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Cape May County Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER

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SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY. N. J.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 5. 1927.

NUMBER 39

ylvania lan Asks Pay | For Injuries Road Under Con:tion Not Properly Safedly Cut

Survey Progressing

DsKon. of Millville, wa*

1 the contract for placing tg eystem for the public r at Court Houae. at the

the Freeholder* on

Ualto

bM

• other bidder. Cbarlee “aniden, bid 13614. orney J. W. Aoton. repreW. Frye, of WUllamaport. bo *aa operatlnc a car <ied near Wo Grande, pe1 the board to remunerate who. together with hl» _.j|on. were Injured and the adly namaged when It went he road, which la claimed g under conatrucllon and no r the road to warn .. •. Acton atated that I,ad lolluwed the edge of ^uad and went over the end 1 Into the mire, causIbim to austaln an Injury Bi requited forty Ptltchw. The m wae referred to County ir Palmer Way for adMoaquito ExtermlnaHou ulon were granted |!00b ry ou their work in the

|ty

Engineer H. Feudal!

__ reported that the survey [the Tow naendii Inlet-Avalon

wax going ahead, hot hi* lent had experienced cone difficulty in the work o the Ptrang current at the lie recommended that the y rent a current meter from

■ University of Pennsylvania

TltaAe the work. The Free- • avthorixed Mr. Smith to

e the meter.

Minty Pabllclty Director W. . Hall reported at the meelthi he wae maplsting the ty Farm Agent In connecwlth the county fair, which | be held at Wildwood In Sepi Spaulding. of Court was appointed assistant r of the public buildings, rmolution the salary of ' Phoebe Grace. Deputy Bur- * was Increased from $100 nth to $125 due to the In- > of duties In that office. Beholder Joseph Champion rted that William McDaniel*. i bridge tender at Corf Inlet, had died Tuesday and j he had made a temporary itment. asking that Gt ast's appointment be . The FrecMdera approved

I appointment.

munty Engineer Smith. In hi* [hat an error which I made by a Stat- engineer In coat of the Ocean iiint Boulevard, had

Kirk Asks Return of Bail Money Denies That He Was Even Notified of Trial Echoes of the David Kirk case of Wildwood, whose place at the time wa* known as College Inu. came up before Judge Eldredge on Wednesday, attorney for Kirk asking that bail be returned to the defendant, sain- having been forfeited In this county when he tailed to appear for trial. Judge Eld-edge did not allow the petition. Three year* ago three raids were made on Kirk's place. As a rmult of the flrst raid he wa* lined $500 for possession. A second raid brought no conviction nothing (wing found. The third raid ended in his being held for sal.- aad and wa* held urder $21 Kirk denied he was prietor of the place at of the third raid. Prosecutor Campbell declared that he had notified Kirk for him appear for trial and when he lied, hi* ball wa* forfeited. Through his counsel Kirk deed he had been notified of a trial.

Asks $250,000 Reduction in Assessment Holiday Beach Co. Filed Amended Appeal With County Tax Board

Avalon Officials Oppose

Best Point Offer in Effect Until Saturday, August 1 3 Campaign Department Will Remain Open Until 8.30 O'clock Saturday Evening, August 13. To Accept Subscriptions in Best Offer of Campaign

Workers Are Hustling Hard To Win Two Automobiles

Railroad Co. Must Repair Street Drams Unless Pennsy Does Work In Sea Isle City Legal Action Will Be Taken Comfort Station Finished

The Holiday Beach Company, of Avalon, wa* allowed ;o file an amended appeal with the Capt May County Tax Board on Tne*lay. The amendment concern* .heir holding* between Find and Third Avenue and Forty-eevenlh and Eightieth Avenue*. The company contend* that a large part of their holding* 1* eadow land and under water. The hearing wa* adjourned until August 23. le aasewed valuation wa* $50U.000 and the company asked fifty per cent, reduction. Mayor Guatav Bergner. the Borough Commissioner* and Aair Puttergtll. of Avalon, were present at the hearing and appealed to the B jrd to uphold original assessment made against the company's holdings. te Holmstead Realty Company. of Townsend's Inlet, who • asneeaed $100,000. asked a reduction of $40,000. Nothing wa* done In the matr due to Sea Isle City not taking any action in the matter to

date.

Several small matters were disposed of at the meeting, decisions be rendered. The board meet* today at Cape

May.

Legal action will be taken by the city of Sea Isle City against the 1’ennsyl'anla Railroad If r final appeal being made by th< city for the railroad company t< take care of drains and streets, along Ka right of way. which In a deplorable condition. Is

taken care of.

Mayor Maurice M. Sofroney. at the Commissioner* meeting on Tuesday, reported that street* and drains in the northern 1 southern section of the city In a deplorable condition, and the railroad company promised to to make repair* some time ago. and thwt after reminding them by numerous letter* and taking the matter up In person, company had done nothing. The Mayor re.ported that drains der the railroad tracks were terrible condition, and tbat

Auto Moved Court House Store 6 Inches Motorist Agreed To Pay

For Damage Done

The greatest stepping-stone to one of the two automobiles or three cash prlte* which will be dlstrlbuied free to the energetic people who assist In the circulation campaign Is toe big extra offer of 60.000 extra point* for each $8 club of subscriptions which Is now In effect. Thi* extra poin' offer Is the large*! that will be made during the entlr > campaign, and all campaign workers are guaranteed that their subscription*. If turned In during the offer, will count a great many more points than they will after Saturday night. August 13. when the offer ends. The extra points for each $8 club of subscriptions are In addition to the regular points which the subscriptions will earn. Subscriptions count two way* under this offer—a* extra points for $8 clubs and the regular point schedules printed on the receipt

book covers.

The $8 clubs may he made up of any combination ot subscriptions. new or old. Subscriptions need not be held and then turned In. in even $8 amounts. They may be turned in two or th;ee times each week and on accurate record will be kept of the amounts and dates. Then when the biggest extra point offer ends the campaign manager will figure up the total amount of cash each worker has turned In from the first of the campaign until the night of Saturday. August 13 and will place to the credit of each worker 60.0U0 extra points for every $8 worth to his or hi

J credit.

Opportunity Time

it $372. but Depart men! on Mr Snit

from them lay on the side ' of the track*. 'Mud in *< places." stated the Mayor. ..

twelve Inch** deep and many of ‘

Istffc: y’a store, of Cape May Court House was moved six inches a* a result of being atruck by a car driven by Victor L. Albert Ino. ot 1024 Seventeenth Street, N. W.. Washington. D. C.. on Sunday. Albertino. while driving north on the Shore road lost control of hi* car when It skidded, due to the wet roads, the car crashing into the store. He promised to make good the damage done and no arrest was made. State Trooper W. T. Cams investigated the accident. On Monday afternoon while on n u '* 1 '' wa,r ,0 Wildwood during the • t,, | downpour. Herbert Yentls and N.

. - 1 —.1Oil

send, bring or mail it I celpt books will be sen dla'.ely and the active w

tioti

of 10.000 Ion to the entrance • first subscription ft this week. if i'll’, in a subscrlp-

the neighbors and get a subscription. send it in thi.- week and be credited w ith th • 10.00.1 point coupon for the finit subscription.

Doln.s for publication In the

next li*t of eampalgn entries must be In the campaign office at Sea Isle City by 6 o'clock Wednesday evening. The campaign department will be open

next Saturday afternoon. Saturday will be a busy day

for the eampalgn department. The total amount of cash turned In by each campaign worker will be tabulated Saturday night and will b. divided by eight, which will determine the number of. $8 clubs during the biggest extra point offer. Then 60.00U extra! 0 points will be issued and placed i fort to the credit of each worker for for each 18 worth of subscriptions I the

Four Divisions in Sea Isle Baby Parade

Countv FJeeds AIIE N "rr;: s M6 nby

Some Things Cape May

Mayor Bergner Does Some Frank Talking Before Sea Isle Rotarians His Talk Was Worthwhile

Mayor Bergner. of Avalon, e reputation of bring a \ frank speaker and he made g his reputation In an addi-.--fore the Sea Isle City Rotary t on Monday e\enlng. hitting li on some things moM -peal would have soft-pedaled on. his speech was worthwhile contained much good ad* be. Taking as his subject i May County." the Mayot first thing needed was organ tlon. business, social and pn cal. for nothing can 1m- acc plishe.l without organization, his hearers to get bel ten nominated for office

their admlnlstrartlon

port In order that they may

nnpllsh what they

bring

ducted by the Women's Civic Club, of Sea Isle City, on Wednesday evening. August 17. The division* ar.-: First, inosi original float or fancy decorated float. Second, fancy decorated goThlrd, most original dressed boy. Fourth, most original dressed

Th. parade, which it 7 o'clock, will take lie Boardwalk.

try

will b

itrie* must be in the hanos ic secretary not later than n-

I Tuesday. August 16. Mrs. Carrie Gallen. secret the club. 11 Fiftieth Str. •a Isle City, will rerelte

las. Entry blanks may be I

Opporunity Time" is th.

that should rightfully be i ..

to' this flrst period of the cam-1 1 palgn. It is "opportunity time" The for anyone, whether entered in j the the campaign or not. If entered i ,e *‘ of

no better time could be selected i

Urge

d In during the first highway and said

period Of the campaign. Any Odd,cent. b. bind the m amnuau mer even $8 club* will doing tbat work, be counted at the rate of 7.600 tractive the county

extra point for each $1. (more people will be brought ini

The campaign department will, It. be open until 8:30 o'clock Saturday. August 13. to receive the subscriptions of the campaign workers who will find it convenient to bring their returns In petxonally. But anyone who will not find it convenient to call In person has th- privilege of mailing their subscriptions, provided they are mailed before 8.30 o'clock Saturday evening. Au-

foi and bring to the county tbe|| x /~\CC’ SS" to S'Vi" ' Honor Officer

Killed in Line of Police Duty

Forett Local Jealousies ie of his best points was -t local interests and wu: he whole county. He laud-

. beautify i

100 p*

lore* aV Ocean City Motorcycle made the ] Policeman Lost Life While

Answering Fire Call

ride t

to Philadelphia

ion or stone VlarW* WHdw^i I Thrown From Motorcycle and Cape May faring better, but j _

said he. we will not long be

troubled with rail transportation | 1-isi honor* were paid to Harry for the 100 passenger plane Is' E Shore, world war veteran and coming soon and we will travel motor traffic officer* of the Oceai

York City

city.

Sea Isb.

I of the

Protect Fishing

Our

subscriptions will count flrst period offer regardthe fact that the letter* l reach this office before

ae large;- •' or Tuesday. Thla ar-

amount of polnu for eubecrip- ,™"^^'- *>» Give all Intereettlons. If not entered. Just turn ^ parties the same length

to another page of today's paper •U’'* ,n wntrti

and clip out and eend Jn the en- |

trance coupon and

na£ M* P ror7 Un,,y ,n,,! aTf subscript Ion*, ^thnew and handful of comm. pa« history ...i renewal, will count taor* jetnislw-hu would soon Poll; - , and poltn* only, will (f , urni . d or mal |ad hv gtSnjfrora the coast determine the winners of th. au-1 o rlock SatunUy August 13. than way. tomoblle* and cash prizes which : wl „ B , an othl . r , ime dur .j Touching on

will be given .way In the cam-.,,,,, fampBikn

palgn. And points *»*> be

I* #.e lu

•ollce Departm.

services held at Cadman’s funeral parlor*. Ocean City, on Monday evening. Officer Shore wa* killed In the line of duty when he wa* thrown from hi* motorcycle while answering a file call at Twenty-ninth Street and West Avenue. Friday afternoon. Tile exact cause of the acei-

^ K erMuid. Ae he A* scene of th' fire the! 0 * section, the Idenly came to a sud- "ib-'idid toads nod l.i.ni} came i.i a su.i f.-uitlo. .-III

He wa* tossed from

Gordon, of the Surf House. Isle City, struck a soft spot on Sea Isle Pike which caused

ver. Fortunserlously In-

been undermined." “ r

Mayor Sofroney also reporied ^‘^ably. c ."t•»» “«-' “ pi'

Company had *" e n " n 7 delphia. while bring driven north locations and state num- „„ ^ near fe. |eovl|| '

Sunday, wa* *truck by a car driven by John J. Nagle, of Windsor Avenue. Westmont. Nagle's car struck the Faulh her car when he attempted to pi.*

another car going In the

secured through soliciting and renewal subscriptions t Cap. May County Time*. The

surf fish 1 'I

thousands

he county, was one of ot

rolled be-' T,1 ‘' campaign worker* and gest assets and should b becomm 1 'heir friend* are guaranteed that! tected against the Inroad.

oecome* I hanrfr.il - nf cnmmarrlal fist —

He was rushed to the Atlantic l;y Hospital, where he died lortly after hi* admittance. He

Ing on prohibition. Mr. ji* aurvlved by hi* widow , one said he held no brief for *on. Hairy E. Shore. Jr., age 5: dry*, hi* p.isonal view-, his father. It-'. Thomas E. Shore:

Tuckahoe Forms Chamber of Commerce H. J. Morgan Elected President; R. C. Smith. Secretary—Will Exploit Town Will Meet Eveiy Monday

Turkahoe. "The Gateway to Cape May County." took another step forward In the way of progress last Thursday night when a Chamber of Commerce wa* formed and officers and commit tees appointed to start activities immediately to broadcast to the world the advantage* of the thriving community along Rose Highway. The officers elected on Thursday night were H. J. Morgan, president. Mr. Morgan I* well known throughout the county and in charge of the Tuckahoe stain of the Reading Railroad. R. Smith, cashier of the TuckaNational Bank, was elected secretary and John Butdorf wa* •lected as treasurer. These committees were appointed: Business—E. M. Brown, cbalran: Hope W. Gandy, Morris

Krlnsky.

Membership - Walter Woolfe. ■hullman; Harold B. Roes. C. F. Hllderbrant. Publicity-William C. Strack. chairman; James Davis. Rev. W. H. Burley. Caret Garrett, J. M.

Godfrey.

The following were received as embers: Robert C. Smith. H. J. Morgan. J. Bntdorf. George MacFred Hngelgans. Morris Krlnsky. E. M. Brown. James Davis. C. F. Hllderbrant. H. M. Gandy. Rev. William H. Burley. Anthony Bonlt. Calvin Miller. H. B. Ross. Walter Woolfe and William C. Strack. decided at the meeting to make one hundred member* the goal of the chamber, dues being set at $3.00 a year. Meeting* will be held every Monday. Tuckahoe for many years wa* an Industrial towi At one time the building of -lllng vessel* wa* one of tb" c. ,ef Industries, but with the passing of the sailing vessel the industry • ed. An effort Will be mo<>. y the newly-formed chamber to aduce mufacturlng firms to b ate in

will send each

Statement Given

Monday. August 15.

vapr May wu.t.j Cumberland County Advertiser., Palgn depart: The Ocean City New* and The' y an *‘ 1<,1 “ e * Reporter of Avalon and Stone j" 1 **

Harbor and by cupping out 'he' | d coupon* which are printed i nuraber of * 8 c,uta * ro, V pl f .

Illeplain Girl Lost

Jfe While Bathing!•.ax ,, .p u pe.f» r ^«h:

_ : City Clerk was In*

led Beyond Her Depth

lighting standard*, so nt* .could be mad,- lor

~ | (omplctton of the work a* quick1 i ly as possible. The Commloslonera w.-re favorable to the request ' and will take the matter up at

an , T! b * " e * reetton. Both cars mere slightly

l! ■ and will be similar to those in* U*e In .Atlantic City. Ocean City ' ' and Wildwood. It was reported | at the meeting that the electric j company plans to rebuild their line* In ;h!.' ct!on when the ’ Sea Isle City Boulevafd is re-

■ —Unable To Swim

Company filed

Instructed to the appeal.

received too late, the County Tax , Board having set her* July 14. I Du* to property owner* failing to heed nolle* of the city

leplain. ret-rcnc* to repairing their propHenry rr ij on the Boardwalk and brtngTuck- j mi- their sidewalk* up to grade.

inventlgaled the accidi-nt making no arrest*, neither party

complaining.

While attempting to

other car on the Shore road, near Court Hou*e. on Sunday. ■ driven by Charles Spence: 2115 East Letterby Street. Philadelphia. going north, struck a car driven by Mr*. Julia Dare, of 1401 Emerson Avenue, Atlantic City, who was driving south on

the road. Both care were dam-| a,l> *' aged. No arrest* were made bylj**® I State Trooper Cams who Invest! -1 ^

j gated the accident.

In the

point never | and

mdiiii

report of their total point ng up until that time. Each

paper* once each and

k F K standing up until , , . , 'candidate will recei 1* required to secure por , of (hrlr own L.r“ m ^!. r “I i information will be

ing of any worker

palgn.

any ci older mobili

drinking

Immorality and sonici! be done to remedy th. He wa* utterly oppo-. .1

dive*, night dubs and -i>.:.k. that were debauching the > , for it should he rctneiu!" led

the promise of prohibition

1 for the o' '

Ocean City. Many frlendi

robed

• victim paid

*p.-ct* a* he lay amid ribule*. Ills fellow ided by Chief Johnihelr badge* draped, jin the police head-

All of th,

be turned right over ere finishing with point standing* at the campaign. regardless many or how few p

the hlghe* jnd of tb,

. in.

Costs Nothing to Enter

Several i -d in the

Iters published I still open and week* yet. 1 lot hall over a'

11 “Z - for the boys and »

••• • , . land- j wa* Mayor of an r in the cam- | mey existed he wo

out. Avalon, he

itinue ie come „ n |j. municipality

name* will be CouIltJr whlrh ,

t of campaign i,,,*. :■>i■

embers' of the Ocean CKy •h Patrol, led by Captain : Jernee. also marched In a r from the beach headquar- ! Tenth Street to view 'he tins and pay their last re-

this s

ct lot

little tl

his campaign during the ew weeks will nils* one , Ereatwt opportunltlea ever ■d If not entered Immediat

g to win an automobile ai • falling of a prize will cash commission for eve

Couri House Youth Seriously Charged

Denies That He Attempted! i

To Rape Girl

I Spaulding, ot 'court Hous*. wa* | h.id under S1500 ball by Judge!

The

day. Anyone may.i

hi* or her name . or may clip , * paper and eiti

buy a drink and t

had a brewer lor viayoi Townsend's Inlet Bride* The hobby of May ' ^

ithe county, tha built and that will find the i | work. Referrin . Point bridge, h1 county and wot ‘by the State. In closing hi."You know wh

Honda Youth Sent To Jail For Stealing Watch .

ity.

Tuckahoe rtyf*

-llent raD-

facllitles will he exploited. The chamber will also work

for lights to he placed In th*

dty. believing that the 1m•nt will not only benefit

Tuckahoe hut Upper Township. Step* will also be taken In time to make Tuckahoe a borough, it being believed that the town is large and responiUble enough to

irrant such a step.

The publicity committee at the ret Ing were Instructed to secure id erect signs Immediately at appropriate locations, reading: •Welcome to Tuckahoe. "The Gateway- of Cape May < ounty. - ” A resolution was adopted that the publleltly committee Interview the business men of the community in regards to placing a full page ad In The Tim.-* to thank and congratulate the cham-Irf-r on Its effort* to arouse In-

terest In Tuckahoe.

The acqubdtlon of fire-fighting

S'onnan V. Sargent. | apparatus and equipment recently M. E. Church, con- wa* another step forward for the aeral services, which "Gateway to Cape May County." He outlined •he]

ed* which the vie-1

.•■"police depart men” ' Stone Harbor May Have nb.-r <.r the a. E. v ; Public Swimming Pool

lodge of Free and I — -

-on* performed the a public swimming dock on . e* of the organlxa-1 , hc shelter Haven Basin, Stone

Harbor, may become a reality In the near future if the preeent

t.-iv. Philadelphia. The J aP®" 80 ™ " f ‘ bbi innovation in *earers were ijuunnaiit ! • s « lu * bore al,rac, * ona co,lt,nUt w,tb V Burman. Policeman Robert ! the zeal already manifested in ruy. Nathan Canady. Benja- the project. As far as known no Pungan. Dudley Cone and j other resort along the South JerImpagllzzo. They also r.-pr-- w .j- coast poweescH such a feature. 1 Morgan-Ranck Post.; The Idea of a public swimming tcan Irf-gton. of whidl Office. : rfock <or s , onp HarU>r was con . irrr Rhorowal'a member of I M,lve ' 1 b >’ »»rry J. Little, real Polteemen'* Benevolent A**o-1 broker and booster, and :>n and a number ,.f fiaternal I endorsed by a number of promlnlzation.- m r:,.- i.-.--it nent cltlzena and also the Wyps. was a r.dncldrnt that at Stone Harbor's Junion Club, to

project

. took placy the

Entries in the $3,000 Prize Campaign Subscriptions for The Cape May County Time*. Tt e Ocean City New* and Seven Mile Beach Report* New entries are Invited - plenty of room for n ,r publication next week must be In the Time ' u . by 6 o'clock Wednesday evening. . MISS MARIE X . Sea Isle City

Ed- .

approv

Philadelphian s Will Admitted To Probate;

son's Inlet Bridge Tender Died Tuesday

Arrested For Threats Against Own Life

ROX.