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SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COUKTY. N J.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 19. 1927.

Work On Beesley’s Slogan Winner *oint Bridge Within Week ^ et R°y a l

Reception

> Fixed As Opening Date of Structure From

j Point To Somers Point—Hill Iging Co. Gets Fill Contract

msiderably Less Than First Estimated

i coiyi ruction u( Bemicy’a Poll kt will be Mart-

ding ■

> by the dir

l City Au'omonpany. following

i both C.ockholdi-rs | at the City Hall.

Monday

Outlook For County Fair Very Bright

Miss Marion Nagle Visited All County Resorts— Welcomed By Officials

Was Judge at Baby Parade

ll<

ding the

tar:

rompany Granges, Service Qubs and

. Business Associations Are

* Marlon Nagle, winner oi pe May Court Houm- Chamtier ot Commerce elogan conteat wa* feted In royal fashion Ihl* Week ur the guret of fhe chamber. Arriving in the county neat Saturday, ehe was met by the -hatnber offlcials and the Le-ual-On Sunday morning she att ended aertire* In the Baptist Church and in the etening the Methodist Church, later going to Stone Harbor, where a sacred conceit was heard on the Munich

Sea Isle Baby Parade Drew Thousands of Spectators

Many Contestants Entered For the Gold Prizes—Many of the Make-ups Were Very Pretty. While Others Were Original and Striking

Judges Had Difficult Task In Making Many Awards

Catalogue Now On Press

of the I

iif Miss Nagle's

Red-

ns point to the fan May County fail on September 15

be offlcially

city .

Fiuly

lit:*

. la l

l fair* e

r held in eouth-

. awho prepate

The

ith-

MbUred the dt!ec-|”‘'.. a. J was gtarted in ;he| tending tike bridge could be for us, on that date un-

tant appeal to intiitors and concet although the entry

blanks are still on the pres*,

has been a large and

demand for them from all parts of the county.

One of the most encouraging features to the members ot the fair assoc la ;..n is fhe interest that is being taken In the project by other organizations throughnut the county. Rotary and Kiwanls elute have enthusiastically hacked the project and in Wild-

he Merchants' Assoclatii

greeted by

ding, while at Wild

the first pen greeted by tl

live. Mayor Robert nerpont. At Wildwood Crest Mayor King greeted her. Mayor Joseph Champion and the City Commissioners offlcially welcomed her In Ocean

iClty.

I In the evening she was receic! by Mayor M M. Sofroney ] and the Kotaiy Club, of Sea Isle

sle City held one of th< ..cceasiui baby parades li years Wednesday night, the event bringing thousands ol visitors I min ail parts oi the county. PhUdadelpbla and nclnlty. weather conditions being ideal and the affair being excellently handle,! by the Women's Civic Club, who sponsored the paiade. Most of | the in lie winners were Philadelphia children, summer realdenli

lot Sea Isle City,

i The paiade. which started at i? o'clock Hum Pony slstb Street, was led by Mrs. J. J. Hagan, (president of the elub. Mayo, M. :.«!. Solrouey and Commlaslot II naru C. Lane and John 1 Maher, with Jocbers Military

Band, following.

The Bret baby to greet the spectators was little 3-year-old Jean Blanchin. of Sea Isle City. In Class 4. most original dres,ed girl. who represented "Mis*

America.

'Shore Resorts Great Asset To State

Will Build New Bridge at Stone Harbor

Solons Think Repairing Present Structure Would Only Be Makeshift

Award Culvert Contract

The George R Curtis Philadelphia. »a* a* •ntract for placing .i

liter! on the Cape Islai l'ape May City, by the Freeholders Wednesday being I1-.13l.21>. Gill. Were: Wright Brothers,

room, f 17.351.48:

Clarence Jones Decapitated By A irplane Propeller

Court House Man Jumped From Wing of Machine To Ground and Straightened Up Directly in Arc of Propeller Blade. Which Was Running

Had Examined Motor and Given Pilot All's Well Signal

State Police War on Motor

Law Violators |

Leeds Imparts Sound Advice To Rotarians On

How To Boost

Phllad,

u City What People Make It

320.548.50: K. Riley Mix patiy. Goshen. 320.982.: .. J.. Ferry Company. Inc.. Alla City. 324.615.00. and Ruiiyei Steelman. Wildwood. 324 910. The contract specifies that work lie completed before

Reckless Driving and Speeding on Shore Road Will Be Stopped

Samuel l^-edf | was the ,peak. ilrle City RotAly enirg and he

porkei

• Atlantic City.

the

i "Mis

preferred stock In the t of 1750.000: ,i»o 3TS0.-I Kb of bo«d* nd 650.000

csolm i was passed IxckMdem reducing 1 stock from »750000

n insistent in their des all that could be done

the fair successful.

At a picnic of the Pomona Grange, at South Seaville. r cently. attended by Grange n ber* representing Tuckahoe. Ilias iCreek. Rio Grande. South Seaand Cold Spring, the object m «ue fair wa* explained by S.

‘-001,, Sxabler, eaunky agricultural

i agent, and immediately unani

inet . of A x a -1 Illoll(l support was pledge ! by th<

> isTs.bool;

•T •

The catalogue for the

"Fair

.•.mediately I’.^on I in I P'

City, being p:reented

quel by the dub.

Going from Sea Isle City Court House she was tendered banquet in the Methodist Social Hall by the chamber. Music and singing were part of the entertainment. while Miss Nagle also j entertained. rendering several | solos on the piano, being an ex-

cellent pianist.

Miiw Nagle on Tuesday toured the factories in Woodbine. One factory presented her with special wearing apparel. Later she dined at a private home there. In the evening she was the (guest of the So. Seaville Grange jat a beach party held on Avalon's

beach.

Wednesday as guest of E. Riley jMlxner. sh*- was taken on a iyachting party on tbe !*"lawnrc (Bay. starting fr.mi Reeds Beach. I In the evening sfc- acted as on,jot the Judge* of the Sea isle City j baby parade and later was Introbig audience at a

year-old Peggy

O'Brien, who was cute as "Puritan Maid." Little Bose Foechlni saunt-ied along, as "Ml*. Sea [isle City." a bathing beauty, then i came "Flaming Youth." portrayed | by Emily Ann Buckley, age 7. Another Imitator of her older [sisters was Mary Butler, one and a hall years, a* a "Bathing Beauty." followed by another bathing beauty in the person ot 11-months-old Peggy McGucktn. j"Lon Fong Chow" added an Oriental touch to the parade, represented by 6-year-old Ruth Frenler. Jean Cherry followed as "A Sea Isle Mu-quito." which many remarked. "They don’t ex-

ist in Sea Isle. "

"Mother Goose." with a goose (Continued on page two)

i live!

nspli

Club on Monday

■rought with him ]

..-tillable informsion which he de- 1 characteristic (

:i is t

drive the

The Porter-Smith Company ►cean City, was given an . » ton of lime until August 2! lUlldlr.g the bulkhead on B •rive. Cape May City. County Engineer R. Fei: mith reported that the s ■ arbor bridge was in a dange

-laring that the

Motorists Are Warned

ber »

■ police over the week end led their drive on reckless and speeders on the Shore arresting eleven for inis of the motor vehicle tesides warning a large

had a prepared e for Some statlsit in the stream which came to his

i del

other

His

eUhjee

did his mil share, saying thi |’*boosting helps us push from b neath. and that tends to help

aomenne and hurti

motto of Rotary put Into dally

practice is a good boo

defects in its •ned that if th

condition continued a heavy l,,ai on the bridge might result it damaging the bridge seriously. 1 J w«* learned thal the Freeholder will const I m i a new bridge be lieving that repairing the pieseii

j bridge wi

The State police state that the a-ar will continue until motorsts realize that reckless driving. especially passing other car* •n curves and terrific speeding will not be tolerated on the

• It. It I

! Ingless.

The real meaning of the motI toes of all civic dubs is. after all, practicing The Golden Rul,

emedy tin

jdltli

■' '' ' Way reported that he

• I a written petition

iirom Attorney John Acton, of I Wildwood, representing J. Frye, of Wilkesbas :e. asking that hU client be compensated for injuries j sustained on a road near Rio, Grande, he alleging In his petl-j

‘ tior

It

gilgenc

New Extra Point Offer As Contest Campaign Warms Up

Way 1

awe he p:,:c: w hewn prac' u-ally , ■ Hr

Thursday she threw our the (first hall in a game between Vineland and Court House, later atj tending the public hand concerts

I by the Leualicn Band

Today she is attending the

|Wildwood t-aby parade.

50,000 Extra Points Will Be Given For Every $8 Worth of Subscriptions Turned in By Wednesday Evening, August 24

AH Working Intensively and Making Good Showing

will

is committee of by Charles E. with W. Court-

- in Pottstown. Pa.

for I

County Must Defend Suit in High Court

The first period of the circula- actixe work immedia tton dilxe. In which 53.000 in the 50.•••>0 extra potn prizes are offered, ram,- !•> a close j 3*. club* of subscribers at 8.30 o'clock last Saluiday exe- it can truthfully bmng. The campaign department no one particular c« was a scene of Intense activity j away out in front In I Monday figuring up the $8 clubs, (one person has ;

the part of the county win Frye, riding in an aur met with an accident du« condition of th, road. A told the board that he

formed Mr. Al ton that t’ie county con Id not be held .table for Mi. Frye's Injuries and wae prepai.d to defend any legal action taken

by Mr. Acton.

George Arbegast was appointed permanent tender of the Corson's Inlet Bridge on th. t, commendation of Freeholder Champion. Freeholder Miller railed the attention of the board to persons parking their cars near the River bridge, near Petersburg He reported that many persons fish off the bridge and that due to the large number of cars which go j over the bridge the* were en-'

•lingering tbetr he pi..'eil near hibiting persons

Mansfield Takes Appeal on Case Lost Twice

the

the latrd

l big r

id. or already have n tomoblles "cinched."

Checks Made Good; | ; Knoppler Was Freed

According to the State police the tush on the Shore Hoad was the largest this season, starting

Friday.

On Friday. Stale Trooper Joseph Reilly a rested Ray Goldner. of 1522 Puncannon Avenue. Philadelphia. lor speeding on the Shoie Road. Taken before Justice of the Peace O’Farrell, of Wildwood Crest, he wa* fined |10 and costs. corporal Smith and Trooper Reilly arrested Sydney Katz, of 2130 North Thlrty-flret Street. Philadelphia, for reckless driving ear Ocean View. A fine of 310 and costs was imposed by Justice ..I the Peace Clarence William*, of Tuckahoe. August Purdy. 405 Chestnut Streei. Philadelphia, and John A. Butt-. 735 North Forty-Brst Street. Philadelphia, also fell in the clutches of the Corporal and Trooper for speeding near Court Horn.,. Justice of the Peace O'Farrell, of Wildwood Crest, fined each 310 and costs. On Sunday morning Corporal P. J. Smith made a cl.-an-up on the Shore Road apprehending r reekless driving and speeding. One Philadelphian wa* arrested j Street. Philadelphia, wa* arrested j by Corporal Smith for speeding through Tuckahoe: Charles Hire*.! Jr.. Salem. N J.. for reckless driving, and D. Clinton Reed. Palmetto Street. Philadelreckles* driving near Tuck-

Walking into a revolving propeller of a plane ready for flight, Clarence Jones. 27. of Court House met Instant death Friday afternoon. when he was decapitated, the fatality occurring on the flying Held located on Corson’s farm near Court House. Jones had been testing the plane in which his partner. Edward Cole, of Avalon, wa* about to fly with John J. Kay. of the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. Jone* satisfied with the performance of the engine Jumped from his perch on the wing to the ground. Stooping to pass under fhe wing, he arose directly In the arc of the propeller blad,. it striking his head and decapitating him. Wit nesses were unable to reach the body until the engine was shut off and the propeller ceased irx.dxlng. Jones and Cole have been operating the field for about two months. Jones formerly operated a garage In Court House. He recently began taking flying lessons from his partner, but hs 1 not achieved a license. An expert mechanic, his task wa* to check up on the motor before each flight. Prior to the fatal accident. hr had given Cole, the "All's Well" signal. Coroner Carle tot: Weecott. who examined the body, decided that no Inqust was necessary. The unfortunate man is survived by his widow and one

child.

At the lime of th, accident Miss My nine Bower. Savannah beauty. Queen of of Wildwood’s baby parade, was on the scene. It haxing been planned that she and John J. Kay. of the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce, fly to Wildwood. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the home of his parent*. I»is Creek Road. Court i ducted

at th,- house by Rev. Mr. Haines, and inteiment was In ihe Baptlrt Cemetery. Court House, where the Masonic Lodge conducted services.

Pronounced Intoxicated; Man's License Revoked

A sentence of thirty days and a revocation of his license for two years was meted out to William Wilson, of Leesburg, wbo. hile driving along Woodbine Boulevard Sunday afternoon in lieged drunken condition run

Into

All <

taken before Just ice e William*, of Tuckamposed a flue of |10

Wilson was arrested by State Troopers Cam* and Beylon who were on the scene. Ar. A. Friedland. of Woodbine, pronounced

fhe man Intoxicated.

He wa* taken before Justice of the Peace. Clarence Williams, of Tnrkabo*. who imposed the sen-

**-! Echoes of the suit of Royal

m ilWltifliiifl Sold Peaches j .

of th- Board of Freeholder* ■ Wednesday, when County Soli, (to, Palmer Way Informed t

'' K New York Man Had Served' ' Fifty Days

r. Pa . wa* arr

, York, the P-a.

I campaign can b* *

mty jail for t a check chai -dneaday mot

a" fine 2 ,5en ‘ To State Prison penalty. For Grand Larceny

2925 After haxing been glv«

by Judge Eld-

„ - wood, wa* again before the Judge (Wednesday morning on a simi-

TckStaW 3SC . premia -

va» fined |io and;

Peac

jfry

instead.

Wildwood, being arrested police there for grand

Sea Isle Gets Good Premium | On Bonds

Cornerstone of Methodist

Church Relaid

j Judge Eld ledge. In pronounr|!ng sentence, declared: '1 gaxy°u a chance last week and you

are not deserving r* - - - {opportunity. I sentence 3 1 .war in the State priso. ’

furtbei

r Trust Company.

of $250,000 Bungs ; $4,614. Which U

lay City’’ It only takM 31

)00 Prize Catr.oaicn

11 Ceremony Held on Sunday' ■.j Morning Rev Joseph B. | 1 Kulp Officiating

tight

1 las Been Paid

Deer Jumped Over Car Radiator

Tax Appea

May