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CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

ay Countians Plead Completion of Route 15 lion From Many Mumdpdite, Appaa, Highway Commiaaion and Civt Reaaoni y Road Should Be Finiahed in 11)27

SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY CODHTY. N. J.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1928.

HUMBER SEVEJT

mporUncc of Ihr

Read Acted aa Spokeunan Fo, VUitora

Annual Xmas

Party Wildwood

Kiwanis Club

1 the New Jersey

Commission at a ii to Cape May

Trenton on Tum-

ht

May County made i ^ ca P 8 Gifts Distributed State capital In! Jo Bov and Girl

ujh ear attached „

morn In u"'itn j^Ciuetts of the Club

court eey of Jem* — It'anla Railroad 1 r , ■ ■ . , ,

Mile Beach Rcv H. Howlett Speaker*

municipality

sent delegates and many civic e to the blghthe county also res to the meet-

d engineers.

Charles Read, of aa spokesman it the Capital,

to the Coauith which

all'

inlng t

surface the unof the so-called

treduced^the fol-

of the party:

i Carl! and ai- * Ctty Clerk C. A. Wildwood: Mayor

of Sea la!-

r Paul Volker nt Schelienger era. of Cape > Redding and ney Robert*, ElThotnaa Spencer.

Kl; Beniamin

; the Borough r Ogden, of the

Freeholdeni dent: Gilbert

The happiest, merriest event at the Wildwood Klsaais Club’s year was held Tuesdaj noon at the Fenwick Inn. where the Ktwanlans and their g- js. boys and girl* of Five Mu* Beach, gathered for the dub* annual Christmas party. Who enjoy el the happy affair moet. she yc ng folk* or their hosts, would indeed be difficult to state. Every year the Kl wan Ians look forward to this party with ke*n anticipation, for the Christmas spirit HU* every nook and cor-

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ht! i. the years roll back and the huaines* men become borg aga'n in. spirit, if not in years. A Christmas trej. under which heaps ot gifts for the youngster* were piled, stood near the speakers’ and officers’ taole. Later Santa Claus himself arrived on the scene and distributed these gift- to the eager bo; s and girls. Rev. Hinson V. Howlett, of Atlantic City, for the third con•tcutive year, was the speaker at the party. He told a beautiful Christmas story that gripped bl* bw-.ers and in which the Christmast spirit wa; exempli fled In >ti impiewive manner. Many who .'heard Rev. Howlett’.- Christmas story three year* ago believed

, „ _ H to be ummipassed ia beauty Walter H. Treen.Jb,,! it seems that each succeedBoard of Trade: | nK year * i* better than the pre-

Markland. of j t j 0Uli onr .

Atthew Quirk. | Two musical numberr had been! >Pb aandrulU.j u-awd by i hairman Roy lau“w* 1 Estate Jjenj.n. of the music committee

One was a Christmas solo by j Marie Huppert. The other |

qaurtet. ‘•Silent Night

. president: Mar-

managing

Two Killed When P. & R. Train Runs Into Open Switch Locomotive Overturned, Burying Fireman and Relief Engineer Under Wreckage—Engineer Stuck To Post and Escaped I.ijury—One Woman Passenger Injured

Station Demolished By Engine As It Turned Over

Ocean City Rotary Club

Visits Sea Isle r.'!'

An apprentice fireman and a tel lot engineer ware killed Inwtantly Saturday noon, when the locomotive of a Cape May local train on the Reading Railroad ran Into an open ewMch at Ben-

in He* from Cagw May.

The looomotlv* jumped the tracks.

drepollshrl the small waiting sta#Enjoyed Turkey Dinner; Uo "*“ " r "' a T: , T “ i/- i a ii n regular engineer. cmwleJ fro» and Good Addresses Pro- the wreckage uninjured, while a vided By Sea Isle Club — ■*»"- ‘"f

i Jured.

Real Yuletide Occasion |

The ]

Real

McMurray. rice Wildwood Mort*ntoe Company: ’ director of the Joseph Camp.

i of the

Thompson, of Chamber of Read stressed the '—ties wfre not ‘ viduals. but to elusion* reached after mature 'the road need* of »o. the first explained to i Cape Mayor the hard :te IB. calling affect that the the CommWor IU compiL.T.*n i of the *<0.- ; •" ?*B« Two) > eaay that mar y i the chriarm lurtty Trust Con . say that it wi m.one* when they (heck in the dls-

o.'wrswiiw.inw.nt; Sea Isle City

Harry Burkhsel and Ja^k Taylor.

President-elect Edward Middle-

ton presided In the absence of President H. Po<«er Goslln. who 1* still HI. slid conveys! to the, hoy* and girl* the welcome of | botlTThe President a himself.

Rev Irving Flehe. made tb

addiw of welcome to she giie*; f

chib sent it* best wt*br

to it* president.

Charles Hugg won 'he boy* anendmee prixe and EUth bnav

the girl*’ prixe.

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, '“Contest Great Fun , Many Enjoying Theatre Trips By Using Their WrU Uetter Contest, wbi.b ■ last week. Inasmuch *> t**" h contest* are so P«PUlh I readerw. it wa* but M" 1 '* 1 j ’ the word ‘’popularity - an ‘ u . 1

the one left out last

the first to find the cu ‘ ,tn * ‘/’U

C. of C. Wants Publicity Man Unsightly Condition of Piling Along Boardwalk

Needs Remedying

Want New Entrance Signs The unsightly condition of pH,g aloi-.g Sea We CUy* ^each given much dlscuwlon at the *ular meeting of the Chamber 'commerce on Monday evening, itb George Some rehoe preeldlng. v-iou* member, of the chamTtu, had attended the Coun-

seling

A Christmas Wish

At tie listen to the beautiful Christmas carols as they (time to us over the radio from the frozen North, from the uindturft country of the (treat Laies and from the palm groves of the Sunny South, lie are impressed more- than ever with the thought that ur are alt children of one great family, inspired ti-ilh the same great asms, looting to the same Great Creator and should hr bound by the same great ties of brotherly love, and on this Christmas eve. tihen the bells on frosty air ring hope and comfort, low and peace, and bid the worldly tumult cease, with peace on earth, good will to men. we wish to all of you. readers and friends, a most happy and joyful Christmas. May your cup oy happiness be full to overflowing, and may that peace and joy that filled the hearts of the shepherds on that first Christmas Pay be yours, not only for the day. but throughout the Happy Sew Year to come.

I City Engineer Outlines City Improvements Tells Sea Isle City Commissioners Things That 1927 Budget Should Provide

; ™r?"! Swain ton Home

Fourth Annual Xmas

Burned Sunday Tree Celebration Origin of Blaze Unknown. I There Were Gifts For All House Was Insured the Children

One of 'he notable meetings In the life of the Sea lale City Rotary Club wa* that of Monday night, when the dub entertained the newly-organired Ocean City Rotary Club, thirteen member* of which, headed by it* preceptor. Captain Harry Smith, of the Atlantic City Club, were preaent to Imbibe the spirit of Rotary which pervaded the meeting. In addition to the Ocean City viators thtre were a number of other guests present to enjoy the occasion. The Yuletide spirit was strikingly In evidence in the holly dacu-atlons which graced the rooms -d the miniature Christmas tree* —Mch adorned the tables. But ’he Yuletide spirit did not t-urt with the .'“coratlon*. The Indies of the Parem-Teach-ent’ Association had provided a splendid turkey dlnnei, with all the accessories, which carried out to the limit the Christmas spirit of good cheer, and gave to the evening a warmth of sociability apparent on every hand, lending gist to the conversation and spirit to the song*. After the coffee President (Doc) Clarence Way announced that the Sea Isle Club for the third consecutive week had a 100 per cent, attendance and fifth on the honor toll of the clubs of the country. H> urged a 100 pjr cent, attendance next Monday night, when District Governor Charles Puff, will be present, which would put the club at the head of honor roll. The president also announced the series of educational lectures for the month of A pleasant feature of the nlng was a fine tenor solo by Dr. J. Thornley Hugnes. of the Oc'an City Club, whose vocal ability 1; so well known in this end of the State, and a beautiful piano solo by Mr. Lester Hughe*, also of Ocean City. Captain Harry Smith, of laniic City, was .n his happiest vein when introduced by Surro(Continued on Pap* Two)

WHAT IT IS

Charles Sarah Court lABgle;

p. Barth. Dec*'

hi of nom ' Fire on Sunday morning dc- j Yesterday the fourth annual if the pH- stroyed Iht home of Mr. and. Sea Isle Ctty ChrUtnr - tree cele-j-jd height. Mr*. J Leshcr. Main Shore Road.I bratlon was held oi, the Lewi* not he --t 1 1 Swalnton. j Chester lot. at Landis Avenue Frotrn chemicals of a respond-1 and Forty-fourth Street, with Ironey te iing fire company from Cape May j Mayor Maurice M. Sofroney a* wa* h ir.g! Court House, it Is said, prevented I master of c -reanonie*.

Cenmnunity

j by F. H. Sutto:

ml luj Short talk* wi an tin- ' ^ i: P ,0!1 Bair, i

j siah Lutheran

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Some Are Badly Needed Sea Isle City will hardly know itselt if the recommendation* made to Director of Publl' Works Maher, for submission to the City Commissioners, byi Engineer Willisn: H. ColUsoo. on i Tuesday are included In the 1927 budget, which will shortly be made up. A careful perusal of the* recommendations show* that they are all needed and in the line of progress, sanitation and beautification of the resort. The recommendations follows: Fourteen three-way Correy lire Hydrants on Land 1 * Avenue from Shell to Swain Street This work will Include one valve for each hydrant and the necessarypipe and tee. New ehlorlnator for sewage disposal plant. Flush boxes at dead end of sewer lines (using 8.000 brick furnished by city). New sewikge pump direct connected with motor. automatU-

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City Super

of Land)* Ave

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Man Pinned Under Car

Grimes Taken To Trenton William Grimes, of Pittsburg, who shot and killed his » '. Mahara. on Oclobv 17. in an •- ley in Ocean City, ami who i- found guilty of murder in

JULIUS BLAKE. X*. apprentice fireman. fS Yale Road. Audubon.

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WILLIAM 8AUMENIG. ft relief engineer. 1141 Frinceaa Avee nue. Camden. K. J. Injured CHESTER LANDIS, of Camden. baggagemaater. slightly In-

jured.

MRS ANNA RACINE. Cape May City, the lone woman passenger. slightly Injured •.id shocked. u ' six passengers »ere shaken up escaped Injury. Saumenlg .nd Blake *.ere pushed beneath he eng 4 ..!- when t overturned on 'ts left side. David ’’Duke” Smlui. of Weat CoUingswood. the ragvlar engineer. befng on‘tl-e .ght side, was the only e-ie in the cab to escape death. The train left Camden 9:12 A. M. haring one mail car and two passenger coaches. Saur entg wa* riding in the cab to learn -the ro te to Cape May in order to qualify aa an engineer. David Smith the regular engineer, said he saw the open - switch too late. He Jammed on the brake* and remained at his post as the locomotive plunged off Into the open aiding, de-i molishlng ike station as it tell. Smith made fraatte sfforte iq stop the train eounfftng a warning to Blake and Saumenlg, who were In the left side of thrf cab. They, apparently, did not see the open switch or the target signal. Saumenlg wae to have drived the tocomotire from Toeknhoe, but he decided to let SmUh remain at the throttle to Cap; May City. Smith has been with the Reading Railroad since 1884 and it was the first accident he has been In during the time. As the wrecking crews ai the Reading end Pennsylvania Rail oads were trying to remove the locomotive to release the bodies of Saumenig and' Blake, he told the story of the crash. Engineer Tells of Crash “We were going down the line about 50 miles an hour. When I saw the target signal at the switch was turned to red. X knew the switch had been left open. I Jammed on the brakes and help them untU the engine left the tracks I was in it when it craahed through the eta(Continued en P»0« Two)

New* From Today’» Classified Ads

our sllhoutraveling very mnty this week, id as his subject been very much in the public cy recently. He 1* a banket and vM/ official. That’s enough of a tip for most everyone to recognize him. but hi* name i* hidden amonj the Classified advertisements so can make sure.