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Cape May County Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

Thin Edition

of (be TIMES II 116 page*— 16 reculir m-ctlOD and 100 Se»-•on-OpenlB* Edition.

/’eek I With iTrack Meet

/ ht Cape May Courtly Chamber Of Commerce Booster Carnran Still Smiling In Hagerstown, Md.

Were C r dub >t C

3ty on Saturday

"•i aceomulat-d f MOOftj-irt potnie In I event* of Ik* meet. Just | out Pete, wko earned jur Mata- • I^wre I total war aUty-thrtx

ta*m mitt and I was raaalTad br Pet* teh br lawreoee. Other

i tvenina the bore of the

Jay the bora raied" i. Tt* boy official*. Jtayor , Oftoetor of Ber-

| Director pf PobUc L’tUl-

Clty Clerk Peter I Clir Supetiafeadeat Bnler. Chief of Pallet Ralph . PI re Chief Amos g

Streets Will Be Numbered in Sea Isle

Ordinance Changing Name* To Number* Now a Law —New Signs Soon

Electric Power Rate* Fixed

feck. A most cordial reception

op is Ward Beam, of Ocean Cir- t-"-« — — ■' t:-—1~ — ‘ • >* P i n . * * . , *’ r a ! , "‘* oc ^ *-***. ,n ‘ ,m i n C-

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nf r»ne \f.v- Hr c. m .^ * iii. , r i* c ^ ^ top immediattly in front of Ward Beam, reading from left to right is Ralph T. Strvn.s. ot Cape Msv; lerre Chambers, c o Or. Samuef A. Harktr. of Cape May; Samuel Schellenger. ol Cahe May; J. Murray Booting, m .Stone Harbor; Klmer Hoiitt. ,.f V ..•h Wildwood; William A. Haflcrt. of Sea Isle Citv Sannwl ShuttkuorrK of Avalon; Gilbert S. Smith, ot Avalon; nlbm (»nfieth. of North Wildwood and Walter \. Beers, of Wilduoixl. ’ o* : r' C0,0ncl n^i™"' < J^ ,,a 8 cr *^' n * Nittinger. Cape May; William Austin. Wildwood; John Heinle. Stone Harbor; Thomas Spencer. North Wildwtmd; W. H. Gristle Wildwood- ^ P - Cotty Publiaty Director; Mayor M. M. Sofroney Sea Is|e City ; Dr. Moms Leedom, Wildwood, and holding hand' with Doc” is R..v A. Ix-iter. President of the Hagcrstowil

lirooey »»* (Mr deputle*

bMr Say appfhendtn* i of UM mo(x tax* Md I twMi?-cl* dollar 1 Tfclr aMMff wU. ba

l for tb« Am Wo OUy Boy

Chamber of Commerce.

. rJt T- Y d .^If eli S 8 •' Ie, ' or - thf Seciitap of the Hagerstown Chamber of Cotmwrce and District Bell Telephone manager; another Hagerstown business ■how Wildwood; Ham; J. Lttt.e, Stone Harbor; D. C. Sattesfield. Avalon; Jack Hunter. Wildwood, and. finally, another of Hagers own s Inr-uirr business men y- W.May Cownty booster*, who were compelled to leave the caravan before it reached Hagerstown included; Charles D. (junk Stone Harbor; Marshall Ilainbridgr. |r. Wildwood and John

; Eli C. Doro-

J. Kay, Jr.. Wildwood.

s noon as the new at rat-1 s can p-- procured and put In e. the east and west atreets of tale City will be deaigaated by numbers instead ' ntanM baglnning wlih number one at the hortbern Umlls or the city- and inning iip to Nir.rty Orth Street the.aouthern boundary. The ordinance providing for Ihta change waa passed on filial readngi by the Cummlmionera ‘on Tuesday and U now a law. Ordinance 67. providing for the acquiring by the city of the property of the Volunteer Fire Company. was introduced and passed on Aral reading. It will cotne up for Anal pamage on May 25. The j building will be reconstructed for Are purpuaea. A communication from the Baa Isle City Real Eatate Board waa received requesting that publicity be given that body In the city advertising. The Commlsaloneirt decided ibis would be Improper a* the city was vdverllsing Sea tale City as a whole and no particular Interest or organisation. It waa'decided that the new pavilions should be placed four feel from the boardwalk. The following electric current power rates were adopted. All-v'-ar consumer*. 17% cents Aral 10 K. W. All over 10 K. W-. 6 cents per K. W. Minimum charge. 61.50. Service charge, 51.50. Summer power rate. 23 cents for brat 10 K. W. All over 10 K. W-. 6 cents per K. W. Minimum charge-, |2.00. Service charge. |1.50.

Woodbine Will Have Building Inspector

the

i the Rrs track and of r hoys participated la the

feet Batarday *f fc'-en of them hetag

To Remodel Borough Hall and improve Surroundings —Will Receive Bids

Boy*’ Week May 17 to 22

f Wood

1—First Joha Heller.

14: third, a . age if. -nm I

• 4—Flrat. Edward Dever. 115 (only eairy la that etaaa) a 6—-Flrat John Montagu*.

At a regular meeting bine Borough Council o

evening the question of remodelhe Borough Hall aad improving the surroundings came up and the improietuvnt was approved aad bid* will be asked fur

the work.

Samuel Alexenherg. chief of \Awdbine Fire Company, complained about the water main at the Borough Hall, which is In very poor condition. A conin.ltas appointed to investigate

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i From T<

i Todry'* Classified

Ad.

1M White Leghorn baas. tM Barred F. R. eblekr-. 4 waaks old. Oar lacubator and

l*f* on*-ton Ford track.

. m.*

-. IK.tf.

Udaoa Sedan. SIM66; till Ford coupe. 6161: 1»M Nash touring. flM JUM a few of tha good uuwgs offered reader, of the

Ooutsal will

r 1160 Prise C

Another auhoUDCetnent of ta'erest will he the winner of tha npeetnl III award la lb* Ad Writing Cun teal. »t ru-n to read aad u»r TIMES CiafaUUd Ad*

number of bills were n-AJ trdered to be paid. Might up by Nathaniel Raaenfeld. Scoutmaster of Woodbine Boy Scouts. Troop Noq. 1 and 2. the Mayor and Council apd a leoolution set ling aside the week of May 17. as Boy*' Week. On Monday evening. May 17. an elected Mayor and Council of boy* will conduct a specially

called marling.

Simon Burke Alexenberg and Morris Uehow told the Council that It was necessary for the Ace company to purchase three hundred feet of bos*-. They stated that I hey were able to pay par: ol

La France Co. Will Furnish Fire Trucks

Awarded Contract on Their Bid of $3,450

The Sea tale City Fire Department met In the City Hall on Tuesday evening with Mayor Maurice M. Sofroney presiding. Plan* were made for the erection of l new Are house on West Jersey Avenue, the city having agreed to purchase the

lot.

Mayor Sofroney told the firemen that the city appropriated 13.5*0 for new equipment and had left it up to the men to decide what apparatus they wanlid. reminding them that bids over the appropriated amount would have to be rejected. The American La France Company i.ubmltt.d a bid for 63.450.00 and the Hale Co.. $2.450.40. the difference In bids, being onlv 40 cent*. The LaFranrr Company received the der for two chemical truck*. An Insurance plan. Insuring uurn in case of Injuries, was discuiim-d' The poller covers from the lime a fireman leave* his home until be returns from the scene of the fire, paying 615 a week fot one yea*. In etse of injuries. The 'premium would cover twenty men. New firemen to fill vacancies will be appointed at the next

Meeting.

Mayo' Sofn.i.ey spoke nr the good thai couit; be x-nunplished by laeering at least once a month. Elmer Peterson was ejected secretary. The meeting waa well attended.

Cape May - Lewes Ferry To i County Chamber of Be-Operating By July I 5 Commerce Mee,in «

May Session Will Be Held

Colonel Rosenfeld, Head of Company, So Stated To Cape May County Boosters and Baltimoreans at Dinner in Monumental City

Obstacles Have Been Overcome and Boats Are Ready

"The Cape May to U-aes ferry will be operating by July 15.“ This was the declaration Colonel Jesse D. Ro. •-nlelil. of Baltimore, to the Cape May County' boosters and prominent Baltimorean*. after a dinner at the Soul hern Hotel. Baltimore. last Friday evening. The dinner. h was attended by Mayor Howard Jackson, of Baltimore, end about thirty prominent Baltii bankers nnd business men. ted tit.-- end of the week's tour of the Cape May County Chamber of Comtoerre boost • r caravan. Colon-1 RtweufnM'* declaration vs met with hearty applaim by both the Cap. May County delegation and tbe Baltimu.ean*. tbe r tiiauif.wting a keen Inlet eat in the ferry project.

Sea Isle City Needs All Year Hoteli

at Avalon on Thursday Th- Mpy meeting of the (.'up*-

Shelbcume Hotel Sold Third Time

Chamber oi Com Settlement Made For Sevh. jd in th.- Com-1 era l Properties—Plans For

Thursday, May ;o. at k oViork New Store and Dwelling

meeting will be- featured. : the social hour, by music died by the famous Peitntia U. It. Band which was

1

Mayor Sofroney Advocate; Matter Before the Local Chamber of Commerce

ed in May and tak< follow inc K-ptemU-r next Thur'day uutl

Hits Lack Mayor Bofrot

of Interest

of the CMI inducted Iasi | q*lce» of th.

Real Estate Board Trustees

County Freeholders Granted Hearing

State Highway Commission Will Hear Protest

The State Highway Commit*ton a* granted a hearing to the Cap* May county Board of Freeholder* on Uie county's protest against tho plans of the c 1926. The program n

May Conn the "missing link," ch between Senville i

r* "tag

i tale

City Real Kxtate Board, held Friday •-tenitig. the board authorised the publicity committee to contract for two large aign* to be erected ai l>oth end* of the town and to start newspaper adverlta-

the

Chan, her night, and proceed, at the tack ul it

In th.Hinting

by \V. ». I i.y llln-clo . ChamlH-r -

urge R. Ct. is, attorney from i City, one of the *peakI th- evening emphasized the al leneflt' derived from the • of realtors. The board was ■ ntorined by Mr. Greta that i.-lopuieiit eonipany, which

e taking every

ilde t

wk* in the MMith end t

l of 4%

The date set for the hearing, hich w ill be held In Trenton, la May 18. In addition to member* of tbe Board of Freeholder* an effort will be made to have repre--ntatives of tbe varioua civic bodie* of the county attend the meeting. The county Is anxious ti ie paving of the Maya 1 Tuckahoe road and a ditional road wo.'k - between Green Creek and I ville. This is better known a old Bayshore road and i Miilville. connecting with Malaga pike at Vlnetaou.

the

i hatd ! hold, i

nr.

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Mayor of Baltimore Invites County Boosters

County Detective

1 Grabs Bootlegger

* If the

Mayor Jackson, of Ball I more. has forwarded a communication to Publicity Director Hall Inviting the county boaster* to br the guest a of the City of Baltimore

Said He Was Forced To

* Carry Liquor

A bond of friendship was eslab-ih-d betw-es Baltimore and particularly it* Mayor, by ib> first booster rarwvsn. which visit

A novel excuse was given by Tony Cimlni. of Camden, to Su preiue t'oufl Commissioner Hairy S Duuglrn- for hi* apprehension with n 1 ruck transpontine H*n

| gallon* of alcohol. He

BoirufeU Ontliacs Project In hi* talk about the ferry. 'olonej Ruscuf.ld *iat.-d that he

had not previously mad. a defin-

ite d.vlaration <d the date of the! out In foice

ferry* operatl.m b.-caus>- he did j l-.rly.

not want to raise false hopes and! Murh of tl was not certain lhat II cowld Is- j evening had got I eu in shape for this year. | commit l.-e h - Kvciy obstacle lhat we can uoua by th. i see ahead bar. now b-en over-1 One of th. com.-, raid Mr Uo enfeld. "Fori .'.U|cU»lons of the pier* we hale pun lused gov-. | that a.lv.salii

.-oortei. tiaiispuris. I y«o- hold. wl. -ill b.- t^mi,e,i a, t*.it. 1 be,.- and w!

.e.., ■ennlnaU, and w. h-«ve ,. uck .

pu.chase.* lour Wooden bull- Iroml , han , he goviument. Which w 11. folio; wuh • li. ferry slip*. The l««is. pos. | Wl#u) ,]

ul ol! b.mirr*. have Uen l«.ugb

nd paid for, and an- ready !* , were cruhusla da.-v in operallun ai any tin,.. | T ,^ , hl>U6l ,

of Hie j p,

many din-c Is* I - would iiini J -in

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Th.- folio Wing irusiees were .Tied; John L. Maher. H. N. ranai. Henry II. Burns. Moe iv-.-iifdd and J. W. Mac Murray. G. Culler was elected reglsteri agent. Wm. A. Haffcit was •minaled for associate member i he road. The e!.-cilon of peruuctil officers will lake place •night, the present .-Ificers beg m. .-ly temporary, for organ-

aliou purposes.

A motion wa ■ approved to lopt the iiiiblein of the national eoctaUon, and a eoi.iniiltee ap-

Jt’oulinued from Rage 7)

6100.(oj

Report To Freeholders

,ed

The tJ*» were funker cemented by the bousle.w who eHI.italn.-d Mayor Jackson, nt Baltimore.

Cbest Cliait

■ De-

Dr Dnnham. ot tbe Hiatt Ilmen! of Health, will hold a

rJInir fot ehesi examination In the County Vocational .ri.ool

i*. in the Huffman boildlnc.

Cape May Court House. ' nursday. May 20. at * 30 A. U.. Daylight

dating time.

North Wildwood by County

otreed and Constable Marks last Friday.

lie declared lhat he was forced under throat* to trnnspoit the fiery Auld. The alcohol wa* concealed under a uumbei of . hi.-k'-n

.xsxpe in th- tru. k.

He was held Under 12.500. lie also fsc. - rJiargi*. of caiijiug r.mrealrd deadly wesp-tn*. A >• - ...leer aliuu'i a foot In length w;

taken from bta petwun.

FJiner Dyer Granted Divorce From His Wife

be by Kiiner Dyer, of Wild »od. agslust Mr.. Ella Dyer aiuing Edward Fries ...Me - otideal; the other by Mrs. Dyer

Cham , bu !>•

lowing M.». Iljercourt and gianlii Is bet hudtaud.

Praises County j “ ^ ( t•ou"ii, Booster Caravan May CounaT

Pu!)li - "y IWto. Submits, 0 f Parent-Teachers

i„t> | Spring Meeting Will Be "'• ,l I leld .at Woodbine

•ap. May <

•unty t'otmcil

Teacher*' A;-'-... lalions l ll* regnlni spring m IVoo.n>inr. May 20. The *.*wion to ls-gin ilajlisbl lime, will . • i.. reports from the Eery' asstslation should

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• i -ulalion. H •-'gram

r the aftern.i - Mrs. Alfre.1 i vice presldint n: . Judge ElMay. and Di .'slblne. Mus. 1 .ary the p ru

Representativcn from the various communities In the county headed by the Freeholders will against the hard surfacing program as outlined by the State Highway Commission. The hearing will he held at 11 A. M. An effort will he made to have the highway between Tuckahoe and May's Landing included In his year's program. This would furnish a complete hard HU'faced route from Camden *o the resorta.

Repaving of Landis

Aven..e Sta

Work was started by Con mr J.weph Burke, on the rt mg of Landis Avenue. Sea City, on Tuesday of thta The contract for thta Job cal completion on July 1. but Burke plans to have the p completed by June 15. The paving will consist . topping on the present stone the topping to be asphalt, asphalt plan) will be local. Wildwood, and the hot product will be trucked to Job here. Slat.- .. .nactor -William “fng will inspect toe asphai >« plant, while Guslave 1 inweg Will act as inspect.

ie Job.

1‘ut (he dollars yuu S.csrlty Trusi • ..m •> City. Where they ,u * per cent, rntar vinga department • n be bull,ling a

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