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CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COUHTY, H J., FRIDAY. APRIL 30. 1926.

MUXBEP TWENTY-FIVE

For Cape May County Booster Trip Are Complete Will Leave Tuckahoe Sunday at I P. M. h, Allentown, Reading, Lancaster, York, Hagr-rs- , Baltimore and Wilmington Are in Itinerary pinner in Camden at Hotel Walt Whitman ’ycle Trims Packard and Pierce in Race istice Shoemaker Collects i rire in Fines From Sea Isle City Drivers

ate Trooper Wins Race

I of Oc* I—bai

r c« i or mi jUl sloeg t Bret at undeo e Ha, to re 4 of tl i at • 4 i Hot l Monday f to Alter

t be t HoleL i Wednse [ktlon erll

A nip Mid tuck rare on the ucrete boulrvard between ickaboc -Jd Marehall'a Corner, tween a Packard straight (bt. a Pieree-Arrow and a Harr Davison motorcycle last Satday afternoon was won by the uoreycleTbe motorcycle was a late eny In the affair. In fact the n'hful driven of the e..pcnalre d hlg'j-powered can did not en know It was In the race unibey reached Petersburg. Much to their disgust the uthful driven learned that the nner of the contest was TroopCos. The prise, two |1S Bnea. id costs, wen won by Justice loemaker who reviewed ee from a safe place. The youthful driven i ■II Montagno. of Sea Me City, id Clay Sutton, of the a ice. The pair were at Villa Nova liege, where Montagno pur seed the Pitrce-Arrow. Mongno drove the Packard and his r.panlon the newly-purchased The desire to see "what she utd do” rrew stronger and the uple neared home, and whaa ey left Tuckahoe they pressed aviiy on the gas and as a roll the residents along the highly had grandstand seats to a fed cor test that threatened to ral the Amatol meet. They had a start on Trooper rx, but he managed tc overtake t pair as they slowed down tcraburg .

me of t Prlday moill leave foi Imnrr wh ■rinc function* of the trip he held in Ibn Hotel Southu. Mayor Jackson and other ty efBclaia and roprosMtatlves Baltimore Association of me will be the gveats Haler day the tansten Will start Wilmington. Del. At Wltming- • the caravan will’ disband. Ms who tf-nire to return to (Continued on Page Five)

New* From Todav'e Classified Ads

Dance hall for real at WildElectric peanut and popcorn machine for sale. UUjw tup computing scsK meat Mock*, counters and racks, large bake oven. SI Qt and to qt M cream machine,

for sale

Beautiful corner bungalow and ffsrage for rent in Ocean Oily. 1160 for season. Thoroughbred German Shepherd Police pupa Male. III. franato 111. Sort lost on Wildwood me* dowa Seven feet lung and throe feet wide. Two more weeks of the classified control remain

r If i

went to win

Of the weekly prises of |l.60 end 11.60 and become eligible lor the sp-clal |IS 00 award. Spring'* a good time to check up on artlrlro about the bouse c» farm }ou have no further use for and adverilro ■he* lot sale In the TIMES'

Classified Department

ig Dirigible Passes Dver Cape May Co. » Angeles on Test Flight 'isible For Many Minutes Cape May County resident*, two Ocean City to Cape May lint, were afforded an oppornlty on Tuesday afternoon of elng the btg navy dirigible. ■ Angeles. and thousand* ailed themselve* of the opportunity. It was about I o'clock when Ihr airship made her appearance over Ocean City and It was 1 15 when she passed out of sight beyond Sea Me. When she pawed over Sea Me the big ship flying very low. bul poked her now up Into the clouds )u*t notith of the city and was nailing on a very uneven keel, appearing to rise and fall aa though going through some kind of test, which she probably was. among Ibe

crew of forty-seven men

P Burges.', an airship designer and expert from the Bureau of Aeronautics. Washington, who was making various teat*. The Dos Angeles left Lake burst on a teijt flight at 10-1 A M The route of the dlricib'i took her <A.r Atlantic City. Cape Msy. snd then up the Delaware Biter, over Wilmington. I'hlln deiphta snd Chester. The ship returned to Lskehurs' at 4. P. M

Bible Claw iSvting

The Alpha Bible Class, of tb< Sea Me MeibodDt Church, met at the home of It* President. W E. Middleton, Monday everlng. It was decided to combine tn>offlco of secretary and t'saaury. Charles Hahn having previously been elected secretary The lime of th' regular monthly nmilnc was art for the second Tusday evening of each monlb. Tb<meetings with he held at the homes of member*. The May inviting will be held at the home

of the secretary

Fire Causes Serious Loss in Woodbine Barnes and Sheds Burned and Homes Threatened By Wind Driven Flames

City Hall Waft in Danger

The cl t liens of Woodbine celvt-J a scare on Thursday nlng. when aim jet the entire block between Adams and Do Hirsh Avenues, and Washington and Franklin Streets was In a blaxe. The Are U said to have started In ot.e of the neighboring yards. It then spread. due to the wind, to the property owned by Jacob Feldman, and from there to the rear of the home and barn of Abe Becker and the roof of the home of Deo Dacnerhlrsb. which was badly damaged. Tht fire also threutcned Rosenfeld's Hardware Store and the Borough Hall, but I. afore It made any headway there. • It was extinguished. The real damage was done to Abe Becker, when three large shedr and barns were completely burned and the house was damaged In the rear. Other building* damaged by the fire were a small barn of Mr. Simon Friedman and a abed on the property of Jacob Feldman, which Is occupied by Boiwlnlck'e pure food store. The barn and garage of Harry Grossman, nearby were also completely destroyed. Despite the effects of the local Are fighters and volunteers, the blue spread rapidly from one barn to another and It was necessary for calls for aid to be sent to the fire companies of MUvIlla. Cape May Court House and North Wildwood. A call was sent to the Ooan City department. but due to the fact that some of the apparatus was already out of the city fighting the flic along the Shore Road, the local company wu unable to lead any assistance. Trenton Man Writes Best Ad This Week Second Prize For Third Time Goes To Mrs. F. V. Gandy

Seal Isle City Commissioners Ready To Boost Solons Ready To Render What Aid They Can To Worthy Objects

Attractive Street Signs

Contest Ends in 2 Weeks

Mr*. F. V. Gandy, of Petersburg. winner of the second prize of »: 60 In I he Classified Ad Writing Contest this woik. h*« estsbllshed a record that will be mighty difficult to break before the close of the conteM on Tueeday evening. Kay 11. Mrs. Gandy, who has been a regular ad writing fan from the very start of the contest, ha* captured three second prizes. First prize. 66.00. this seek goes to George W. Caldwell, of Trenton. R. F. D. No. 4. and is the second one to be won by a tan residing ouulde of Cape May County. A Philadelphian was

the other.

• It might be Intorestlng to chick up on the localities repremated by the prise winn.-r*. They are Petersburg. 3 prizes: Wild wood .four; Ocean City, one; Sea isle City, three; Philadelphia one; Tuckahoe. one; Rio Grande, two and Trofltoti. one. Here's what the ad* were written shout: Automobile*. 3: Radio. 1: Coal. 1; Shoe*. 1: (Continued on Page Four) Tall Cedars Hold Ladies' Night

sight of Shore Road, which ■

Sea Me City Solons were in liberal mood, when they convened on Tuesday afternoon. Not extravagantly so. but Just enough encourage worthy causes. After Clerk McBride bad waded through several pages of minutes which it? one seemed to care to hear, a letter was read from the Parer t-Teaebers' Association ask'ng for $64.tt which the association had spent for flowers lor the soldiers' .tnonuUi Tin; of the City Half. This money was due from the city, and while they were about ll the Commissioners decided they might as well vote t^r association the appropriation fgr 1926. which was done, the motion adopted calling for 6166-, This money is used to decorate the monument on holiday occasions and for flowering plants at the foot of the monu-

ment.

“he decision of the Atlantic Jlly Hospital to admit no more Cap* May County cases, was next brought up and discussed. On molion. Dr. C. W. Way was appointed a committee of one to confer with the hospital authorities and see what. If any. arrangements could be made to secure the admission of Sea Mr City cases, t'nder a law passed by the last Legislature the chy Is empowi-rod to make contribution to which It send eases, and the Commissioners are willing to make such a contribution If a way ran be found to secure the admission of patient* from this city and City Rollcltor Boswell. hose- opinion will be asked,

says the city may legally makcUi^ t ^«.i

Slim Attendance at C. of C. Meeting Phila. Co. Inquired As To Rolling Chairs on 'Walk Then was a very slim attendance at Monday's meeting of the 8ea Isle Chamber of Commerce, at which President Earl Wad-

dington presided.

A Philadelphia company. In s. loltc-r Inquiring as to the feasibility of placing rolling chairs on the Boardwalk and reclining chairs on the beach. As this Is a mfilter for the disposal of the City Commissioners, th*- letter was referred to that body. Dr. Clarence' Way brought up the question of Ibe refuval of the Atlantic City Hospital to recelvc future patients from Sea isle City. The doctor said ll was a serious situation and urgent M«ps should be taken to crercotne It. He advlst-d that the Chamber tak- the matter Jip with the City Commissioners The Chamber went on record In favor of aome definite plan to

remedy the situation.

Prealdent Waddington and W. A. Haffert discussed the question o' the city's representation on the Cape May County booster trip, but no definite decision was The absence of so many committeemen cut the business short.

Two County

Banks Receive Their Charters Woodbine and Stone Harbor Will Soon Have

Their Own Banks

Woodbine Over»ul>s>crilied :

The charter for the V

Boys’ Week Busy Time in Sea Isle

Calendar Filled With Interesting Events From Church Service to Athletic Meet 'ill City Offices Wednesday

Sea M<- City Boys' Week, sponsored by the Ru.'ary Club, of this resort, will open Sunday. It will be the biggest, fulk-sl Week that Isle City boys have ever enjoyed and the boys' week committee, rhalrmaned by George Neptune, have arranged on*- or more special events for each lay of the week Sunday will be Go-To-Church Day tor Boys and every man is expected to tak*- at least one hoy to church wtlh him that day. Monday Is Boys' Day at School, and LeRoj Archer, principal of the ska Me School. Is preparing a program. Vhlch will Include speakers, to be held at the

school.

A Boys' Week parade, with the

boys of the city, the" band, the Rotary Club and other organization- of the city in line will be' he’d Tuesday evening. The parade will form at the school house at 6:30 that evening and w ill move a 7 o'clock. It will march to Landis Avenue, from Landis Avenue to Dolphin Street, then north on Landis to Swain Stn-et and bark to the City Hall, whet* it will disband. Following th* parade a short program, being ai ranged by the committee. will be held In the M*tho*llst Chutch social rooms and refrosh-

m* tits will be served th*

Forest Fire Along Shore Road Took Heavy Toll Two Homes Burned With a Loss of $5,000—500 Acres of Timber Destroyed—Insurance $2,000—Seaville Church Was Saved, But Carriage Shed Burned

Over One Hundred Men Turned Out To Fight Blaze

Car Overturns; Driver Draws Jail Sentence Delmont Man To Go To Jail Under New Drunken

Driver Law

Also Loses His License

The effectiveness of the new "drunken driver" law was again demonstrated In the county when William Springer. 56. of Delmont. was sentenced to sixty days in the county Jail by Justice J. S. Devine, of Woodbine, last Sunday evcnlug. Springer's

license was also revoked.

Springer was arrested by County Detective Higbee. at Belleplain. after the motor truck which he was driving overturned on Broad Street about 9 P. M. Sunday. Witnesses declared that Springer was driving In a reck • less manner and his car was zigzagging along the highway, which eventually caused it to He was also charged with

driving without lighls.

Detective Higbee. who was In Belleplaln at the time, learned

of the

reful, a

Hi

er bore the reputation of being' a "bad actor." Springer, however. did not offer any resistance when he was nrrcst*-d. His shoulder was slightly Injur d

when the car upse*.

When given a hearing before Justice Devine. Springer stoutly denied that he had taken a drink In years. Ills condition was such that Justice Devine did not even summon a physician for an ex-

amination.

This I* Ibe second driver apprehended in Cape May County to lone his lirense and be sentenced to J«ll since the new law became -ffective.

The forest fir* which broke out in a swamp near South 8t«ville Station last Thursday, as the TIMES was almost ready to go to press, but of which we secured a pretty acrurate account by hastening a reporter to the scene, swept northward to beyond Sea villi- M. E Church. That house of worship was reported as partially destroyed, but # that was a mistake. Th* church escaped uatouched. but the carriage shed was burned and some of the headstones over the graves were cracked by the heat. One of the freaks of the fire w*a that the flowers on a new made grave escape;]. 500 Acre* of Timber Burned In its sweep northwanf west of Main Shore Road for a dlsf about four miles the fir*- burned over about 700 acre* and destroyed 600 acres* of tlmThe wone damage by the fire was In the vtrinity of Orjan View and north of the fVnnsyl-

Ba II road

this neighborhood Iwo > were burned. The first that known as Ihe D**Inneey place. All tiiat was left of this place wx-i part at tha chimmy and a pile of smoldering ruins. The low- was placed M 63.000. with Insurance of 11.000. The s*enn*l houre w .a tw ned by G urge Shi pyard of

I Merchant villr.

The loss here was ploe*-d at 62.000. With insurance of 61 ooo. This hous* will be rebuilt at — | once The damage to the rhurrh I property amount**] In about

The Boyi

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will '

• city

Monday afternoon Iron* the troller of tne Treasury ai Tuesday evening n nte*-Uiiz

contribution

Mayor Sofroney said three rows from this city had been tnxrn to Allantlc City within

the past week.

Fr* .Idem Earl Waddington. trfjbank on its the Chamber of Commerce, ask..!, Tpmponiry q0 . rl ,. r the tommtsslon.rs whal they ln the , would do toward defraying the! K|ort , on |h expenses of Sea Mes represen.-1 AdmJn , , nd KrMk!lI1 ... lip .. M , r County|,,. raUoB , c

lly Hall and will

preliminary steps

Sea Isle Real Estate Board

Addressed By Vice President of State Board The Sea Isle Clly Real Estate Board h*ld their fourth meeting | Iasi Friday evening with a large

r attendance of the local members ■f and several uut-of-town repre- "' w-n tat Ives. Including Mr. Deon E.

Todd, vice pruddent of the New

r Jersey Real Estate Board, who >*l delivered a valuable talk on the

! many advantages and prolecll l ~ I afforded the city and Its p*-o '•'I by the Sea Isle City Real I

»| late Hoard.

"'j Th. following members w >'j appoint.-d on the member-' 11 committee: Dewls K. Ch.-st John L. Maher. J. W Ma- M • I ray. Henry B. Bums and G*-oi

" II. Somershoe.

*■ This publicity comnilH*-*’ «

trip.

Mayoi

Washington | •-ssalona. for ler and John'

rotary of the

l Court House Firemen iion Fight Forest Fire The stock of the u

I George doodrr. aba J ’.hr Rotary district . I In Reading Fa took j tversvllle Fa . before home, and remained i health reeort over one

i Members and Ladiea Met Sunday

at Wildwood

Cape May County Eor-si. \'<. 15. Tall C* 1*r* of Drbanon l.cM a Ladles' Night at the Wildwood High School. Friday evening last, with 300 preset.' The Cedar Band, of 26 pieces, furnished the music, which was v.ry much appreciated. Local talent, together with talent and mustr front Philadelphia, mad*the evening very much enjoyed Charles G. Glenn. Grand Tall I Cedar. Is vsry thankful to eicry-

• - - ! oae who hiiprd make this surh attended | a successful and enjoyable even-

Chutch. Kwalntui

which

th* Asbury M

subdued It wu* finally llugut*b*d about 10 F. M It wa* a colnrldener that Hi fire was nearby lb*- h*>ti>*- * Dlstrlit Fir- Ward* n Allis*. Luillam Dudlam and a numb* of prisons living In th*- ilrintl were busy extinguishing a fit

1 subscribed a,

" ,,h . I The bank will In .. t.i.-mb '■ |the Fodrral Reserve -..tern " '‘/"ithe I’hlisdelphln N-tinnal

, ,h ' jlts Philadelphia ...rre-.|s.n*|.-i Hoti-e .J. hn charter for the Fir. '

'thmal Bank, of Stone Harl-or ,x .on Saturday approwd l*> t 'mnplroller ot lb*- < 11 r< n* >. ,h ' ed Stale- Treasury Departi Th*- capitalization of th I'.ink

Overhauling the Ma< Murray Apartments !

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THE DAY WILL COME wh.r

lag

Ralph E Jerrell. district r. ariitallve. of Bridgeton, and weie among th* vUltorw wh<

I at 626 meeUng .

orking tireh—ly reject and who .* ews of the chart.

' Hoy Scout Troop

-I Formed in Sr« Lie

Noe >tinmt*<d loro w ..* obtained as to the ralue ot tbr hotrichold good* d- J roy* d. Fire Wardrtu Dirertrl Fight Tbs Stale Fire Wai*l*n. IMsfrirt Warden Allison Dudlaut and Wardeas Edward Fust aad Walter Tatar directed tbr work of the fire fighter* which finally resulted In surrounding tha fire In what Is known a* Jail Reid. in tbl* fire, ns on nil asch occasions. there were men cape dally conspicuous for tbeir effective work. These were Thomas Doughlln. Ernest and Joseph Dow nan.. Edward Devaul. William Carew. Jr.. Bute Trooper Cox. and Harry Downam. Jr. Harry ran a tractor over the fire section and also pa'rolled the burned area all night. The only personal Injury suffered was that of Elmer Cox. station agent at Ocean View, who was trapped by the fire In hte car while on his way to save the Dloyd home which wa* threatened. He was badly burned about the face and hand* and wa* later treated by Dr. C. W. Way. His car was also badly burned, hut was latter rescued by Russell Payne, ol South Sea-

ville.

Seventy-five men ".-re engaged In fighting the fire north <>f Oe*wn View and 35 between that place and Keavllle. Some of the ■uen patrolled the burned area

all of Thursday night

The woods and grass were •-*- ,,,, l • • ptlonally dry. which ranged the

to bun rapidly and made • u '' bark firing dlllruli Save Quaker Mee'ing House

• as. Phasing the S* anile church, b. j tht flam* *- ihi• uvd Ibe old H quake. M*«'tng H-us*. Ih* old

* I■ pi May C—ly.

Is I bul quirk woib by the firemen icrej ai,.i 4 iM-kfire previ-uled any mil - •laa. -g* to the famous little thei it,, ait, ol our ol tbr farmpdl i . ,. who was busy fighting In ! - snod*. belle.ln K that the •an i.iu. Shore Road section waa i**t i-NHiied. moved all of the furnl’"•k i .in* Irom the aeroi.d story down "> j "* the front yard pt.-paralory to ' . hasty fight should the flames

t iMi-otue Iffore Ihreateulng. Alllaon Dudlam. district warden of Middle Township, dliect«d the fighting ol th*- flames lu various sections ■ oiiilnuounly for 26 hours, until pli>-Ically ex-

oti Monday ptyae of ur«>P Harold

the

The

■pie-

Bulldlng and

George Mark hit! Kalay. former ' 1 K reuse. Jolin F It Elmer,

i s troop was f**rmnd. Com ! inangemant-* will lie made Wednegday. To date i ir.- about eighteen hoys en- 1, The R< ary Club Is spun- j the local Scout*.

lunlor and Wideawakes M C. A. plan to trip . i-ipl.la some time In which tfme they plan to various plan-*, o' ln-

TIIK HISTORY of .very for- - i-eglna with the first dollar <d. Start youis l.y opening * ‘inga account In 'be Socurl’y i>t Company. Cape May Clly.