i Dad and the Boy

Cape May County Times

Arthur Brisbane a column for tbo TIMES •vory wook. You may not asroa with th'a Imminent aOitor. hot you'll loam by roaSIn* hit artlaioa.. Pag# nine ovory wmk.

CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

SEA iSIE CITY. CAPE MAY COUHTY. H. J.. FRIDAY. APRIL 9. 1926.

MUMBE* TWK1TY-TW0

|r7/ Install Russell System Of Indexing County Records i Approve Modem System, Which Will Save * Searchers Much Time and Will Expedite the Transfer of Real Estate in the County lation Will Not Interfere With Present Searches

t Ramil orstem of IndextnK ■ will be 1 natal led In the (ty Clerk's ofSce. ThU ays as adopted by the Frsea after boarlnc a report of fcveetlyatlon by County Clerk

t adap-

| modern and the l for the ocunty. In Mercer here this system is In >ts with the approval of is who twe It, he dercoincidence of the Inspectloo. puted. was e Hulme. of f on a blmllar e best system of IndesL He suted that Judge Hulme K of the opinion that the RosI system was superior to any r system. t Middlesex County ondaU use this system, are eathusple over It. he stated, as It per cent, of the time 1 by the old system of search- * the index. fHe stated that the Lusk syss in use in Bmex County, fhlle this system has advantages r the present system used In e May County. It was not aa■ely satisfactory to the |

Torrence 3y*tem 1 He stated that in some of the lewer State* the Torrence system rss in vogue. This system Is eslly an abstract of title and vhile It Is satisfactory In new ountles it would s«**r be- pswsilcsl In an old county ilk* Cape May where the records date l© 1MI. The cost of this a| a half million dollars, he declared, and would he several years to Install. Freeholder F—'.er asked the installation of the Interfire with the County Clerk Htl«e of the Erst in the matter was Interference which would by the Installation of tbe new system. He stated wbU* I It would convenience, but It would nectwssrtly interfere with the work of the title searcher. He explained ihgt in Installing the Kuaaell system all lbs indexes are copied. ThU work would to done In the Court House build Ing or any other nearby building aaalgned by the Freeholders The books would be ncce at nil times to tbe senrehsrs. he declared, though It woulld cause tbe Iqponvenlenee of leaving the Clerk's building and going t place where tbe record* being copied. (Continued on Page 7)

Man Wedges Into Ranks of Prize Winners Morris Clark, Sea Isle, Wins Second Prize—Woman Takes First Honors

Nfw Names Enter Contest ieti at last, folks. The record the Udles have estabed In the Classified Ad WritContent being conducted by TIMES has been broken. A finally wedged his way into Mite-winning ranks. H» la Sea Isle City and captured d prise thU week. Tbrt s tbe score for the first flv line p rites for the and one for the men. i winners are: prite of 15.00 — Mrs. Kajander. 124 West Hand . Wildwood. I prite of *2.60—Morris lea Isle City. Kajander's ad tells ol Bakery. Wildwood, has been a popular subject for Wildwood Ad writer*, revera! of whom have sent in about that ess. One of this week's (Continued on Page 7)

Break Ground For Terminal of Cape May to Lewes Ferry

J. Spencer Smith, chairman of the Slate Board of Commerce and Navigation, turning over the first ground, with a gold spade, for the erection of a wharf of the pr-ipow-d new ferry from Cape May Point to Ix-wes. Del., at impressive ceremonies last Monday allernoon. This ferry, which was to have been a State project, has been taken up by a private concern, the National Navigation Company, of which Colonel Jesse Rosenfelu, of Baltimore is the head.

Capt. Maurice Gandy Rounds 83d Birthday Spent Forty Years on Sea and Served Country in Civil War Oldest Odd Fellow in Co.

The home n( Captain Maurice Gandy. of Turkahoe. was the scene of a unique affair Sunday, when his children and friends joined In helping him celebrate his R2rd birthday. Captain Gandy was born April 4. 1843. In Tuckahoe. His boyhood was spent with his parents and at the age of IS he went to sea. attaining at an early age tbe captalnry of a vessel cruising j between Turkahoe and New York City, up and down Inland waterway*. and along the Atlantic. He Is ripe with experiences about places on the Hudson liver. New York Cty. Norfolk, towns along tbe Delaware, and parts along the Atlantic Ocean. (Continued on Page 7)

Lightning Played Queer Antics at Townsend’s Inlet Bolt Shattered Interior of House, Set Fire To Cot on Which Woman Was Lying. Throwing Her Through Hole in Floor Beyond Shock and Bruises She Was injured

Real Estate

Board Formally

Organized

Sea Isle Body Elects Permanent Officers and Ap-

plies For Charter

Venecian Park Activity

County Gets W.D.HallAs Publicity Man Large Advertising Appropriation Calls For Services of Trained Man

Benefit Dance Tonight For Hi^h School Organ Fund A dance will be staged at the | Caalno Club. Ocean City, this evening for the benefit organ fund of the Ooeaa City High School. Tbe music will be furnished by tbe fi genues. who are appearing for three/ day* on tb< program of the Moorlyn Theatre The youpg ladles made a big hit with tbrlr preacntatlon Iasi night music, particularly edaptablr for dancing. U expected io attract a large crowd to the affair thU

evening. Invitations cured at the box o

theatre. Admjaeion to the dance

is hr Invitation only.

Cookiag Demonstration On Monday. April It. at the Veae of Mr*. Krai a*. Land!* Ave-

aue and Part* fft

at ration In the rooking of vegetable* without the une of water will be given by a large maaufscturtng concern engaged In tj making of cooking Houeewlve* are cordially invited to wltnee* Ihl* demon*! ration—LAST WEEK CHECKS were handed to ktorkholdcrt on maturity of the J7th When can we hand you I Tradesmen * Building and I>oan Awociation. Irving Fitch. Srrrrtary, Sea Itlc City,—adv.

Resorts Will Stage

Another Booster Trip Shorter Than Last Year— Will Start Sunday, May 2 Umt year** booster trip of tK'|«

Capo May County rewort the County Chamber of Coi decided at tbe la*t meet! put on another trip thi* The committee ol the C which had the matter la

recommended that each resort be limited to sending two representatives with booster* and that the itinerary be Ktoewhat short

er than l**t year.

The delegation will leave the county on Sunday. May 2. and will proceed to Trenton, reversing (be route of last year, and will go from there to Allentown.

Pt.

The line of travel a* presented to the Chamber of Commerce to be followed this year i* a* follow* Sunday May 2—Start of caravan. arrive at Trenton. Monday. May 5—heave Trento* at noon, at Allentown In afternoon and evening. Tuesday. May 4—Arrive al Reading. I raving for Lancaster at 3.00 P. M.. leaving Wednesday. May 6—for York Pa, remaining Wednesday evening and Thurecay morning. Thurs-'-y. May 6—Hagers, town, aft rnoon and evening. Friday. May 7 — Ar-'ve a Baltimore for afternoon anc evening. Saturday. May 8—heave Balt I more for borne via Wilmington.

Starts on Sesqui Exhibit

Rot&rians Felicitate Member on Birthday With George Soeder a* song leader, the Sea Ule City Rotsry Club, at Us regular Monday had a lively Tbe attendance prlio. douaU<1 by President Dr. C. Way <*a* won by Edward Arnett. The matter of boy* - work was brought up and was referred Director*, a* v the matter' of backing a 1 Vtnent. hand!*. Jr. was lellci^ied upon hi* birthday, brief talk.

Almihouc Expense* Light The expense* ot the Cape May riouuly Aim*hou*e are probably I«p* than any other county i' bouse In the stair. The age coat per month to maintain the almshouse I* fson. Farm product* whlrh are raised on ih county farm produce conaldei able revenue Thl* money i turned over to tbe County Ttea. urer. The Freeholder* appro'an appropriation ot fCOti t ■natural-i rile nlmnhnose lor ner month.

Cape May County will have a publicity agrnl. W. R. D. Hall, of Philadelphia, wa* eeircted lor this berth. It wa* announced by Director Ogden at a meeting of the County Board of Freeholder* held in Court Houae on Wcdnca-

day aftbfulgffr.— - ■'** ~

The duties of Public!'y Director Hall will be to supervise the county's publicity plan. Ills first job will be to see that tbe county I* properly represented at the

Sesqut-Cenlenntal exhibit. " engaged last week by

the Freeholder* at a salary of ♦ 100 per week for the balance of

r Hall resigned

puailion a* night editor of Philadelphia Ledger to accept

this position.

Hall Is no stranger to tounty. lie baa KUmmered

Avalcr for the past twenty year* and I* fully acquainted with iti distinctive and attractive edvan

Director Ogden explained purpoM- of engaging Hall w Oe assured that Hie advertising I appropriation of tbe county was ; -d In the tanai effigimi man-1 Hr declared that the memof the board could not pon- ’ spend the time needed for purpose nor could tbe board ct to get the results that Id Is- expected from a man trained In ihls field. The county wilt .;-od $38,000 In advertising this year. Ihls being by far the greatest ahtouni n-nt for this purpos- A large IBre of the funds will Ih- used i (he Sesqui and tbe Eoulb Jer-

-y exposition*.

Ground Broken For New Cape May-Lewes Ferry j. Spencer Smith. Chairman State Board of Commerce and Navigation, Turn* First Earth With Golden Spade To Mark Beginning of Work

Speakers Laud Initiative of Private Company

Keep Check on Merchant'* Scales

Ground wa* broken last Mon-

day aftevoaou for tbe erection of a wharf, for the Cape May Point terminal ol the Cape May Lewes, Del., ferry, after four yean of waiting for action by the Stxtr, which, by an act of the Legislature. waa lo have provided Wharfage on the JeipeT aid* _

SfAU «f DelArmi waw r

to hare provided wharfage oa the Delaware side, and tbe ferry wa* to have been operated by

the Stale of New Jersey. With impressive ceremonies,

attended by over (wo thousand people of Cape May County and of Lowes. Del.. J. Spencer Smith, chairman of the State Board of Commerce and Navigation, turned over the first layer of earth with a golden spade, to make the official beginning of

•he ferry prvijrcl.

Vbe ferry Is to be operated by a private concern, the National Navigation Company, of which Colonel Jew. Rosenfeld. of Balti-

more. ia tbe head.

Mayor Khepparii. of Cape May.

had declan-d Monday afternoon

holiday fur the city, and and d« cot at Ion* gave the

r.v«rt a h-dld-iy attire. A parade ol automobiles, led by tin Cope May Boy Hcouls. wa* formed and made tbe trip lo Cape May Point, where a speaker's plallortu had been crect.-d. On the plafotm were Mayor Collins. of I>-wl*. Ihi.. Mayors Wil-

liam Sheppard. Cape Oorge L. Markland. Sl«

bor: George Pringer. Cape May { $144,429.5" W Point: W. Richardson. Went | of Camden. $1 Cape Maj ; George Culver. Wild-; ilonham Compai wood; Joseph G. Champion.! $14$.8U$.63; Oc.-sn City; Acting Mayor rerlng Compai-) George Uothuckrr. Avalon: Kiale j $ 160.S83.M Senator William H. Bright; Cap-1 The

Mixner Low Bidder For Shore Road

Grand Jury For April Term of Court Will Pass on Charges Against Evil Doers Jury Commissioner Smith and Sheriff Hoffman have drawn the following citizens to serve on tbe April grand inquest: Albert Lett*. Wildwood Crest. J. Albert Harris. Wildwood. Jam** Luca*. Cape May City. D. M. Grosh. North Wildwood. Howard Hess. Seavllle. A. 8. Haney. Wildwood. Cecil McCullough. Cape May City. John L. Munday. Cape May City. Gilhett E. Horne. Wildwood. Jacob Tennrnbaum. Cape May i City. Curii* W. Mai hi*. North Wild-

OsofS' A Redding.

North

Competition Among

Contractors For Hardsur-

facing Missing Link

Will Be Completed August

The E. Riley Mixner Company, of Goshen, sas the low bidder for the iiartl surfarlng ol l$M "mist ing link" I- i ween Marmora and Palermo. I'm bid wa* $13$.949.83. This section of the Main Seashore Highway l* known as the missing link an it is the only nee lion of highway between Ocean City and «Sipe May City that has not been hard sur-

faced.

The atretrb ot highway I-- be hard surtaced is three an-l fourlenth miles which will require 41.111 aquarr yards ol concrete. The bid* which was opened by the Freeholder* at the Wednesday nuwling of tbe boatd were as follow*. E. Riley Mixner Company. ot Gush- n. $139,949.8$; Michael Straub. ol Pitman. $ 144.0C8.C7 : C. H. Eat b. ol At-

$144.11' .64: Mott II. ol Ocean City. William Eiwnberg.

Lovett. Court

Gilbert Smith. County Sup--

inlendenl of Weight* and Mt-as-1 Judge urr* reported to ihe Freeholdersf holder* Iasi Wednesday that he had in-! Charlrt specled 545 scales In tb- county! county during the pari month. IH tbi-sej »»*—

n u

Addison. of the Coa*< , last Wedn-.-laid*; Commander Thornitcn, probably tie Ih- Cap-- May Naval Base: I journ-d roe.: •only Surrogate Irving Filch: | er* whi-dt

Henry I!

II F<>* ter Gorlin an' E. Foster and olhei and State officials of the Board of Free

etc adjusted, eleven | holdere. Luther

condemned for repair* an-l thlr-l ; ., niasler of c-Ttmonlre. ty-onr rnnd-ninrd. He find* that nilM |oced th. *p-ak-i* il the numb--r of seal** that r-re-d | «honi was J. Spencer

adjusting, weighing heavy ist

appreximately the name a* those ( Smith Tells of Ferry’* weighing light. I Mr. Smith dwelt ttpo-i potiance ol .Ihi* link

State Trooper Bishop

Wins Promotion

Moore. Cape May City i J Burton. Cape May

City.

Jacob Garret non. Court House. Frank Buahnell. Jr, Dennls-

ville

L*-wl* Herbert. Stone Harbor Maud Fould*. Ocean City. A. Leroy Mull- r. Sea lule City. David Goff. Rio Grande. A. Konowltch. Wildwood. Hugh liolutea. Avalon. E. B- Fagan. Wildwood Crest. William II. Austin. Wildwood. Cota Smith. Ocean City. Michael Donoghue. Slone Harllarry High. Goshen Edmund A. Bourgeois. Ocean

Cliy.

Charles A. Gelslnger, Wild-

wood.

William

House.

Eugene Lloyd. Avalon. H H. Johnson. Ocean Cliy. James Burke. Goshen. David oKnovltch. Cape May. Harvey Coonver. Ocean Cliy. Will of Mr*. Mary Brooks Admitted To Probate Will* recently probated al the County Surrogate - * offire Include.; that ot Mrs. Mary 8 Brook*, of Sea 1*1* Cliy. who directed tbe -lisp--sal of her body, alter a funeral al her late borne, II Khdl Street, la a riMu*lory at I'ti-II-tihatii. Pa A l-equest -1 |1 i-on was made lo Willi U Tuilner. of Pea Isle Cliy. "bt* latiblul set iti«v” and a (jure! I- John I. Maber llieluded ... i- i-.-i .. asftgaga --i 15. uou -11 tb* piopntty CMC Girard A'-uu* Piiiisdelpbia" a 14* -tiaire “I lolled Ga* li pruxemeni b.-fc Tbe rrel b-t eaial* wa* Ml to Mr*. It l-lla b Delinetl. a niece, w ia. mad. -.|c rseculli* of I nil without bond. Wllllai.' II. flews bequeathed I

The lightning In the storm of Saturday evening, which waa accompan.ed by hall, played peculiar antics at Townsend* In-

let.

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hymer. a bolt of lightning played weird and unusual trick* which seem Incredulous. About 8 P. M.. Mr*. Hymer wan resting on a cot in a room on the second floor, when a bolt of lightning, which apparently entered tbe house on the first floor, struck the cot on which she was resting, twisting tbe springs and setting Ihe ms Urea* on Are. The force of the bolt threw her through an opening In the floor, caused by the bolt, only her presence of mind saving her

from fatal I falling, she

the floor, which were made bare by fhe bolt and extricated herself. Her acreoma attracted the attention of neighbors. Mrs. R. L. Lurkman. Mr. McCoy and several of the Coast Guard peraonnel. whose station Is nearby, came lo »:er aid and extngulshed he burning mattreaa. The bolt is believed lo have

n tbe firs; from their

vice presiaem; jacs uurnes. |

-iorrh

j with a sledge hammer. In its March | w>ke „„ |ho >n „ floor „ |eft a

battered electric

Centred has been signed, and preliminary work has been done on another large real estate development In Sea Isle City. In the Venlcean Park section, where, under grant by City Ordinance two of the present canals waterways will be filled In and made Into fully Improved

city building lots.

The company operating the development Is known as the Sea Isle City Development Corporation. with Henry Y. Clout-1 Ing a* president: Elton Risley.

Ice president: Henry B. Burne*. I•“*

v-c

ary t

treasurer.

Contract was signed c 22 with Henry Y. Clouting, fori _ -iti the bulkheading of the tract. ]amp took

fill, grading, building streets. J clowl loosened a dining room Installing concrete curbs and; ub , e brokf . two rockin': chairs sidewalks and graveling all lots j ln Mroral pieces, a smoking the contrart calls for completion _ ta||( | ln four piroea. even maahof the project by December 15. 1 lnf . rome cigars which were on

Nay Get Increased Pension , highway system of the promot.^ t,, u - • -u-*1

\l'nd r an omnibus l.lll Inlro-1 ^"^uth^wll^vrireTin' J*’** dtired l-y Oougraaaman Uadis-:-tm mile* b> using ih. Cap.- May i , “" l> " i "'

ia«i. whlrh ha* paaaed tbe IIoum- |n ferzy over pt.-w-nl Corporal i' . 1 -' "•■“a* and Is now before the 8-ua" ! A , | b ,. t| ni . j«ho vis* *1- ■" ">‘*

- hi* five child!, i

l\ I-I--1 -qUBliy s

j • hlldten are Irene lleas L-ed*. Lids lieas Creins. Emma Hem-1

He*

8. lies

Mr*. Hannah II. 76. of Bell-plain, civil war veteran

Layton, ag-d

Few County Prisoner Iberiff Hoffman In hi* r

pr-»enl time v 1*1-1^^ ^

_t Newcastle. \ViT | llU Pfimo"., ri or Phils-lelpltia re .ntetl"' f ■ He paid a satin tribute j * 1 r.n-1 JeMH- Rosenfeld !otl ,ll,, ‘ dlsttlrt iliatlvr in goitig sh-adj State Tioi linued on face Tlil-ee I i *l a Y ( ’° 11 '

William 8. lies* «

I named In the will as co-ex-

! tors of tbe estate.

I Albeit C. Butler. Hi . I Petersburg. left $|U to , gtandkon. Itoben M Uutl--‘.

I III*

ilder- ' Why not ux a str*iwin- P*n> tor your banking - tn!) I -ol $5.7(iu.uno On of «lui- Tru»i t*-mpany of «'u

yj Nr. and Mt* r II llabn a 1 ]daughter. Anna, ate spending I fei* day* in Pblla<lel|.hia.

, irblldren: Harry Bullet . Alhrr [Butler: Harry Bull-t. Wllllan 1 Butler. Frank Butler Clara V | luge moll and Carrie Hagelgsn* 1 The nrat National Bank, o a | Ocean City, ws* d-wlgnated a*

1926. Work will be started at once after final passage of the ordinance by Ihe city vacating the canals, and accepting tbe new plan for the section from tbe company. William H. ColUnaon. Jr.. I* tbe company en-

The tract extends from Naptun- Street south of Dolphlln Street, from Central Avenue west to Park Road, and beyond to tbe Inland waterway. In an Interview with Henry B. Burnea. who has offices the Barr Building. Mr. Burnea declared that Ibe development would b. of tbe blgbeat dam. and exhibited signed contracts for tbe completion of the work. The trae comprises about four hundred lot*, each of which Is lo be fully Improved and up io tbe standard city grade. Other Beal Estate Activities Other real estate activities of Ibe week Include tbe sale of Atlantic City In terms of blocks 13 and 17. Venlcean Park, by H. 8. Fox. through ihe office of John U Maher. These blocks are lo be developed al once, ll was stated this week, with aev- - nil house* to be erected and streets and sidewalks to be In-

stalled.

Sales of the Maher office include ibis week three of (he Fox bungalows on Albion Street. Orguiize Real Estate Board Formal organization of the Sea I*!■- City Real Estate Board was completed on Monday night, the new organization being headed by D. G. Geller. as president. Other officer* are: J. Komemhoe, secretary: A. E.

(Continued on Pag- 7) Family Quarrel Lead* Man To County Jail

William G. Friend. 65. of Cape May. »as commuted to the ety Jail last Katurday by Jui Quldori. of Cape May. Friend wa* grimed after a quarrel with his atep-lather Harry C. Kh*» He was held und-r *29$. Frlenremained In jail when he wa unable to procure a bondsman

| Train C-ausea Fire On County Property

Freeholder Charles E Foster reported lhal a file on tbe o ty (arm destroyed eight acres of wotsilsnd. The file wa* ca l-y sparks from a West Jersey A Seashore locomotive, he slated.

Jail Disobedient Guard

Sigmund Xnoleckle. a roemtn-i

i hi*| of •'oast Guard Station No. 9. ol

Tape May ws* mi ml I led to the

A chime clock catch or the

br.ck of It neatly severed, but It not scratched or damaged otherwise. Windows were shattered and blackened. The bolt made It* way through the cellmakiag a rent about four feet long and taro feet wido. destroying Boor covering and breaking several joists, plaster and laths In Ha whirl. On the second floor It struck the coi on which Mrs Hymer was lying, twisting springs sad igniting mattrem. The cslliag was cracked and

The bolt Anally i a aide window, taking aa upward course, striking part at (Continued on Paga Three) le thrifty and save your money. You will need It snms Im* and maybe aooo—but he eady. Start an account at opes n Security Trust Company. Ceps May City, and tbe rainy day s’on't And you unprepared.—Adv.

jail la*

j ted-ial prls-n- i Konlwki- w ill ; I- kepi here until court marital proceedings can be arranged He Is charged with insubordiuslluti nn-1 dlxibrylng order*.

News From Tt

i Today’. Classified j

Gasoline Service Station and lunrh room combined for sale. Dot ns good business. Located on State Road, one mile south of Tuckahoe. Hudson Touring car for sale. Car and motor tn A-l condition. Good rubber. Two spares, complete and necessary tools. Inducement for quick sale. Splendid opportunity for man to make profitable connection with old reliable nursery company. Full or part time. Hprins Urns—housecleaning lime—Is a good time to dispose of any articles about tha house or farm }ou do not need. Advertise what you have to sell In the Classified Department. There may be someone looking for tbe very things you do not need. Insert an ad In next week's TIMES. The Classified Ad Writing Contest la "going atrons '' Are you an Ad Writ!os Fan? It'a great fun and you may win a $2.60. $6 00 or $26.00 prize. B*e detail* on this paga. Jat.iior wanted for Sea UU City M E Church. Work light Good pay. v twu-burner ga* plates | nut wry refrigerator*. hotel d t»lis». silverware. kitchen urenalla suitable for hotel utw. » room bungalow at Wild»ood Bath Garags. Stucco. $4.(00. II.(00