Cape May County Times, 18 March 1927 IIIF issue link — Page 8

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More Light For Pacific Ave. Wildwood Contract Signed With Atlantic City Electric Co. To Light Thoroughfare May Include Other Streets

By HELEN S.

The City Commtaslonrri' approved the bid of the Atlantic City Electric Company Tuesday and the contract »as awarded them for UlumlnatlnK Pacific Avenue. In the city of Wildwood. Wildwood Avenue and one or two other slreett leadlnc from, the railway stations to the Boardwalk may be Included. Th> com of maintenance is about Ills.51 per lamp per year. The contract calls for five year*. I'nd.r the contract the regular street ornamental standards *111 be used possibly three standards to the block, each '.amp to be ot COO candle power. The eSect. when completed, will be somewhat after the method now in use In Vineland. N. J-. which rir-e! Illumination Is considered one of the best of it* kind in tbie part

of tbe State.

Pacific Avenue is ranked the main bu*ln.«- thorouihfare in the city. Such a system of street lllthtinK 1-as been brought before the City Commissioner* time and Again by organlred bodies, in the hope of using this means of lo-au-tlfyinp the business section of the ■ resort. By persistent efforts andj tbe combined appeal* of the j Wildwood Chamber of Commerce | and Merchants' Association, ways, and means have been devised to, carry the project through. It is a most gratifying result. The! Commission.'!.- aic to be congratu-j lated. for it is reported that th< : present cost of maintenance is somewhat lower, as compared with prices submitted in other

The introduction of ordinance No. 25:. providing for an approprialion of 115.000 was passed on first and second readings by the Commissioners for the purpose of extending the present Jetty along tbe beach front, and for the laying of 1000 feet of drain pipes

along this line.

The matter of using electric signs "as again brought to the attention of the Commissioner*. Messrs. Fox Brothers, in a communication. presented a sketch of two styles of electric signs calculated to be of great value to the users. Fox Brother* recomm t ’"i that the city create an ordlnan" governing such a commercial en . terprise. Mayor Culver sa. "Wc have been confront.,! by ^ this project many times, it w-ms. always that we cannot p t the j proper uniformity of material ■ , such an ordinance mean . hammer away at the proposition, however, and if there is a way possible, we shall do our be-' to gel the matter lined up.” According to a communication, 1 from the Odd F Hows lodge, is quite evident that the fir ' convention to be h-rr In the convention to be housed b* re in ( the new hall mm- und-r con-ttm < tion of the Boardwalk. »i!l b : that of the Odd Fellows schedul-d I

to take place. June 2t. of this ,

year.

The Park and Playground Com-

mission will take care <d the shade trees, or a* a matter «( fad have been appointed by the city to serve on Ibst particular commission sponsored by tb city beautiful eomnilit.-- of t!" " ‘'' , -

wood Chamber of Commc

Mayor Culver told his guest*j Tuesday afternoon, that It te more than likely the rooming | house tax will bi.- cut ill half I

t season» it b-lng r— j

quired that proprl'tors oj room- j Ing bouse* pay a license fee of 15 instead of IIo a.* last year.' The report was hailed with delight among tbe women pnwent. April 15 and 17. tb - automo-] bile «;how on the Boardwalk un-| der tbe direction of Robert Piorpont and the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce, promises to be the best ever. Plans are In readiness for the recaption of visitors.

will be

and many,

hoard from |

who”Intend spending tbe Easter!

holidays at Wildwood. lusplces of the Cape [•oiler Benevolent i- Enterprise Play-

ntown, will >

Birthday Party

Little Mis* May Stallw bad

birthday party

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in the mail »r»t. * na theatre ttckeU of tb«r

Mnu H.

t'ndcr

Family

.n March 29 in Hunt's . i ..-itre. No one will want Proceeds for a good ,ii.. Thi police of Wildwood. Wildwood, Sea Isle City i i j* May. are all member.. ursociatlon and deserve : [utronage. Tickets of ad-

K-lon 50 cents.

\ new building and loa i asriion Is under organlx-tlon tbe Middle Building and n Association of Cap.’ May ■unty. Meeting* are held on , third Monday night of each nth in Grange Hall at Rio Grande. So far ICO stockholder. •iav. subscribed for more than smi shares n the Bret scries. The fficere are: President. Evans G. Slaughter: vice president. Spi n" r T. C'randel: secretary Benjamin ! [' es; treasurer. Harry Burkhart: solicitor; Oliver I Black-;

well.

Some of the restaurants re-, port the best busineas of th. ye*, j Sunday. There were a score of j visitors in town. Among the

, May f ! >nty. will be sponnoreo "‘.’'.hTlnTroduetlo,. of an or.ii-,

Himeo.mm.o—w.

^ xtlzjs.'F £ ! sra3.VrjKrsl

Casino Th.. md afteArard Crescent Temple, and ! tl ^ t- ., v.harlw E- Post T. J -. they return.: f. the house for hu vlvVL The speaker of ' WMtlot .. ,t was stated Sesv.IV. refreshment.-, just like the big wn , n( . will be 1. N- Grteom. bT , *“ uo 1

folks do. Th< dining room was on) , „f S he orator* of Crescent

: Mm-■ iu"tM! IMM*

this most popular

City of the I ree. City'every

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day con’ingenis were Mrs. Ki. ard be vh. of Prnukford: Mr. Mr*. F. V Farrington. Mrs. Harry Stein anti Mr*. V. Lawren. . of he Dor . Vernon; Me M.Caffrey aid Langdon. of W, • Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs Hugh Laughren. of the Maidstone Apartments; Mi. CamUa lb»nta.

of South Philadelphia.

It Is annouuc.d that Mr. and.

Mr*. Charles Albir.i are in Philadelphia. having Just arrived from] their European trip of several months and will spend a few

days visiting with friends. Mr and Mrs. William Simon.-.j

and Mrs. IJavis Simon*, of Poplar j Avenue, were the Sunday guests, of Mr. and Mr*. Howard Burk, in their ,new home, where a sumptuous chicken potple dinner had been prepared tor the <•'- '

flow- Tprop!,.. The affair promises ers and iiM. There were b P CI , e of the banner occasions of heap of nlct presents for May. jj,,. y,ar. Jolly games and music, fun and : frolic mi', up the enjoyable | Mr. and Mr*. Frank Biddle . vent. The • pr-- t were Francesi »|K n t a few days with friend* Nidi.rl. Svlw ‘mowltch. Beat- a t Stone Hurst llill*. Upper Dar:i(. Millb"-;-. Charlotte Glddlng. by. Pa. Mr. Biddle has Interested ]{■ ]■ u (Jrah .-e. Beatrice Jarvis, many people to build here. North C-cmln 7-ylor. Muriel Coombs. ■ Wildwood is dotted with many Selma Probinsky and the little attractive little homes as the hi- h-t ’ If. result of hts campaign in tbe j building line. Notice Mrs. Mary Riley and daughter. V. are still looking for <ir \ V ejt Fine Avenue, after an -Qui e-iie Marie.'' the little girl i B bsrnee of several days a.tending uch a quaint story th,. funeral of her son. In Phllai n. - nee and. at th. same delphia. returned home last Frl- : ...! a certain request. If day afternoon,

le” will address the

TIMES olficr branrh. 2205 Holly i ,ay hr if something to Interest North Wildwood — Council in Session A unlqui social nlTalr wa* . : tbe burnt •'! Mrs. Evans - 1 * • . .. on Protests Received Against \ liw.sMi junction. Opening of Negro Cabaret Thursday afternoon. Mr*. Slaugh-. ___ • .i '"•"i'i "ii.l'y !kl A furore is Imminent In the

" ' ' •h'; bBUdlng fund, the ! c,, <(f North wHdwood due to

of th. U ■ Id wood Clvle

1 : H :,i ; N , \ “T Hotel tor the punUr of operatI * l , ‘ ."."i, f i ing a colored cabaret, where, li

..... wa, taM. .ul!j d. ".rated In ^ re|M , rtrrf ^oior^j mi*,,, wl ,| be; of AvaJon. former Mayor of tha' w. ''' 1 , ^ <,rM ‘ n ' r "“' exclusively employed and the'progressive borough. pre-nt ’> • . v w .. • favors pUcr wl1 , ^ name d -Cafe Ala-jCounty Superintend, n t . Nsnw ami tb<- col<>: " '■ 1,;, o money b«m." Numerous oommunlcation* I We.ghu and Measure*, president] ".''‘..‘’Z received by the Mayor and Coun- «f the Cap. May C.Hjnty Sunday!

areompanled by petitions i Bebool Assoclaii >n. *eeretary

scattered thruoutjof a^contrere ha^no. waned In

These City! every part of Cape May eounty

,n’are Identifying prominent men of (. ■ tbs county by their profib* 11

.necewary to repeat the remrule*. Use th* rempon for

taxable lot*

the two wards In North Wildwood,

ft Heitor Hand pointed ou be taxed equally, whereby

Ing a fund sufflelent to go ahead I*

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obliged to ere«t » l <mc *- , Iv , n - t for ,et. however, that In addition to the eorrwt name being hidden among the classified ewwwjTC TC I advertiserornto. fonr other naroea i niO lO an hidden, so y.w. -• > -u re* 1 ' do have to hunt. But IPs

Sea Isle Moose Initiate Six Member; Ths Loyal Order of Mo. mltlatlo* Tuesday evening 4: their headquarters for mx n.ember* giving the major » ft4

minor degrees.

Th* order which Is grow-, fast, now boasts of a membercloar to a hundred, which it peer* to exceed before the au». At the meeting the nomlnatt * of Officer* for the year took pt*. v Mayor Maurice M Hofroney %„ telected to soteswd himself „ Dictator: John Kehner. as Vlr, Dictator: Prelate. George N»>. tune. Treasurer Jared* White. secretary. Earl M. Waddlngtm. Tbe board ot trust ms tue:.u nated were Michael Luocgo. Ef. ward Dever. and Warren Laricti

a St Patrick'* _

An inn I.-;.r.j program was from nl , goru oTorganUed'bodle*. the Cape May County Chainte r Mjl , ASdre*» 1 ' w ■- ' offer- tneiuding leti-rs from the Angle- Commerce, and proprietor of the)

Including lett-r* from the Angle- Commerce, and propel)

*ea MethodL * and Baptist ' Avalon Hotel. Av alon In l.i, churches In pr tert against the spare time Mr. Smith i- 'tiiector alleged hiwtelry. The communi- of tbe Flirt National Bank, . t

ferred to the Sea l*le City, and U a nieanber

Mayor for action. j of tbe Sea Die City Rotary Club ... , _ „ . , . ,| Small wonder, then, that an-i

< harl.« T. Norton, of Learning

thenr. ... Bridgeton, where Mis* Avenue. Wildwood, filed an ap- swere to last w,-k Who |» P-' Ijim Jones Lunntng .-it.r- has been the guest pliration for the position at the questio- i-rought r.-plie> fi'M ail. He bragged bis ear's endursnee. • M: ;i. . Mr* Robert Lynch at sewer disposal plant, when com- e.-ction* of the county, ai . roo»t | He pa»*e.l six ears with backu- in that city. pleted. Hi* letter was accom- ‘ of them correct. Th) fiv. who ward glance; | m r

their replies, correct in every 111* wife has his inmrancA,

Mis* Paulim- idnning. eat tallied at her home recently Mr*.

Robert Lynch, of Bridgeton. Over ,

the week end Mi** I.alining and

City.

panied by credentials and recoin-

CLEARANCE SALE

Three-piece Becker Made Living Room Set Mohair covered, with reversible cushions. Specially priced for this sale—$189.00

This is the Radio Set You Have Been Waiting For A Badiola No. 20 in a Vlctni Cabinet with an Orthophonl. Loud Speaker, electrically op crated, completely installed foi $217 50

KED SHOES-LOOK BOYS

$1.5<

98c pair 69c pair

inu'ng our stock <

We are Listing Only a Few of Our Many Bargains. There are Many More Inside the Store. Garden Hoes, tempered steel blade, good quality 49c Garden Rake, 14 teeth, stamped steel, 51 > ft. handle 65c Grass Hook, Forged Steel Blade, wood handle 23c Spading Fork, 4 prongs, white ash handle 89c Chattanooga Plows, McCormick-Deering made, special while they last, each _____ $6.95 Horse Collars, all sizes, each $3.95 5-inch Heavy Strap Hinges—Buy for future use. while they last. 10c per pair ''hovel—No. 2 square point, and handle 98c 30x3'2 “Howard” Red Inner Tube, special at $1.59 U. S. Rubber Co. High Boots—Color red, 7-ply rulyber, regular $8.00 quality, closing out at $5.49 pr. All sizes.

BUCKEYE BROODERS ited 500 chirks

$16.50 $21.50

We Carry the Largest Stock of Wall Paper in Cape May County at LOWEST PRICES

SIMMONS Scds iMattresses Springs

BUILT FOR SLFFP

I LT FOR SLEEf

M,nre ” “ nd -PngFlU 5S i R f D SETS - Up “ ^ 4 -

decorated

VQ K OUR A COVERF-D cEIchX^'JTV I 29 - 75 FELT BASE FLOOR COVERING--li 6 ''f

3dc per running foot

Our Rugs are worth coming miles ti priced them up specially for this sale. I lere is a sample of value: 9x12 Seamless Axminster 9x12 Japan Stenciled Rugs, each 9x12 Grass Rugs, double warp, each

We havt ‘ual values

$29.75 $3.95

Re-united After 20 Years Mr. and MnaVaii Hikwmi wn» r> united la a local store Friday, after a reparaUon of twenty yrera. Thetr quarrel *« year* ago a row over a Ulfiiiq matter about which man aM wife refused to talk to our currespondent. Tbe reunion Uwt place under extraordinary condition* and tbe Spring HtyD Showing of the Ideal store Is rsapt*slble for this happy mendla* two broken, yearn In,- heart* win 1U consequent term!; atton ef »» enmity lasting over a score ,f year* ago. la response to P i Brother*’ Wildwood Clmli:^ Clothing Store Spring opening **. ivmn cement loot week. m»!,[ people from various parts of id county -.b ronged thetr «t„ r . Among the crowd of peopD *hv were trying on costs and suit*, pricing and examining other namerous articles of Spring clntLIng. Mr. Van Hueaen. -dolled up" In a new auiL top cnat. new hv and shoes, met lira. Van Heuwa * hen she walked over to one « the mirrors to admire herselr a new Spring coat. The appen: ante of each In their r.ew raiment of Spring reminded tfcrr of tbe Springtime of their owi ■Ires and their wedding day aad an old love flamed up anew with no help of any other "matekmxkcr" except Fox Broth*! Clothes.--Ad v. .

FLCRENCE. PERFECTION and PURITAN OIL COOK STOVES—Right , n stock, at lowest prices. COPPER BRONZE SCREEN NETTING 16 mesh, wonderful for seashore. $/.50 per 100 sq. ft., or 8c per sq. ft. in

cut quantities.

A. ROSENFELD W00DI ?. 1 £! E ’ . - new jersey

7 The Winchester St^re”

PACKARD

T he price of the Packard Six fivepassenger Sedan has been reduced by *335. We wish to make it clear that its price is now

2250

at the factory, exclusive of excise tax and freight. Packard Motor Car Cc DETROIT ..... MICHIGAN % The Packard Six fiye^aswnger Sedan now coat, bul S2«= no • e, N. J., including excue lax and freight. On the oavm , , 00 ■" °)**n CHy, required on delivery and *133.00 a month P > P 1 *" cn l> *1048.1.0 b CADMAN & TILTON _ Phone 564 _ 9th St R . 5 '' ,u,d B *r Avenue, Ocean CHy