ibat he brought the atuB from Philadelphia Judge Eldredge. in s skeptical tone, declared to Bradley that "he must b«- a heavy drinker aa that quantity of liquor waa not the customary amount lor private ure." fined »100. Italian Fined The fact that Hoc... Labacco could not ap«sk English very clearly probably a*»ed him money. A quantity of liquor waa seised at hi* stoeery stand Proscculor Campbell stated it was not a flagrant offense Labarrn said hr also used It for hi* own ure. only he used It in the evening. He said that he got cold easily and drank to | get warm. Be was lined *300. I J. P. Rakes!raw. who waa ar- ! rested in the Central Inn with | a couple erf bottl.-s on his person. told the men-t likely tale and receiied the lightest flee. 11. ataled that he was single and worked on tbe Ashing boats dtir Ing the summer month* and saved money to live oter the

For the flrst time slsee the prohibit levs law has been is effect. a hotel or cafe proprietor demanded the Court return the liquor relied la hi* establishment. This occurred at Court House on Wedneaday when Jonathan James, proprietor of the Hotel Psclflc. Wildwood, demand ed the liquor which was relied when his hotel waa raided December 31. 1*35 be restored. The raid waa made under the direction of Sherifl James HoBman. A quantity of liquor waa Mixed. The argument waa heard by Supreme Court Commissioner

Harry Douglaaa.

Judge John C. Howe, of Newark. who repreaented Jnme*. asserted the warrant* for the raid were not correctly drawn, therefore the raid waa illegal. The argument was cent, by Prosecutor Campbell. v»<" declared the warrant lasucd was ime type that always baa ped by the Proaecutora' ow and by bla predeceaHowe submitted many Court decisions on the matter, owing that If an Illegal search made, regardless of tbe evince gathered, tbe State ha* nc cal standing In tbe matter. He si tenuously objected to the esentation of further evidence in the case staling the defense rested upon tbe legal papers and It waa for aloner Douglaaa to d whether or not tbe warrants be legal. He directed that a more modern form be used In the future, to prevent a repetlttoo of

the «

Commissioner Douglaaa

the c

a render a decision on such an important question un il he could make further In restigalion. . He will render his opinion within the next few weeks.

Exprew Views of Boosevedt Boulevard Apparently two opposing delegations which appeared at a public bearing held by tbe Board of Freeholders Wedneaday aflar•on In regard to a 40-foot strip hich runs parallel and adjant to the Roosevelt Boulevard ere of the same accord. Several weeks ago Judge Eugene C. Bonnlwell. president of the Ocean City Centre corporaappeared before tbe Board and asked that some action be taken by that body by which access. could be had to the Ocean Ctty Centre tract, which is adjacent to the highway. The atrip In queetion separates the tract from the boulevard. He called tent Ion to tbe need of access

this ground.

Edwin G. C. Bleakly, of the law Arm of Bleakly. Stockwell A Bnrlin. opposed the county disposing of any of It* ground, merted that the county at time would need the addlI strip to widen the highway. He declared that the boulevard should be at least 130 feet wide. Judge Bonnlwell arthat he was of the same and furthermore would to fill the tract, which at sent time is about S feet grade, for the county,

without cost.

Freeholder Champion said that the right of ways were not the same, and declared that effort should be made to have the county acquire either by deed or exchange the land needed to have tbe right of way straight. A committee was oppolnted t<

this purpose.

School Pupils Hear Trooper Bishop Speak tate Trooper Gives Avalon School Children a Talk on

Highway Safety

Pupils Greatly Impressed

afternoon State

Bishop gave the pupils

of the Avalon school a talk on aafety Aral. Thla Is the flrvi

of a aeries of talks that Troop.-* „ Bishop will make In the various «“*•"« »*»"<'>

hool* In an effort t««!*P ok '“ 1 prevent accident*. The action ~ the State police ts endorsed

County Superintendent of

School!- Brunyatr.

In an Interview Bute Trooper shop directed the attention to tha accident which occurred several week* ago when the life of

Dedication Services of Messiah Church

Hew Lutheran House of Worship Win Filled at Impressive Palm Sunday

Liberal Offering For Church

Brief Session of Commissioners Sea Isle City Solon* Transacted Little Bnxineu Tuesday About the moat Important uslnesa transacted by Sea Isle City Commissioner* on Tuesday was the passage on third reading of Ordinance «1 known a* the nuisance ordinance. This will help the authbrltlc* In keeping the city clean and abating some nuisances of long standing. Bid* for doing some painting on the City Hall were offered and the contract awarded Read * Clark at their bid of *143. There were three bid*, the other two being F. H. Sutton. *160. and Harry Jacoby.

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Henry B Burn* A Company, who want to fill In the Veaecian Hark site and vacate aome atreer* • ere .old they could go ahead upon the fling of a bond *25.000 that the work would be done to the satisfaction of the city. The company accept'd condition* and will go head with the work. Tbe Director of Public I'tillties war authorised ,o purchase 65 new pole* to be u*ed In stringing tbi additional light* on the cross streets authorised by the Commissioners last week. All the Commissioners were present at the meeting. Bus Line From Wildwood To Camden

the c.-ntral

-IF YOl WANT TO MAKF 'our dollar* come home to roo»t.

Trurt Company. Cape

u will be surpriied mount will grow'

* and rite Trust Company wul «m-

» it 4 per c** 11 - ' n *

—adv.

F and the T

Inn and orraslonally help.-.! arounu the place. lie declared the liquor »a* lor his own use.

He was 0n«d *250 Board* of Education

The Shore Service Inc . ha* .♦tabllehed a bus line beta. Cape Msy. Wildwood and Camdin. making Mops at all l on the way. At the present

I tot «

The day was fine; the decorations moat beaulKul and thi cfa-irch filled with worshipper* on Palm Sunday at the dedication service* of Messiah ^utheran Church. Rev. O. H. Aderholdt. of Ocean City Lutheran Church, preached a most fitting and cel lent sermon. He stressed great Importance of love for the

Father's house.

The pa-rfor. Dr. D. Upton Bair, performed the service of dedlcai. using the service In the liturgy especially arranged by the church for such r. service and the choir responded with the "Amens." The greetings from other pastor* were most pleasing and helpful. The offering wa* liberal and substantial. The singing wa* fine and most heartily entered Into by the large congregation. Ocean City. Wildwood and Slone Harbor were well representgood sited delegations, all. the service was all that could be expected and the people of Messiah are happy. The Lutheran quartet of Ocean City sang two number* beautifully and Impreasiv-rfy. The Junior choir of Messiah Chu.-ch looked their new caps and gown* They sang well at rfioth service*

d occurrence he said re been avoided If the had been duly ImIth the dangers that lurk In the highways. The youngster* in the Avalon hool were greatly Impressed by op. who talked In a manner which they I readily understand. • directed them when It was ■ary to walk along a high to always walk on the left aide of tl-e highway and showi tho youngster* why thi* would prevent an accident a* they would be facing a motor car preaching. By doing this as Id. they would never be struck

from the rear.

He Impressed upon them never '3 walk on a highway wnen there was a pavement or path running parallel to the high' He told them of how many chll--eu received Injuries from playg In the highway. Another point that he endeavored to Impress on the puo never cross the hlghny point except at the The talk was greatly enjoyed by the youngsters. In Avalon, on Wednesday evening. many parent* received Information from their youngsters a* to the danger* of Jay walking. The mothers were particularly pleased with tbe Instructions which the State Trooper

tho children.

The Avalon Parent-Teachers' Association plan to send Trooper Bishop a letter of commenaation

for bU talk.

Dennisville Woman's Community Club Holdx Rrst Yearly Social and Re-

view Work Done

The flrsi yearly social of the Woman's Community Club of Dennisville was held In the K. of P. Hall, on the .wing of March 29. Of the thlriy two members of the Hub. twenty-seven responded to the roll call The hall was prettily deentated in yellow and green, and the rlnl, members, each arcnaipanie-l by an Invited guest, did atnnb just Ire to a daintily spread Kiotr. suppv r. Following the supper. Mis*

e president, lummlng up

(the work of the pa.-t year Dur- ' In gthe year the niemUrshlp has double- 1 Through the committee on public improvement*

• village has

been cleared of um-.ghtly debris other matter* for the improvement of the town taken up. Also an appeal has been made to Highway Commission that the State road over route 15 follow Its present course over the

d road bed.

Following Mis* Gandy. Mrs. Jay

McCray

Freeholders Receive Mans For New County Buildings Freeholder Foster Objects to Plans. But States He Will Abide By Decision of Majority and Aid Speedy ( Don of Buildings

Will Receive Bids For Building* on Wednesday, April 21

Single Dime Cost Negro One Finger Loses. Finger When He Tries to Collect a Debt of Ten Cents Matter of High Finance

In lb* future Moody Pearsall,

colored, of Whltesboro. will probably place his outstanding debts In the hand* of a bill e-rllector.

he attempted to collect a from John Mitchell, colof Whltesboro. he lost a

of Hotchkiss, then addressed the! finger tty the fracas that folcluh. giving an Interesting ac-1 lowed. These fact* were learned count of the civic welfare work 1 when Judge Eldredge found which hr had observed during his 1 Mitchell guilty

after-dinner talk. I d Professor Edward L Jefferson. «>i

The

e day.

I.tday evening message to order for the third time and

was by far the large*! company

Will Improve Store

Will Seek Agreement With Highway Board Seek to Hard Surface Horthern

Entrance to County

Freeholder Champion eall«-<

tentlon to the need of the county to enter into an agreement will • he State Highway Board where- ( by the Ocean Clty-Somei> Point Boulevard can be hard surfaced. ,

Freeholder Fooler **ked: "Why

should we have anything to do with the Atlantic County roads?"

Freeholder Champion asserted

It did not affect the Atlantic County roads, as the section to vhlch he referred h ■ understood

waa In Cape May County. County Engineer i-’mlth in an-

swer to the question of boundary slated that Cape May County . » j tended to Ship Channel which i runa aloug the Somers Point side. |

Freeholder Foster and the bal-

ance of the boaid agreed to tak. th-r necessary step* to have it hard surfaced, providing It is in

Cage May County.

Contract* Wedneaday provemrnt*

~^ r George Neptune. Sea Isle City. __ nn and th building adjoining. The

I.. iTiweye- *" 1 ■ ... Ki.r-U, MO 1 -l-i ,mB, ol "-"J-™ ‘--a’ 1 '"J

OH - (h, So„l. will b. '"l^'‘',*T

„ lb. Ho.,- -|.oo. —a -e b Or h „„„. „iii Education of t ape May I ount> .. rCmvertid tmo an anartment .1.1 - b..„ ,,, bo,,.. ".".-[.AST WEEK OJECKb ^ ot the M E Church Cape May MTrc handed ( o stockholder ™>; om . p r t»» lt .. The entire strucon Thursday. Api nufuntv of the 17th *cnc*. |U re will be covered with as-

Whm can vre hand you one? I tmo* shingles, and a plate glass i llinium Tradesmen * Building and Irfian 1 front will be Installed. Work

recent travels through large Western cities. Following the Kpee, hes the entertainment committee came forward with several novel feature* of entertainment and a good social time wa* thoroughly enjoyed by

all.

May Form Sea Isle Real Estate Board

A preliminary meeting, looking toward th- organization of a Real Estate Board In Sea Isle City, was held on Monday nlgtti. with all but three of tbe local real estate men attending. Elmer Jackson Pearl, preotlnrt Ocean City realtor, acted as Chairman, and told of the IdeaD and principle* of the Real Estate Board, membership In which entitle* a real estate broker to usethe word "Realtor" and carries with it membership in the State

and national board*.

Temporary officers were chosen an- empowered to call a general m i-ting for next Monday night, to enter Into a formal organlxaflon and elect officer*. The temporary officers are. Albert S,uw-n. Chairman; D. G. Geller. treasurer avd J. Sumtnershoe. of the Done- firm, secretary. Directors chosen were John L. Maher. Lewis Chester. James MarMurray and Irving Fitch.

Freeholder Clerk D1

T. Vllet Hand, clerk of the Board of Freeholder*. Is conflned to his home with a serious cold. His place was flllec at the Freeholder meeting on Wednesday by the Aiwistant Clerk. Mrs. Whit

Ing.

New Serial Author

The plan* for the new county buildings and additions were - approved by the Freeholder* at C meeting — Wedneaday aflersooa. Advertisements for bid* wore placed Immediately and the Wd* will be received on Wednesday, April 21. The plan* and specllloatlons were prepared by arcfcltecta

tenee was deferreu. The trial wa* held wit hoot a Jury on

Wednesday at Court Houiu-.

According to the story of p<«r*all. on Febiuary 16. he approached Mitchell and a. ‘

him when he was going to

him a dime that waa long o due. Mitchell declared he not have a dime. Pearsall manrieri that he art a dime I somebody, somewhere or w

how Pearsall was It. a good j the plat position to collect hi* debt* for proval. he bad an ax aero*, hi* shoulder, but ha The ax was not to be used as a'anion c

weapon Pearsall declared,

used It working {with thAccording to Pearsall. Mitchell from th became Indignant, rushed uponjaaslst a him. assaulted him. took the azluid tha

from him a second later he was No such thing. Mitchell declared. He admitted he owned Persall a dime and was willing to pay Pearsall the dime, hut when he reminded Pearsall that hr owed him $3.75 It Infuriated Pearsall, who rushed upon him and he defended himself. He denied he used the ax' to chop off Pearsall's Unger, but he said. Pearsall fell on the ax and

chopped it off himself.

Asa Moore, colored. was charged with aiding Mitchell avoid arrest. He was also found guilty by Judge Eldredge. They

• III be sentenced later.

ig will be two of red faced ; trimmed with- limealoue. will be 40 feet

wings, each 75 ie of the wings record room, the other will be a court room. Tt.e Surrogate's quartets wOl also he Included in tbe new building. There will be rooms for all the various eoonty offices such as' the Superintendent o

cat tonal ~ Demon*! which i rious lo-

se par

for th* trlcal w

Faint

other o.flees altered in v»Jourt House. • II be reccIvM heating, cleeildlng piopcr.

Foster Expreues View* Freeholder Foster state-1, wl.au

milled tor aposed tha piss*, ovri-nrd by the Oority. Under

UtiOB

Former Ocean City Man

Placed in Asylum Th- county will pay • support of Eugene T W fo.mer resident ol Ocean a Slate institution Th- r plac-d In an as) I urn by tl bcrland County authoiltlcording to the State la county In which the man sided for a number of yea sponsible tor a mentally -I person a board In a Station. providing h- Is

Msy Lay Mains The Board of Freeholders granted permission to open Third Avenue Stone Harbor. from Eightieth to Eighty-sixth Street, for tbe purpose of 'aylng water malm-. Thi* is a county highway. Death Hotice Premature An account of the death of Captain Aiah WHIeta wa* publlsh—d in a county paper last week. This was prema Captain WHIeta Is a very sick roan but not dead yet. News From Today's Classified Ads Driver and Helper for truck, wanted. Steady married man

preferred.

Leonard Four Plate Gas range, practically new. for

assist as much aa possible, said that be hoped that trivial delays would not be MM In th* coming election to daisy the rapid completion of tbe buildings. Freeholder Footer objected to tbe plans of tbe Freeholders for new buildings aome time ago on the ground that the plana wero too elaborate and would bo too

expensive.

Tbe estimated coat of the bulld-

gs was not made public. Relieve Clerk’s Office

At the same meeting Freeholder Goslln stated that County Clerk Hildreth, accompanied by an expert from one of the title companies. had made an inspection of the system of Indexing records In the various counties of the State. The recommendations of the County Clerk would be presented the next meeting, he stated. He also stated that plana for a temporary addition for tbe Clerk's office would be submitted at the next meeting. Tbe temporary addition U for the use of UUe company employees. It la under-sto-vd that the addition will be

ready for uae by May.

, And the Bride Wore—

you i

It is

Court lioui

IS- Everett JertwU. of CapMay. I* president erf th- organi-

zation. which

nl .11 th. "-..I. M! A«ri,tk». !>»«« EM-. S-C—| U - ™ “ Education in th. county. Itarv, Nra Isle City.—adv. j one .

"' ••MR. and MRS. SALUE”

The Cumberland County sutho- written by Gladys BaVer -aulhor ritiea will hold a hearing today of "Bailies Temptations. H i* before Judge BartI-.i at Bridge-)* *«iuel. which, in reader in ton. to show- why this county; f rest Ur surpass-* any of he. should pay bl* board. The Clerk former works. It 1* the conwaa directed to communicate with | r-salon* of a new witthe Cumberland County official* You're missing something If and acknowledge the responalbll- I you fall to read It. Start now. Sty. Ml I" o» pae- 14.

Furniture and Plano lor sat-. Enough furniture to fill small houM-. including dishes, cooking utensils, etc. Cheap f-u q-lirk sale You'll usually find worthwhile bargains In lh-- Caed Article Classification No. 49. Have you won a prise In the Clam tiled Ad Writing Con-

If

State Refuaea To Pay For Traffic Signal Light The request ot the Board o Freeholders that the Bute Highway Commission place a traffic signrfl light at the Intersection ot Mechanic Street and Main Shore Road, at Court House, waa refused by the State Board. In a communication to the Board of Freeholders rhe Highway Com mission stated that it waa not its policy to plac< traffic Mgnal*. as the traffic Is a local problem. Director of HlfhwajV Miller stated that the Highway Commlsalon would have no objection to a signal light being placed there.

try

And they're

during

hai-l • worth '

Every prire wl the ten week* of the 1s eligible for the $26.' to be awarded at the the contest. If you've something to sell, try a TIMES Classified Ad.

Arrested For Fusing False Checks Peter T. fit!tea. of Bwalaton. H. J-. 30 years of age. wa* arrested by Bute Trooper Bishop, of Cape May Court House, on a charge of passing worthless checks. A number of complaints were made by Woodbine merchant*, who received tbe checks. St ties w as brought before Justice Sugarmaa. of Woodbine, who placed him nader $500 ball to appear t>efore the grand Jury. —WHY NOT START AN interest account in Security Trim Company, Cape May City? It only takes $1.00 to begin auch an -ccount, and you can do it by