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Cape May County Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

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St* ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY C0U1TY, M. J.. FRIDAY. APRIL 23. 1926.

8INOLX COI'lf* TURKU CENTS

IfUMSEE TWEMTY-FODR

fity Will

t Help Curb

5 Avenue

I'm

Freeholders Turn Down—City

Do Work

: Introduced

1 of Praoholdcra will > Sea tale City to curt Thin baa been r settled. The City Comaade a proposition to Jers that when Lanls resurfaced that increte curbs be put in. be divided be- | county and city. Thu Jtion the Freeholders Sally illy will now *c i s work, that the I^utdU curbs may be uniform i of other atreeu. and parse a share of the ex3 the propertlea baneSted. edits thU work an for the .eurto-

I with t

cad ins. Tuesday aften

intention to proi

i prepared and propos s for the work authoi

1 be ready to so i the work as soon after the ‘adoption

rdlnance.

i ordinance, the notice of and prosposal for bids api thU week’s Issue of the

D he In fety with the City Knsln I will necessitate the res 1 the telephone and electric ole* at street y Clerk

I their

would have to

ed within ter days.

as the

y Solicitor was rehave the ordinance t' -K the charslns of the

streets runnlns

1 west ready for introduction t meet Ins of the Com was finally decided that r three new pavilions will be ed slons the Boardwalk this These will be placed at . Paris and Neptune Streets, ly Clerk McBride was Infueled to notify the eeeondInd dealers who purchased the 1 electric llsht plant machinery

the

the hole

wall

buildlns which they to se: the machinery out. be repaired without further

| Mayor Sofroney complained there were not enoush s In the city and Superdent DeBow was instructed ) put more llshls In service. ' ‘1 the Commissioner* were

mt at the session.

Wept Bid For Clerk's Addition ortry Structure -Will e Built By Maryland Frnr> emporary addition to the Clerk’s office will be I by the Maryland Metal Julldlns Company, at Baltimore Tie cost of the atructure will be

1.C43.

The purpose of the addition is provide sufficent room, tetnr»rllj for the recordlns typlns machines Used by employees In the Clerk's office It will be made of shawl metal id It can he salvafed to the extent of *0 per cent, when no longer needed. will be used until the Permanent buildings are com-

pleted.

Will Beautify County Farm

Freeholder Foster Plans Entrance Improvements Freeholder Charles E. Foster, who U Director of Courts and Charities, plans to beautify the entrance to the county farm, on which the County Poorhoune I* located. It Is situated about a mile north of Court House

the Shore Boulevard.

Entrance markers will placed on each side of the road loading Into the farm. The mark-

consist of two pillars

with an archway, which will be rer the pedestrians' path along the roadway. The cost of e Improvement will be trifling. At the present time the county farm and buildings la one of the show places of the county.Tbe farm is stocked with thot bred cattle and swine. The nets of the farm are use feed the inmitre and the

plus sold to the public. The county farm

were among the Brat on tbt mainland to be lighted with electricity. A home generating plant was used for lights and also

for pumping water.

Freeholder Foster recommended that this plant, which it badly in need of repair, be discontinued and connection made to the Atlantic City Electric Company wires which supply the current along Shore Road.

New Ad Writing Disastrous Forest Fires

Fan Wins First

Prize This Week Mrs. May Shuts Receives $5 Chedt; Mrs. Langley Wins $2.50

Three More Contest Weeks

Publicity Tour Plans Now Under Way Boosters Will Dine Officials of Cities Visited in Three States

Caravan Starts on May 3

Ptaai are rapidly shaping ter the 1926 county publicity tour, which starts on Sunday.

May 2.

Marshall Bainbrldge. Jr., ol Wildwood, representing the County Chamber of Commerce Publicity Committee, started out on the .nee tour on Tuesday or this t. and is making all arrangets for the county boosters to

with the leading citizens of of the Jeraey. Pennsylvania

Maryland cities to be visited

during the weeks tour.

An appropriation of fSOO ham *n made by the county, from the advertising appropriation, to defray the general expenses of the trip, which will include fflven at

which the Mayor, city offleen* I for

Two clever ad*, one about lines, the other about flowi >n the weekly prizes In the TIMES' Classified Ad Writing Contest this week. Both were written by ladles, one a resident Wildwood, the other a Tuckaboc resident. The winners are: Pint prize of $6.00—Mn. May Shnte. 161 W. Bio Grande

Avenue. Wildwood.

Second prize of $2.50—Mr*. S. A. Langley, Tnckahoe. Mr*. Shute is a new-c among the ad writing fans and the ad that captured first honors was her Initial effort. Mrs. Langley, however, ha* been a perslaieot contestant and has submitted an ad almost eve^y week during the contest. She kept at It until her efforts finally met with success. All of which proves that old fans and new fans have an equal chance to win c prize in this fascinating contest. If you have not yet tried your hand at ad writing, write an ad and send it

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Bids Received

Sweep Shore Road Section For County

Hundreds of Acres of Small Timber Destroyed. One Summer Home Destroyed and Three Farm Houses Wiped Out By Flames Driven By High Wind

Bootlegger Fined IQ, Y M C A By Judge Bartlett | ' Temp0Ialy

BlllldmP Cumberland County Judge

® Also Fines Wife of Man

Philadelphia Firm Low Bidder For Building Proper—

Ocean City and Se. I.le Gt, Fire Fighter. Odled ~For hieet.ng

. -Only One Electrical Bid

Lvery County

Highway Will |"'

Be Improved

Turn Your Clocks Ahead Saturday

Daylight Saving Becomes Effective 2 A- M. Sunday

Daylight saving time officially

goes Into effect on Sunday morning at 2 o'clock and a good plan to put Into effect ta to turn all watches and docks ahead an hour

on going to bed Saturday a and you will arise and start

mlng

Bridge Workers Given Pay Increase By County The wages of workmen on tlw bridges was raised from SO sent* per hour to 65 cents per hour by “ of the Freeholder*.

y. The Increase U the Inability to pro for this work ai

Security Trust Company. Cape May City. I* prosperous because ll attends strictly to Its buainnw bf business of Its depositor* ana. therefore, they feel that •ney tan with p.opriety. ask you io Join in their prosperity by opening an account with then. Bank Ly mall. - Ad%

aad heads of civic organization), newspapermen will returning the county It Is thought that In thl* way a gieater welwill be accorded the county rrs. and greater publicity will reault. The new Chamber of Com! represent Oily In the caravan, and large Shore Service bus will carry Wildwood'. delegation. Ere ryot her section of the county at least two cam. with repreurn tat 11*» ft and all will wear straw hal* with band* reading -'Cape May Count: Boosters." The trip last year resulted it great publicity for the county, and with personal arrangement* bring made this year In advance, even greater results are looked

for.

The County Publicity Committee hating the trip In charge Is I composed of P-rcy Jsckson. of Wildwood. Paul Volcker. of Cape May. Elmer Jackson Pearl, of Oceun City, and William Haffrrt. of Sea Isle Clly. Trooper Cox Talks To School Children Stele Trooper Harry Cox. the Tuckaboe Station. 11*1 ted Peteisburg school < morning, and talked to the pi Pil* on good citizenship, point out thst the officer* of the la< are friend* to every law-abiding citizen. Particular slrem sa* laid by Trooper Cox on the use «f the highways, for the safety of children. He warned again*! crossing roads without looking right and left or crossing Impulsively Trooper Cox Is much Interested In this form of educational work being done by the Slate Polite In tbe scouols. with » vies ol sal.guarding children agamst gedwtots. aad lustllllng he principles ut good rtiiieashlp

without noticing the change. Tho West Jersey A Senzhorr Railroad will adhere to Standard time, but will arrange the acbed- > to conform to daylight aavtng. The courts of the county will continue to meet on Standard time, and Standard time will be observed by the County Clerk't nfflee. but beyond this Cape May

Couniy will operate

earner day until the last Sunday 1^ September when the clock* will again be turned back one

hour to Standard time.

. The Board of Freeholder*

each city ^ted | fjclally adopted daylight sai

May County a

Two of the worst forest fires which have visited Cape May County recently broke out Thursday forenoon and driven by a high wind the flames swept all the tlmberland In their path and gave the fire fighter* a hard

battle.

first fire broke wha. I* known a* Ocenn City Park, back of the Palermo school . when a brush fire got bethe control of the men who started It. The flames burned a piece of adjoining land and caught, the sti of A. M. Shaffer, of delphlv near Palermo, was burned lo the ground, furniture In the house was saved. Ocean City sent a fire fighting unit to the scene and at noontime tbe flames were under con-

trol.

Tbe Palermo school children vsilently fought the flame* and were a great help in bringing

the fire under control. Second Blaze Started 11.80

The second blaze started about 11:30 o'clock near South Seaville station. How this fire started has nol been learned, but it was seen at that hour by a salesman of the Atlantic City ' Electric Company who gave the alarm but it was 12 o'clock or after. It is said, before the

battle against the flames

started.

Fanned by the brisk wind the fire swept northward, destroying all the timber In its path and soon after noon crossed tbe syivanla Railroad tracks w Ocean View and swept ward endangering many In It’s progress. For a time It was feared that a young couple named Lloyd whose home wa* In.the path fir might have hi

Kennel Mclnuchlitt Company. Philadelphia, was low bidder

Frank Magazzu. alias Fra Andrea atid his wife. Angelii of Court House, pleaded guilty lo the charge of possessing liquor. before Judge Bartlett, al Court House last Tuesday. Mag azzu was fined |200 and his wife

*100.

Mugazzii was apprehended b) representatives of Ihe Prnserutor's office after Melvin Appleof the new Kale, who robbed a bid for the I tltvnk. confessed to

Bids Received For Lignii Binder and Other High-

way Preparations

To Improve Gravel Roads

- tl 52.640.

Campbell i

obtained

The raiding party discover quantity of liquor on the pi ises. The charge of maintaining a nuisance is still pending over

meeting <

Wednesday.

Freeholders Ooslln. Champion and Ogden voted for the adoption Freeholder Foster opposed It. di-claring while he favored the change for his personal convenience. tbe majority of person* from the mainland opposed. Freeholder Millet, who was in a conference at the time did not vote. Adjourned Meeting

of Freeholders

An Hea of the Increase bunlni-.se In the county can obtalnt <1 from the amount of business that U being transacted by the County Board of Freeholder*. If U necessary for ’.be board to meet weekly. Almost without exception the board has met once a week for the past few month*, instead of twice a month. The adjourned meeting of the board will be belu next Thursday afternoon. Two years ago the board met twice a month md the aw rage business meeting was one hour. The average prr*-:-nt meeting Is two hour* and >nce a week. This I* In addlIon lo Ihe special private ron'erences fit Id during the week and frequent Inspection toui*

eacaped. of people from nearere attracted by fire and lent willing hand* fight the flames. Residents along Shore Road who possessed any of using water lost no u wetting the roof* homes as a precaution

flying

' the I

call

City fire

department which quickly sponded and Chief Conver. of the the Ocean City department, with a section of hi* men and apparatus was also on hand. The Pennsylvania Railroad section gang, under tbe command of Mr. Endlcott also gave assistance and Trooper Harry Cox. of Turkahor. helped direct the fighting force. The home of Oil Drvaul. hack from Seashore Road about a city block was In imminent danger, at one time, but Ihe Ocean City department stood guard to prevent it latching fire. Searille Church Caught Fire By 2:30 the flames bad reached Seavilh M. E. Church which caught fire and tbe Ocean City department turned their attention from the Ott Devaul house, wbieb by that time was trying lo save Ihe church, part ol which was

fire

'assing tbe church thi

swept on and in one plare Jumped across the Shore Road to the

Backfiring again* as started on tb« •ad at Marshall s <

dd Tuckaboe

New Lights on Sea Isle Gty Boardw-alk

House Destroyed

Christmas Box Acknowledged The pupils id the South Denni ■cbool ate very proud of a Irllr ind a handmade book ol view* o

According to the plans ol Freeholder Robert 8. Miller. HI rector of Highways, the county roads will he In better shape for tbe coming season than at any other time in the history of county. Particular attenwlll be given t.i the gravel way* leading to tbe resorts

similar mainland highways,

ist Wednesday bids were re-

fd by the Freehold!

In binder, slow curing oil. tar products and preparations lor

the treat men * of gravel r Freeholder Miller said

would like to see every highway la Cape May County hard sur-

At the present time aiall the main thoroughfare*

are hard surfaced or are on the hard surfacing program If we can’t have hard surfacing for every highway I hope to have the very next best thing and I am sure the people that use thoae highways feel the same." The specifications submitted to

bidders with the specifications of: ,, w . '"Vti" "SI’S' Millville Team WU1 Oppose'*”,'.'""'"'

Theodore Tobiah, of Trenton, i , , was the low bidder for ugtte. Locals

Boulevard Lighted

Ask Freeholders To Light

Rio Grande Avenue

Trenton. N. j

Ik! Yardhy. Philadelphia. IlSR.1 4S4; Ceorge \V. Shan-r. *163.162. and Charles MeCall. of Phil-

adelphia. Clti.unn.

The bills for the heating and \V/-I J ■ -\v ' ventilating are as follows: Bald-1 W lldWOOCI W HlltS

win Vent Haling Company. Philadelphia. 219.19T; Hurry Knerhl. West Colllngswood. *21.164: Richard II. Johnson. Ocean City. *22.KI!^; J. II. Hitti-hinson. I’hlladilphla. *23.«0u; c. VV Cramer *: Sons. Philadelphia. *22.300. Frank Nelson A Son. Phlla-lel-phla. *24.900 and Nicholas Connelly. Philadelphia. *24.777. The only bid was received for the electrirai work. It was from John F. Dalton. Millville, tor

*4.464.

The plumbing and drainage bids were as follows: \V. H. Kentner. Wildwood. *10.170: Nicholas Connelly. Philadelphia. *11.580 and Harry Kneeht. West

Colllngswood. *14.473.

The bids were referred to the architects and Solicitor for tabulation and lo be reported at Ihe

Organization

Representatives From Four

Cities Meet in M. E. Church rt Court House

John Boyd Avis Speaker

For m-vi

months past a

movement has been under way to form n County V. M. C. A. In Cape May County i-speclally for work among boys , Committee* had been formed In Ocean Clly. Sea Isle City and Wildwood and several gentlemen Cape May City were Interested in Ihe movement. A meeting of them- rotnmittaoi ;is ronvened in the Court House E. Church last Friday eveng to drclde whether sitrh an organization should be formed or whether the matter should be

dropped.

Abotil twenty gentlemen were •Kent In addition to a delega>n from Gloucester County who

: came down to tell what good The Wildwood Board of Trade I results had been accomplished in

that county.

Hon. John Boyd Avis, of Woodbury, head or the Gloucest.r County organization and a member of the State V. W. a A. Committee, presided and after prayer by Rev Mr. Hwlan p.-j,-tor of the chitirh explained the work as carried on In his c»unty. the good that had Uer, accomplisbed an:! the pleai'ii:i- he derived from th< work .Mr. Ails said Gloucester County now

Basketball Champions Coming To Sea Isle po

forwarded a commit nlri

the County Board of Freeholder* reiiuesiing that tbe county eret a lighting *y*icm on Rio Grand' Boulevard. from Main Shon Boulevard to Ihe rorporate limit*

of Wildwood. Attentii

called to the fact that the City of Wildwood planned 'o make a 'Gnat White Way” along Atlantic Avenue and would probably continue this for a distance

on Rtu Grande Boulevard. The rommuniration was order-

ed received and filed. While none of the Freeholders made any expression favorable ot otherwise to the request, it |» •ry doubtful if the board will

favorable action, a* the

policy adopted by the board *ev•ral year* ago is not to pay for

a -4af p re Deration for highways. Thl* bid was *14.246 Hilton M

■ Tonight’s Game

on the board i

width, totalling 52.800

yard*.

Edward L. Lantz. of Trenton. Sea as tbe low bidder for lignin th. binder to be placed on the Stone fr Harbor Boulevard. Avalon Bouli-lfh ard. Sea Isle Boulevard andilu Third Arcane between Avalon! Millvi and Stone Harbor. His bid was h I2S.223.04. The other bids g

Asphalt Strvice. of New! h

Brunswick. *20.697 10. and o

*eph F. Barrett. *31.710.41. The bids for the slow-curing oil for the highway between Sea City 'and Ocean City, and

Tuckaboe. were. A*w. Inc., (lo.406.60:

Barrett Company, of Trenton. 110.589.60 and Good Roads Company, of Philadelphia. *IO.-i

this pitrp:*,e us soiaciblnc

and I., ui rotnpILhing good, said Mr Avis. asM-rilng that there was actually less waywardneas among the boys of the county. The api.iker sab! the orgaaisatlon stood ready at all time* to co-operate with any organlxa-

j lion In uplift work.

I Adolph C Wllaey. of Sea IsU

or 82-28. thereby winning the|2*Wt 1SH7 Moose Clly. told how ih« aiairc for championship of the South J..r-| Offie— ,h '‘ “>o»ement in Cape . May sey Baske-ball League. I Instal. Utticers | r .

Manage! George Culver, n

The Millville basketball team.

itth submitted a bid for *15.-1 defeated the Morris Guards, of I

Atlantic City, on the Ocean City •

This preparation will he used! floor on Wednesday by the score

on North Wildwood Boulevard

one-halt milts twenty

with county roads as ni attempted to have t| pay the lighting bills.

1.000 flel

11- i

th--:, u a* n«ed o. Imparting Christian spirit In you tig boys by such mi ms a- would not

drive them away :

City team.

- champion* a* thi tonight’s game on

•r and this should be

pack the house.

and Sea

-e met twice «arh ’ ne and the locals rd tonight to make I

three.

980.

Avalon Next Meeting Place of County C. of C. Irving Pitch, president of the Cape May County Chamber of announces that no of the county civic or-

Cape May County Boards of Education

Everett J. Jerrell. of Cape May City, was re-elected as prealdant of the Cape May County Association of Boards of Education, t the annual dinner meeting of the association, held at Cap.’ May

House last Tbittsday even-

ing.

H. Newkltk v

will

-Id

th< The annual bonq

as secured j lation of officers o

attraction Isiyal Order of Moose took place the local! „„ Monday in Moo*.- Hall. ' sufficient marked th. thirteenth annlver-

l sary of the order here, it being Isl. City | formed In April 1923. The new officers for the year

were installed by Robert T. v.-ns. and Morris Feldman, Installed as past dictator,

offlcei*! installed were: Maurice M. Sofroney. Dictator: John Kehner. Vice Dictator; George Neptune. Prelate, and Jacob White. Treasurer George Busch and Edward Dever were elected as tniste.*, in addition to Mlehael Luongo. w ho has be. n There was a latgr turnout of members and the Mouse Hear! le-gion was also in attendance. Mayot Sofroney and Karl Waddington spoke on the history and activities of the Moose Enter-

th»- piinripal talnment and dancing followed, irnlng. citing Improvements are being made ilellnqu* n 'bf headquarters on Minerva

n Court, due Street. It b.

County came about,

and Instal-!** rd or ** n, ““ on

Isle City

started in 1911. but abandoned for several reason*. He reviewed tbe preliminary work which had been done at this time toward

an organization.

Ross S. Muss. I man. secretary of the Gloucester organization told of the work which had been done in Cape May to effect an

organization.

then called on the Gloucester County delegation to give their experience In the

•ork.

Mr. Hobson, a Philadelphia business man. residing in Wononab. said he had been engaged the work for fifteen years and spoke in the highest terma hr results accomplished citing particularly that 50 of the presgrotip Itaders came up from ranks and that 112 men actually engaged In the (Continued on Page 7)

Csually April •’Grang. ’ month an.) th is hdd on the malnlam at South Seat ill.. bn the activities of th.- ot gunizat Ion which control th Hall, a meeting night ruiild ni

arranged.

The next meeting will In- hvl in Avalon next month. Nomlni for officer* lor the ensuin ^ will take place at the A.i

Dr. J. ! papered I

othei

Lodge In A

Improvements re have Is en ilshlng of tbe ieen Invited to call on the tlantlc City

Some

the new- lights on th City Boardwalk wei he first time this wee Te a wonderful In

*er tbe old light*. I slat that section of the walk; on

where they wire located almost t*nl as light as day. If these light-{'•' *

placed all along the »alk i de would have a brilliantly'

Illuminated beach front promenade and one that would be wojthj t much to tbe City At the Com- ,,pei mlKsloners’ meeting on Tuesday so..

demanded mote light 1 to i

all - i the

and in appreciation o' the <’ nil. box which was sent l> hlldren of the school The tated that the box was iei >n Christmas Eve and the

•n- j How Pennzylvania Commissioner

Mayor M. M. Rofruney. of Sea ‘ ! «•«.- CHy. .hj,. seek received 1.1-! , commission from Governor Gifford Plnchot. ..I Pean-ylvai.la. a- ’ » Pennsylvania Comnilssioiiei. : ‘ alth pow.r lo lake Penii .yIvania acknowledgement., to .p-ed* or other legal pap.|- Th. t ommls-; ! »l«n became effective April 16. ; City Advrrtivini: Campaign

Grassy Sound Homes To

Get Electric Current

. E. Sunday School Officers Elected I

City Electric Iasi

rnpai.y p., mlssio

•rated between

etary; Louise Hulni.w. uclary. Evelyn Suttst; Ruth llalleran.

Ity’» ml

Bcwling Tournament

. bowling tournament which ! at the Casino Alleys. Wild | on Monday evening, is open

‘of Cap* May |

Sea Isl.

palgn for projected by th- City t siegers, commenced la-t in the Philadelphia pap. «IH COUill.il. I..! -.1 ..

Security Trust Co Buys Fire House Bond* The Seeutliy Trust Company •

; n* ii April 24.

THAT LONG

CHERIHIIKH ol your ow n

possible

and Loan AaaoeUllor. living Filch. Seri, ■lie,men’s Building and MM-lation. S.C Isle Clly

—Adv.

News From Today's Classified Ads Safe for sale. Cow and calf for sale. Car washer and general utility man around garage wanted. Steady work. Good pay. 1925 Ford Coupe. *290.00. 1922 Nash Touring car. *150. Dani. at Rio Grande Grange Hull on Wednesday evening. April ?*. T.-am of light work horse* fot sa|e. J n j, n( . condition. Suitable for hauling of any kind or for Ice wagons. Bungalow. 6 rooau and bulh. with all ronvenlenrew. • ui Park Boulevard, between Glenwood and Maple Avenues. Wildwood. *3.260. *1.276 cash. Tbe above Classified news will convince you that opportunity lurks H-.kly am .ng the Classified Ads In the TIMES You vv :]J 'e-uaily find what you a.. king for advertised In that le par intent. A'* >'■" "i *be running for lbs' 'lentil *25.00 Prize to be swarded thi. Ip-et < iasalfied A-t ubmitted during the Ad Mining Contest' Every wlnli.l ot .in* of the prize* of • *nd 12 ho given weekly «ill be eligible tor the special Write a I Ussified ^Dd